The Balmain "Teddy" Jacket For Fall/Winter 2010 = I'm NOT From Marcy, But I Am Varsity Chump! You're J.V.

"Balmain continues to take classic pieces to transform and customize them. As part of their Fall/Winter 2010 Collection they present the Teddy Jacket, a baseball jacket with a sweat body and leather sleeves. Additionally they added an embroidered batch on the chest. Overall a solid looking jacket, yet of course the price is a little off"

Information Courtesy Of: Highsnobiety.Com


Available Online Here: Colette.Fr

CHRIS LIVE AKA SHAKER SAYS: Just beyond the known reaches of such stellar luxury labels as Gucci and Chanel, there lies yet another, more obscenely priced, galaxy of fashion stars. NASA's Hubble Space Telescope has identified Balmain as the center of this extravagant universe.

Founded by master haute couture pioneer Pierre Balmain in 1945, this ultraelegant women's label has survived waning popularity and bankruptcy to reemerge as the reigning poster child for post millennium high fashion excess. Under the ambitious design direction of Christophe Decarnin, this once crumbling house has been saved and restored to it's rightful landmark status. What started with a chic rock-n-roll revamping of the entire women's line has now grown to include a small, but impressive men's collection. The Balmain "Teddy" Jacket for Fall/Winter 2010 is 1 of their latest bank breaking offerings.

While Balmain in recent years has made a mint off of ridiculously loud disco-ball sequenced t-shirts that sell for $3,000 (NOTE: Yes, I said t-shirts.), their menswear ranges have alternatively taken a more understated road towards opulence.

To that point, the Balmain Teddy Jacket is simply a varsity jacket re-cut in a slightly more motorcycle jacket type form and embellished with just the right amount of luscious detailing to keep us fashion snobs happy! I mean, who in their right mind would pay $2,914 for a glorified high school varsity jacket if it DIDN'T have supple black calf leather sleeves? LOL. Is this jacket waaaaaaaaaaaay overpriced? Yes. Do I care? No. This is Livestyle.


BONUS:

The inspiration for the title of this post should really require no explanation. I have neither the time nor the patience teach a remedial course in Hip Hop classics tonight folks ... lol. In order to actively participate in this Livestyle thing of ours, I will need Y.O.U. to always come prepared to class homie. Get it? Got it? Good. *Cue "Reasonable Doubt" Jay-Z Voice* "What the fuuuuuuuuck!?"

The Christian Louboutin Champagne “Le Rituel” Box Set By Piper Heidsieck = 1 Heel Of A Cuvée.

"Famed shoe maker Christian Louboutin has launched their own champagne in partnership with champagne maker Piper Heidsieck. To commemorate this, they have released a limited edition gift box containing a bottle of champagne and a glass shoe designed by Christian Louboutin. It will be exclusively available through Colette starting October 26th."

Information Courtesy Of: Thedieline.Com

Available Online Here: Colette.Fr


CHRIS LIVE AKA SHAKER SAYS: The legendary Piper-Heidsieck champagne house has made a spirited habit of collaborating with avant-garde designers to create some magnificent marketing initiatives as of recent.

What started with the highly collectible Jean-Paul Gaultier dressed bondage bottle of bubbly and later the up-side-down-and-down-side-up abstract brilliance of the Viktor & Rolf Piper-Heidsieck Rosé Sauvage series has set the stage for the sensational Christian Louboutin Champagne “Le Rituel” Box Set by Piper Heidsieck.

Inspired by the late 19th century practice of sipping champizzle from the shoe of a fine young brizzle, this limited edition box set, available exclusively @ Colette, features a red soled crystal heel perfect for fancy foot fetishists and papered up perverts ... lol.

Message To My Livestyle Ladies: I may NOT drink your funky ring-around-the-tub bathwater, but, I WOULD take a sip from your 6-inch Christian Lou-Boo-Tahn (NOTE: Per our Livestyle user agreement I've kind of gotta teach Y.O.U. the correct way to pronounce the foreign names of these luxurious labels, right?) stilettos. Shout out to Kamilah Gianni! LOL. Good shit!

The Balmain Men's Black Leather Jacket For Fall/Winter 2009 = Money Talk$, Bullshit Wears Lesser Leathers.

"New from Balmain is a textured, layered, quilted twist on a wardrobe mainstay, the leather jacket. Though it might hurt your pockets, you’ll look like a million spankys with new Parisian piece. $4189."

Information Courtesy Of: Dailydrop.Com

Available Online Here: Colette.Fr

CHRIS LIVE AKA SHAKER SAYS: Although not necessarily the case, my pursuit to distinguish the urban from the urbane and bring more sophistication to the game often does lead me to the skies as I hang on to sky rocketing designer price tags destined for the stars. Fuck it! My aspirations fuel my fires.

Now, if Y.O.U. already think that such luxury labels as Christian Dior, Chanel, Louis Vuitton and Hermès are pricey (and they ARE), be prepared to become highly and personally offended by the ultra expensive House of Balmain.

Founded in 1945 by Pierre Balmain, this firm once known simply for extravagant yet classic evening gowns, now, under the decadent direction of Chief Designer Christophe Decarnin, is all about walking the razor's edge of contemporary fashion.

I can't front, when the Balmain name was on it's death-bed and headed for bankruptcy, snatching up a new designer and completely reimagining this wholesome brand in Paris party girl style took some cajohnes. Maybe the powers that be felt that they had nothing to lose and everything to gain. And gain they did. Starting in 2005 Balmain has once again risen to the heights of the haute couture hierarchy and recently introduced their 1st men's collection @ the Paris shows in January of 2009.

This simply gorgeous Balmain Men's Black Leather Jacket for Fall/Winter 2009 is truly an exercise in understated opulence. Price of admission: $4,189 USD. Stuntin' on your entire city: Priceless. Yeah, I'm gonna have to be 1 of the 1st rappers to name drop this over the top brand. Wait for it. Your fake Louis duffle bag makes me chuckle! LOL. Holla @ ya boy in BK!

The Colette x Timberland Limited Edition 6 Inch Construction Boot = WWBD (W.hat W.ould B.iggie D.o)?

"Paris boutique Colette is collaborating with Timberland on a limited-edition line of six-inch-high work boots, as you see above. Whereas a regular pair of six-inch boots comes clean, with black leather trim and coordinating camel laces, Colette's boots come with blue leather trim, blue-and-white laces, the word Colette printed across the tongue, and bonus dangly leather tags. But most important, Colette's boots come pre-distressed because Lord knows good hipster fashionistas aren't going to toil outside, paving roads and planting trees in them until they look just right (if only a casual stroll down Bedford Avenue would produce the same effect!). It's the same principle behind obtaining the perfect pair of distressed jeans: Are you going to hang over your bathtub with a bottle of bleach and a razor all Saturday afternoon, or are you going to pay Current/Elliott an extra $150 to do it for you?

Colette is making only 40 pairs of the boots — 31 for men and nine for women. Each pair costs 235 euros (about $330). The line hits the store in September. Would you buy them"

Information Courtesy Of: NYmag.Com


CHRIS LIVE AKA SHAKER SAYS: How much do I L.O.V.E. the Mecca of neophile cool that is Colette, Paris? Very. However, my feelings with regard to their latest très chic creative collaboration with Timberland are somewhat inconclusive.

Listen, it is no mistake that L.ive S.tyle D.octrine is analogous to LSD and drugs of that nomenclature as we both are designed to destroy, rebuild and expand the boundaries of your narrow mind. That having been said, I too have my own safe places and, in my elitist Brooklyn, New York O.G. comfort zone, I am not completely sold on the Colette x Timberland Limited Edition 6 Inch Construction Boot.

The signature Colette powder blue on the ankle padding and laces of a classic pair of "Cheese" Timbs feels wrong my G, but, the distressed "I-work-part-time-on-an-oil-rig" looking toe box and heel kind of work for me. Go figure. Under the right conditions, maybe I really could fuxs with these joints. While I have no problemo sacrificing Hipsters @ the alter of exclusivity, I do so with a profound respect and appreciation for true style - it's called integrity ... get Y.O.U. some.

Anyway, although anything with the name "Colette" attached to it could prove to be crack-cocaine laced cat nip for soulless Trendoids, with only 40 pairs in circulation worldwide, Y.O.U. simply can't OD on these ... lol. It is what it is. Holla @ ya boy in BK!