KidViskous makes Top 9 list of 2009!

Shopflick. com ranked KidViskous #4 on their list of top 9 designers of 2009! We are in some amazing company, sharing the list with the likes of Raquel Allegra, Verameat, and The Batallion, the list chosen by Shopflick's editorial staff along with fashion's leading editors, bloggers and merchandisers!

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Excerpt from the press release:

Shopflick (http://www. shopflick. com), the leading online video and e-commerce marketplace for emerging designers and unique finds, names its "Top 9 Emerging Designers to watch for 2009." The Top 9 for '09 were selected by Shopflick's Editorial and Merchandise staff, based on input from the industry's leading merchandisers, fashion editors and bloggers on those who stand out in style, innovation and momentum.



"As a marketplace featuring emerging designers, Shopflick is a nexus for unique wearable fashion that you won't find anywhere else," said Davida Hall, Editorial Director. "We see thousands of designers and wanted to recognize those that we feel are poised to emerge in an incredibly competitive marketplace, due to their originality, creative vision and star quality; they represent the bright future of fashion."


Shopflick's Top 9 for '09 Are:

Raquel Allegra - Allegra turns rags reclaimed from the LA county jail into beautiful, one-of-a-kind works of art coveted by celebrity fashionistas Heidi Klum, Nicole Richie, Jessica Biel, Penelope Cruz, and the Olsen Twins.


Verameat - Vera Balyura, head designer and owner of Verameat Jewelry, charms the likes of Tilda Swinton and Miranda July - names synonymous with true independent style, as well as New York native Amy Sedaris with her line of travel and everyday magic inspired pieces.


The Battalion - Sisters Linda and Chrys Wong of The Battalion show off eco-style in buzz-worthy shows like the CW's "90210," and Planet Green's "Alter Eco" hosted by Adrian Grenier. Maggie Gyllenhaal, Julie Delpy and Ashley Olsen are all fans.


KIDVISKOUS (YAY!) - Downtown darling KidViskous has been praised for her fun, funky jewelry line mixing ironic humor with colorful pop culture references worn by music moguls and fashion fans alike.


Popomomo -Designer Lizz Wasserman crafts locally in LA, mixing intellectual appeal and utter wear-ability. Her eco-friendly work is defined by simple drapery translated into feminine shapes and innovative patterns.


Cri de Coeur - Founded by Gina Ferrarccio, this NYC label combines high fashion and uncompromising ethical standards with 100% vegan-friendly and stylish footwear worn by Natalie Portman, Portia de Rossi and Kristen Bell.


Yotam Solomon - One of the youngest designers at LA Fashion Week, the 21 year old Solomon has captured the hearts of editors around the world with his bespoke items in avante-garde aesthetics and rich color palates.


Violet Valen - Wife of Stones Throw Records DJ Peanut Butter Wolf, and once employed by the Farrelly Brothers and other Hollywood royalty, Violet Valen creates urban wearable art pieces handcrafted from vintage sweatshirts for global audiences.

Justice Bodan - Former art sculptor David Greico designs artisanal Justice Bodan pieces for fashion style-setters Gwyneth Paltrow and Hilary Swank, influenced by world travel and a deeper understanding of the human experience.

Don't call it a comeback

When will someone bring this hairstyle back??



The way trends have been going 80's/90's dance lately, I'm shocked no one has tried it. I would totally do it if I could!

TIME TO GET LAID! (off)

Serious layoffs at work yesterday. It was one of the most tense environments I've been in. These people had their livelihoods taken away from them with no warning, and they had to immediatly pack up and leave. People with spouses, kids, mortgages, sick relatives and however many number of other financial responsibilities that are now strained in what is the worst time of year, in the worst economic crisis in years.


I.T. just rolled by with a cart filled with the flatscreen monitors of those who were let go, like a wheelbarrow brimmed with caskets.

Blank Slate

God, I'm just realizing that since Obama has been elected, there isn't much to say anymore. I'm on total election craze withdrawl.


Now I know what Middle America feels like after the Superbowl. Crap....

Living On Video

Finally after a long hiatus, I'm making an update!

But it's alllllll bizness because mama gotta make that holiday dough!

I set up a Youtube account for KidViskous with all the ShopFlick videos I shot for my Collection 03 pieces:

http://www.youtube.com/user/KidViskousJewelry

Feel free to view, rate, comment, be-rate, make fun of me, etc. I had no idea what I was talking about when making these. I haven't actually watched all of the videos in their entirety to validate their authenticity or to see if they were up to my standards (not that I was given a choice of final edit..even though they told me I would. Fuckers.). I hate myself on video! I'm a writer, not a talkbox!

Here's one that has not been released til today, my Pyramid Scheme Necklace:





Sure!

Red and Blue

This is a letter that was forwarded to me by my mother:

"Dear Red States:

If you manage to steal this election too we've decided we're leaving. We intend to form our own country, and we're taking the other Blue States with us. In case you aren't aware, that includes California, Hawaii, Oregon, Washington, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Michigan, Illinois and all the Northeast. We believe this split will be beneficial to the nation, and especially to the people of the new country of New California.

To sum up briefly:

You get Texas, Oklahoma and all the slave states.
We get stem cell research and the best beaches.

We get the Statue of Liberty.
You get Dollywood.

We get Intel and Microsoft.
You get WorldCom.

We get Harvard.
You get Ole' Miss.

We get 85% of America's venture capital and entrepreneurs.
You get Alabama.

We get two-thirds of the tax revenue. You get to make the red states pay their fair share.

Since our aggregate divorce rate is 22% lower than the Christian Coalition's, we get a bunch of happy families.
You get a bunch of single moms.

Please be aware that Nuevo California will be pro-choice and anti-war, and we're going to want all our citizens back from Iraq at once. If you need people to fight, ask your evangelicals. They have kids they're apparently willing to send to their deaths for no purpose, and they don't care if you don't show pictures of their children's caskets coming home. We do wish you success in Iraq , and hope that the WMDs turn up, but we're not willing to spend our resources in Bush's Quagmire.

With the Blue States in hand, we will have firm control of 80% of the country's fresh water, more than 90% of the pineapple and lettuce, 92% of the nation's fresh fruit, 95% of America's quality wines, 90% of all cheese, 90% of the high tech industry, 95% of the corn and soybeans (thanks Iowa!), most of the U.S. low-sulfur coal, all living redwoods, sequoias and condors, all the Ivy and Seven Sister schools plus Stanford, Cal Tech and MIT.

With the Red States, on the other hand, you will have to cope with 88% of all obese Americans (and their projected health care costs), 92% of all U.S. mosquitoes, nearly 100% of the tornadoes, 90% of the hurricanes, 99% of all Southern Baptists, virtually 100% of all televangelists, Rush Limbaugh, Bob Jones University, Clemson and the University of Georgia.

We get Hollywood and Yosemite, thank you.

Additionally, 38% of those in the Red states believe Jonah was actually swallowed by a whale, 62% believe life is sacred unless we're discussing the war, the death penalty or gun laws, 44% say that evolution is only a theory, 53% believe that Saddam was involved in 9/11 and 61% of you crazy bastards believe you are people with higher morals.

Peace out,
Blue States"

T Minus 7 days (Pain)

It's 7 days til November 4th. And as confindent as Obama supporters can be, anything can happen in a week, so keep on your freedom-loving toes people!

I had an epiphany at dinner the other night. One of the most asinine arguements that McCain supporters make in favor of him and Nailin' Palin is that they're "normal people, they're just like us," to which I cry:

FUCK YOU!

The epiphany was this example that all of small town conservative Christian America could understand:

You need a new quarterback for the high school football team. You've gone to state every year, and this year can be your team's chance. Who are you going to pick, the average kid with average build and average agility in the sport? He's just like most of you, right? You can see him coming when he's running at you, you can understand his moves and you can play along with him on the same level. You can laugh and go out for a Caprisun and talk about nothing too special, nothing offensive or difficult.

OR

Do you want the fastest, strongest, most agile fucking steroid enraged teenager who grips the ball like he's hanging from a rope tied to helicopter flying over an acid bath full of homosexual chainsaw sharks?? A kid who can kick the ball like its Satan's sack and throw a ball so far it orbits the earth? And somehow this kid has kick ass grades after 16 hour a day practices that bring football and academic scholarships offers from all your favorite colleges, wherein he will wave his hometown banner on national television when he takes that team to the championships??

You would not want Jimmy the pizza delivery kid playing ball. You shouldn't want the same for president.


I want a president who is NOTHING like me, or that drunk guy, or that haggard woman, or that Joe the fucking whatever he is.

I want a president who is a JUGGERNAUT of a being.
I want a president who can bench press the White House while writing intricate calligraphy with his/her toe.
I want a president who can build a spacecraft that can take the most delicious sandwich in the world to another planet without spoiling.
I want a president who can MAKE that most delicious sandwich in the world AND offer you a Cactus Cooler to wash it down.
I want a president who can convince cats to wear pants all the time.
I want a president who can recite Shakespeare in both ironic and non-ironic ways.
I want a president who is more beautiful than snowflakes on the eyelashes of a newborn baby in a cashmere bed of dreams deferred.
I want a president who has a voice like a sonic boom and can hear marauders coming from next Thursday.
I want a president who can make Anna Wintour cry.
I want a president who can imitate every birdcall ever in history including dodo birds and teradactyls.
I want a president who can find the lost city of gold.
I want a president who can absorb bullets and missiles into his/her body, and immediately recycle them into park benches and textbooks.
I want a president who can shake the hand of everyone in the world AND remember their names. EVERYONE.
I want a president who can make Chuck Norris look like a pussy, but he/she doesn't because he/she is better than that.
I want a president who can fly. Why the fuck not?
I want a president whom I can drunk text in the middle of the night about relationship problems and he/she will convince me that "yes, I am too good for this."
I want a president who can put a dollar in the stock market and cure everyone's baldness before the end bell rings.
I want a president who can bioengineer a puppy who eats AIDS.
I want a president who can speak a bazillion different languages including klingon and he/she still won't look nerdy speaking it.
I want a president who has the highest score on Donkey Kong.
I want a president who can find and kill terrorists as easily as he/she can diplomatically convince them to stop.
I want a president who can pump money and optimism into schools and teachers.
I want a president who can calm the nerves of investors and banks and stockbrokers.
I want a president who sees people as people, not as checkboxes and tax forms.
I want a president who just sees EVERYTHING, who knows EVERYTHING, and EVERYONE and can make decisions based on what is best for the whole.
And I want a president whose intellect, confidence, charmisma, morals, ethics, understanding, passion, compassion, business savvy, worldliness and everything else FAR FAR FAR surpasses that of my own.


I don't want Joe Sixpack, or Joe Schmo, or Joe Mama. I want a president who is as close to everyone's combined fucking idea of a god on earth as possible! And sure, you can say, "oh, if the president is god, then isn't there a chance the president will become dictator?"

NO!

THAT "God," capital G, is a dictator, and seems to be the source of a lot of ideological tensions in this world. My president would be the perfect PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES, so we would have nothing to worry about.



Anyways, 3 funniest things in the world to me:
1. Cats. Not real ones, only the representation of.
2. Pants
3. Sandwiches, because they could be currency they're so great. Salads too. Or as I call them "business sandwiches".