The brains of the M.I.S.S. operation Gabriella Davi-Khorasanee and Liz Baca tell us what they think about the Hellz x Vans collabo!

You know we really love here at M.I.S.S.? When people we work with get some shine. Totally makes us really happy.

So, we’re basically beaming right now because the set of brains behind this operation got a nugget of shine recently that we’re happy to report on! The two founders of M.I.S.S., former Creative Director of Mama Gabriella Davi-Khorasane and Gotta Get the Goods Liz Baca, were recently asked by Hellz Bellz and Vans to be a part of the collection of video testimonials used to promote the soon to be released footwear collaboration between the two brands. M.I.S.S GDK and M.I.S.S. Liz were given a single shoe from the Hellz x Vans collection, the Sophie, and were given the task of divulging their thoughts on the footwear. The results? Nothing short of, to quote GDK, “fabulous!”

Enjoy M.I.S.S Editors Gabrielle Davi-Khorasanee and Liz Baca’s testimonials for the Hellz Bellz x Vans collection below!

Gabriella Davi-Khorasanee

Liz Baca

Hellz Bellz X Vans Release Event NYC

We dropped in to the Hellz Bellz X Vans release event in NYC at Home Studios this past Tuesday and the party was hella out-of-control. They were at capacity before we even got up to the room and we weren’t even late, y’all! Please enjoy some flix we took of the party-goers, including Kerin Rose, one of the bros of Dee and Ricky, Richie Rich (one of the great minds behind Heatherette), and more! We spoke with Miss Lawn of Hellz and Erica Young from Vans for an installment of M.I.S.S. TV, so please stay tuned for the footage while it gets chopped and screwed! Miss Lawn even gave us a clip of her Top Five favorite things right now! In the meantime, please focus on the gorgeousness that is Kerin Rose’s ass …….

Paper Dolls Opening Reception: Mitsy Avila Ovalles, "Untitled" SOLD

Last Thursday, the M.I.S.S ladies got on planes and hopped into cars to make our way down to Los Angeles for our first ever art show, “Paper Dolls” at FIFTY24LA Gallery. It was a great excuse to see the ladies since we mostly work over the phone and via email – when we’re all together watch out – we form like Voltron and tear shit up!

Paper Dolls Opening Reception: Post Reception M.I.S.S. Dinner at Roscoes!

The show was a success with tons of people out and about for Downtown LA Art Walk, we had a steady stream of visitors and a few no-shows (damn LA parking!).  It was great to connect with people we haven’t seen in a while like Laura Knapp, Lanie from Hellz and the DMPC ladies; It was also nice to finally meet ladies that we’ve worked with but hadn’t had the pleasure of meeting in person like Jaq from Nola Darling, Sarah Morrison of internet fame and Melinda of Her Nails.  One of the highlights for me was finally meeting Estevan Oriol, whose store The Last Laugh is next door, who came by to check out the show.

Paper Dolls Opening Reception: Lanie Alabanza-Barcena & the Hellz Crew

The show would never have come together without the participation of so many talented artists whose work is so diverse.   I am proud to have such an eclectic showing of pieces all with varying interpretations of the paper doll (and many of them sans clothing!) – with many pieces coming in from around the country (and some other countries too!).  Many many thanks go out to all the participating artists: Adriana Yugovitch, Alice Mizrachi, Amanda Lopez, Branden Collins, Claw Money, Esther Kim, Farah Siozon, Fawn Gehweiler, Ilisha Helfman, Indie184, Insa, J. David Mckenney, Kelly Tunstall, Kerin.Rose,  Kime Buzzelli, Leola Bermanzohn, Lisa Perrin, Liz Sullivan, Magda Sayeg (Knitta Please), Martina Fugazzotto, Melly Elliott, Miss Kika, Mitsy Avila Ovalles, Molly Crabapple, Narcissister, Nicole Markoff, Nubby Twiglet, Paulina Quintana, Queen Andrea, Sahara Marina Borja, Shin Tanaka, Sofia Maldonado, Solarspace (Austin Pinon), Tone Tank, and Toofly.

Paper Dolls Opening Reception: Fawn Gehweiler "Forest Girl" $150

A very big special thank you to the ladies who made this happen – Kimberly Jefferson and Lexx Valdez – as well as the L.A.-based M.I.S.S. interns Leilanie, Felicia and Ashley!  Big hugs! And last but not least, many thanks to the Upper Playground family, FIFTY24LA, Krista & Melinda.

Please check out the gallery below to see photos of some of our visitors and all of the art pieces (a few pieces are missing – we’re getting those photos and will update the post shortly!).  All of the items are for sale unless they are marked as SOLD.  If you are interested in purchasing a piece, please email us at miss@missomnimedia.com with the name of the piece and the artist who created it.

The show runs until March 3, 2010 so if you missed the opening you have some time to check it out and there’s also the February Downtown LA Art Walk on February 11, 2010.

Thanks for all of your support and we look forward to putting together more events that push the culture forward and bring ladies together.

xoxo
GDK

Yes yes yes. the Link List is back with 20 like crack.

♥♥ You can accuse me of playing favorites here, but even NPR recognizes you’ll hear some of the most haunting, obscure and forgotten music ever from my homeboys Chances With Wolves over on East Village Radio.

♥♥ A lot has been said so far about the music of 2009, but The Hype Machine sums it all up with three handy guides of the 50 Bests in Artists, Albums, and Tracks in 2009, as judged by what was most aggregated through the machine via music blogs. That makes it scientific.

♥♥ Crooked Ruler is basically my favorite Photochop blog to look at. My friend has been investigating and we think it comes from some wonderful Swedish fellas. It’s a Tumblr. Follow it.

♥♥ You know what I love? Food Tattoos.

♥♥ You like something? Give it the Seal Of Approval. Downloadable. Very applicable.

♥♥ So, Who is getting ready for the return of LOST? Prepare yourself, not with spoilers, or previews, but with Ack Attack’s recaps. You will cry laughing.

♥♥ It’s in another language but it should be easy enough to follow the DIY for this Burberry 2010 inspired draped skirt on Anywho.

♥♥ If you haven’t seen the Moseley Tribes X Hellz Bellz lookbook yet, peep it on Highsnobiety.

♥♥ Or the new Fafi X Adidas collection over on Juicy.Mashkulture.

♥♥ Mike Giant did a fresh Ad for Bebe featuring a model adorned with his iconic style via Joshy D’s Juxtapoz Blog.

♥♥ We’re Loving this M·A·C Give Me Liberty Blue shade in the adorned bottle spied on All Lacquered Up.

♥♥ If H&M cleans up their disgusting habits of destroying and discarding perfectly good clothing, consider their Spring Garden Collection. It’s pretty cute.

♥♥ Lovely lingerie collection from Carine Gilson on Highsnobette.

♥♥ Meet Mr. Gaga, Nicola Formichetti, Lady Gaga’s stylist on T Magazine.

♥♥ Finally, someone invented an umbrella that doesn’t blind and impale others! via Designboom.

♥♥ Also via Designboom, there’s a new iPhone app that allows you to lego out a photo, like it’s been pixelated.

♥♥ The Cut poses the question Does a Naked, Unretouched Supermodel Promote Positive Body Image?

♥♥ Check out the South Rakkas Crew Stimulus Mixtape that just dropped on Mad Decent.

♥♥ Plus Mishka NYC dropped their latest Keep Watch Mix, from Crookers. Download that!

♥♥ Apartment Therapy suggests 5 Home design ideas to pilfer from the January Anthropologie Catalog.

M.I.S.S., has teamed up with Upper Playground to curate its first ever art show at FIFTY24LA Gallery.  In keeping with our love of fashion and art, we are very excited to present “Paper Dolls” – a group show displaying new works by artists and their interpretation of the paper doll.

Curated by M.I.S.S. editors Lexx Valdez and Kimberly Jefferson, these ladies put together an impressive array of artists including: Adriana Yugovitch, Alice Mizrachi, Amanda Lopez, Branden Collins, Claw Money, Esther Kim, Farah Siozon, Fawn Gehweiler, Ilisha Helfman, Indie184, Insa, J. David Mckenney, Katie Rodgers, Kelly Tunstall, Kerin.Rose, Kim Moloney, Kime Buzzelli, Lanie Alabanza-Barcena, Leola Bermanzohn, Lisa Perrin, Liz Sullivan, Magda Sayeg (Knitta Please), Martina Fugazzotto, Melly Elliott, Miss Kika, Mitsy Avila Ovalles, Molly Crabapple, Narcissister, Nicole Markoff, Nubby Twiglet, Paulina Quintana, Queen Andrea, Sahara Marina Borja, Shin Tanaka, Sofia Maldonado, Solarspace, Tone Tank, and Toofly.

Using the iconic paper doll as inspiration, each artist offers his or her own artistic interpretation of the woman’s fashion figure. From photographs, illustrations and paintings, there are varied expressions of the paper doll – all with the signature touches of each artist.

Stay tuned to MissOmniMedia.com for daily posts on each contributing artist with examples of his or her works.

”Paper Dolls” features new works on display at FIFTY24LA Gallery from January 14, 2010 through March 3, 2010.  Please spread the word and we hope to see you there!

Opening/Downtown LA Art Walk: Thursday, January 14, 2010
Second Opening/Downtown LA Art Walk: Thursday, February 11, 2010

FIFTY24LA GALLERY
125 East 6th Street
Los Angeles, CA 90014
213.623.4300
Tuesday – Saturday 12 to 6

Letter from the Editor: 2010 New Year, New Beginnings

Hello all!
I hope you had a great holiday and I hope your new year got off to a great start. I love the new year because it’s a chance to evaluate what I’ve accomplished in the previous year, but more importantly, I like to plan out goals for the year. It’s always good to have a game plan and the new year is a great time to make one.

At M.I.S.S., we have some exciting new projects coming up this year. We’re slowly making changes to the site – you may have noticed that we moved our M.I.S.S. TV videos up to the top of the site. That’s a temporary fix as we are planning a better upgrade so you can watch more videos and have more to choose from. We’re constantly trying to make the site more use friendly and we hope that you appreciate the changes.

M.I.S.S. is also curating its first ever art show this month at Upper Playground’s FIFTY24LA Gallery. The group show, Paper Dolls, features artists interpretations of the classic – you guessed it – Paper Doll. We’re excited to feature works by illustrious artists and designers including: Alice Mizrachi, Amanda Lopez, Claw Money, Esther Kim, Farah Siozon, Fawn Gehweiler, Indie184, Insa, Kelly Tunstall, Kerin Rose, Kime Buzzelli, Lanie Alabanza-barcena, Mitsy Avila Ovalles, Narcissister, Nicole Markoff, Nubby Twiglet, Queen Andrea, Shin Tanaka, Toofly and many others. Curated by M.I.S.S’s very own Kim Jefferson & Lexx Valdez, the show features the works of artists they hand picked and felt could capture the essence of M.I.S.S. The show opens on Thursday, January 14th and we hope to see you there – stay tuned for more info and details.

This year promises to be exciting with new features and new additions to the M.I.S.S. family.  We hope that you’ll be coming back for more!  Let us know if there’s anything you want to see more of.  Wishing you the best in 2010!

xoxo
GDK

Dear Santa,

I sincerely hope that on your way down from the North Pole and stuff, you stop off in LA. Sneak your way into the Hellz Bellz factory on a covert gift-giving mission, and pick up a few select items for me. Not just any items though! Make sure they’re the ones from the limited “Kills for Thrills” collection.

Yes, Santa! Hellz Bellz is back with another limited edition collection. “Kills for Thrills” will only be available on it’s online shop (but Santa, I think you’ve got the hookup, right?), for 48 hours starting Dec 18th! They’ll debut new stuff, like the  sleek “Leatherneck” wrist clutch or the “Gun It” canvas bag. And they’ll also bring back the classics, one in particular that I hope the elves can snag for me, the “Minnie Bellz” t-shirt. Featuring the graphic that made Hellz Bellz famous, the “Minnie Bellz” tee is all I want for Christmas Santa, so make it happen!

Yours truly,

Gee

p.s. I’ll have that plate of cookies for you this year, I promise!

As 2009 comes to a close and the excitement of what’s to come in 2010 fills us, we find ourselves reflecting on this past year…corny, I know but read on! I promise it gets better

It’s great to make lists of the ‘bests and worsts’ of the year. It helps us reflect on who we were and who we’ve become since. From big changes (new homes, relationships, habits, etc.) to the small ones (new clothes we’ve welcomed into our lives) we should see all of our ‘bests and worsts’ of ‘09 as experiences that will eventually polish and refine us into the person we strive to be.

For the second year in a row, we’ve been featuring amazing and inspiring ladies in our Women Making History series. Every person we’ve highlighted has brought amazing energy to the site that has allowed us to create an archive filled with women that are creative, mentally strong, each beautiful and confident in their own way. These women are capable of owning any room they walk in. They’ve worked hard…and they are just like you!

Our archive of 2008 WMH honoree includes Lanie of Hellz Bellz. She's in good company with Claw Money and Toofly and the ladies of DimePiece, just to name a few!

Women Making History: Michelle Kwan, Annie of Cubannie Links, The Ladies of Club Zonder Filter, Kerri O’Connell of Good Wood NYC, Kelly B. of Princess of the Posse, and Joan Baez (singer/activist)

This past March—aka Women’s History Month and the original idea for the column—we featured a whopping 37 ladies in that month alone. We caught up with everyone’s favorite around-the-way girl, Annie Basulto of Cubannie Links and also jumped across the pond to highlight the ladies of Club Zonder Filter, who gave us a look into the young Amsterdam based marketing company that brought L.A. Gear back in full effect!

Accessories were big in '09 and we got some of the best in the game (Kerin Rose, Linda Smyth) to talk about the trade! And what would Women's History Month be without a look at some historical ladies (Judy Blume, Peggy Guggenheim)?

Kerin Rose or A-Morir and Leah McSweeny of Married To The Mob both had great years and we were very lucky to catch them before they got too busy. We even caught Erin Magee of MadeMe and NYC DJ Roxy by the tails and those bunnies are always hopping around doing something awesome!

Women Making History: Betsey Johnson

We were a ridiculous-level of excited in August when we finally revealed to our readers—what’s now, one of our most popular features to date—Betsey Johnson! I remember receiving the scan of her handwritten survey in my inbox and thinking, BJ wrote on a piece of paper that was scanned (probably by one of her interns but it’s still her writing!) and sent to my inbox!

Randi hit us with a very proper write-up—ala Guy Smiley’s “This Is Your Life!” but better—that is still getting praises! And to make it even more amazing, our very own M.I.S.S. Liz Baca (our co-founder and soon-to-be birthday girl) shared shots of some vintage BJ pieces along with a story of how Alice Adams (Rock It Retro) sold Betsey a dress off of Ebay that eventually landing them both in the tents at Bryant Park for her F/W ‘08 J show!

We’ve even recently felt the need to put the spotlight our very own M.I.S.S. Kim aka The Hottstepper, who happens to be celebrating her birthday today (12/16)! Happy Birthday to our Editor! [Insert Invisible Prezint Here]

In September, Sarah Morrison told us that she'd drop everything to be an intern for Wendy Williams and how she think Twitter might be her calling.

You can't see them in this pic but Nubby Twiglet has a confident taste in shoes!

Photographer Brooke Nipar and writer Sarah Morrison both taught us that it’s okay to Missbehave. While friends, Nubby Twiglet (who I vote Best Dressed Graphic Designer on the planet) and the ever-so-awesome Gala Darling, taught us that surrounding ourselves with individuals that are as equally driven as we are, will keep the creative juices flowing…and it doesn’t hurt that these two both have a passion for fashion!

Make sure to visit Sophy's blog where she posts some of the illest nails in the industry.

To scratch that ‘nails did’ itch we featured ladies at the top of the game, of nail boutique Valley NYC, Julia & Nina Werman and  Queen of the Rainbow Tip, Sophy Robson.

Melody Ehsani gave us a look at the Final Frontier—her HOT AS FI-YUR accessories lookbook for Fall 2009! A 2009 must see!

Although a new year is always scary (will this be the year camo comes back in style?! *cue the horror music!*), it’s alway nice to have trendsetters like Melody Ehsani and Samantha Jo Alonso of Fruition there to forecast and shed some light on the future.

Women Making History is a great column to visit when feeling uninspired. Many of these woman have shared with us the things they find most challenging in their careers and it somehow eases us to read how hard they’ve worked because it reminds us that we are not alone in this struggle of ‘making it.’ Again, this was just a quick rundown to highlight some of ladies we feature in 2009.  Visit our ‘Interviews’ page to check out a whole more.

Also, please feel free to give these ladies a virtual high-five by dropping a comment or visiting their site. We always welcome thoughts and feedback, too. What are you digging? What do you want to see more/less of? Definitely let us know!

Now, bring on 2010 cause we’re ready for it!

Hellz is proud to present it’s “Kills For Thrills” capsule collection, remotely available on the online shop.

Bringing such surprises as the Hellz x Reebok collaboration, the online shop specializes in bringing the fashionable consumer unique, personalized items in a limited amount of quantity, perfect for those seeking the unusual and rare Hellz pieces.

Sprung by high demand, the infamous ‘Minnie Bellz’ shirt will once again be available, featuring the graphic that was distinguished by Miss Lawn herself. Along with Minnie Bellz t-shirt, Hellz is excited to introduce it’s exclusive sleek wrist clutch, “Leatherneck” , as well as the Hellz “Gun It” canvas hand bag, mostly desirable for accessorizing your holiday attire with.

Referencing back to the idea that Kills For Thrills is in fact, a limited capsule collection, the online shop will only be open to shoppers for 48 hours. With that said, there is much emphasis on the fact that once these items are sold out, they are completely gone for good.

Friday. Dec 18th, 8pm-12 am

Join us as we bring together a collection
of NYC brands and dj’s for a night of designers,
deals, drinks and dancing.

Brought to you by: 
Nasty Ones /Nina Sky / MadeMe/ Guinness & Co

Hosted by:
Aroundthewaygirls.net, TheFreshFiends.com
Luxladies.com and Supreme Queens

FEATURED BRANDS:
MADEME- www.mademeclothing.com
HELLZ BELLZ- www.hellz-bellz.com
CLAW MONEY- wwww.clawmoney.com
CUBANNIE LINKS- www.cubannielinks.com
FUNKY FANNYS- www.funkyfannys.com
A-MORIR by KERIN ROSE-www.a-morir.com
VALLEY- www.valleynyc.com

FEATURED DJ:
NI**SKY

@ The Hotel on Rivington
107 Rivington Street
8pm-12pm

8- 9pm OPEN BAR Sponsored by : GUINNESS

$5 Raffle/1PRIZE =GIFT BAG w/ 1 ITEM FROM EACH BRAND

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