Dope or Dump??

Oddly, I really like these wedge sneakers from H&M. Not usually my style but its something fun and different! Not Spice Girl shoes lol So…What do you think about them... Dope 'em or Dump 'em

Jeffrey Campbell DIY!!

Man... I love Jeffrey Campbell shoes! I also love a good off season sale. I bought this pair of shoes by Soda for $5. I do a lot of off season shopping because stores put boots out while we still have time to wear sandals. Anyway, I loved theses looks from last summer, and decided to recreate it. The entire project cost $7.48! Say What O_o!!

I'm sure this summer I will still be flyy in last summers trend. Studded fashion isn't going anywhere anytime soon.  So I will show you how I went from this:

To this in a few easy steps...

What you will Need:

1. A pair of shoes with a cork wedged heel. You can also use espadrilles because they already have a pattern in them. (But that's a slightly different look)  
2. Gold Thumb Tacks. Which I got from the dollar store. I got 5 packs of 200 only because they were $1. I only used 2 packs and that is a huge heel to cover.
3. Pin tool or something sharp to pierce the cork.
4. Small hammer or something heavy to tap the thumbtacks.  
5. Optional a pencil and straight edge. (I used a nail file. It was the closest thing to me lol.)

Ok lets do this.

 Step 1:

Place thumb tack upside down to measure where to make the hole.

Step 2:

Use pin tool to make the hole for the thumb tack.

Step 3. (optional)

Use a straight edge to draw a line of reference as you make the pattern.

(Don't push the pin tool all the way through the heel. It could make your hole too big.)

Step 4:

After all the thumb tacks are in place take your hammer and tap the ones that are not completely in the cork. And Voila!

!!!!!Extra Tips!!!!!

1. Wear a thimble on your thumb. Or wrap with a couple band aids... Pushing those thumb tacks was no joke....in
2. I found it more precise to make a vertical pattern than horizontal for these. Follow the pattern in the shoe it is much easier.  
3. Do one side at a time THEN try to follow a pattern on the back of the heel. I just had to eyeball it to fill in spaces.
4. Stay encouraged! It took a while on the 1st shoe. Once I got a good sense if things it took half the time on the other.

Love. Peace. Happy Feet!!

Art & Coolin' with EMLE

This time last night I was super excited to be attending a very dope artistic event at the Untitled Bottega in Downtown Detroit … The EMLE xHibition was a nice mix of cool people mingling, enjoying unique art, comedy and sounds by a live dj. Artist, Emery Jones aka John xDope, is a Detroit artist who has an amazing rang of talents which include fashion, music, painting and acting. With his homeboy Myke Wright, who is a comedian and funny as hell, they create a very dynamic duo.

I am sad to say that I had to leave earlier than expected so I missed the raffle for custom EMLE products, and  live improve skit with the EMLE Crew. Yes, I cried a little inside, but I did get a chance get in a session of Live Questions with EMLE! (Which I will post eventually) That made my night!  It was a simple 3 question interview but the questions make you give an on spot witty answer… you gotta see it!

The xHibition was free admission and free drinks! That’s what I’m talking about. They showed their supporters madd love; and for that, their supporters will always stay down. That’s fact. I left with a free DVD that was super funny yo! A unique EMLE sticky, and a really nice overall experience. You could really feel the love in the atmosphere as well as a sense of accomplishment. It was truly well deserved.  I managed to snap a few pics, but clearly, I am not a photographer- but yeah you will get it…

Hit up these links~Go check them out & follow on twitter. Now! J

• www.iamemle.com
• https://twitter.com/#!/JOHNxDOPE
• http://iamemle.tumblr.com/

Custom EMLE Crew Necks (A few of my favorites!)

These paintings are so bomb! They remind me of an updated version of velvet paintings of black women in the 70's!!  In the words of Andre Leon Talley This is something I would hang in my Salon! 

 The ominous clouds and the sensuality of the woman kinda play against each other. I love this one.

 Ok. I was like yo are those street signs in the background?! That's fresh! The effect of the reflectors in the background is really creative!

  I decided to give my old lappy lappy a makeover... Pow! Check out the handmade EMLE Sticky... yes that is a Postal address label!! That dope ideas was probably stemmed from budgeting lol it works for me!

So let me what you think!