N.A.S.A. Featuring Kanye West, Santogold, & Lykke Li

"Gifted" by new hot duo N.A.S.A. featuring superstars Kanye West, Santogold, and Lykke Li. I got a preview download of this track months ago, and I still love this song. I'm a little tired of it, but it's one of those songs I can't seem to get enough of.

It's fun to finally see the music video because when I first heard this song, I imagined outer space and playing dress up with a futuristic avant-garde black dress and silver pumps.

Running with it! DIY Tights

The first time I got a run in my pantyhose, I was fascinated. One little line that seemed to expand and go on forever as long as I kept pulling. I felt like it was kind of amazing! I was creating a spider web. It was beautiful.

My mother quickly taught me that runs are a bad thing! So no more tugging at the thread. And if I did get a snag, a dab of clear nail polish soon stopped that run dead in it's tracks.

Then came Alexander Wang's Fall 2008 RTW line, and suddenly holey tights were new again! Even Target tried to Wang it up with some of their styling! Lani has cleverly since added holey tights to her wardrobe when a pair of her tights accidentally got snagged. But I think it was Lykke Li's amazing tights at her show I went to early last month that got my attention the most! It's hard to tell in the photo, but the front half is solid black but the back side was a giant run. Ever since I saw them I was determined to make myself a pair!

Perhaps I'm on a bit of a destroying spree with my recent Holey Tee?

So I got a pair of extra black tights that I had lying around my closet. I put them on and marked near the ankle with a safety pin because I decided that I didn't want holes/runs near my feet because I hate the feeling of my toes slipping through the holes. I then took them off and cut accross the back of the panty hose to create a line that goes about half way around the tight.

In a similar technique to the Holey Tee, You pull the fabric towards the hole from the top towards the cut to start unravelling. And you continue to do this evenly down the side so that you can get an even allover loose effect.

Keep going until you have the desired height! I wanted to make mine slightly higher but I got tired. Then on the bottom half of the tight I added some clear nail polish to prevent the tight from running into the foot/sock area.

So when you put the tight on, because the run will make it kind of looser, I decided the easiest way to deal with this without effort would be to pull the runny end down over your foot. Kind of like a stirrup. Voila, the finished product below!

Lykke Li Concert

In case you missed the sold out concert, I took some vids and uploaded to youtube for your viewing pleasure. As I mentioned, Lykke Li is such a powerful performer who loves being on stage. Enjoy!

55DSL Pop-Up

Who: 55DSL
What: A pop- up shop in Orange County in time for holiday shopping.
When: Nov 3-Jan 31
Where: South Coast Plaza, 3333 Bristol Street, Costa Mesa, CA 92626

The best part?

There is going to be a 3 hr launch party on November 6th, 2008 from 6pm - 9pm, featuring DJ sets from Lykke Li, Bjorn (Peter, Bjorn & John), DJ/Producer Dan Sena (Dim Mak) and art from Greg “Pnut” Galinsky. RSVP here!


PS. If you don't know who Lykke Li is yet, she is a Swedish pop sensation, who used to pretend she was a famous Swedish pop star to get gigs while she was living in NYC. She ended up working with Björn Yttling (of Peter Bjorn and John) and Lasse Mårtén to release her album Youth Novels earlier this year.

Here are a few free tracks you can download to check out her sound:
Dance Dance Dance, Little Bit (on the Urban Outfitter's LSTN #1 project) and Breaking it Up Radio Mix.

Lykke Li, Another Swedish Love

Artist: Lykke Li
Recommend If You Like: Imogen Heap, Duffy, The Ting Tings

I've never been to Sweden, but I imagine it to be a pretty amazing place. Sweden brought us Ikea and H&M and lots of great music like Robyn and Peter Bjorn and John and now Lykke Li.

Lykke Li is pop without being bubble gum. Her music is a bit quirky, a bit folk, and at times a bit electro. Her sweet songs and vocals make me so happy. They make me want to dress up and dance around my room the way I did when I was a little girl.

She released her debut album Youth Novels earlier this year and is currently headlining a tour with the Friendly Fires. My favorite track is her single "I'm Good I'm Gone". I could listen to that song on repeat for days. Other standout tracks are "Let It Fall", "Little Bit" and "Breaking It Up".