ART SAKE : DELUXX FLUXX ARCADE

Tucked away on Washington Ave was the Deluxx Fluxx Arcade, a psychedelic exhibition
with specially created and programmed video games, pinball machines, and foosball. Harkening back to the golden age of arcade games, contemporary punk rock and graffiti culture, this neon-laden, interactive, mixed media installation gives the audience a chance to genuinely engage with the work without feeling the pressure of the traditional gallery environment. #CertifiedCOOL

FAILE & BAST  
DEVELOPMENT TEAM Matthew Cooley Eric Ishii-Eckhardt Quin Kennedy Julio Terra  
SOUND & MUSIC Seth Jabour  
PINBALL MACHINE FABRICATION Dave Baach / Tilt Warning Customs  
SPECIAL THANKS Perrier Mirrorball Dennis Leyva Vivian Garcia Boris Giacoman Patricia Nachtigall Allan Ramos Helen Allen Meryl Cooper Industry Print Shop Sticker Robot

FASHION FILES: NIKE FREE HYPERFEEL

Coming Fall 2013.

So we started the Miami Chapter of Mission I'm Possible,

a cool running crew with a fashion edge. Working out and training

is always a little more fun when you look cool... at least we

think so. We're always on the look out for something cool to rock

on the RunWay so when we came across the new Nike Free

Hyperfeel we felt our hearts skip a few beats. They're light, flexible

and feel like you're running in socks.

For all the deets check this out:

http://www.dezeen.com/2013/07/17/nike-free-hyperfeel-running-shoe-by-nike/

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TREND TALK : NAILS ROCK!

I just want to start this post by saying that nails are so important to finishing and polishing your look. There is nothing that says you are unpolished than unkept nails (pun totally intended). Your nails say so much about your sense of style and overall aesthetic. Ok, now I can move on.

Over the past several years, a major nail trend has emerged in an explosive way. From crackle to gel nails, minx to nail wraps, and even textured to 3D nail art... there are endless ways for you to express yourself with your nails. Nail polish brands have finally started following the fashion color trends and are expanding their color offering.

If you're anything like me, there are only certain types of nail polish brands that last on me: Butter and Essie and sometimes OPI. Personally, I prefer gel nails, minx, or the more affordable version of minx, nail wraps. I first got my nails minxed about 3 years ago for my birthday. Minx typically runs about $70 for a full mani. When done properly, they can last about 3 weeks on me. In between my nail splurges, I stumbled upon nail wraps. I first saw them in Sephora and then Sally Hansen introduced them into its line of nail products. Since then I've seen many other nail wrap brands emerge, but non as exciting as NAIL ROCK Designer Nail Wraps. From what I gather, NAIL ROCK has been around long before any other DIY nail wrap brand.

NAIL ROCK provides some of the hottest designs I've seen on the market. I found this amazing product because I had been searching for a polish or wrap that had the same mirror finish as the gold minx that I had gotten in the past. NAIL ROCK was the only brand that had it. They've introduced LIP ROCK and EYE ROCK which are like press on eye liner designs and mirror lips... great for editorial use. NAIL ROCK is COOL because they just get it.  ...I'm off to get a mani/pedi.

Nail Rocks are a London based company. Order yours online at: nailrock.com.

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SHOE GALLERY : UNITED WORKS OF ART

I can't say enough about my absolute fave shoe brand, United Nude. My amazing hubs surprised me with a few pairs several Christmases ago. As far as I'm concerned, he never has to come up with another gift idea again. Just keep getting me UN shoes and “I love you long time!”

For years, I've admired the genius collaboration of the Dutch architect Rem D Koolhaas and 7th generation shoemaker Galahad Clark. These works of art are clean, innovative, elegant and edgy... the exact attributes that I have always tried to achieve in my own work. I've chosen a few (well, more than a few) of my faves from the new Spring collection and I added a few oldie but goodies in the mix. I mean look at them! So much COOL factor I can't stand it! I'm done. Oh wait... that's cool (*winks*).