Douglas and Co. Detroit

Douglas & Co. Detroit is a lifestyle from the heart of Detroit where life is lived.

We offer quality handmade leather products, made in Detroit. Our products are designed and built by people in the city where they live; created with less than 20 products per series. Our mission is to partner with surrounding communities to educate, train and develop individuals with skills to create quality leather products.  Douglas & Co. Detroit believes in the the fine craft of handmade leather goods.

Each item that Douglas & Co. Detroit produces is a labor of love that is deeply rooted in Detroit. One hundred percent of their manufacturing process takes place locally from start to finish, including the cutting, stitching and packaging. This enables customers to walk away with more than just a product; they also receive the intrinsic satisfaction of owning goods fashioned from a deep rooted passion. Each finished piece radiates with the heartfelt time spent massaging the leather, sewing and loving every step along the way.

 

You can view the entire collection at www.detroitandco.com

Xo, 

Sar Elle

HOMES EYEWEAR

Homes Eyewear are made in Detroit from the city’s deconstructed housing stock. This city has roughly 70,000 abandoned homes still standing, and within those contain plenty of usuable materials, literally lying around, waiting for a breath of new life.

Founded in 2012, Homes are made at their headquarters in Eastern Market, Detroit. The 60 step, labor-intensive process blends CNC technology, hand-craftsmanship and proven woodworking techniques to create a beautiful and all around sustainable pair of sunglasses.

The materials extraction process takes a lot of work in and of itself, before it even hits the Homes Shop. Once harvested and catalogued, the wood is processed to remove nails, paint, char and other debris. The boards are hand picked by Homes at Reclaim Detroit, and are hand cut into wood veneers, which are then transformed into the frames offered today.

The boards selected at Reclaim Detroit vary in species and age, most of which were old-growth wood, harvested during the logging boom of the 1800 and 1900s. While homes, both in the early 1900s as well as present day, are constructed using mostly softwoods (white pine, douglas fir), many do contain hardwoods, which are ideal for use in frame building. Your frames’ finish will vary with grain character and color, as well as the life of the home they come from, and how they’ve weathered the years of use and/or neglect. No two pairs of Homes Sunglasses are exactly alike. Each handmade pair is however subject to the same rigorous quality inspection, ensuring your sunglasses were made with the utmost care and attention to detail.

Purchase the Kercheval Frame (above) and any other style that Homes has to offer at their site here.

 

Xo, 

Sar Elle

Urb Clothing

URB Clothing is a German Based Clothing Company founded, and created by Joe & Sara Urb.

URB gained notoriety for it's Melting Tights, comprised of Nylon, Baby Powder, and Medical Latex.  Over the course of the last few years, many companies have tried to replicate Urb's aesthetic, but none quite compare.

Urb has recently started branching off from the Melting Tights, and has added some very intricate, high fashion pieces to it's new line. 

Be sure to check out the full line of Melting Tights, as well as the current line --for both women AND men, at the Urb Shop, here. 

Xo,

Sar Elle

OCC

Founded in New York City in 2004 by makeup artist David Klasfeld, Obsessive Compulsive Cosmetics started with a pair of Lip Balms. As an artist, Klasfeld wanted to develop products that met the needs of artists who weren’t satisfied with the traditional options found on the market, through a commitment to innovation in color, texture and selection.

OCC strives to be on the forefront of colour cosmetics, while honoring both our professional makeup artistry and cruelty-free heritage. OCC is proud to be 100% Vegan & Cruelty-Free, as internationally certified by PETA.

Xo,

Sar Elle

W A R P E D / T O U R / I S / C O M I N G !

ITS THAT TIME OF YEAR AGAIN! The time when we get burned, bruised and dehydrated for a day out in the hot scorching black top! Why do we do it? For a chance to party and watch a ton of our favorite bands give it all in one solid day of music. So make sure you pre hydrate and plan your day out right. Because for one day, thousands of us become family and celebrate not just any life, but the life we want to live. So come one and come all and check out unforgettable performances from our brothers in ....

Make sure you guys make it out to see these bands from our staff pics!

AUGUST BURNS RED                        LET LIVE                        BLACK DAHLIA MURDER 

OH SLEEPER                                   ARCHITECTS                      THE AMITY AFFLICTION 

STICK TO YOUR GUNS                     VOLUMES                      WHILE SHE SLEEPS 

UPON A BURNING BODY                   BMTH                            LIKE MOTHS TO A FLAME

OH DONT FORGET to creep  Substream Music  Magazine and check out a special Vile Discount Code found in the magazine! Hope to see you guys there! -VC

FlNT EASTWOOD-ANDREW W K: PARTY CHALLENGE!!!

HEY! The Flint Eastwood cats NEED OUR HELP!

The Video above is Flint Eastwoods CHALLENGE to ANDREW W K to come PARTY HARD at their set at  BLED FEST on the 25th of this month! Andrew W K and Flint Eastwood are both playing the same stage and are both about POSITIVE PARTYING!

S do some Kool Kids a favor and rock out in this manner! DO IT!

- 1 INTERNET POST A DAY FOR 7 DAYS FEATURING:

- #BLEDFESTCHALLENGE,

-A TAG FOR ANDREW, @andrewwk

-A TAG FOR FLINT EASTWOOD, @flinteastwood

-THE VIDEO LINK: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XGW5hPHQ4io&feature=youtu.be

Vile Company On the Cover of Real Detroit Weekly

Vile was featured on the cover of this past weeks Real Detroit Weekly.

Cover Shot by Joe Gall

Styled by Angie Yaldo0

Modeled by Brandon Brando

Creep it ! SpringFashion2013

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