Will You Be Wearing These Blow up Boots?
Rick Owens – Porterville Shows – FW 2024. Place du Palais Bourbon. Rick Owens Own Home.
When I’m talking about Porterville – Ricks California hometown, I’m talking about oppression and intolerance, and that’s a fact of life that’s never going to go away, Part of my role in life is to counterbalance that with this cheerful perversity-Rick Owens
Will You Be Wearing The Inflatables?
The Streetzblog has not missed a Rick Owens Runway review in many, many years. But I was out of town for the men’s show and the women’s show is very similar. Both Set in Rick Owens own home somewhere in Paris, France. Yes, it would be a dream to be in his home to see the fab architecture and amazing furniture. I’ve been to the NY flagship store in Soho, NY (Shout out to Eileen M). And the vibe is is truly quite extraordinary and very similar to the 2 shows set in his very own home.
The Big Question: In in Fall/Winter of 2024, will you be wearing the blow up boots? They come in multiple colors and are worn by almost all the models in both shows. Below is Model extraordinaire, Alex Consani trying them on. And below this are the 2 videos of the inflatable boots in almost every frame of the shows.
I personally drop my phone a lot, get a ton of paint on my clothes and shoes and tend to bump into walls and things on the daily. So I would be super scared I’d puncture them pretty quickly. What do you think? Let us know your thoughts in the comments section or fill out the survey below the videos with a Yah or Nay.
I suspect we shall see them in the Spring in NY, Milan and Tokyo. I rarely see Ramones or Geo Baskets in Hawaii, so doubt we will see any inflateables out here. Although, they would be super easy to blow up on Oahu, since all the ABC stores have free access to high speed pumps for your kids floaties and colossal rafts.
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Private Policy Public Plethora
Private Policy. #NYFW Runway Show. Fall/Winter 2024-25. Saturday February 10, 2024. Ideal Glass Studios. Custom Soundtrack by: @lstnght.collective x @imjesshu
Today’s setting: Acrylic paint splattered on my floor and all over my hands & clothes as I continue to paint a colorful abstract intricate hidden meaning in many places painting, that I have worked on for 5+ Months. Layer 22 and 23 were applied today, as I listen to Loud hard pounding Techno direct from some club in Berlin. While watching Lady Gaga sip decadent Italian expresso as she upsets and uproots the House of Gucci, on the TV with the sound turned to zero.
Since I work on Sunday, I Attempt to douse 2 days of a weekend into one Saturday with an overload of sensory additives. So I added in one more audio/visual stimuli into the mix with the Private Policy Fall/Winter NYFW Runway Show. Inside of this video below, a swirling staircase of even more daedalian labyrinthine multitudes of obvious & hidden meanings.
The show is highlighted with a curious duplexity of ideas, curated by a creative custom soundtrack and a futuristic fluorescent green entrance into a runway of crumbled hay in a cowboy-girl barn.
Women and Men strut the catwalk with super slicked back glossy hair almost as plastique as some of the Futue-Past Jetson’s suits in a multitude of colors. The menswear stand-outs include the future forward cowboyesque Cris-Crossed beige flannel shirt, the jackets with more pockets than one can count and the dark distressed denim jacket.
For the women we have a polymorphic plethora of delicious offerings including: The brightly shimmering astro-space silver dress and the form fitting shortskirt, the grey militaristic jacket with the ultra skimpy matching mini skirt, and the flowing oh so effortlessly black satin dress.
See what else you can find within this journey into future-past-future dreams of Private Policy. Let us know in the comments section below the blog post.
Destination Unknown. The World is so Strange. You don’t know your Destination and Something could Change. It’s Unknown and then You want to Know.
See you on the NYFW Streetz…blog!
Pictures of authors latest Paintings:
No Football Helmut’s on the Streetz…Blog!
Helmut Lang Runway Show. Protection vs Projection. Creative Director: Peter Do. New York, NY. Friday February 09, 2024. Fall/Winter 2024-25. #NYFW
Black, Grey and Orange, the Best colors in the World! And one of my top 5 favorite brands. HL tossed in some very awesome Silk Bubble Wrap with Bulletproof enforcement’s. And secret zippers waterproof hoods and face shields for added protection against the unpredictable elements in nature and man.
I’m going to take him shopping for a whole new wardrobe. When I get finished with him, he’ll be the Gracie Mansion-Samantha Jones (Sex & The City-The Turtle and the Hare Episode)
I’m a sucker for baggy oversized shorts. And the new collection contains a few pairs of these to go with the Multi Ultra zippered bags and protective shoes. And Safety orange, YES! I may need to get some new gear before their every popular Surplus Sales. Below are a few snaps from the show. Enjoy New York Fashion week with “No Football Helmuts” on the Streetz…blog!
I couldn’t believe it. It was Turtle wearing Helmut Lang! Carrie Bradshaw (Sex & The City-The Turtle and the Hare Episode)
And here’s a glimpse of the new Streetzblog Shirts. Black, Orange, Purple and Grey on Black Shirts. If you have a white shirt, those are very rare prototypes. Note: All Streetzblog shirts are promo only. #notforsale For inquiries on how to get yours click Here
See you on the NYFW Streetz…blog!
Vagabond Elegance
YOHJI YAMAMOTO MEN’S SPRING/SUMMER 2024 FASHION SHOW – Men’s Fashion Week June 2023 Paris, France
For every Yohji Yamamoto show his clothing is the same yet different. He finds ways to display his exquisite, extremely well tailored, underground spy style of clothing, similar yet distinctively different each collection. These are some of the finest fabrics made, each garment flows gracefully and looks like something I’d love to wear to bed. Comfy, swirling effortlessly with the perceptible Yohji Yamamoto vision. Sweet dreams are made of Yohji Yamamoto.
The greys, blacks and purples were excellent choices of colors. There were vests on top of vests, layer upon layer of cool comfortable fabrics displaying high end unhoused chicness throughout the show. And I swear I saw a couple of outfits with various width pant legs on the same pair of pants. See if you can find this? And the use of a brimful of buttons is playful yet very stylish at the same time. There’s also some hidden Where’s Waldo sightings of various shapes of the letter Y throughout the runway show. Catch em’ if you can.
The show oozed comfort and high end fabrics that gave me comfort and a sense of warm sunshine within my soul. Yohji Yamamoto’s clothes look similar throughout the years, yet this show felt even more eloquent, more elegant, more high-end vagabond chic than ever.
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Glamor & Goth in the California Sun!
Balenciaga Ready to Wear Fall 2024. Saturday December 2, 2023. Hancock Park. Hollywood -Los Angeles, CA.
DEMNA DOES IT AGAIN
On a Sunny Saturday afternoon in Hollywood, Creative Director: Demna Gvasalia unleashed his newest Balenciaga Ready to Wear collection. The Heat of the day was quenched with dark black Charcoal infused drinks. With a plethora of Dark, Goth on trend clothing along with some quite nice pops of bright colors including Bright Yellow, Barbie Pink and Green Grass Green. Many models carried the super famous EREWHON brown grocery bags made of leather. Yep, this is the place that has the ultra pricey smoothies where celebs flock for their curated vegan meals and supplements.
The Show did take from the 1980’s bright color mix of classic aerobic suiting along with some Dope Ath-Leisure/Health-Goth Garments. The designs on the runway and those worn by the many celebrities in attendance battled it out to see who wore it best. It’s so interesting to see how high level celebs get some of the luxury pieces prior to the show. Oh, but good news on this show, you can get your own quick fix fit on their Exclusive release website. Select & Limited items include: “No Logo” Jersey items, new 10XL Sneakers, Le Cagole Tote XL Bag, T-Shirts, Zip Hoodies and embroidered baseball caps
The Cat-Eye Oversized Neo-Esque Opaque sunglasses were worn by many models and celebs alike. Going to be a ton of #realfake copy cats on the streetz very soon. Will be pretty hard to make #fakereal oversized kicks. The 10XL’s luxury gym shoes have a monstrous amount of material. Would cost a pretty penny to make replicants. And OMG the Jacob & Co. x Balenciaga silver choker chain. Wow! Very nice. And did I Hear that they are making some customized chokkers in exquisite high quality Diamonds? You gotta dig a bit, yet it is on their site.
I especially liked the oversized gym look, the layered trousers and the on trend: Jackets made into Pants made into Jackets.
I gotta tell you I watched this show live in the hot sun myself, awaiting a happy meal withe the 2 free toys for my Grand-Daughter-Adalyn. I was taking screen shots as we inched our way along the lengthy line at Mickey D’s. Glad it was a long line, almost saw the entire show in the drive thru lane.
Make sure you listen to the Soundtrack by BFRND, It has vast amount of pertinent info about the world we live in today. I listened so well, I immediately took all our mobiles+ iPads away and went on an outdoor picnic with just talking, eating and knock-knock jokes galore. Was really good fun!
STREETZBLOG’S EXCLUSIVE TAKE ON THE SHOW:
Walking in the Sunshine of the Matrix. L.A. Aerobics x European Gothique. Cyber-Health x Gym Goth. The Streetz Meet the Beach. Frankie goes to Hollywood in Paris.
Or Demna & BFRND Just having a bit of a twisted well tailored futuristic fashionably fabulous fun time in the Hollywood Sun!
I do know those EREWHON brown bags made of leather will be the first to sell-out. At least he made the drinks charcoal black instead of that yucky dirt green.
When I was watching the show Live I kept seeing a girl in the cat-eye shades here and there and seemed everywhere. I also found her in the screen shots and re-touched photos below. From here on in, she is officially “The Balenciaga Ghost Girl EXCLUSIVE VIP” It’s like a “Wheres Waldo” when you start to look for her, it’s pretty trippy. I suspect there were more than one ghost girl planted in the crowd. Demna likes to hide covert meanings of the world we live in, directly in plain site for all with a Keen eye to find and ponder.
THE OFFICIAL BALENCIAGA GHOST GIRL EXCLUSIVE VIP
I’m not the biggest fan of bright, sun blasting runway shows in general, but this one had enough peripheral visions to keep me enthralled. It was quite entertaining and there are some nice black clothes, which is always a plus for a high powered fashion house to avouch to me and many other creatures of the night. No one has ever feigned, floundered, mercilessly wearing black. Truly a Gothic Paradise in the Sun!
And the final look with all white look with a immense ode to Cristobal Balenciaga, gets an A+. And finally a pic of Demna wearing thick Balenciaga leather on top more layers of clothing…in Hollywood, CA.
*Interesting Note on the Coffee Cups: They are actually the 9AM Clutch. When you open the top there is a mirror underneath the lid!
CELEBRITIES IN ATTENDANCE:
- 2 Chains
- Lil’ Wayne
- Kim Kardashian
- Cardi B
- Hayek Pinault
- Natasha Lyonne
- Tinashe
- Storm Reid
- Kendall Jenner
- Nicole Kidman
- Brooklyn Beckham
- Eva Longoria
- Teyana Tayoor
- Samara Weaving
- Charlotte McKinney
- Tyler James Williams
- Elizabeth Banks
- Sasha Lane
- Rachel Sennoff
- Selma Hayek
- Teyana Talyor
- Samara Weaving
- Ashley Graham
- Jaden Hossler
- Delilah Belle Hamlin
- Christine Chiu
- Elso Hosk
- Billie Lourd
- Anastasia Karanikolaou
- Victoria Pedretti
- Tracey Ellis Ross
- Joey King
- Hari Nef
- Nicola Peltz
See you on the Streetz…blog!
Streetzblog Hottest Halloween Costumes 2023
TOP 62 IDEAS
- Barbie and Ken
- Taylor Swift & Travis Kelce…Better hurry before the break-up song
- Elemental Elements Group Costume. Reminder of Elements: Fire, Air, Water & Earth
- Nimona and Ballister Blackout..This is my favorite animated movie of the year!
- Lin and the Monkey King
- She-Ra and the Princess of Power
- Yellowjackets…This is the #1 group costume for sure!
- Jigsaw from Saw X
- A Scruffy Aaron Rodgers with foot cast and crutches
- Wednesday Addams
- She-Hulk
- The Mandalorian
- BTS…The whole group or your favorite heart throb. Or you could put them into army uni’s
- The Vintage Shopping Family…Grab your oldest black concert shirt and most outrageous plaid pants from the 70’s and you’re ready for Halloween 2023!
- Lupin…The new shows are coming in October 2023
- Ahsoka Tano/Rosario Dawson from Star Wars: Ahsoka
- Juliette Nichols from the Silo. You may need to really search hard for the green Eisenhower cropped jacket. Or make your own by cropping another Army Green jacket. The jacket she wears are rare finds and very hard to locate a nice one.
- Ms. Marvel
- Weird Barbie..This might be my costume. I enjoy marking up barbies with sharpies. Tats and extra make-up. (Note: I only do this when my granddaughter visits)
- Princess Peach
- Spiderman
- M3GAN…Remember that creepy little girl that kept showing up on your IG feed?
- Dragon Keeper..Soon to be a Big movie for families and kids
- Kendall Jenner & Bad Bunny
- Doja Cat
- Anna DelvEy/Anna Sorikin…Lately she is kinda’ on the DL. I’d go with one of her Ibiza or Fancy Hotel/French restaurant looks.
- Portia or Tanya from the White Lotus
- Justin Beiber & Hailey Beiber
- Teenage Kraken & “fun loving” characters and cast members
- Beyonce & Jay-Z…Always making the list!
- Jennie from BLACKPINK
- Carmy from the Bear
- Roman Roy from Succession
- Madonna Retro or Celebration Tour version. Can add dancers for group costume
- Miss USA in the Giant 30 pound Moon Costume. If you do this soon, start making it ASAP.
- Ariel from the Little Mermaid
- Kylie Jenner and Timothée Chalamet
- Mario, Luigi, Peach and Daisy
- Maverick/Tom Cruise from Top Gun
- Barbieheimer. That mix between Barbie and Oppenheimer. It’s kinda’ strange, but I’m sure we’ll see some gallant attempts in 2023
- Cardi B
- Blue Ivy from The Renaissance World Tour
- Loki..New season happening now
- Ted Lasso
- Candy Rappers…Cute play on words and great costume name
- Britney Spears Dancing on IG or Meltdown Mode
- Travis Scott, Drake, 21 Savage, Lil Wayne, Lil Uzi Vert, Eminem, Usher (Super Bowl)
- Nepo Baby: I only put this on the list because it ranks petty high for Pop Culture 2023. The costume’s I’ve seen have been a bit dull. I’d say use some creativity to get this done right.
- Squid Game Character…hmm I was expecting a new season a year ago, so maybe it will be soon? LMK if you know?
- Anime Characters from: GOLDEN KAMUY: The Spirit of Hokkaido. BLEACH: the Thousand Year Blood War. TRIGUN: Stampede. Some pretty colorful hair, spirited weapons, multi-generational clothing & great gear to be used. This is a Big winner and you’ll stand out for sure
- The Pope in the oversized Puffer jacket. Pretty sure it was AI Generated
- Purple Grimace from McDonald’s
- Midge Campbell from Asteroid City. I like this costume because it’s an Orange jumpsuit. And Black & Orange are my favorite colors
- Daisy Jones from Daisy Jones & The Six
- John Dutton from Yellowstone
- Ms.Biljana Electronica & DJ Crazy Times. See Video below if you are new to them
- Queen Charlotte
- Evelyn Hugo
- Wanda Maximoff
- Eddie Munson/Stranger Things
- Kate Sharma
- Kanye & Bianca Censori
Happy Halloween 2023! Maybe, I’ll see you on the Streetz & Maybe not, *I think I work on Halloween evening.
What Will you be dressing as for Halloween? What would you add to the 2023 list? Let us know in the comments Section below:
Sexy Italio Disco Sunrise at GCDS
Dateline: GCDS SPRING SUMMER 24 “MEDITERRANEO” Fashion Show. Milano, Italy. September 22, 2023
GCDS first caught my attention with their last runway show that featured Spongebob and Patrick Star. SpongeBob SquarePants is My granddaughter-Adalyn and my favorite show to watch on a lazy Saturday morning on Oahu.
GCDS’ founder and creative director is Giuliano Calza. And the GCDS acronym stands for Giuliano Calza Design Studio. Pink is their signature color. In 2017 CGDS had their international debut on an amazing Pink Runway. They propagate our world by fusing pop culture, the Luxe-Life and Italian craftsmanship into one big bold cutting-edge creative collective.
In 2020, GCDS led the way with the first runway show in the metaverse. Virtual attendees included: Amina Muaddi, Dua Lipa & Hello Kitty, all sitting in the FRONT row!
Many celebrities enjoy this sophisticated high-end streetwear label including: Beyonce, Sophia Loren, Kim Kardashian and Kylie Jenner.
in 2020, in the midst of the pandemic, GCDS was the first brand to put on a runway show in the metaverse, earning the digital cover of Dazed. Sealing the digital show’s success were Amina Muaddi, Dua Lipa and Hello Kitty, among others, sitting (virtually) in the front row
HIGHLIGHTS:
- The Groovy Funky Italio Disco Music
- Telephone Purse
- Men’s Silver Spiked Shoes
- Mirror Silver Boots & Bags
- Fisherman Jacket in Lemon Yellow
- Blue GCDS Monogrammed Denim, Shirts, Shorts & Bags
- Sexy Models
- Sparkly Silver Telephone w/ See-Thru Purse
- The Comfy Men’s Suit, Shirt, Tie and bag in Lemon Yellow
- Women’s Lemon Yellow Comfy Clothing
- All BAGS!
Music by: Una Notte da Impazzire” by Pino D’Angiò and “Malatia” by Ciccio Merolla mixed by Katoo
To grab your new phone purse, the official GCDS MILANO 2024 HOODIE, short shorts, monogrammed, mirrored, sparkling or comfy clothing pop over to their website here
Clothing images from the GCDS website. Video from YouTube. Lemons and Lemonade pic authors own. See you on the Streetz of Milan, Italy.
Diesel’s Sexy Inter-Galactic Rave
The Diesel Spring/Summer 2024 Runway Show. Milan, Italy. September 20, 2023. Designer: Glenn Martins. #ForSuccessfulLiving
Mutated Textiles,Zombie-Crypt Models,Ripped,Torn and Adorned clothing fueled the Diesel S/S24 Runway show in Milan.
The show starts out with excessively torn, distressed yet intricately tailored textiles straight from the Zombie apocalypse or their underground burial ground. Later it takes us into space with a similar aesthetic with brighter colors and even more sexiness added to the models and the attire. Next we visit a new beginning with slick colorful body hugging futuristic materials revealing a new birth towards the future. All while pacing perfectly along the catwalk to an amazing Techno blasting background. I would recommend watching the show with the volume turned up all the way! And if you listen closely enough you may hear what my ears heard: Subtle Gun Shots, Eerie Sci-Fi and Air Raid Sirens.
HIGHLIGHTS:
- Intense Techno Music
- Subtle Diesel Logos
- Transformation
- Wearable Future Clothing
- Sexy is Back
- Cutting Edge Textiles
- Party Atmosphere
- Tailored Torn & Adorned
- Electric Yellows
- Rave Culture
- Zombies, Space Oddity & New Birth
- Fun!
DIESEL DELECTABLES:
The show encompassed an extensive 73 different looks! By Belgian Designer: Glenn Martens. Close to 5,000 attended the show. During the show Bella Hadid’s doppelganger appeared at the finale. Her look-alike is a London model named: Dalton Dubois, and as you can see she looks exactly like Bella!
After the show they used the space to do a 3-day film Festival with 10 great movies including: The Big Lebowski, Fight Club, Spirited Away, Downsizing, Death Proof, Fantastic Mr. Fox, Dunkirk, Wall-E, Madres Paralelas and Mulholland Drive. To get your hands on some dope drip from Diesel, click here
CELEBS IN ATTENDANCE:
- JADEN SMITH-Performer & Designer
- CHAN MINA-Japanese Hip-Hop/Pop Rapper and Singer
- HWASA-South-Korean Singer Songwriter in the group: MAMAMOO
- GABRIETTE-Model/Influencer. In SEP 2023 she has 8.4 Million views on Tik Tok
- CHARLI XCX-Singer/Songwriter. Known for Break the Rules, Boys and Doing It (Feat. Rita Ora)
- ITZAN ESCAMILLA-Spanish Actor. Famous for roles in Samuel Garcia and Elite
- ACHRAF HAKIMI-Football/Soccer Star from my 2nd favorite team: Paris Saint-Germaine.
My all time favorite team is Chelsea, since that is where I stayed while in London. And my 3rd favorite is Molinkbeek, because when I was 10 years old I went to a French speaking school in Brussels,Belgium and that was our team from the area we lived in. BTW: It was during the energy crisis and we walked to school in a pitch black atmosphere, that was the norm during the 1970s, but super scary at the same time.
Blog written by the Streetzblog owner: Scott Mackenzie, blogging on the streetz since 2011.
What did you think of the Show? Will you be wearing any of the looks? What is your favorite Football/Soccer teams name? Let us know in the Comments Section.
FKA Twigs at Vogue World: London
I wish you a Fine Night Tonight! See you later this week for more from London.
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