Louis Vuitton, Deitch & Rizzoli Continue To Love Stephen Sprouse

<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgONnXngZ6g4y-XHypNflgiT_mPIQF9fbQYcZTYxzaS88X7_1rdt3Dsp-zLsrCrqDfZWMQRxlnphXDbRSmfIpuaQFrkJMid1VTYqn8yBM3G-S6uc5uClHCklQfxVgPJEwdUP9VwQVcfkC92/s1600-h/Picture+30.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5286743618413461282" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgONnXngZ6g4y-XHypNflgiT_mPIQF9fbQYcZTYxzaS88X7_1rdt3Dsp-zLsrCrqDfZWMQRxlnphXDbRSmfIpuaQFrkJMid1VTYqn8yBM3G-S6uc5uClHCklQfxVgPJEwdUP9VwQVcfkC92/s400/Picture+30.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 363px;" /></a><br /><br />Artist and design pioneer Stephen Sprouse may no longer be with us physically, but you'll see more of his work in January, 2009 than you may have ever before thanks to a retrospective show at the <a href="http://www.deitch.com/">Deitch gallery</a>, a new limited edition book by <a href="http://www.rizzoliusa.com/">Rizzoli</a> and a new tribute collection from Marc Jacobs for <a href="http://www.louisvuitton.com/">Louis Vuitton.</a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIfWS-Ih6y-aEunTgrCHpMLPYpKBCbKx-K2ykN0JYYqTUcptPPVEv1MBABI6mZTeuKAZHDVcSJ9fmgJP_mo7iL4cvJEf_t0uKMcS_hLNHulpfg0X4TJNB_L9tWvRB4bH09YL0qMF4LVBGd/s1600-h/tribute+collection.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5286748316123579154" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIfWS-Ih6y-aEunTgrCHpMLPYpKBCbKx-K2ykN0JYYqTUcptPPVEv1MBABI6mZTeuKAZHDVcSJ9fmgJP_mo7iL4cvJEf_t0uKMcS_hLNHulpfg0X4TJNB_L9tWvRB4bH09YL0qMF4LVBGd/s400/tribute+collection.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 397px; height: 599px;" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">Above: Marc Jacobs new 2009 tribute Collection for Louis Vuitton</span><br /><br />Stephen Sprouse (1953-2004) was one of the most influential fashion designers of his time and a key figure in the dynamic mix of punk rock, wild style graffiti, and street influenced fashion that characterized the downtown New York community in the early 1980s. He was one of the first to build on the influence of Andy Warhol to create a fusion of art, music and fashion. He continued on a course that disavowed any division among these fields throughout his career.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgt5virmS0A4lk1Z5dribijiNDfKHzGXDVaVBapRscC_bd4nHY-rcvkOO87Nmac31UDKIV3sZoPVDwBOr8aNcyVKx1VqlE25B32aXvWS_9qMgESIBOeOyyRkYj3W26KO772LAXpe3ZTiVu8/s1600-h/Picture+68.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5286441424221008338" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgt5virmS0A4lk1Z5dribijiNDfKHzGXDVaVBapRscC_bd4nHY-rcvkOO87Nmac31UDKIV3sZoPVDwBOr8aNcyVKx1VqlE25B32aXvWS_9qMgESIBOeOyyRkYj3W26KO772LAXpe3ZTiVu8/s400/Picture+68.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 199px; height: 189px;" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Rock on Mars,</span> a retrospective exhibition of the work of Stephen Sprouse, will transform Deitch Projects’s 18 Wooster Street gallery into a realization of Sprouse’s rock and roll futuristic vision. The exhibition at Deitch will introduce Sprouse’s extraordinary pop-influenced paintings to the larger art audience. His paintings of iconic rock and roll imagery including stacks of loudspeakers, Sid Vicious with his pants down, and an Iggy Pop crucifixion, have rarely been seen.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5cG4KKLly8Ip6QLtimA9olaJD1_ql3JiZ9wcCRqpEw9lWM9jLi8IO2Tobn2ttZYbPPOR_PWQJbVvRQ_nFj6ltCFBmQg39IH5lZuPlA3BmwaNj5rTBzZnV0OIwAiKaGHTShBAMycKWMCv6/s1600-h/sprouse_poster.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5286431155036659426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5cG4KKLly8Ip6QLtimA9olaJD1_ql3JiZ9wcCRqpEw9lWM9jLi8IO2Tobn2ttZYbPPOR_PWQJbVvRQ_nFj6ltCFBmQg39IH5lZuPlA3BmwaNj5rTBzZnV0OIwAiKaGHTShBAMycKWMCv6/s400/sprouse_poster.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 400px;" /></a><br /><br />The show will also include a selection of the video works made to accompany his runway shows, examples of his fabric and furniture design for Knoll, and fifty of his most influential fashion looks, as well as the following nine images:<br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpfeXsKkEi_sYkeNKifFY83BCyuiYl2xnnKEwXPEdRa47au4izFg6-bblmDzchtNN5KSUnSP4kGsbNcAdYWCQxEwMaxmqUvWIkIz6O1Wx2Gh19zAE9kE-2bFPQhD3BLAi5NTSQPCmGdK14/s1600-h/sprouse_install_1.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5286432335089617042" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpfeXsKkEi_sYkeNKifFY83BCyuiYl2xnnKEwXPEdRa47au4izFg6-bblmDzchtNN5KSUnSP4kGsbNcAdYWCQxEwMaxmqUvWIkIz6O1Wx2Gh19zAE9kE-2bFPQhD3BLAi5NTSQPCmGdK14/s400/sprouse_install_1.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 281px;" /></a><br />Above: Stephen Sprouse, Self-Portrait, Early Years, Courtesy Sprouse Family Archives<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7XgKmn8jf3z9p0rARa5zqo5mdjORuupcZQE8O6CbWkcj0ZoIAE6W3Mgqky_4oQTmsj8VnR8mZXBY7D8Fv7U7B3Gkt0dqHUDKgOj0gPFRBmSDXpocp15FVgiM9PKobC_2IqvhUDVHh7mHh/s1600-h/sprouse_install_2.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5286432243884372162" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7XgKmn8jf3z9p0rARa5zqo5mdjORuupcZQE8O6CbWkcj0ZoIAE6W3Mgqky_4oQTmsj8VnR8mZXBY7D8Fv7U7B3Gkt0dqHUDKgOj0gPFRBmSDXpocp15FVgiM9PKobC_2IqvhUDVHh7mHh/s400/sprouse_install_2.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 281px;" /></a><br />Above: Stephen Sprouse, Debbie Harry Cut Out Dress Polaroid, Courtesy Sprouse Family Archives<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZsqaJSrC3ulhFQl8sPI-2SO08TpNd0ML8mBWEf_kNOaiNV6l_vQN_7HlPUnTgo3bda7CT69mykZ11l0v0MaMjekd8EJH7swPHVfhEMfHyDbe0zbxdeLYcspHCUtNsSpBitCsC1R2CgqVW/s1600-h/sprouse_install_3.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5286432040477058578" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZsqaJSrC3ulhFQl8sPI-2SO08TpNd0ML8mBWEf_kNOaiNV6l_vQN_7HlPUnTgo3bda7CT69mykZ11l0v0MaMjekd8EJH7swPHVfhEMfHyDbe0zbxdeLYcspHCUtNsSpBitCsC1R2CgqVW/s400/sprouse_install_3.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 281px;" /></a><br />Above: Stephen Sprouse, Debbie Harry Green Dress Polaroid, Courtesy Sprouse Family Archives<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtGAP5C4clJUFmd_OeYgCneMaq0FgR1A_tfwEIxNjVEO8iv_zxD3K70xYVVPC1Y2x8qc2yFJSfCRN5-wtzKdDUFrZFmTNXxpbp8k4cLawiTCP9gZX_TC33zLcwiUBw7FVcFIgymoO-DN0B/s1600-h/sprouse_install_4.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5286431938327795234" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtGAP5C4clJUFmd_OeYgCneMaq0FgR1A_tfwEIxNjVEO8iv_zxD3K70xYVVPC1Y2x8qc2yFJSfCRN5-wtzKdDUFrZFmTNXxpbp8k4cLawiTCP9gZX_TC33zLcwiUBw7FVcFIgymoO-DN0B/s400/sprouse_install_4.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 281px;" /></a><br />Above: Stephen Sprouse, Speaker Painting, Courtesy Sprouse Family Archives<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtf4EXERu-726WHXdKBy7Mz15nlIOor0WjfSDGxlfrDnz-UJVjqhzqSx-94Exk23pv7snamNjfRqvr8zPWIx65dzI6C8ll2Vk-vvzOmuNrM9taX7ygCsliM0a8hEuD4FK41ga9bLIh3elt/s1600-h/sprouse_install_5.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5286431833999955298" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtf4EXERu-726WHXdKBy7Mz15nlIOor0WjfSDGxlfrDnz-UJVjqhzqSx-94Exk23pv7snamNjfRqvr8zPWIx65dzI6C8ll2Vk-vvzOmuNrM9taX7ygCsliM0a8hEuD4FK41ga9bLIh3elt/s400/sprouse_install_5.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 281px;" /></a><br />Above: Stephen Sprouse, TV Sketch, Courtesy Sprouse Family Archives<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVn7QsVRdTAhWIG4oZt0MOsmiB1hcebEYUqycLDuVvQ3_YqQh1przhyH6EH7Jic2-SBSIwQX9h_ukYcl_a-knnxXdgKer5XwQAjyjrxfmywVTQ53W-EJ_wXoEVQQos5vnAQDW6UbipkDVO/s1600-h/sprouse_install_6.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5286431748107593362" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVn7QsVRdTAhWIG4oZt0MOsmiB1hcebEYUqycLDuVvQ3_YqQh1przhyH6EH7Jic2-SBSIwQX9h_ukYcl_a-knnxXdgKer5XwQAjyjrxfmywVTQ53W-EJ_wXoEVQQos5vnAQDW6UbipkDVO/s400/sprouse_install_6.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 281px;" /></a><br />Above: Stephen Sprouse, Scan Line Sketch, Courtesy Sprouse Family Archives<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMz7E-8VqkD87_tqqu7pqrDas1ouZNKREN6g3IJ3Hv5tCbiqAWl8wsNJXp6Cf99GdWi4K6dce4ydFPdKixxsnqRtVm32o0ovtXqFCVoXluXzB3ZpmjoW00tOqzomthrmUXbJeRTrwyNGAI/s1600-h/sprouse_install_7.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5286431422482775522" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMz7E-8VqkD87_tqqu7pqrDas1ouZNKREN6g3IJ3Hv5tCbiqAWl8wsNJXp6Cf99GdWi4K6dce4ydFPdKixxsnqRtVm32o0ovtXqFCVoXluXzB3ZpmjoW00tOqzomthrmUXbJeRTrwyNGAI/s400/sprouse_install_7.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 281px;" /></a><br />Above: Stephen Sprouse, Iggy on the Cross, Courtesy Sprouse Family Archives<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlsx6wt4Pwxmmh25MoiW4MSdUUHyxymANBHFHr5x71S2bRpROmwhXB8r7gAfMG8QJmH4nuwYHDss9C9DHznKRdLbE_sxPTcS-7NYzc7RoFFpIVGYhnLu6fGXkeM46lvghVxh15uCnoUbb9/s1600-h/sprouse_install_8.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5286431325824562594" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlsx6wt4Pwxmmh25MoiW4MSdUUHyxymANBHFHr5x71S2bRpROmwhXB8r7gAfMG8QJmH4nuwYHDss9C9DHznKRdLbE_sxPTcS-7NYzc7RoFFpIVGYhnLu6fGXkeM46lvghVxh15uCnoUbb9/s400/sprouse_install_8.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 281px;" /></a><br />Above: Stephen Sprouse, Fall 1984 Sketch, Courtesy Sprouse Family Archives<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDPxKkyzQ3xdjisHDsjtjkqaYX4nTiBKjpGPDsNrfOQGBSkO96Z-6a9rrOiw1F6Z8lyGcHmLZJ8oFYRkvxr0T5bvZ5U-k8S48J0k5YAdKKhIGn-uis0a264QGg9vtAetSt_vZ0jutj708j/s1600-h/sprouse_install_9.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5286431223427850402" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDPxKkyzQ3xdjisHDsjtjkqaYX4nTiBKjpGPDsNrfOQGBSkO96Z-6a9rrOiw1F6Z8lyGcHmLZJ8oFYRkvxr0T5bvZ5U-k8S48J0k5YAdKKhIGn-uis0a264QGg9vtAetSt_vZ0jutj708j/s400/sprouse_install_9.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 281px;" /></a><br />Above: Stephen Sprouse, Patty Hearst Painting, Courtesy Sprouse Family Archives<br /><br />Rock On Mars<br />Deitch Project Gallery<br />January 09, 2009 — February 28, 2009<br />18 Wooster Street, New York<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">The Louis Vuitton Tribute Collection:</span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEeO1x0RXPfqfdjBJggFBye_7aF2L9jUj15Lpl62ab2FeWkqSDeU-iJCUsf_irZqxKMPiKVkNNFOCudAHadS2s_8YUNrLbRIZ6ZTxRaE3PTdk1vNFYbrGkem8ESk1EbROz0GRxIOQvVxOJ/s1600-h/Picture+30.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5286442397055603730" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEeO1x0RXPfqfdjBJggFBye_7aF2L9jUj15Lpl62ab2FeWkqSDeU-iJCUsf_irZqxKMPiKVkNNFOCudAHadS2s_8YUNrLbRIZ6ZTxRaE3PTdk1vNFYbrGkem8ESk1EbROz0GRxIOQvVxOJ/s400/Picture+30.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 206px;" /></a><br /><br />In conjunction with the exhibition project, Marc Jacobs has created a new collection for Louis Vuitton, inspired by Sprouse’s famous collaboration with Louis Vuitton in 2001, which featured the classic monogram bag scrawled with Stephen Sprouse graffiti.<br /><br />The new limited edition Stephen Sprouse – Louis Vuitton collection will be available in Louis Vuitton stores worldwide from January 9, 2009, the opening date of the exhibition.<br /><br />Here's a sneak peek of the 2009 tribute collection:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgog-_1olCM6MpeVvRhO5eohBWY4aucRRD8HfPPyILFyY8Zw_vZW2RspU-sXHRpZdSmf3txkGIMRXXv0goJmZbLUQwkhvyPsCnkbJPzO9D_CLvxFzOnG7reOiuPPM8JMQy5dVK6rUPLCWwQ/s1600-h/Picture+37.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5286436252980658274" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgog-_1olCM6MpeVvRhO5eohBWY4aucRRD8HfPPyILFyY8Zw_vZW2RspU-sXHRpZdSmf3txkGIMRXXv0goJmZbLUQwkhvyPsCnkbJPzO9D_CLvxFzOnG7reOiuPPM8JMQy5dVK6rUPLCWwQ/s400/Picture+37.png" style="cursor: pointer; 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width: 399px; height: 406px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEga9dqZ_jbPpMG_fMLKvjyvkBj2_byFIspTr0NeLZOAAGel1ICwFaW-RRil6aEVhNn2JiQIcFtyYNiyKdVW8LvlmuopONYjHH2oAVNZLu3w5DdxmF_2bFZuefDFED9t3QfI_nNQOMzdxUdp/s1600-h/Picture+55.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5286433116809469362" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEga9dqZ_jbPpMG_fMLKvjyvkBj2_byFIspTr0NeLZOAAGel1ICwFaW-RRil6aEVhNn2JiQIcFtyYNiyKdVW8LvlmuopONYjHH2oAVNZLu3w5DdxmF_2bFZuefDFED9t3QfI_nNQOMzdxUdp/s400/Picture+55.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 386px;" /></a><br /><br />The 2009 tribute collection will be available at Louis Vuitton boutiques worldwide beginning january 9th.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">The Book by Rizzoli:</span><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5BB-0f0F7aeq2s6n8BJ6_Pma5BqBIJ7M1gyUvDVH1MS4l9QbM6sWwIY4jZWYLSP22YkDH8AC7c249H1_q_HX69zhDf-TQ2S365hTaAH29iZz_zRjy4iSeVwVmXLeuDKQ_Cf4ICdiYeRty/s1600-h/Picture+62.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5286438301459166594" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5BB-0f0F7aeq2s6n8BJ6_Pma5BqBIJ7M1gyUvDVH1MS4l9QbM6sWwIY4jZWYLSP22YkDH8AC7c249H1_q_HX69zhDf-TQ2S365hTaAH29iZz_zRjy4iSeVwVmXLeuDKQ_Cf4ICdiYeRty/s400/Picture+62.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 397px; height: 384px;" /></a><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_zqFoq3qej2c/SV0zeG3Q7tI/AAAAAAAAij8/R5goQ0HRuGw/s1600-h/Picture+64.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5286438129934331602" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_zqFoq3qej2c/SV0zeG3Q7tI/AAAAAAAAij8/R5goQ0HRuGw/s400/Picture+64.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 397px; height: 139px;" /></a><br /><br /><span class="text"> A comprehensive book on Stephen Sprouse by Roger Padilha and Mauricio Padilha will be published in January of 2009 by <a href="http://www.rizzoliusa.com/">Rizzoli</a>. It will include many never before seen works of art, photographs, sketches and interviews with many of Stephen's colleagues, friends, and family and pay tribute to his extraordinary career.<br /><br /></span>The authors:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHO0R6lJznHIkBJ5xH4TZzNQnvi-YAyITLru875Q85SyNZdHz3Jj7jBJnqqKeCBSlZ4AslbizwtT17kWupwmQYJa-SgUPJCE8Fwi26yg_4MP1T_WQ29us3anMYQyZ6sP5Is3XU0HCkDNf_/s1600-h/Picture+65.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5286437659443183954" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHO0R6lJznHIkBJ5xH4TZzNQnvi-YAyITLru875Q85SyNZdHz3Jj7jBJnqqKeCBSlZ4AslbizwtT17kWupwmQYJa-SgUPJCE8Fwi26yg_4MP1T_WQ29us3anMYQyZ6sP5Is3XU0HCkDNf_/s400/Picture+65.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 342px;" /></a><br /><span class="text"><br />some images:<br /></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEAPIudkEKynTiU-rGUa77wMBSFyp0kwz6kTy-bjiEml5TKyfdwWCRKDESZZukKoMe3SRDd-Lu1XGo12pHlbQ8IBr1LdCbpEzXYnRgpfwJIq9AZUZJ6qjR43fjlUshvYnNBdTsnkxDguUP/s1600-h/Picture+67.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5286440077541748466" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEAPIudkEKynTiU-rGUa77wMBSFyp0kwz6kTy-bjiEml5TKyfdwWCRKDESZZukKoMe3SRDd-Lu1XGo12pHlbQ8IBr1LdCbpEzXYnRgpfwJIq9AZUZJ6qjR43fjlUshvYnNBdTsnkxDguUP/s400/Picture+67.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" /></a><br /><br /><span class="text">Contributors include Marc Jacobs, Debbie Harry, Teri Toye, Polly Mellen, Tama Janowitz, Chris Stein, Anna Sui, Kate Moss, Iggy Pop, Baby Jane Holer, Tammy Toye, Elizabeth Saltzman, Andre Balaz, Annie Flanders, Kim Hasteiter, Karen Bjornson, and works by Andy Warhol, Scavullo,Steven Meisel, Patrick DeMarchelier, Joshua Jordan, Inez van Lamsweerde & Vinoodh Matadin,Mert and Markus Atlas, Paul Palmero, Andre Rau, Raymond Meier, Greg Gorman, Barry Hollywood, Guzman, Marc Hispard, Bob Gruen, Rainer Horsch, Donald McPherson, Doug Meyers, Dan Lecca, Lisa Stein, Michel Haddi, Roxanne Lowitt, Richard Pandiscio, Roberta Bayley, Mike Reinhardt, Max Vadukul and many more.</span><br /><br />The book will be available in stores on January 13th 2009.<br />Pre-order your book here:<br /><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Stephen-Sprouse-Book-Roger-Padilha/dp/0847832163" onmousedown="'return" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><span>http://www.amazon.com/Step</span><wbr><span class="word_break"></span><span>hen-Sprouse-Book-Roger-Pad</span><wbr><span class="word_break"></span>ilha/dp/0847832163</a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">The Limited Louis Vuitton edition of the book:</span><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHQD09MkADEpTHa6x0nmYL4uq6pVZnqzktt_VEXkTyqpdKlNnncnuIN775PSL0cOtPN-zGSsanpfcTIW3z8v-npK64zDdeWKFE0KAihJzp7pUoDZzANMy3Dq9selpl4wN2yja3y7SL28US/s1600-h/Picture+63.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5286438924721618882" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHQD09MkADEpTHa6x0nmYL4uq6pVZnqzktt_VEXkTyqpdKlNnncnuIN775PSL0cOtPN-zGSsanpfcTIW3z8v-npK64zDdeWKFE0KAihJzp7pUoDZzANMy3Dq9selpl4wN2yja3y7SL28US/s400/Picture+63.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 395px; height: 341px;" /></a><br /><br />The special limited edition version with graffiti LV cover, shown above, will be available exclusively at Louis Vuitton Boutiques worldwide beginning January 8th.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.welovesprouse.com/" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5286746109786611842" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgye3LDBxkFtxWYSw2E8KeI2uTqJPO9PP7eeIJBP8od9svJwdAQM9dGLrXRQs-qSoCXkoemHttfo4TVxhGIDE7x_UGTHzkXrIAuKOBQnJO69AuhpTZNyfnf6zvcxZh_O16JCpRmsCttMkYJ/s400/Picture+69.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 394px; height: 309px;" /></a><br /><br />Visit the <a href="http://www.welovesprouse.com/">"we love stephen sprouse" site</a> for videos, images, facts and more all about Stephen and participate by using the <a href="http://www.welovesprouse.com/#/en_GB/scrawl-the-wall">'scrawl the wall'</a>; writing on the wall in Stephen Sprouse style graffiti.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimjVh125OloNgMIFh-EoIqb2lc-xSK0laA_bgOkK3bGqqgBnMZOL53OHCBY7IMT_FWi-yTnxDLjoveIWNYTZ6vog3pZ_xel8l92e5gM3Z1eHQlJAgWxVB9JEY91zvGvw6L8Pz2Q1gVp07B/s1600-h/Picture+32.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5286744180291691682" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimjVh125OloNgMIFh-EoIqb2lc-xSK0laA_bgOkK3bGqqgBnMZOL53OHCBY7IMT_FWi-yTnxDLjoveIWNYTZ6vog3pZ_xel8l92e5gM3Z1eHQlJAgWxVB9JEY91zvGvw6L8Pz2Q1gVp07B/s400/Picture+32.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 250px;" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.welovesprouse.com/#/en_GB/scrawl-the-wall" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5286745965144729794" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvo4zESrEfT95lps4FQ_HI97vfgS1Zk6S2k_wafDt9-TI8HIGvr0FYItV4QYPh7R-AnDEzBzdUYvLwBoMabwDw-R7iIVS7rm9rR87lflrJwCvdoJ56_Sw33IAjUSRi6kxJ-JF9J1L9oltE/s400/Picture+33.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 241px;" /></a><br /><br />Stephen Sprouse passed away from heart failure on March 4, 2004 (his NY Times obituary can be read <a href="http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9505E6D7103FF936A35750C0A9629C8B63">here</a>) at the young age of 50 but clearly he continues to inspire artists, fashion designers and more.

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The Hottest of What's Hip: My Top 12 Posts of The Past Year

As I reflect on 2008, I'm very flattered and fortunate to have had lots of nice press for my blog, my social shopping picks and my taste during the past year. Some of these include <a href="http://www.businessweek.com/technology/content/dec2008/tc20081228_809309.htm">this recent article in Businessweek,</a> an appearance on KTLA, an article in the LA Times and wonderful mentions from fellow bloggers, design sites and designers.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRkZFiaOkh997h5fga7lFezSEydEgiJ3AyK2b-fLKMTCQdcMEU7cwPbbLY84HE46Q7bGlomHcQQVBNvcViywC4EF0eiOLgQIDjuC7ms8dXrLwqNbq5DiWlOe0pNIPnL8HWPdCbuSIxJaaB/s1600-h/iihihroundup.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5286402398403791698" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRkZFiaOkh997h5fga7lFezSEydEgiJ3AyK2b-fLKMTCQdcMEU7cwPbbLY84HE46Q7bGlomHcQQVBNvcViywC4EF0eiOLgQIDjuC7ms8dXrLwqNbq5DiWlOe0pNIPnL8HWPdCbuSIxJaaB/s400/iihihroundup.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 495px; height: 334px;" /></a><br /><script type="text/javascript" src="http://w.sharethis.com/button/sharethis.js#publisher=0d650ffe-1ec7-4395-883b-24e806d21a65&type=website"></script><br /><br />I wanted to share with you the 12 posts of the 540 posts I wrote in 2008 that garnered the most interest. Not that these were my most well-written posts, nor the most researched, but simply based upon web metrics (hits, page views, links from other sites, etc.)<br /><br />Whether it was because my posts were 'picked up' by such widely read sites as NOTCOT, Racked, Boing Boing, FFFound, Designboom, Dezeen, Trendhunter, Core 77, as well as several large international sites in Japan, the Netherlands, South America and the UK, or because the subject matter simply generated continual interest throughout the year, here are the stories, in no particular order, that seemed to pique the interests of my readers the most in 2008:<br /><br /><a href="http://ifitshipitshere.blogspot.com/2008/01/setting-that-hirshhorn-exhibit-rumor.html" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5286388238893148786" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggYpPi3MZXGNwVQvt18QuBktRsV2hxlEPSg0iUJsSFcWkewm6hAehZhQfgnzxFeJjs8ELmMo5fZSk3ve653YSqGzHciccaSXrVPYbU8qfsSVPw2Kkz60I_Uj1-E5n51_YwzUUswiFtdfCH/s400/Picture+33.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 495px; height: 405px;" /></a><br /><a href="http://ifitshipitshere.blogspot.com/2008/01/setting-that-hirshhorn-exhibit-rumor.html">Read it.</a><br /><br /><a href="http://ifitshipitshere.blogspot.com/2008/04/whole-story-about-marc-jacobs-naked.html" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5286387085748986210" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsTU3m8y0lJLAl9tUapqoGEPQ7uQvVvKADJREXUZpxksP8UJL0nq3cjNlkPD_rq4cI88Ue-OYrEl-efha477np4ggdQpTnaKTTbcNRXS_QdY2SdFrlTOzrBkrgjN9ym-DztyIMCDRztJnm/s400/Picture+16.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 494px; height: 470px;" /></a><br /><a href="http://ifitshipitshere.blogspot.com/2008/04/whole-story-about-marc-jacobs-naked.html">Read it.</a><br /><br /><a href="http://ifitshipitshere.blogspot.com/2008/10/pomegranate-phone-dialing-up-interest.html" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5286386831551634402" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhz-4WoVYiAsIMNPMLG6AabUQIUGgriP8h94MVVLLuo2ueQu-H_scJGfQU3sa6LihP-YoIpNs2ACunMVOZLysA0q5s2nwujYcuRwUU3vFUapqLsV3Kan5-D04m7-gxDYf8DJ6WM6sPfwwJO/s400/Picture+27.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 495px; height: 406px;" /></a><br /><a href="http://ifitshipitshere.blogspot.com/2008/10/pomegranate-phone-dialing-up-interest.html">Read it.</a><br /><br /><a href="http://ifitshipitshere.blogspot.com/2008/06/vanity-fairs-hitchcock-shots-compared.html" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5286386625357915906" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEG3n93TVaZuXZ6bFqYI93GL7OUcCKu-u-ZgWLQDqmRBB46rhUCI2Rc-zkCzayUrLqKaivlF0oilTkx8dQ38yZS3telvC787GkR3bUmzVSM03cZ2QscUQZIrrpm7XY3IOprh1cHd7J70D8/s400/Picture+30.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 496px; height: 429px;" /></a><br /><a href="http://ifitshipitshere.blogspot.com/2008/06/vanity-fairs-hitchcock-shots-compared.html">Read it.</a><br /><br /><a href="http://ifitshipitshere.blogspot.com/2008/10/wearing-hair-of-dog-portraits-of-people.html" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5286386728583837522" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh46tkNXhKMnWDJigfmz1OK4WVkDoPyDB_s7SHIDYnw5HzOvyk4ax6KhTygiQeM6k7DzCKjzNd1HFNdVSDn2hupl6ZAZy7URnkvrh8ahyDbnFHM0oixRO0JDlJmwpceT0Wuq2uuPDGi9jNw/s400/Picture+29.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 492px; height: 709px;" /></a><br /><a href="http://ifitshipitshere.blogspot.com/2008/10/wearing-hair-of-dog-portraits-of-people.html">Read it.</a><br /><br /><a href="http://ifitshipitshere.blogspot.com/2008/09/sensory-deprivation-skull-wellness.html" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5286386509912898946" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqUr4j5z_iD2IxQpmsF0EnVUuUzIsWArDPtXwRndezV72Pd1PfQ_sCpnCeiJQLULE4jkDJeSRxF4jtOxzXQyoEmqq8QBmZ1DZswPb2rebbxohIo5MoxKbyM0UOb3KBVY9eKOuPdSg4Bg5E/s400/Picture+63.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 493px; height: 538px;" /></a><br /><a href="http://ifitshipitshere.blogspot.com/2008/09/sensory-deprivation-skull-wellness.html">Read it.</a><br /><br /><a href="http://ifitshipitshere.blogspot.com/2008/09/wocka-wocka-wocka-down-runway-giles.html" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5286386437055544418" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxqJsGdXD6YG3gpdfWcdBbc-3VUBwuPn85fCxLucX7cGVv-bBc8ypg2ZpbjQNwOr9OS9bp8LBrSOTCgvNqUVFgbFOoFJK9kAb_-cd8x2Rslo1DYOtfc_xLXhSd3j2iwDektzqOBFWSCLUX/s400/Picture+26.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 495px; height: 545px;" /></a><br /><a href="http://ifitshipitshere.blogspot.com/2008/09/wocka-wocka-wocka-down-runway-giles.html">Read it.</a><br /><br /><a href="http://ifitshipitshere.blogspot.com/2008/03/pantone-makes-your-world-more-colorful.html" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5286390022333588066" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGV9KFif8o7ifDkpdsburA3vjQATqUcJzTWyYoVR2dL5ncpHfd1HP5EtyuX6ob0TaiCwjrVyrFwM8y6Ezz9a0CyZ4x3gaJ3U49t_Strds14nQILAEK0iSNxs74UaMIDic18XreOeIzz0bg/s400/Picture+34.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 496px; height: 513px;" /></a><br /><a href="http://ifitshipitshere.blogspot.com/2008/03/pantone-makes-your-world-more-colorful.html">Read it.</a><br /><br /><a href="http://ifitshipitshere.blogspot.com/2008/03/sterns-marilyn-lindsay-side-by-side.html" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5286386931179359874" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguoM9H7CJ9s_TvHHw8GFr91sqh5yEcO8Tk9H84NW2giRKpLd-b7Jtl0buH6WfHB636fjHQQxPm4aBPnlfr8afReVnAu5nBzJAXNZfPcdd3-Mpl5y0Q60c9eoIjAvbW-0ETz_z8pk7cM2GH/s400/Picture+28.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 496px; height: 662px;" /></a><br /><a href="http://ifitshipitshere.blogspot.com/2008/03/sterns-marilyn-lindsay-side-by-side.html">Read it.</a><br /><br /><a href="http://ifitshipitshere.blogspot.com/2008/10/hand-gesture-candles-from-atelier-wm.html" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5286386357469562994" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbbXAyAZGExsNJA5JsTwJsQDZTJKy8V9oZuPoStSQ15IOlkhMDGDbzo3EFJwgmwYV21F4zIDlrc-Rdl0__im7aP9YT4SZnjqA53yS0NxyqLctCsG9noGKzfxy1osAn1mMVq8jC2K8loa7j/s400/Picture+31.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 494px; height: 477px;" /></a><br /><a href="http://ifitshipitshere.blogspot.com/2008/10/hand-gesture-candles-from-atelier-wm.html">Read it.</a><br /><br /><a href="http://ifitshipitshere.blogspot.com/2008/03/viktor-and-rolf-say-no-to-fashion.html" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5286386264632144866" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAjmCYgTOS3H5uKyfrd5bpKJna97hYbauSiu8ktHZ1PtXDvMCTeVDEuzwEqMIwPlzaeBUfgvjx9yWnYqvHSqlpTmsdvGf-2ggW-fjTAhXApSZvrSv12N6uwuX8saBFei_Fg9jLKniS14es/s400/Picture+32.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 498px; height: 424px;" /></a><br /><a href="http://ifitshipitshere.blogspot.com/2008/03/viktor-and-rolf-say-no-to-fashion.html">Read it.</a><br /><br /><a href="http://ifitshipitshere.blogspot.com/2008/01/speaker-manufacturers-turn-up-volume-on.html" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5286392759953649202" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLVdNvpH8uFT2qEdrhdDS4YTixJ3Kp0S_JNrTVKGiFyojqGZDKs-zCdNy0FCy1hAwmDbJp99T7aW2yrvYWNXv4g80q9AZ5UNK4gJ9R_KbaxtxAAsi-YD04D8RDArDRg66aOycejKuzXROH/s400/Picture+35.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 497px; height: 767px;" /></a><br /><a href="http://ifitshipitshere.blogspot.com/2008/01/speaker-manufacturers-turn-up-volume-on.html">Read it.</a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">addendum:</span> One of my most widely read posts of 2008 was actually written in 2007, about belgian artist <a href="http://ifitshipitshere.blogspot.com/2007/10/inked-oinkers-or-tattooed-pigs-by-wim.html">Wim Delvoye's tattooing of pigs</a>.<br /><br /><a href="http://ifitshipitshere.blogspot.com/2007/10/inked-oinkers-or-tattooed-pigs-by-wim.html" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5286451529131044882" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHRYeDkoRLko5RowBIKvJOeN8F5wlPrTEojIb69b2GkeLf1Oo5fN4WjMQM4m324HEd5jc4GTBUf7sYVD0FK_Uk6rJ0TiSDpxvWmmhclUEZMn-Vm8OjPXDuki-fsg-mIsql0MT6lt4AslPm/s400/Picture+72.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 497px; height: 634px;" /></a><br /><a href="http://ifitshipitshere.blogspot.com/2007/10/inked-oinkers-or-tattooed-pigs-by-wim.html">Read it.</a><br /><br />It was clearly my most controversial post to date and the <a href="http://ifitshipitshere.blogspot.com/2008/05/wim-delvoyes-swine-art-own-your-own.html">updated post in 2008</a> continued to generate a great deal of interest - and yes, more controversy.<br /><br /><a href="http://ifitshipitshere.blogspot.com/2008/05/wim-delvoyes-swine-art-own-your-own.html" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5286451006912801410" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIZO1zeDvTYxq0FLGhiTPtPHyI2jEXAyaBvkvZeOO-dw8OGKn58qGNnDudzf-hUFTymHP-zJ0AdmHWtaJ8t8bnqv1WKblhyphenhyphenp7sTqjd0tHVnTs8MzfNPrntqSJWSjYIDXUzpqkkg-xHoF7v/s400/Picture+71.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 495px; height: 459px;" /></a><br /><br />I promise to continue to bring you unusual posts related to art, design, style and fashion throughout 2009. Thanks so much for reading and I hope you continue to enjoy if It's Hip, It's Here.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTD0-iuwfrLZsw-qoIFEyhTfj9i4VtESNoK7FSBvZFar2Lfo6XPHtj63JgA5J2Rr8G2hfP4XT2QeOcd4VY9LQZV4wmdTwj2rhVD3kS3vNZbJitMcdTu7vMkOr8tyBBBmDZMiOKt0CKsF2B/s1600-h/cropped-croppedheader1.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5286401055524930562" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTD0-iuwfrLZsw-qoIFEyhTfj9i4VtESNoK7FSBvZFar2Lfo6XPHtj63JgA5J2Rr8G2hfP4XT2QeOcd4VY9LQZV4wmdTwj2rhVD3kS3vNZbJitMcdTu7vMkOr8tyBBBmDZMiOKt0CKsF2B/s400/cropped-croppedheader1.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 80px;" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">To make it easier to stay hip, you can:</span><br /><br />• <a href="http://twitter.com/lauralsweet">follow me on twitter</a><br /><br />• <a href="http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=7701743452">join the facebook group</a><br /><br />• <a href="http://www.thisnext.com/by/laurasweet/">see my shopping recommendations on this next</a><br /><br />• <a href="http://friendfeed.com/laurasweet">read my friend feed</a><br /><br />• <a href="http://www.notcot.org/laurasweet">my submissions on NOTCOT</a><br /><br />• <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/IfItsHipItsHere">subscribe to the blog via an RSS reader</a><br /><br />• <a href="http://www.widgetbox.com/widget/if-its-hip-its-here-laurasweet">download a flash widget of my blog to place on your own site or blog!</a><br /><br />For those of you who generously submit things about which you'd like me to write, please search the blog first at the top in the google search box to see if I've already blogged about it, because I receive several emails with submissions for things about which I have already written.<br /><br />In regards to advertising and affiliations, I will be creating a press kit and price list this year to furnish potential and interested parties.<br /><br />Happy New Year!<br />May your 2009 be filled with happiness, health, love and art.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwsMvSxZo3vz-CPP2_L3RatT8hMSnqxWEZBrP-8QzXjKvi3RfBzH9IGrtIBrPg4HFgqmts-yhTl-oWbjHBT2kJf7kWtPS_5K8OHxaEwMhSSh6BmV4VhihyphenhyphenZbUrQNmy-VW2_MqPfE6PA_gq/s1600-h/menindie.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5286402595690754738" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwsMvSxZo3vz-CPP2_L3RatT8hMSnqxWEZBrP-8QzXjKvi3RfBzH9IGrtIBrPg4HFgqmts-yhTl-oWbjHBT2kJf7kWtPS_5K8OHxaEwMhSSh6BmV4VhihyphenhyphenZbUrQNmy-VW2_MqPfE6PA_gq/s400/menindie.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 500px; height: 375px;" /></a><br /><br />with love,<br />Laura (and Indie, the Jack Russell)<br>

The Hottest of What's Hip: My Top 12 Posts of The Past Year

As I reflect on 2008, I'm very flattered and fortunate to have had lots of nice press for my blog, my social shopping picks and my taste...

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iPhone Apps To Help You Keep Your New Year's Resolutions

<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifWdBF-PNXivHd9k13-gbaAZjV0X5ZEEeUDEzsfVZ-cjjGEqsP2cg2a3wtkxmRB9AQ-Pn-_2x9lbo1lJIeRfxikZIEHBAzYRiBayCdllqOaNxVc5KlOkwz-2T6P-B0Ktw4asYGupp_SGGN/s1600-h/iphoneapps_screengrab.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5286367538058635170" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifWdBF-PNXivHd9k13-gbaAZjV0X5ZEEeUDEzsfVZ-cjjGEqsP2cg2a3wtkxmRB9AQ-Pn-_2x9lbo1lJIeRfxikZIEHBAzYRiBayCdllqOaNxVc5KlOkwz-2T6P-B0Ktw4asYGupp_SGGN/s400/iphoneapps_screengrab.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 381px;" /></a><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">The above iphone apps will help you to keep those New Year's Resolutions for 2009</span><br /><br />When it comes to New Year's resolutions, we all know how easy it is to see that resolve fade from determination to a distant memory as we shrug it off with a defeated "Oh well, I tried."<br /><br />But Jedi Master Yoda had it right: "Do or do not. There is no try."<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3kIuEomw-kGy2xckxRwX1Yl2KNqY6hC460nBTUcbOTW1B-uP3j-b6-HSWiqxDxMGKYpdAAnZWqxoNWvTVA4ZPoLbYCzP0YoG0WEN4AFPi3nGNnmrwssob7sMbdQ8cFAr9kjHHXK_B0gIH/s1600-h/Picture+31.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5286360740202653650" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3kIuEomw-kGy2xckxRwX1Yl2KNqY6hC460nBTUcbOTW1B-uP3j-b6-HSWiqxDxMGKYpdAAnZWqxoNWvTVA4ZPoLbYCzP0YoG0WEN4AFPi3nGNnmrwssob7sMbdQ8cFAr9kjHHXK_B0gIH/s400/Picture+31.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 372px; height: 247px;" /></a><br /><span style="font-style: italic;font-size:85%;" >Above: Yoda gives a whiny Luke Skywalker advice we all need (photo: Lucas films)</span><br /><br />Your iPhone could offer a little hand-held help in really doing it this year. Heck, you might consider your device a changing, er, force (sorry) that could be your greatest tool or fiercest tormentor.<br /><br />The resolutions themselves haven't changed much over the years. You know the ones: be better with money, get organized, live a healthier lifestyle, become more environmentally conscious, be sure not to break new laws. (OK, so maybe being a law-abiding citizen isn't really on your list, but it should be!)<br /><br />Here are apps we think are the best to give you a fighting chance in making changes that stick.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:130%;" >1. Managing money:</span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMbKcaPdJqo0X3xNxwgE_woojJdbJ0840meK_XAR2FI7ZTuNfM_m80SdaJFm9BEXm8OKW0EE3zxq8ujhISrDaI7u2JDYoVizVKwM8k5euCGBbBJCe5Nk6-DZlNA1-6w17ykaXUo2pkH2nj/s1600-h/mint_2.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5286361202412497970" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMbKcaPdJqo0X3xNxwgE_woojJdbJ0840meK_XAR2FI7ZTuNfM_m80SdaJFm9BEXm8OKW0EE3zxq8ujhISrDaI7u2JDYoVizVKwM8k5euCGBbBJCe5Nk6-DZlNA1-6w17ykaXUo2pkH2nj/s400/mint_2.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 163px; height: 163px;" /></a><br /><br />Whether the focus is earning, saving, investing, spending or tracking, money often tops most resolution lists. <a href="http://mint.com/">Mint.com</a> offers a free app that highlights Mint iPhone app helps track your money monetary movement (in occasionally frightening detail). After you input some account log-in info online, Mint analyzes where your money is going or has gone: check balances, budgets, transactions and investments.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">What sizzles:</span> Seeing your funds in living color and detail can force you into better habits. At a quick glance once the app launched, I learned that red is the thematic color of the month for me -- quite a lovely seasonal match for green, but not in line with my financial plans.<br /><br />It tracks spending trends. So if you eat out more or buy more clothes this month than last, expect to see it pointed out in the alerts tab.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">What fizzles</span>: The only thing missing is a way to lock access from prying eyes. The blessing here is that the app only shows money movement; you can't transfer funds.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Bottom line: </span>Ultimately, I've never been so excited to know where my money is going. For those of us who have no idea where to even start, this app is, well, money.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:130%;" >2. Being more hands-on (the steering wheel):</span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhtwwNYaIy4OhuRAxi_ChF2_wDkDkbE77MrhasuTylHc462eHG-sUuX7aXbWdXv1pdWNiUtLmxxMZlx_y6tKVHgZu3y4OC6nrZkiSoI-9m8nEEMQlqymX37USV4H5RGUV5yIE3GvhOZi0S/s1600-h/vlingo.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5286361529530577714" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhtwwNYaIy4OhuRAxi_ChF2_wDkDkbE77MrhasuTylHc462eHG-sUuX7aXbWdXv1pdWNiUtLmxxMZlx_y6tKVHgZu3y4OC6nrZkiSoI-9m8nEEMQlqymX37USV4H5RGUV5yIE3GvhOZi0S/s400/vlingo.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 176px; height: 176px;" /></a><br /><br />Starting Jan. 1, we Californians are legally prohibited from texting and e-mailing while driving. Sure, in some cars this could lead to twitching thumbs as they deal with wireless withdrawal -- but, however angry and twitchy those thumbs may be, the law will probably help keep more eyes on the road and make for safer driving. If you must communicate, <strong><a href="http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewSoftware?id=297214191&mt=8">Vlingo</a> </strong>is the voice-powered app to tap and talk to. (It's still legal to tap as long as it's not person-to-person communication. Check out <a href="http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/technology/2008/12/illegal-and-tex.html">this Q&A with California Highway Patrol</a> for more details about the new law.)<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br />What sizzles: </span>Vlingo learns your speech patterns and actually can learn words or names that you use regularly. Results pop up fairly quickly. While the voice search on Google's iPhone app is impressive too, it doesn't seamlessly integrate as many functions as Vlingo does. With it, you can call from your contact list, search Google or Yahoo, find locations on Google Maps and update your Facebook or Twitter status.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">What fizzles:</span> It takes one more step than it should to get directions to a location.<br />Bottom line: The design of the app is driver-friendly. From the home tab, the button you tap to trigger the voice-recognition is fat. So your thumb, however svelte or thick, can't miss it even if you aren't looking.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:130%;" >3. Getting organized:</span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOaETO-s8oUBDyuW09kq27qVzDi6wVU_S0RGLb3I1J9VvuWnlg_64V-f2DZUa5bJHQCSXieKRWMwdINhF6zQjlIcM-XNRmnquEd0s1balfbht3gcGFxdSP_J8YAP4nT4537xaWNyuWR-RT/s1600-h/iown_screengrab.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5286362328004403266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOaETO-s8oUBDyuW09kq27qVzDi6wVU_S0RGLb3I1J9VvuWnlg_64V-f2DZUa5bJHQCSXieKRWMwdINhF6zQjlIcM-XNRmnquEd0s1balfbht3gcGFxdSP_J8YAP4nT4537xaWNyuWR-RT/s400/iown_screengrab.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" /></a><br /><br />Every year, so many of us promise to unclutter and inventory all the stuff in our homes and lives.<br /><br />Once you've done the out-with-the-old portion of the exercise, you can log the keepers with the <a href="http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewSoftware?id=297245686&mt=8"><strong>iOwn app</strong></a>. The price recently dropped to $2.99, and there's a free version.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">What sizzles:</span> It walks you through the kinds of information you should hang on to with its four existing templates. You can create your own for items that don't fit, such as wine. And there's no limit to the number of locations, rooms and items. So you're set whether you have a studio or 12 homes.<br /><br />If you're nervous about walking around with all the details of your belongings in your hand, you can add a passcode to keep the casual peeper from easily discovering what you've got where.<br /><br />And because our devices can walk away, having a backup that doesn't is important. (Isn't that why we do the inventory in the first place?) The iOwn Backup feature requires you to create an online account for your data to be stored. That way you can access your data from any device with the app. You get five years of 100 megabytes of storage with the app, and you can set up as many devices as you'd like with the backup. So spouses can have the same information on separate devices.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">What fizzles:</span> What happens after five years? And it'd be great to be able to create a hard copy for filing away in the lock box.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Bottom line:</span> A solid app for creating a database of your valuables.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:130%;" >4. Getting fit:</span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgl1DZ3lgW8yvmpNV42tXmG1VOhZEAbZcsCRwi4B-lI6f-kGFb4ql8su0ZiVa0mgdUC8a9nxMGalu5Bq1tflGKYtBVAUUAziHJtuLWjlptgNGonJYm-qHfauoGr1E0JBIhbFhyFyG52JYiF/s1600-h/ishape.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5286364172186755330" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgl1DZ3lgW8yvmpNV42tXmG1VOhZEAbZcsCRwi4B-lI6f-kGFb4ql8su0ZiVa0mgdUC8a9nxMGalu5Bq1tflGKYtBVAUUAziHJtuLWjlptgNGonJYm-qHfauoGr1E0JBIhbFhyFyG52JYiF/s400/ishape.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 156px; height: 156px;" /></a><br /><br />This goal is perpetually on so many resolution lists, whether it translates into exercise more or weigh less. The App Store has a host of health and fitness applications that could fit your specific needs, and many of them are free (such as the <strong><a href="http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewSoftware?id=295305241&mt=8">Calorie Tracker from Livestrong.com</a>,</strong> <a href="http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewSoftware?id=297368629&mt=8"><strong>Lose It</strong></a> and <a href="http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewSoftware?id=291890420&mt=8"><strong>iMapMyRun</strong></a> apps). Then there's <strong><a href="https://mobile.weightwatchers.com/mobile/login/index.aspx?bhjs=1">Weight Watchers Mobile</a></strong> , which is a decent mobile version of its program -- and you can add a link to your home screen for quick launching.<br /><br />But honestly, nothing has completely bowled me over with all the components of a fitness application for iPhone. They are either food diaries that allow you to note that you've worked out or workout diaries that indicate you had a bite to eat.<br /><br />One app I have found universally useful for an old pro at the health-and-fitness resolution is <a href="http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewSoftware?id=286906691&mt=8"><strong>iShape</strong></a>.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">What sizzles:</span> When you launch the program, you answer a few questions about height, weight, age and weight goal. The app lets you log your eating and exercise habits as well as your weight. Ishape<br /><br />Its food database allows you to select from what's there or exercise a bit of control by adding your own items. Based on what you tap in, the app will analyze your intake of the kinds of nutrients you're ingesting. You can also set weekly weight-loss goals.<br /><br />As inspiration (or humiliation), you can add your own "before" picture -- and, when you reach your goal, an "after" photo. (And, yes, you can password-protect the app.)<br /><br />One of the nicer features is the ability to export the data you're gathering. You can e-mail it as a PDF file. There's also an option for those of us who track "points" rather than calories.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">What fizzles:</span> It supposedly offers the ability to download foods and exercises, but I didn't see anything there to download. This feature depends on the kindness of strangers -- so, it's like the Napster approach to food and fitness information. But that take-and-give approach works only if others are in the sharing mood.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Bottom line:</span> For 99 cents, it's filled with a lot of helpful features to help your physical bottom line. It's got room for growth.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:130%;" >5. Going green</span><span style="font-size:130%;">:</span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5lnJD1q1td_QcvUuTzdVXmRHl9znCxu7f5A66IEGLc3Lw7vZgVYJUGSbHZCaFY5k-xaEe4mAD0IP_5UFX_TNNL4D0azPnyRQtIMj0ogZ524E1q75HDTPSAbsyVoHLBvjHtXJR7A-AzCy4/s1600-h/mzlmcnjbbda.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5286365777013510050" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5lnJD1q1td_QcvUuTzdVXmRHl9znCxu7f5A66IEGLc3Lw7vZgVYJUGSbHZCaFY5k-xaEe4mAD0IP_5UFX_TNNL4D0azPnyRQtIMj0ogZ524E1q75HDTPSAbsyVoHLBvjHtXJR7A-AzCy4/s400/mzlmcnjbbda.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 194px; height: 194px;" /></a><br /><br />Becoming more environmentally savvy seems to be in fashion. The GoodGuide app can help GoodGuide for iPhone you navigate through the labels, ingredients and impact of more than 65,000 toys, personal care and household products. This guide grades products on their major impacts to human health, the environment and society.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">What sizzles:</span> Since we initially reviewed GoodGuide in our <a href="http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/technology/2008/11/iphone-apps-rev.html">going green roundup</a>, it has added a toys category: a catchall for just about anything your kids might get their hands (or mouths) on. A nice tool for parents who have enough trouble keeping up with little Leela or Lawrence.<br /><br />When you launch the app, it lists two highly rated products with their ratings. If you tap a product, you get details of what the rating really means and which ingredients to avoid. You can look up more stuff by category (say, household cleaners) or by brand. The app links to an <a href="http://iphone.goodguide.com/">iPhone-optimized version</a> of the main site for additional info.<br /><br />You can create shopping and "avoid" lists as well as share the ratings with others via e-mail.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">What fizzles:</span> With the number of product recalls, it could be interesting to include that information, particularly in the "toys" category. It's not really the core mission of the app, but there is a connection.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Bottom line:</span> If you buy the notion of being green, it's helpful to be armed with some info.<br /><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">The above article below was written by Michelle Maltais for the LA Times</span><br />(<a href="http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/technology/2008/12/new-years-resol.html">source</a>)

iPhone Apps To Help You Keep Your New Year's Resolutions

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