It seems as though there are quite a few people still mourning the death of Chanel’s black satin nail polish, which is evident in the fact that a new neutral tone seems to be just as in demand this summer as LA Sunrise:

Gray nail polish.

It’s definitely not the vibrant orange color women have been leaving their manicurists wearing or as London Times writer Lisa Armstrong says, “It looks downright unhealthy, like a body gently rotting from within.”

True.

And yet, that never kept any of us away from an even more morbid black nail stain. My favorite type comes courtesy of Lippmmans — whom created the gunmetal polish with 80s icon Pat Benatar.

After a temporary hiatus from the scene, it seems as though once popular sneaker brand, British Knights, is seamlessly making its way back into fashion.

They currently have an online store where their storied sneakers can be purchased as well as t-shirts that bare the company’s logo.

In addition to the throwback merch, the site boasts a gallery full of vintage ads and ask readers to send in stories of their fondest memories associated with the shoe.

As if  you could forget, the first M.I.S.S. downloadable calendar featured a lace pair of BK hi-tops. If only the new kicks, looked as cool. *sigh.

Just when we thought the love affair between fashion and super heroes was winding down, Colette uploads this piece of action-packed jewelry to their ever so popular online boutique.

Designed by Japan’s version of Jacob the Jeweler, Antonio Murphy & Astro, the Pow! necklace comes in black, white, and various bold neon colors with silver or gold chains.

Unlike your typical Batman tees and Wonder Woman catsuits, this is going to cost more than twenty bucks - $180 more to be exact. But when you’re rocking something as frighteningly amazing as this necklace , how can you take a pass.

In case you’ve been living under rock, allow me to make one thing clear:We lurrrvvve sneakers here at M.I.S.S. Crew.

From metallic Nike hi-tops to vintage LA Gears, we’ve always had a weakness for finely crafted and well-designed kicks. And we know we’re not the only people with this problem.

So, we can understand why Vanessa Hudgens would be interested in crafting a song that pays homage to her favorite pair of sneakers. But - oh, my! - what was she thinking when she laid down her tragic vocals on her new single, Sneakernight.

Not only can she not sing (and that’s after all of the fancy production, yall), but the sneakers Vanessa and her video co-horts are wearing are pretty, uh, well, bad.

Unless you have children or work in a field where you have to tend to their needs on a daily basis, say, a daycare, then it’s pretty hard to justify your collection of limited-edition dolls Bearbricks to any otherwise rational adult.

Luckily, though, no one needs an excuse to buy a cool handbag paying homage to some of their favorite plastic figurines.

This summer, Kidrobot is launching a line of new bags that are bound to make you want to be a kid all over again — except without the task of doing homework or listening to your parents complain, of course.

Ranging in prices  from $38 to $148 for canvas and $78 to $328 for reflective nylon, the brightly colored bags come equipped with three equally playful details: Munny zipper pull, a Yummy Donut key chain, and a mini Smorkin’ Labbit.

While the over-sized  weekend totes are a bit much for our liking, the backpack and messenger have our names written all over them. If you feel the same way, you can pick up your Kidrobot bag at Kidrobot stores, Nordstrom, and Bloomingdale’s beginning June 25th.

Happy shopping.

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Oh, yes. The sun has finally broke through all of those dark and gray skies outside, which means summer is officially upon us. And while we wait for the scorching heat to arrive (and a ice cream truck), we’ll tell you all about this Karmaloop contest that could put $1000 in your hand this summer.

The assignment: Design an ultra-cool Karmaloop sticker.
The Rules: Make your original artwork in 4″x 4″ in high resolution (300 DPI) but for the contest upload save it as a much smaller 350 x 350 jpeg just so we can upload it on our servers.

The Prize: One lucky winner will be selected June 6th and have their winning submission actually printed onto stickers we will place in orders. The winner will also take home a fat $1000 Dollar Gift Certificate to Karmaloop.com . Please no google images, no copying and pasting, just earth-shattering, slam dunk type sh!t!

Click, here to begin. Good luck!
Meanwhile, you can get these juicy and sinister stickers at Claw Money’s site now.

While Seven Jeans occupy the bodies of soccer moms now, J Brand has the Alice & Olivia-loving set in their tangled web of dark wash skinny jeans and wide-leg trousers.

And, like any cooler younger sister competing in this denim market, J Brand has reworked some of its more popular styles to keep their customers buying those $200 jeans in our slagging economy.

The Lovestory and Monroe can now be found at Shopbop made out of 98%  organic cotton. The washes look vintage and worn-in. Just what I like. And a purchase of a pair of J Brand Green Label jeans comes with a free canvas tote. Cool, right?

Meanwhile, Shopbop is offering an additional 25% off of items already marked down to 70% off. It’s their version of the stimulus package.

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With all of the drama surrounding Project Runway these days, it’s easy to forget that the addictive hour of reality television has actually produced some quality talent.

Case in point: Rami Kashou.

The Project Runway finalist Rami Kashou has designed an “exclusive� look for the upcoming one year anniversary show of Scoop Style on HSN, which will take place on May 15th at 1:30am-2:00am and 10pm-12am.

According to the press release, the ensemble will highlight the “designer’s draping expertise with a rayon-blend fabric, available in black, rich peacock, lime pop and vintage sea foam for $280.00.�

Basically, the sexy little number will look a lot like that dreamy off-the-shoulder goddess dress he made for the first challenge on Project Runway. For those who didn’t catch the episode, think Lanvin spring ‘08 on a budget.

Last year, Uli Herzner — PR season 3 finalist — participated in this threesome and her pieces were a total success, so I imagine Rami will suffer a similar fate considering his designs are more Shopbop friendly.

My grandmother will be watching.

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Guess who presented on time Friday night?

None other than Marc “I’ll be two hours late� Jacobs! Actually, he started seventeen minutes late, but it was only to give people enough time to make it to their seats. Plus, that was like five minutes early in the fashion world. That’s probably why Rachel Zoe was refused entrance. But more on that later…

The front row was filled with tons of celebrity “Dos,� “Donts,� and “WTFs�.

For the record: Marc campaign champions Victoria Beckham and M.I.A. were the “Dos� ( Love, love them!), Selma Blair’s haircut was the “Don’t� (Christina Ricci barely pulled it off), and well… you can guess what Kevin Federline was. (Really Marc? Front Row?)

Anyways, the show took place at the uber-exclusive Regiment Armory ( hints the bribery scandal) and Sonic Youth provided the rock ambiance for Marc’s Paurl Revere collection. The collection was full of muted pastels, casual, and not sexy. No, not sexy at all. Unlike last years overtly sexy lingerie pieces.

It was smart and very original. Beautiful? I don’t know.

On a side note: Abbey Lee did Big and little Marc this week; along with Calvin Klein, Anna Sui, Alexander Wang, Erin Fetherston, Lacoste, Jonathan Saunders, and lots, lots more.

Are you tired yet?

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