Edited by Lester Brathwaite
Remember Hailey Clauson? The 16-year old model suing Urban Outiftters for $28 million after the mass retail chain used a “blatantly salacious” image of her for a T-shirt? Well, pack your legal briefs because a New York federal judge has ruled that the case actually holds water and will go to court.
Edited by McArthur Joseph
There first’s in a guys life. A first kiss, apartment, heartbreak, major achievement etc etc. One of the most frightening and important has got to be the first date. A first date can lead to life long companionship, the most embarrassing night of your life, and everything in between. Follow this guide to be well dressed for any type of date because the least of your worries should be your outfit.
Edited by McArthur Joseph
I’ve been a fan of Blood Is The New Black for a while, but it wasn’t until they were so cool to send me a few shirts that I realized I’m love. The shirts fit so well and add a sense of undeniable cool to any wardrobe. Keep reading…
Edited by Hillary Frazier
So this isn’t our giveaway, but when it showed up in my Twitter feed I got so excited I had to tell everyone. Blood Is The New Black, Fashion Indie friend and host to tees from a ton of my favorite designers and artists is hosting a giveaway! All you have to do is repost this tweet, and follow them to enter!! How easy is that? Follow BloodyBlack on Twitter!
Edited by Lucas Logan, L.A. Correspondent
Saturday was the Blood Is The New Black 2010 summer lookbook shoot. I got to the shoot at around 3 and met Mitra Khayyam, designer and owner of BITNB. After i got introduced i accompanied the photographer and models to one of the settings which was located on the top of the hill in L.A. The view was amazing and the pictures were even better. After that got back to the “party scene” shoot where i got to see Miguel Jimenez wich was pretty rad who introduced me to his friends Olivia and Kriskidd. There was pizza, balloons, pinatas, and nice cold Coca Cola, all the ingredients for a good party!
More after the jump…
Edited by Hillary Frazier
Hedi Slimane, Martin Margiela, Nicolas Ghesquière, Hussein Chalayan, and Vivienne Westwood. By Brian Lichtenberg for Blood Is The New Black. Even more than the people on this shirt and the fabulous one that made it, I’m in love with the fit of this shirt. BITNB is doing the whole ‘boyfriend tee’ thing now and that’s just how I like my clothes. (One size fits most!)
This tee is only $38, a total steal! Buy it here
Edited by Hillary Frazier
LOL. Blood Is The New Black is currently at the Pool Tradeshow in Vegas, and they got a surprise from Ed Hardy. Wonder if he was wearing a bedazzled fanny pack?
LINK LOVE: Blood Is The New Black’s Twitter
Edited by Monique Montagnese, Contributor
Blood Is The New Black makes unique and artistic t-shirts that you should definitely snatch up while you can. This season their tee’s feature illustrations by Sumi Ink Club, Cali DeWitt, Demonbabies, Sophie Stephens, Josh Slater, Jfish/Kharma, Pete and Jo, Porous Walker, Keaton Heston, Hannah Stouffer, Bryan Ray Turcotte, Keren Richter, Matt W Moore, and Scott Barry. Check out their unisex styles, much better then your typical Hanes.
Edited by Hillary Frazier
Hey Indies, we’ve got some really exciting news! Our friends at Blood Is The New Black have hooked us up with 5 of the limited edition (and now out of print) ‘RIP YSL’ tees by Brian Lichtenberg. Believe me, I wanted one of these for months and couldn’t find one ANYWHERE, but now you can score one from Fashion Indie!
All you need to do to enter is follow fashionindie and Blood is the New Black on Twitter, and RT this message:
Easy! So all you Twits, go RT for the next week, as many times as you want, and we’ll pick the winners next Monday! And if you don’t have Twitter yet, you need to get on that. (Even Kirby did)
Edited by Hillary Frazier
Sadly, the ‘RIP YSL’ shirts by Brian Lichtenberg are out of print, but I’ve been in love with them ever since I first spied them in some band’s photoshoot. I discovered they were first sold on Blood Is The New Black, and after going to their site found out they feature a ton of awesome designers. I had a chance to chat via email with owner Mitra Khayyam to find out what BITNB is all about:
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Fashion Indie: How did you start Blood Is The New Black?
Mitra Khayyam: The concept for blood is the new black came from my thesis paper from Parsons. After college I had many jobs, and after being a disgruntled employee, I decided that I wanted to start my own company and be my own boss. And with that I pulled out my thesis paper and decided that I could actually start an artist based t-shirt company. We were lucky, Keren Richter had already been approached by Urban Outfitters to design tees for them, but they wanted to pay her just a tiny fraction of what the tees would sell for. Instead we ended up selling them Blood is the New Black x Keren Richter shirts. Win-win!
FI: What do you look for in the designers you feature?
MK: I love art that can evoke all sorts of emotions. I love to collaborate with different types of artists, because each one can add a different mood to the collection. Generally I love irreverence and humor so if an artist can make me smile it goes a long way. But I also feel a connection with ones that make me question everything and anything and hit me deep. I guess it depends from day to day.
FI: Who is a designer you’d really like to collaborate with?
MK: I think Brooklyn based designer Maya Hayuk is amazing, as is Aurel Schmidt
FI: Are you a designer yourself?
MK: I am not a designer but I greatly appreciate the aesthetics abilities of people around me. Due to my lack of art skills I love finding new artists and introducing people to them.
FI: Where do you hope to take your company next?
MK: Blood is the new black is a company that introduces our customers to new artists; I want to be able to expand this knowledge online and well as on print. I can see Blood is the New Black as a way for people to read about new art, find out what is up and coming and own a piece of that work.
FI: Any advice for other artists/designers out there hoping to ‘make it’?
MK: It will take some sweat, hard work, and determination to make it. You have to believe in your product. You also have to surround yourself with people who believe in your vision as well. Don’t think you’re going to make it overnight, or that you can coast off any success. Always try to take it to next level. And love every minute of it.
FI: If you had $1000 to blow on a shopping spree, what designers would you buy from?
MK: APC and Alexander Wang. With a few of my own t-shirt blanks thrown in for good measure.
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Check out Blood is the New Blacks site for more info on which designers they feature, and to shop online. Follow them on twitter for a 25% EXCLUSIVE discount to followers until July 9th!
