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Kinfolk 2016 Spring/Summer “Planet K” Lookbook

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New york based brand called Kinfolk had released their new pieces from their spring/summer collection through form of their latest lookbook called “Planet K”. I must say, these pieces were awesome to have especially if you have resides in those coldy countries. Because as you can see Kinfolk is fond of some jacket pieces for their spring that is means that the weather it is kind of gloomy still unlike here where I resides though where summer is our whole year season, which is I found it bad though – quite sometimes.

Overall, these pieces were good and dope because of the modern style which corporates with the urban makes this stands out as we going to tap off all the street wear brands out in the market. I can also see the pop culture in these pieces which I know mostly Asian men would consider besides to westerner where did these pieces had born.

You can check this video out for more further details about this collection, because as for now I haven’t have any details yet in hand as these pieces or the entire collection are still on process but soon enough the brand itself would be releases the date when these pieces gonna be out to avail.

As I can see it, these pieces were good too as your workout outfit, beside to fashion, such as for your daily running, hiking or just simply hitting the gym outfit. Just know though on how to mix and matches clothes to achieve this kind of look.

How to Roll Your Pants the Right Way (Pinroll Your Pants)

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I know most of you men are doing this the wrong way, I included. Hence, let me share with you this awesome tutorial video on how you can roll your pants the right way so by the next time you trying to pull off your outfit you’ll know on how to make it dope and proper.

Every men should know this little thing hence they can be looking neat and clean as they need to pull off certain outfit also be mindful that “dress to impress” is powerful quite sometimes.

This video is brought to you by: GQ

Maison Kitsuné 2016 Fall/Winter Lookbook

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First off, I am not really familiar with in this brand at all, I just found it quite interesting to share over this blog as they’ve uses some cherry blossom as for their photo campaigns which is also a spirit lifting and it does light on the eye hence I’d better to share it off.

As I’ve heard, the brand Maison Kitsuné is originated in Japan and been on the industry for good years already. They does some awesome campaigns too for their fashion pieces and finds and they’ve also got a spot on the international fashion as they offers some quirky finds to everyone. Actually, I am not that impressed to their pieces for this collection as I’ve always sees this similar to those usual brands but I think there’s still something different to them which they implies in each of their pieces, and that would be their rich culture. I can see the japan culture on their material used and the same time in the fashion statement alone, it does speaks the style of majority of the Japanese nation.

Japan is well know on their diverse culture and being on the top when it comes to technology. Japan also known on their kawaii fashion which deals on being who they are today and how unique it was to be. Though, Maison Kitsuné is trying not to put up some additional details for the accentual sense and yet I can see its nature here, I mean the culture in overall thus I am pretty sure that these pieces were got in to the market well as its releases this coming months ahead.

Maison Kitsuné’s latest winter and fall lookbook called is “Love Rises.” Which has a tastes of the modern man and yet the unique sense is still implies to it. These collection pieces were be available in the market pretty soon and as you ask me when it be? well, as for the moment, I haven’t heard them yet but no worries folks. Because as Ive heard any from them – I’ll assure you to update you all again in here for further details.

Vintage Inspired Wedding Dress From Cocomelody.com

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Want to have a very odd and classy type of wedding ceremony? if so, why not considering having the theme or wedding motif of the 80’s era? Because as we all know that vintage kind of wedding are ones classy and romantic to do for a wedding hence everyone is fond of doing it and pleased to have it done for their own wedding ceremony. Though, others want to have the touch of new generation and still putting an vintage looks can really makes your wedding worth to remember and can gives a unusual feels to your attendees and sponsors, which is good on my opinion…

Actually, putting some element of the old times isn’t hard to do as long you’ll have your own motifs already and know as well on how to make things done perfectly. I think, we should get first done the wedding gown. As for the wedding gowns, I think the best for you was these backless wedding dresses as it does have a quirky accessories added to it that can gives a better accentual and surely creates a illusion that can compliment on the type of body you have. For further details about this, you can actually consult your wedding designers or planner but if you dont have any to ask for, at least you can get a gown at Cocomelody as they have a talented staff there that can help you out for this one. No worries, the shop is pretty much knowledgeable in any wedding dresses hence they’re the best person to work with.

Also, a two cent from me. As you plan to have your wedding this summer, I hope you can have any of these open back wedding dresses as this was the most comfortable to wear off and you can last until the matrimony will done. because I’ve witnessed so many wedding that the bride is about to faint out as it was so hot in the venue and at the same time they were feeling so stuff because of the wrong choose of their wedding gown alone. Hence, you should be for caution about picking your bride’s dress base on the season you’ll get your paper’s signed.

Berlin Shopping Tour

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Berlin has a reputation of being the coolest city in Europe. Not only will you find bars around Görlitzer Bahnhof and Schlesisches Tor and other hip areas, there are also lots of shops, cafes, international restaurants, and bookstores. Add to that the many city-owned museums, independent art galleries, and parks. Berlin is also home to a pretty major shopping scene. Aside from the usual boutiques, the coolest stores in Berlin are vintage stores and concept shops usually found in random residential buildings and quiet courtyards.

Baerck is a concept shop carrying brands like Vladimir Karaleev, Reality Studio, Minimarket, Malaika Raiss etc. Another cool store is Voo where you can find almost anything you would ever want. Among the brands they have are Carven, Kenzo, Acne, Gabriel Urist, and DSTM. Then there is Das Neue Schwarz which sells high end vintage and past season fashions at really low prices. Another must-visit is Temporary Showroom in Kastanienallee which sells a wide variety of clothes and accessories from German designers and international brands. Shoppers should also go to Konk, a boutique located in Mitte where you can find many chic items from local designers. These are but a few nice places for shopping in Berlin.

For tourists who want to discover the best and enjoy the city’s shopping scene to the fullest, there are businesses that provide personal shopping tours in Berlin. A customized tour to the coolest and hippest shops in town with a personal shopper gives the perfect shopping and sightseeing experience. Withlocals, the peer-to-peer marketplace where locals offer experiences and skills to travelers, can definitely help a lot and offer this service to tourists. The shopping tour is part of Withlocals’ TOURS Withlocals category. The other two categories are EAT Withlocals and ACTIVITIES Withlocals. Experience delicious food and make new friends by dining with a local family in their home through the EAT Withlocals category. Get to join activities and learn new skills through talented local artisans and experts who are more than willing to share their expertise to you under the ACTIVITIES Withlocals category.

Men’s Fashion:Suspenders

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Firstly, I am really sorry for not updating this site, istarblog.com, quite often now as I got myself busy at school and I am also preparing with my tour hence I really cant able to find a time to update you all here. But anyway, am still trying though to at least update one post a day,starting today – hopefully, as I am keen to have this site developed as it was before.  I hope all things gonna do right so that I can have this site running for the couple of years more.

Okay, as we all know at your dad’s times they used to wear this accessory called suspenders which actually the substitution for the belt and it does rarely today for teens even those man to have this accessory with their wardrobe. But you know what? as the 80’s era is starting to evades the new generation fashion today, I merely sees some teens who are now fond of wearing it and rocking with it, which I truly like because suspenders are great as long as you know on how you can match it on your total outfit.

What good about the suspenders?

Well, you can wear it off in either casual and formal attire and you actually rock it through your summer outfits because suspenders are versatile enough to wear hence you should  have yourself one now as you wanted yourself to be dope and be hip for today’s fashion.

And in regarding to pricing, suspenders are great to have than belt. Because this piece is usually cheap than those leather belt we used to have and yet it can gives a great accentual for your total outfit, right? hence you really have or consider this piece now as you’re a dope guys who trying to be fashionable and quirky quite sometimes.

You can search Google on how you can pull this off because there’s a bunch of lookbook even some people’s outfit posts , pictures, that you can mimic for your own fashion outfit.

Tattoos: Dos and Don’ts

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Think before you ink! It is easy to become so eager about a tattoo that you shorten the decision making the process and head straight to the tattoo studio, later with regrets you’ll live to tell about. With the following tattoo dos and don’ts, you can ensure that you do not make a decision that is going to haunt you forever. Remember, tattoos are permanent!

Let’s start with the things that you do want to do when getting a new tattoo.

Do:

  • Go to a professional tattoo artist. Although there are many talented individuals who perform tattoo work as a side job, it is always a big risk when you go to these professionals. Not only are there health risks, it is also anyone’s guess what the finished result will be. Protect yourself and always choose a pro for your tattoo.
  • Expect some pain. Although the intensity of the pain varies from one individual to the next, there is going to be some kind of discomfort when you get a tattoo. Be prepared and expect this so there are no surprises later down the line.
  • Plenty of research is necessary if you want to select the perfect tattoo. Remember that the tattoo is a new permanent fixture on your body that everyone can see. Make it count!
  • Consider kids temporary tattoos before the real thing. These tats for kids are easy to apply with water and a little bit of pressure and remove within a few days or sooner if you so desire. Starting with a temporary tattoo can help you feel the tattoo experience without any long-term commitment.
  • Take care of your tattoo after you get it. If you do not take care of the tattoo it is not going to look as good as it did while you were sitting in that tattoo chair. You also increase the risk of developing a skin infection if the tat is not taken care of.

Now for a few tattoo Don’ts:

  • Do not rush into the decision.
  • Do not allow anyone to talk you into getting a tattoo. It should be something that you want to do on your own free will without any influence from another person. This is forever; make sure that you are ready to make such a long commitment.
  • Don’t try to negotiate the price of a tattoo.
  • Don’t go to the studio after you’ve been drinking and definitely not when you are intoxicated. You’ll be a big nuisance to the tat artist and to others at the studio and you won’t get the tattoo that you want until your system is free of alcohol.

Final Thoughts

So there you have it: the dos and the don’ts of getting a new tattoo. Make sure that you keep a little list of these dos and don’ts, and always go into the studio with your best manners in place. But let loose and have a lot of fun because it is an experience you’re never going to forget.

Shop on your Smartphone

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On this modern days, people were pretty busy to do shopping in the mortar stores either in the nearby stores where they currently resides due of the daily errands that they needed to fulfilled in the very timely fashion. I included, I often busy myself where in fact I really cant go in the mall just to buy off my undies but good thing there were some online shops out there that can cater on my needs and some of them are using this awesome application where you have to install in to your phone and you can easily browse all the stuff you needed, even groceries are now selling online these days.

One of the favorite store to shop was this hollisterco.com. Because most of their pieces are really speaks to my style then I was so pleased to have my fashion finds there. But of course, I do shop locally too and my best picked was this shop called Zalora.com.ph. The shop is pretty neat and easy to navigate with, you can either sees all the trendiest pieces available today in the fashion scene in both men and women in here also they do sell some of the daily necessity too like lotion, sun block, night creams for men and women and more…

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You can download the ZALORA Mobile App by clicking this link and as you downloaded it you may start yourself to browse and put all the pieces gems you see over your cart, then checkout. As I know, the shop shipped out all the items within a 24 hours hence you’d probably gets your finds in like 3-5 days depending where you are located. You may check out the shop for yourself to see further details about it though.

Streetsnaps: Art Basel Miami 2015

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Firstly, all photos are credited to hypebeast.com where I did got all of it and as for my sources in my some posts here, istarblog.com.

I used to check some snaps from different fashion week events because people are gathering wearing their own fashion sense hence I can get some sorts of ideas on how I may pull off my own style too by next time. In away, this was the best thing to do, checking street wear fashion, for you to know on what are the pieces whose in trends and not. I actually feeling amazed with these styling for the recent Miami fashion week because most of them are really speaks to my style hence I am so pleased then to include them out here. See some photos below:

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I simply loves on how they put the neon colors to the total outfit. I think, mens wants diversity when it comes to their fashion today. Also, these type of styling are these light when you can wear them off anytime a day thus this was perfect for you to do for yourself as you are fond of getting out on your comfort zone. Because I knew, mostly guys, are just stick with the basics where black plain tees are your main piece, right?

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I also likes these bad boy look here where you have to have an pieces that are funky yet fancy to wear. I also like the washed denim jacket that the last guy wore. Because it can gives accentual to his whole outfit which turns out dope to him.

Okay, these are the snapshots from the recently held Art Basel Miami 2015, I hope you can get an idea from these guy’s styling on how you can make yourself stylist and dope.

The Hundreds 2015 Winter “RFN” Collection

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Street wears are my main picks as for my fashion. Why? Because they are the simplest and you can wear them anytime in a day thus you re most comfortable wearing it. That is why when I got to see this The Hundreds 2015 Winter “RFN” Collection it’s really caught my attention because I used to wears hundreds for my daily wear and indeed, their pieces are well comfortable and it can makes you looking dope as you trying to pull off any of their pieces.

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Other good things about these pieces were, you can pair them up in any kicks you have whether on Nike or Adidas, these pieces can go along. Also, you can wear them with your shorts or jean pants and simply put it on your fave cap to finish off the total outfit.

As for the moment, these pieces and the entire pieces collection were already out in the market to avail and you can also go through at the hundreds main shop online for the pieces an further details about this collection.