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Jailbait: Teen Model’s Lawsuit Against Urban Outfitters Heading to Court

Lester Brathwaite — Mon, 12 Mar 2012 12:31:41 +0000

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.

The photo in question of a then 15-year-old Clauson was never to see the light of day after her agent at Ford complained to the photographer, one Mr. Jason Lee Parry. Parry, who agreed not to license the images for commercial use, claims the photos were stolen from him, however Mitra Khayyam, the founder of T-shirt label and co-defendant Blood Is the New Black, begs to differ.

Khayyam stated that Parry met with him several times and was paid for his images including the controversial biker spread eagle.

Parry also argued that Clauson posed herself and that he didn’t find the images salacious and if others saw it that way it was “bad on them.”

Well, Judge George Daniels saw something as he rejected Urban Outfitters’ move for dismissal claiming that Clauson “has sufficiently alleged a cause of action against Urban Outfitters for use of her image to create false endorsement or false designation of origin, as well as claims for false representation of the characteristics or qualities of plaintiff’s modeling services.”

In other words, Urban made her look like a skank. A cheap skank.

This, however, makes her look like a high fashion model. Note the difference. And see you in court. [Telegraph via WWD]

Guys Guide To The First Date

McArthur Joseph — Wed, 18 May 2011 17:45:41 +0000

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.

The Dinner & A Movie Date

This date is a classic one. It seems like going out for dinner and a movie is the type of date that had stood the test of the. If you’re smart you’ll do the movie before the dinner. (So you have at least something to discuss besides awkward small talk.) This is a semi casual date. you want to be relaxed but not too informal. A solid button up shirt and a pair of dark washed jeans create the perfect uniform. Try not to be too flashy and throw on an understated watch. Just because you’re wearing jeans does not mean it’s OK to wear your most raggedy tennis shoes. A pair of smart and nondescript sneakers will work in lieu.

The Night On The Town Date

The Night On The Town Date is strictly reserved for the guys who are extremely cool and have contacts everywhere. They know where all the hottest restaurants and parties are and they are always invited to them. Everyone knows who you are so you’ll have to look fly when painting the town red with your date. Nothing says smooth like a sweet biker jacket and tee. Ditch the boring jeans and for for an interesting pair of trousers. A sleek pair of sneakers will help you stomp around the city comfortably while looking super cool at the same time. If you are the accessories type of guy then throw in of some statement jewelry like a necklace or bracelet.

Blood Is The New Black: The Ultimate Tee Destination [@BloodyBlack]

McArthur Joseph — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 17:12:37 +0000

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…

I now own the shirt above which pays tribute to the amazing documentary, Paris Is Burning, and proceeds from shirt sales go to The Courage Campaign.

You can buy shirts like this here.

Check out some of my other pics:

GIVEAWAY: 5 Blood Is The New Black Tees Of Your Choice!

Hillary Frazier — Tue, 11 May 2010 19:17:10 +0000

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!

BEHIND THE SCENES: Blood Is The New Black 2010 Summer Lookbook

Lucas Logan, L.A. Correspondent — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 01:59:21 +0000

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…

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T-CRITIC: Brian Lictenberg/Blood Is The New Black | Names Tee

Hillary Frazier — Mon, 18 Jan 2010 22:29:59 +0000

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

TWITS: Sighting, The Real Ed Hardy At Pool Tradeshow

Hillary Frazier — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 19:32:57 +0000

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

FIRST LOOK: Blood Is The New Black A/W 2009

Monique Montagnese, Contributor — Fri, 28 Aug 2009 18:00:38 +0000

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.

SOURCE: High Snobette

GIVEAWAYS: 5 Brian Lichtenberg ‘RIP YSL’ Tees From Blood Is The New Black!

Hillary Frazier — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 18:16:21 +0000

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)

photo via Lookbook.nu

THE INNER-VIEWS OF FASHION: Mitra Khayyam Of Blood Is The New Black

Hillary Frazier — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 19:01:44 +0000

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!

Blood Is The New Hot Revolver!

Corey Moran — Thu, 19 Mar 2009 16:32:45 +0000

If there was one person I thought I would never have to blog about on this website it would have to be Lil Wayne, but of course he had to go and do something news worthy, and so here I am talking about one of the ugliest humans to walk this planet. It seems Weezy F. Baby (seriously who would want to be known as that?) is tapping into his more fashionable side, and rocking one of my favorite Blood Is The New Black tees on the album cover for his terrible new single “Hot Revolver”.

So now that the Lil Wayne part of this article is over with I can talk about the important stuff, like how fucking amazing Blood Is The New Black is. They’re unique conglomerate of artists create some of the best tee shirts I have ever seen. The particular one that the rapper is wearing above is that of a leather of vest with a picture of the great Karl Lagerfeld on the back.

Want to get one for yourself? All you have to do is head over to the Blood Is The New Black website and pick one up for $42.

Enjoy!

SHOP: COACD Loves GIRRRRRRRLS, $25

admin — Wed, 25 Feb 2009 23:46:11 +0000

Designed by David Covell and Blood Is The New Black, this T-shirt is so on my musties list. I want ten, in my closet, IMMEDIATELY.

You can pick one up at BITNB for $25!!!

LINKAGE: COACD FW09 T…ON SALE!!!