It's Very Hip

New Muse: Ashley.

2010-06-25T15:36:00.000-07:00

I stumbled onto Ashley's fashion blog, and guess what, we Heart It! It's rare these day to be really inspired, and truly moved by fashion originality. Ashley describes herself as "That daring, darling fashion blogger" And she couldn't be more right. I was like "Rumi who," and I was also like " tell that fashion-toast ho that she's got some competition on the block." This girl is doing all the street style poses in the book but adds her own flair to them, which is what I really love about her. Enjoy!

Look: "Moms Night Out"

Look: "Just Being Free"

Look: "Hand Hearting Something Random"

Look: "Bored + Coffee"

Look: "Look Down Pose"

Look: "look down+plus bum vibe"

Look: "I mean I know its tacky but

I pull off the platform and socks thing well

oh, plus this tiny and sort of

ironic designer bag"

Look: "OMG, Nature Girl!"

Look: "Funny pose plus renaissance fair/hippy"

Standing On things You Normally Don't

2010-04-26T15:02:00.000-07:00

This season narcissism has teamed with standing/posing on things that you normally would not. It's an unexpected pairing that has delivered some outstanding results. We are just starting to heart this trend; we have a semi-heart-on for it. Some ideas for things to stand or sit on: a tombstone (a little goth, but hey that's an acceptable reference point these days,) a sculpture, baroque furniture, or high up on a tree. Can't wait to see how this trend evolves.

Hair Die X Lack Of Commitment

2010-04-23T15:12:00.001-07:00

This spring, (it's spring right?), partially died hair is a very strong trend. We heart it! This is a "have your cake and eat it too" type

trend. To clarify, if you are partially passionate about updating your attempts at self expression try bleaching and then dying just the

tips of your hair. It's a way of paying homage to your adolescence and that time when you where 13 when dying or bleaching healthy

baby hair was a way to say "fuck you mom." This trend is an update to that, try it, heart, hate it, change it.

It's Gon' Rain! Hip Umbrellas Of April.

2010-04-23T09:20:00.000-07:00

It's April so rain showers are trending right now. Unpredictable weather, socio-economic uncertainty, regime changes... we believe all these things are causing culture consumers to rethink and revisit the boring old umbrella. This is an emerging trend, but we believe that the re-emergence of the Umbrella has a lot to do with greater social issues that are also inextricably linked to weather which is inextricably linked to humankind etc... But they are also stylish and functional and can be an unexpected form of self expression (blah blah blah.)

Glasses Porn: Not Just Protective Smoking Goggles.

2010-04-09T17:19:00.000-07:00

I know. Anyways. I'm just sayin.' O-My-God: We've been hearting glasses for a while. And still do. And probably never won't love em. See even retarded people look smart in them. But actually being smart, not so hip, right now. But looking Mensa + being a girl = great and we love it. Forever. Trending way up, and way circular too.

Funny Faces Vs. DIY Mustache

2010-04-08T14:35:00.000-07:00

Summer's almost here. I can feel it. And so can you. Look at your faces, they are so funny, so playful, so hip. Hand gestures and fake mustaches tell me, it's time to show more flesh. This time, for summer, try to choreograph your playful antics: the Japanese have been doing it for years so don't you think us white boys should start?

Coffee Cup Muse:

2010-03-24T10:06:00.001-07:00

Most of us usually just grab a cup of coffee in the morning and then head on to work. The coffee is just something we drink, until it's finished or it's too cold and then we throw it away. I think attempting to take coffee from mundane status of "necessity" to that of an accessory, or even to the status of companion, might turn out to be a big trend-right now-and for the rest of 2010. Stop this vicious cycle of blind consumption and practice cultural eco-ism. Take your cup of coffee to nature, and other places where you normally wouldn't go with your to-go cup, like a construction site: by doing so we extend the cultural life of our coffee, it's like lifestyle recycling.

Street Art: Trending: Now

2010-03-18T15:55:00.000-07:00

Have you guys ever heard of this street art thing? It's a new form of an art movement that takes place in the streets. Anyways it's very cool and cutting edge and one of my favorite artist, Donny Miller, is all about it. After you check out this blog, check out his site and art. We heart street art and Donnie and all his art and art in general. Thanks.

R.I.P COREY HAIM

2010-03-10T15:34:00.000-08:00

We've lost another style icon folks. Sad, but true. If you haven't seen the life changing documentary "Me, Myself, and I," you are missing a truly amazing cinematic achievement. Corey Haim pulled off the 80's look, to the T, and without him its hard to imagine where retailers like American Apparel would be. In fact without him, I feel lost-like a part of me has died. Tonight I am going to buy an 8 ball and ask this chic I know if I can have a handful of xanax and vicodin. After consumption I will spend the rest of the night in front of the mirror practicing my side/smirk/smile and remember the horribly depressing and inspiring life of Corey Haim.

Toilet Pose. It's The Shit Right Now!

2010-03-09T17:58:00.000-08:00

Sorry for any delay in posts. And regret keeping any of you waiting. It's been difficult lately, and I have been irregular so I apologize. I promise to be more regular from now on, and I plan to live my life accordingly so that I can accomplish that.

2010-03-04T15:46:00.000-08:00

MY MOLESKIN

Vernacular Fashion Accessories

2010-02-26T12:36:00.000-08:00

New-we find: sometimes, but not always, hand made accessories born of the spiraling hall of mirrors that is our fashion nightmares (and our daytime reality). In fact these new looks are like an attempt to scream oneself out of a horrible endless nightmare. The nightmare, maybe, would be like one of those loop dreams. How can we shake the monotony? Perhaps accentuate your fur with a Vagina Hat? Make your toast into jewelry or use abstract symbolism to make spike bangs in the bill of your hat. A shopping cart is not just a shopping cart but a cage that keeps you sustained (and confined) like a jail for food (below).

Over The Hills And Through The Woods: Freedom Porn Friday

2010-02-26T10:04:00.000-08:00

Finding your own path is trending way up right now. Turn your back to the camera that follows your every awkwardly cool move. The internet made you hip, but like communism, you must destroy the status quo. Run away like Moses did the Hebrews to find your own Mt. Sinai: To convene with god. Run away to run inside. The wilderness out there is not as separate from the wilderness encompassed within your flesh, that is to say ones own concept of a dividing line is just that: a concept. Once these lines have dissolved, grab your moleskin notebook and jot down your newest manifesto.

Holding Your Pussy: Styling Trend.

2010-02-22T09:54:00.000-08:00

First off we Heart holding your pussy pose at IVH. Not long ago we were dressing up and acting like cats or other animals so it's very refreshing to see people going back to the source of inspiration. Hold it and take a photo of it. I feel like this one almost falls under the inversion theory of hip, but I will let you decide.

Graphic Girls Part 2

2010-02-11T12:02:00.001-08:00

2010-02-09T09:42:00.000-08:00

PICASSO & AVANTE GARDE MAGAZINE

(1968 -1971)

Your Week Ahead (It's Monday): Freedom Porn

2010-02-08T10:16:00.000-08:00

Shunning The camera and Hearting Nature is a trend that all of us can get into here at IVH. I spend enough time staring through glass things: my computer screen, my car window, my own camera, other peoples cameras, the mirror, my reflection in tinted windows etc. I cant take anymore of it/me/you. So I put weight on my left heel and push with the ball of my right foot and rotate away from the camera staring me down. I turn to the glass less, window less, screen less nature that unfolds forever in front of me.

Photos Of Me For You. Photos of You For Me.

2010-02-05T13:51:00.000-08:00

Human's above all other animals love to share information. We can't help it: we love to know about new things, people, and in general share information. This love of sharing in essence makes us who we are and gives us all the things we have. The camera, perhaps more than any other invention, has single handedly advanced this culture of sharing and thus our culture of hip. Without it who would we be? After all, If I am not for myself, who will be for me? And, if I am not for others than who am I?

"Self Photo, Y'all!"

Attractiveness x Big Ass Glasses

2010-02-04T16:01:00.000-08:00

I didn't know until I started trend spotting--but apparently smart girls, the ones that read books and take photographs, also have tits. This season and next season we will be seeing a lot of this trend. Hot and Glasses have collaborated to create an even more intimidating human female. This season your attractiveness is not the only thing keeping guys from talking to you. Along with your really-fucking-hotness now all of a sudden you're really fucking smart too.

Faces of Death Or Where Has Your Face Gone.

2010-02-03T11:44:00.000-08:00

The year moves on. The residue of life once again begins to build under the skin and inside the pores. The body of evidence is simultaneously the body of hip- and therefore the face must be obscured. And to be clear I do not understand the previous 3 sentences: You see the meaning is implied, hinted at, but never spoon fed. And, like my intentional obscurity, faceless pose too aims to alienate, and aims to confuse the viewer and the viewee. It begs you to ask, "why can't I see your face when I can see your underwear?"

Look Down Pose: Updates And Evolutions

2010-02-01T12:14:00.000-08:00

Ground worship. Submission. My back cant take anymore. A direct blow of some kind of beautiful inspiration to your stomach. A moment of revelry. A nod to the mother. Look down pose is experiencing some charming and nuanced evolutions since its emergence not over a year ago. I am very into this modified version of look down pose meets ground pose (a seated version of look down pose). Plus I have included some examples of "full extension." for more on this trend click the label below "look down pose." I am starting to notice a lot of this kinda existential angst meets existential reservation and we are starting to heart it.

Hearting Graphic T-shirts: Part 1

2010-01-29T21:05:00.000-08:00

Modern Muse:

2010-01-28T13:39:00.000-08:00

This chick has the muse thing on lock. Plus she's not all selfish and and helps her friend with ripping her tights...

Protective Smoking Goggles 2010

2010-01-27T14:11:00.000-08:00

In 2010 I think this trend is still going strong. Protective smoking goggles are still hearted here at IVH and to quote myself "Of course smoking is hip right now-it's pretty much always in style-but making weird faces when the smoke gets in your eyes can really ruin a perfectly hip outfit. We have been noticing a lot of these protective goggles for smokers and there for sure going to be huge for summer 09 all the way through winter, no doubt. Whoever thought of these things is a G-E-N-I-U-S!" for more click here

Your Creepy And Eerie Bedroom

2010-01-19T14:25:00.000-08:00

Your creepy and eerie bedroom is trending up right now. After a long night of tiring crafting, feather working, and a few handfuls of self shots (lots of outfit changes) you finally fell asleep on the floor. You wake to find the beauty of light and a new day tickling the lace curtains and licking the messy bed. Cherish this moment, it's the rebirth of hip, the hopeful side of hip and it's the time you most loath and desire to last forever. Your room (like your boyfriend) should have a uni bomber feel to it: wood panelling, minimal, and a kind of austere religious vibe.

Misguided Forms Of Hipness: An Abstract

2010-01-18T16:53:00.000-08:00

Legs = Hip

2010-01-12T11:57:00.000-08:00

Legs are hip. Um I mean legs are very hip. Being that legs extend from the hip it's only logical that legs and hip have collaborated. I've been waiting for this for a long time. This is like a form of proto-hip: legs provide the foundation for hip. And this is the first kinda photo that many hip havers take in attempt to glorify their roots: It's tacky to forget where you come from and many a point and shoot photo pay homage to this fact. Legs are fastly becoming the abstract de choice, with photos of "all your shit spread around on a table and what's in your purse" following in a close second.

We Always Heart Ground Style Pose

2010-01-11T15:09:00.001-08:00

Quickly becoming a Staple Pose, ground pose has swept the blog-o-sphere by storm. What better way to add texture and contrast to an almost, but not quite, finished look? Along with superficial enhancement, ground poses show that you are indeed down to earth, and can even say I Heart The Earth. On the flipside if one poses on oily concrete it says I am not afraid of urbanization in fact I have just styled all up on it. For more on this trend click here

Snow Daze

2010-01-08T15:18:00.000-08:00

I've been so bored lately. Fortunately I stumbled onto this new trend. Water, the tired old wet stuff you used in summer to cool off, has teamed up with cold this season to create a new take on the familiar liquid substance. Snow is very hot right now and is the coolest thing out there, right now. Pose is in it.

Buster Keaton Vs. Chaplin

2010-01-08T10:08:00.000-08:00

Smoking Goggles: Thursday Muse

2010-01-07T17:32:00.001-08:00

Various Muses: Back Pose

2010-01-07T17:11:00.000-08:00

I get really creeped out when I see pictures of people staring at the wall. It reminds me of the last scene in Blair Witch Project and it always sent chills down my spine. I have reconciled my fears with hip and believe that back pose is here to stay, so I am no longer afraid. Another trend I see emerging is back pose + bathtub: and I think this kinda creepy too. So I have deducted that wistful creepiness is trending and perhaps will be very huge for for Spring '10

Hip Tats: Kill Em With Cute Or Kill em.

2010-01-04T15:45:00.000-08:00

I've heard that in these times of Polarization (socially and politically) peoples tendencies are tending to become more and more opposite. I blame it on Obama who I in turn blame on Bush who I in turn blame on Clinton and so forth. But when it comes to what tat you decide to adorn your pale flesh with I see this same polarization. We have really become limited so that now you can only get ink if it's something that might kill you (such as a gun or knife) or something that might tickle you like a cats whiskers or feathers or a bunny. The only logical conclusion to this trend is a tattoo of something like a cat gun mash up or maybe a kitty knife.

Gun + Cool (cont)

2009-12-30T17:48:00.000-08:00

Accessorizing With Hair: In your face.

2009-12-18T14:39:00.001-08:00

A must have for winter. Hair all up in your face is very popular. I can't believe I didn't call this one out earlier. It's the logical extension to bangs, that is to say: what's next after your bangs have nearly covered most of your eyes? This is what's next-hair all over your face. The messier the better. Hair is a great accessory to body and together body and hair make a great combo.

Not My Face: New Pose: Trend Report

2009-12-16T11:43:00.000-08:00

Limited edition faces are trending way up right now. In fact, I believe an artfully hidden face is much hipper than a blandly exposed face. Why show em what you got? Try accessorizing your new look with your hands or some inanimate object blocking your face. Hands are not the only way to pull this one off, try using hair or something nearby, like a kite.

New Finger Pose

2009-12-11T12:51:00.000-08:00

This is a great (hip) pose for celebrities. They flip the camera off to say, "stop it, stop hearting me so much I'm just a human." Same goes for children who, like celebs, are surrounded by love and even when they flip you off you still love them. As we get older and less famous we attempt to flip off the world with our fingers and clothing in self aware gestures designed to arouse celebrity-esque connotations. I would love to see a picture of someone taking a picture of someone flipping of the camera.

Smoking Goggles: Thursday Muse

2009-12-10T09:18:00.000-08:00

For More Protective Smoking Goggles: here

GM's Electric Car

2009-12-09T16:37:00.000-08:00

I don't really want to get into the whole going green thing on this blog because I try not to be too political. I may look very scholarly, but it's only because I am wearing my protective smoking goggles. But I did want to share some really cool hip new electric cars from GM. They must be trying to address growing global concerns about hip-house gasses or something? I heart the living shit out these little fucking electric cars. They are like eco friendly Shriner cars! I can't wait to see if the fixed gear bikes they are working on have cup holders.

Protective Smoking Goggles: Review

2009-12-09T16:26:00.000-08:00

Smoking is really hip, no matter what. Yes it kills you but it looks so fucking cool. I have been posting extensively on this trend since the jump. Some say I posted too much on this trend. But some say I haven't posted enough. For a brief history on the trend of Protective Smoking Goggles click here. And just to clarify, the inventor of this trend: still genius, still amazzzing, and we still heart him or her.

I love the wood frames on these PSG's very original

Horns + Fixed Gear Bike

2009-12-02T15:37:00.000-08:00

Here are 2 hips for the price of one! Love it when this happens. Luvvvsseess It. It's Amaaazzzing. We all know Fixed Gear Bikes are very hip, and according to the inversion theoryso are horns. Plus if your bike has less gears on it, therefore less technology, it also falls into the inversion theory (and is therefore more hip than a multiple geared bike with shocks lets say.) So here we have horns and bike wonderfully merged into a new mobile form of hipness.

Freedom Porn: 70's and 80's

2009-11-25T09:43:00.000-08:00

Stumbled on these amazing images while looking around. I found them truly aspirational. Truly beautiful and truly hip. The late 70's early 80's was a great time for beards and short shorts. Some of these looks can be seen right now walking around in hip havens such as Echo Park. This can be filed under: Quitting Your Job, Kicking Your Computer in its Face, Buying a Bunch of Outdoorsy Stuff at Rose Bowl, Growing a Beard, telling your girl friend to cut her jeans higher so that the pockets fall out of the bottoms and then hitting the road for a National Park. (see inversion theory)

Fetal+Bed+Ground: Fetal Pose Revival

2009-11-24T14:39:00.000-08:00

For a more expansive exploration of this veryhip trend click here.

Lean Back: Way Back Pose

2009-11-20T14:18:00.001-08:00

This is a great/new, very popular pose. Lean Back, way back. We've all seen the look down pose and I think this is most likely a reaction, a swing, away from that already over saturated pose. I like this pose because it's new and fresh for winter. Also, if it had a sound effect it might sound like "weeee!"

Freedom Porn: Weed + Girl Collabo

2009-11-19T09:47:00.000-08:00

There has been some debate about this subject. But I am truly supportive, I stand behind and believe in this trend. Smoke some herb, be a girl, roll one up (a joint is much more alluring) and smoke one. It's fun for winter, it's cozy. Be on trend, light one up. Everybody's doing it: look.

It's Very Blurred: Emerging Trends

2009-11-17T12:11:00.000-08:00

Normal face or blurred face? I have been asking myself this question a lot lately. Is It hip to have a face? Or is it hipper to not have a face? I opt for the latter. I believe that rocking no face is going to be a big trend for Spring 2010. You can see some great examples of this emerging look below. Notice the muted tones of flesh, hinting at something beneath. There is nothing beneath but something inside tells you "those might be eyes" and "Is that makeup?"

Trends In Gas Masks

2009-11-16T11:16:00.001-08:00

Talk about very European. This is what happens when European fashionistas take on one another in full fledged combat. These different styles of mask are very cool, they make a statement, not sure what that statement is but perhaps it's commentary on the fucked up socio-political sitch right now. I don't think these would help you out in nuclear assault but anyhow I thought I would just leave you with a bit of style inspiration for the end of days. After all it is Monday.

Mark: Style Icon Regression/Evolution

2009-11-12T11:25:00.000-08:00

Here is Mark. No doubt a style icon. It's rare that we can document the de-evolution of hip in such a preserved and comprehensive state. It's very hip to be Mark. It's interesting how as Mark ages he becomes less hip. I believe Mark, by no fault of his own, was hipper when he was younger. So perhaps it's very hip to be young? Anyways we Heart Mark very much. Here he is presented from Oldest (least hip) to Youngest (most hip.)

Too Much Muse.

2009-11-11T17:45:00.000-08:00

Being a muse to someone, or having a muse is very french, and very hip. If you are very attractive, and very french, or hip, then it's possible for you to be a muse. Being attractive is hip too. Try it. Also, if you are hip try posing on top of a trash can (fourth down.) Trash Can pose is a very good way to get someone to muse you. Additionally, bright light shining from behind you is another way to let people know "I'm your new muse." Without the glow around you how would anyone know? Perhaps a little nudity might help.

Taking Photos of The Camera You Take Photos With

2009-11-11T09:18:00.000-08:00

This trend just wont die.

All Your Shit: More Photo's of some or all your Shit Spread around.

2009-11-10T11:31:00.000-08:00

I posted on this trend a few posts back-I realized that there is so much stuff out there that one post would not suffice. That is to say, there is so much stuff out there and so much is very hip. So this post is also about over abundance of hip, a veritable plethora of shit, that we must swim through all day. Our only escape is when we sleep and dream, and even then sometimes the stuff that we photograph in the day reappears in the illumination of night.

Muse Worthy: Balloons + Cheung

2009-11-09T15:59:00.000-08:00

Been seeing this balloon trend, been seeing this Alexa Cheung trend: I haven't seen the two together. These once mutually exclusive trends have teemed for today's collabo of the day. And together they become Monday's Muse.

Trend Report: Wall + Animals Bust = Must Have for Winter.

2009-11-09T11:10:00.000-08:00

I heard something about 2009 having the Summer Of Death. Summer is so 2 months ago but death is so now. So, it's only obvious that Animals have paired up with Wall to create stunning collaborations, and are very big out there, right now. Animal of choice for this unlikely collabo? The Deer my dears. Plus writing with disregard to grammar is very big out there, right now, too..

Fall + Your Feet

2009-11-06T14:02:00.000-08:00

This is a quickly emerging trend. Once again I was ahead of the curve as I started following this Autumn Trend a while back. Well it seems like things have finally caught up. It's hugely hip right now to take pictures of your own feet + the fallen leaves. I think that it is related to the look down pose, but with a twist: first person perspective. I think a logical next step would be to photograph someone photographing their own Autumn Feet.

Is That Person Dead?

2009-11-05T08:53:00.000-08:00

No, they are just very hip. Ground pose is fast becoming a staple pose, on par with look down pose. It's as if ones knees can no longer support their hip (ness) and the weight of The Supreme Mother of "I'm over it" (Gravity x Earth) has sucked Ones hipness into her. The whole thing is very karmic in nature, very cyclical , very french, very hip. Some points of note: new variations of Ground Posing move beyond simply acknowledging the ground and to truly embracing it. Full extension of ones limbs and true prostration are essential in being on the cutting edge of this type of hip.

Liking Things: Pattern Recognition

2009-11-04T12:13:00.000-08:00

Retro bright. Pop. Sex. Outlined. It's very hip to like things that are directly/vaguely related and then to post them in sequence. Pattern recognition is one of human kinds greatest gifts, and we heart it too. You heart it too, and can't help but to notice patterns, even if you think you don't. You do. And even if you think you don't. You do.

I don't know just some possible banner ideas...

2009-11-03T15:43:00.001-08:00

MUSE

2009-10-29T17:43:00.000-07:00

Tuesday Muse: It's very European

2009-10-27T15:29:00.001-07:00

I thought today that I would take a very European view on American Culture... More of a tonal mood piece than usual. A bit esoteric and subtle. See if you can draw connections between these disparate elements of the U.S.A--I am qualified to share a European impression on the U.S. because I studied abroad.

Back For More: Don't call it a come back.

2009-10-26T13:30:00.000-07:00

Close your mouth when you talk to me. Are you blinded by my hipness? The back pose is back and it's more over it than a cat is. On a quest for unrivaled uniqueness one might find themselves turning their back on the world, the mainstream world that is. Your journey is as important as your end destination: document your journey, in fact it's hipper than getting there. Back pose, is back and I think it might be here to stay. For previous posts on the emergence of this trend click here.

Guns-Still Aspirational Accessories (Spring 10')

2009-10-23T10:31:00.000-07:00

Freedom, technology, gun powder. The latter elements constitute some of the major leaps forward, since the dawn of man. We, The Free, can use technology to blog, kill, or just hang out with our friends. It's very sexy and it's nice to do your thing--with a gun. Like, for example, you're at the beach with your lady and your car, it's nice, but it's missing something--a gun. Grab it. You don't even need to load it up, just having one around can become the missing link between your sense of anxiety and happiness of your own freedom.

DIY Mustache

2009-10-22T14:57:00.000-07:00

If your boyfriend has a sweet mustache, and you secretly are jealous of his amaaazing soup catcher here's a post for you. This trend is way trendier than a normal man mustache. Previously the man mustache has been one of the few distinguishing factors between sexes of the very hip. After all you and your man share jeans and help one another rip holes in your tattered layers, you listen to the same music, eat (not much) together etc... So I ask with the emergence of the do it yourself stache, how will you tell one another apart?

Horns On Your Head

2009-10-21T14:43:00.000-07:00

It's been too long. Stop hiding your horns. These accessories are making a big comeback. If you haven't grown yours out yet you can get a pair and simply place them on top of your head. I believe Natasha Khan is responsible for bringing these back into style...and we love her for it. This also falls into the inversion theory of hipness which states "as technology increases the more hip nature (the wild) becomes."

All Your Shit: Photo's of some or all your Shit Spread around.

2009-10-16T14:32:00.000-07:00

There is no better way to express the irony of your situation. All your stuff, all your fucking stuff is so hip, please spread it around and take a picture. Go to a flea market, buy some more stuff, spread that around too and take a picture. The sum or your parts is indeed equal to its whole: but how would we know about the details of your total hipness without knowing the individual parts that go into completing the whole?

Friday Muse: Freedom Porn+ No pants

2009-10-16T14:16:00.000-07:00

New Trends

2009-10-15T10:42:00.000-07:00

Protective Smoking Goggles have been around for a hot minute. Lots of great silhouettes out there. I thought I'd post a few new shapes that are little bit more fashion forward than what I've been seeing out there lately. Hope you enjoy!

Speaking Of Limited Edition

2009-10-09T15:49:00.000-07:00

Fuck Colorways, limited edish Nikes are all about technology these days. While your buddy is going on about the new dunks he got with the lime green banana flava pink and blue goose whites with the Black Night all up on the swoosh-try taking out your new pair of computer chip dunks: watch him start crying. Finally a sensible collaboration between third world technology graveyards (where all our discarded flat screens and tech. detritus goes to be disassembled by the poor) and other underclass/underpaid factory workers (who assemble Nike Dunks) has brought the Nike Dunk to new artistic heights....

Cats Hipper than Any Other Animal (in the fashion world)

2009-10-08T15:44:00.000-07:00

Owls, deers, elephants... They are wild and hip because of that, but try to get a nice little outfit on one and these divas of the wilderness might just not make the cut. Plus, you may be accused of animal cruelty if you try squeeze the ultra hip owl into a cute little vintage dress, or the latest architectural design from United Bamboo's Spring '10 collection. The super sexy fashion cat, with its "i'm over it" attitude is the perfect replacement meal to the over used and over rated normal human model.

Lick It If you Like It.

2009-10-08T13:48:00.000-07:00

This is a new Pose/Trend emerging from mostly L.A. If you are enamored with it, love it, but can't draw a heart around it, try licking it. Sticking your tongue out and licking towards the things that you like is trending right now. It's very hip to lick it if you like it.

Blinded By The Light: Just Not As Much as During the Summer

2009-10-08T11:48:00.001-07:00

Being blinded by sunlight is still in, even though the summer is over. It seems like subtler, more refined, more focused versions of this trend sit better with Fall 09. In the summer it was all about being awash in the open faucet of Solar Rays. Now its all about rays where you can still find them. You can still heart the sun, in your face, but the sun is no longer a mass commodity. In fall the sun is on some limited edition shit (like Nike.)

Freedom Porn: Wild Beauty

2009-10-07T16:36:00.001-07:00

Free And Easy. Not Safe For Work. Not having a job, is trending way up right now. Unemployment is at a 70 year high. Don't be concerned-you're very hip right now if you don't have a job. Get in your car, with your lady, your dog, your camera and hit the vistas, paths, and

oceans that all the working idiots pay to preserve. Look cool, hip, and unemployed while doing it.

Muse: Look Down Pose

2009-10-07T16:23:00.001-07:00

Very Nice/Hip/Arty Look Down Pose

Hip Rips (Rip It)

2009-10-07T14:26:00.000-07:00

No rip can still be hip, but looking like you have "lived" or "done stuff" is very hip right now, so try ripping your tights, t-shirt, jeans, or any other item that you think deserves to look like you've owned it for more than a week (which you haven't but that's o.k.)

Hip Rips (cont)

2009-10-07T14:23:00.000-07:00

Look Down Pose: Resurgence

2009-10-06T16:52:00.001-07:00

We have been tracking this from the jump off. Be down, by looking that way. New forms of theLook Down pose are emerging everyday. Subtle changes of this staple pose seem to be evolving with the seasons. Fall has brought us the look down pose + full bend over, in which one allows their hair to fall forward and all over ones face. The new variation is very dramatic and we heart it too. It's all very exciting and it's all very hip.

More Masked Muses: Tuesday

2009-10-06T11:55:00.000-07:00

Mask game is really evolving. It's hard to keep up.

Very Cool! Avante-un-garde

2009-10-06T09:36:00.000-07:00

EP04 from Bronques on Vimeo.

Monday Muse: Hip Death + Ground Pose.

2009-10-05T17:35:00.001-07:00

We (there is no we anymore) But, we love this.

Ground Texture x Legs x Hands

2009-10-05T10:30:00.000-07:00

This Season, whatever one it is, or which ever one you are working on, The Texture of the ground has teamed up with the Legs and Hands of a relatively wide cross section of relatively homogenous hip girls. Sometimes an accidental brush with ground can be a wake up call, sometimes not, sometimes you might just want to make out with your friend on the asphalt. Sometimes your whole body, lifted by your own hipness to heights unknown, needs the ground as a perfect counter point--or counter weight--to hipness unregulated.

Fierce Cup Holding: New Fall Accessory Report

2009-10-02T11:04:00.000-07:00

This is a new pose for fall. Apparently it's hipper to hold one cup now, rather then 2 cups. As we can see from the fourth photo down, our girl here is wondering "which cup should I set aside?" Our side-hawk boy in the sweater is attempting the look down pose with the cup.

Friday's Muse: Chics Doing Drugs.

2009-10-02T09:24:00.001-07:00

Simple, yet inspiring. We Heart It.

Photos of Photo taking and Taking Photo's of taking Photos of Taking Photos

2009-10-01T09:20:00.001-07:00

Sorry I haven't posted in a while. But, in this transitional time, and this economic downturn, it's been very hard to trend spot. I know that it's my Job to find out what kinda lifestyle choices are the hippest--and I wish that every post could be an epiphany of cool. But I am human, and as a nod to my human-ness, I have decided that the journey of human behavior is as hip as the individual components of the journey. So these photos represent that. "That" being the process, the gaze, the observer, the appreciator. "For, if I am not for myself, who will be for me? And, if I am not for others, then who am I?"

Masked Muse: Why Show Your Beauty?

2009-09-24T16:16:00.000-07:00

If you have a pretty face-hide it. Showing us that your genetic make up is superior to ours has been done to death. Put on some leather, some plastic, some spandex-anything to hide your awful beauty.

Wow! It's Hip.

2009-09-23T17:53:00.000-07:00

I have been searching lately, trying to find trends, looking, searching. I feel as though life is a giant troff-like ocean of hipness, sloshing around. These photos represent what might float to the surface of this life troff that I speak of. Dash Snow, The Sexual Penis Shoe, Colt 45 with a puppy, hair medaling cases of Pabst, and Nudity with wild Animals: it's a lot to take in, but let it wash over you, and then take a real shower.

Wed: Muse: Photographer Head

2009-09-23T10:01:00.000-07:00

Photo Of Photo Taking

Autumnal Tumbling

2009-09-22T14:36:00.000-07:00

Soon, once this heat goes away, autumn will be upon us. But who will be upon Autumn? Who will rest their tired head on the bed of

leaves just fallen from your favorite tree? Who will not walk upright, but crawl and stumble? These are rhetorical questions meant to be

evocative. Falling, this fall, is something to look out for. When I say look out, don't look away, watch and try. Try to watch as your

best friend teeters and totters eventually collapsing like a bunch of pick-up sticks. Standing, as standing, is by no means gone, but

see how sexy falling can be.

Polaroid x Collage: Art World Trends

2009-09-17T13:17:00.000-07:00

The subject matter in these photos addresses some of the very current, very hip trends in different types hipsistence. Fetal pose, protective smoking goggles, taking photos of your photo taking etc. The format is on polaroid, a very hip staple food. The polaroids are collaged together in order to present the very now and forward subject matter in a larger scale. It's as if to say, "our hip lives, enhanced by polaroid photography, is only hipper if its bigger."

Nice Fetal Pose

Love The Protective Smoking Goggles

Great Fall Inspiration

Photo Of Photo

Thursday Muse: It's Hip to Be Tri-Angle

2009-09-17T09:55:00.001-07:00

This guy knows. Tri-angles are very hip.

For more on this Triangle Trend click here.

Wed: Muse: 2 Cups One Dude

2009-09-16T18:04:00.001-07:00

2 Cups 1 Dude, an animal, ironic expression, plaid, it's all very hip.