I strongly dislike TMZ. For a lot of reasons, the first one being their show on Fox featuring please-discover-me-actors posing as employees and secondly, the stumpy Harvey Levin, clutching his water bottle in the hopes of corporate sponsorship a la American Idol’s Coca-Cola branded cups. If you need another reason, it’s the 10-year-old, bi-curious voice of the cameraboy in the video above. This video was sent into us and we’re posting it because its news - Kanye West confirming his Louis Vuitton collaboration for a shoe will drop in June. On one hand, I like this cameraman because he got him to divulge this information. On the other, I hate myself for having watched it. Twice.
A more detailed picture of the shoes after the jump.
Here’s something different, as Microsoft continue their assault on the ever growing and ubiquitious Apple empire, they are preparing to step up their “I’m a PC” campaign with a clothing line dubbed ‘Softwear’ (Software).
Designed mostly by the same agency which cultivated the “I’m a PC” ads, the computer giants also enlisted Common to dabble with some of the designs which will be made available in select retailers soon.
Everybody could use a little James Bond influence in their life. But you likely don’t have a nice looking girl, the DBS, the custom tailored Tom Ford suits…all right, I’ll stop making you feel bad about your life and cubicle. But for a couple of bucks, you can have your very own Bond-like gadget in your pocket with the EOD Robotics - Pocket Grappling Hook and Micro Pocket Grappling Hook. In the event you spot your ex-girlfriend with a New England Patriot, unscrew the base of the grappling hook, thread the rope, screw in the three tiny spikes, recap it, and swing the hook toward a ceiling beam to make your great escape. Made from aluminum and stainless steel, it can support up to 350 lbs.
I was checking these out at OAK a few days ago and when I grabbed them, I couldn’t believe these were Timberland’s. They’ve come a long way since staring in every hip-hop video in the 90’s! By far the nicest Timbo’s I’ve ever seen. It’s a a sturdy brown leather boot with leather laces and 2 silver eyelets at top, back leather tab detail. padded interior stitched in at back top and at tongue. With a leather covered EVA footbed, molded leather midsole, scratched leather outsole with a rubber insert at heel strike. My whole mouth just filled with saliva. Check out the entire collection. Available here.
It was bound to happen, the first man bag post of the new year. Although, Jil Sander refers to this man purse as a ‘holdall’. Which is a variation of Seinfeld’s “European Carryall”. Whatever makes you feel better about it, I suppose. This one comes in light grey canvas with red leather detail on the base and sides and adjustable blue leather straps with metal buckles. The main compartment has a sturdy metal zip fastening with blue leather zip pull and a large internal zip pocket. Available here.
Let me break this down for you. It’s a REMIX of the REMIX, featuring the lyrics of the REMIX, a select few artists of the REMIX but REMIXED over the ORIGINAL track. So, it doesn’t sound all that different, but still worth a free download. Available here.
The Romantica playful lamp collection by ATL Lucialternative offers more than just light, the lamp has a playful Italian message carved into the Plexiglas – “And with this light you can do nothing else but kiss me.” We’re going to cop one for the office that says “Limited Hype” in Italian. Carino! (Thank you Google translate).
Brainchild of designer Eun-Gyeong Gwon, ‘Supervision’ is a financial advisor re-incarnated into a pocket friendly gadget. Perfect for recovering from the current post Boxing Day-shopping epidemic, the Supervisor has the ability to scan receipts, calculate monthly expenditures and chart monies in/out, so there’s no more reason to let your finances get out of hand at BBC. Other features include a touchscreen back-side which allows you to use the stylus and roll up your sleeves and get to calculating the good old fashioned way.
We saw the red, POUR LA VIE, version’s of these in Paris on Don C back in November. Now Raf Simons has just released these all white versions as part of their Spring/Summer 2009 collection. All leather with black accents and velcro straps. Now available at colette.
When we started this blog back in April, it wasn’t to fill a gap or niche in the blogosphere. There are after all, millions of blog sites out there that do what we do (if not better than us) not to mention all the porn we need to compete bandwidth for. LimitedHype started as a way to document great ideas expressed in the form of music, fashion, design, architecture, and furniture and pop culture.
Joe and I used to forward each other e-mail upon e-mail day after day of things we’ve found online or stuff we spotted in store, until finally we decided to catalogue everything we liked online. Luckily, we resonated with a lot of you who shared similar tastes. We went from zero readers to thousands of readers daily in only a matter of months.
Nineteenseventythree is providing the freedom to personalize your wall by offering a wallpaper that you color in. The print was designed by U.K. based artist Jon Burgerman, best know for his doodling. Pre-cut rolls are available at the 1973 online shop.
Supreme NY and LA will be having a warehouse sale next Wednesday, January 7th. The sale includes all items and will be discounted up to 80% off of the items original price. Head over to Supreme’s site for more info.
SSUR has just announced their upcoming Notorious B.I.G. collaboration tee. The tee is slated to drop early this month exclusively at SSURPLUS in New York. Pre-orders and more info are available at SSUREMPIRESTATE.
“Widely acclaimed photographer Barron Claiborne’s portrait of B.I.G. would become the last and most notorious image of the legendary rapper. Barron, a long time friend and patron of SSUR, collaborated on a triptych of tees celebrating the famed image, presenting a true depiction of this widely misused portrait.” -Exerpt from SSUR press release.
We saw the red, POUR LA VIE, version’s of these in Paris on 
Mon, Jan 5, 2009 by JL
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