M2F Straight Leg Jean – As the first ever jean company to create colored denim that fades naturally like indigo, M2F has a style and pretty pastel color for everyone.

Oval - Lucky you! People with oval-shaped faces look good in most sunglasses. But to best flatter and highlight your features, you should look for sunglasses that are broader than the widest part of your face. Go ahead, movie star, grab the biggest shades you can find. Check out some of our favorites below.

Clockwise from top left:
Tory Burch Stud Temple Sunglasses $165, bloomingdales.com

Karen Walker Bunny Sunglasses $180, gargyle.com

Marc by Marc Jacobs Oversized Square Sunglasses $130, nordstrom.com

Topshop Black Oversize Round Sunglasses $32, us.topshop.com

Square – The very architectural square face is characterized by a wide forehead and distinctive jawline and cheekbones. You want to make your features look longer, and choosing frames with rounded edges will do just that. Look for oval and round sunglasses to flatter your chiseled features. We love these four styles.

Clockwise from top:
Squint Topshop Tortoiseshell Round Oversize Sunglasses $45, us.topshop.com

Oliver Peoples J Gold Oval-Frame Acetate and Titanium Sunglasses $390, net-a-porter.com

Roberto Cavalli Wrap Sunglasses $360, endless.com

Prism Paris Round-Frame Acetate Sunglasses $375, net-a-porter.com

Heart - Almost like a triangle, the heart-shaped face is distinguished by a wide forehead, high cheekbones and a pointy chin. Choosing a pair of sunglasses that mimic this shape are best, making aviator frames perfect for your face. But any sunglasses with wider tops than bottoms will do. Here are some great pairs.

Clockwise from top left:
Topshop Black Plastic Aviator Sunglasses $32, us.topshop.com

Old Navy Wire-Frame Aviator Sunglasses $9.50, oldnavy.gap.com

Ksubi Atik Charcoal Tiger Print Sunglasses $329, superette.co.nz

H&M Red and Metal Sunglasses $5.59, hm.com

Round -A round face is well, round, and needs to be balanced with harder edges. Square and rectangular frames will look best because they bring out the angles in your features. These styles are some of our favorites.

Clockwise from top:
Oliver Peoples Myriel Square-Frame Metal Sunglasses $390, net-a-porter.com

ASOS Whistles Gray Retro Sunglasses $77.58, us.asos.com

Kirra Cut Up Square Black Sunglasses $9.99, shop.pacsun.com

The Row Rectangle Wrap Frame Sunglasses $325, barneys.com

What is your favorite pair of sunnies to complement your face shape?

Denim - Denim can be hot and heavy, especially when wearing a longer pair. Cotton jeans are the best for breathability, but pairs with stretch will move with your body. Chrissy suggests either a  98% cotton/2% lycra or 96 % cotton/4% Lycra combination. The below pairs from Ksubi, J-Brand and AllSaints are great options.

Tees and Tanks - Breezy cuts made with soft fabrics are what to look for here. Chrissy suggests Pima and Supima cotton and blends with polyester so clothing retains its shape, even through inevitable summer sweating. Rayon is another great fabric to keep in mind as it drapes well and keeps its shape when wet. The tops below from Topshop, Vince and Erin Kleinberg look hot and will keep you cool.

Dresses - It’s difficult to go wrong with dresses in the summer, as most styles will help you beat the heat. But for that extra chill factor, Chrissy suggests cotton for every day, natural silk for more formal occasions and spandex blends for a body-conscious look. You won’t go naked with the below from Milly, Roberto Cavalli and Etro.

If you want to learn more about Chrissy Volk, check out her website adahliavolk.com. If you have questions about any of the styles shown here, holler at me on Twitter @CrystlMeatballs.

Favorite floral dresses, from left:

Charlotte Sparre Garden of Eden Silk Dress $320 – pret-a-beaute.com

French Connection Lilly Dress $99.99 – usa.frenchconnection.com

D&G Pleated Mimosa Print Boned Dress $1,526 – my-wardrobe.com

Topshop Cream Rose Wrap Fifties Sundress $75 – us.topshop.com

Favorite floral tops, clockwise from top:

Paul & Joe Floral Print Halter Top $858 – boutique1.com

Bird by Juicy Couture Floral-Patterned Cotton Mesh Top $280 – net-a-porter.com

Madewell Floral Waterfall Top $110 – shopbird.com

Tao Comme des Garçons Flower Front Top $705 – barneys.com

Favorite floral bottoms, clockwise from top:

Dries Van Noten Pyrus Pants $659 – mytheresa.com

Dorothy Perkins Black/Red 50s Poppy Skirt $28 – dorothyperkins.com

Cacharel Impatiences floral print shorts $284 – matchesfashion.com

Jil Sander Floral-Print Silk-Twill Pencil Skirt $745 – net-a-porter.com

Favorite floral shoes, clockwise from top left:

Betsey Johnson Maggi Denim Pumps $100 – heels.com

Brian Atwood Court Shoes $3,903 – colette.fr

Seychelles Eyes Of Mars Strap Sandals With Rose Front $161 – us.asos.com

Alexander McQueen Tan 3D Flower Wedge $995 – alexandermcqueen.com

Favorite floral accessrories, clockwise from top:

Fendi Rose Chef Zucca Canvas Medium Satchel Bag $960 – forzieri.com

Jack Wills Evington Floral Head Band $24 – jackwills.com

Ksubi Atik Blue & White Floral Sunglasses $329 – superette.co.nz

Elie Saab Floral Chain Belt $436 – boutique1.com

LINK LOVE:ksubi

Gilt Group is having a HUGE denim blowout sale starting today at noon, including bootcuts by Diesel, boyfriends by Rich and Skinny, skinnies by Ksubi and more. Click here to join.

Throwing it back on this one! Yeah you’re seeing that correctly, a young Miranda Kerr showing what she’s got for Tsubi (aka Ksubi).

Check out more from Ksubi here!

Find more photos like this on CULT

LINK LOVE: Fashion Copious

1. Naked and Famous- Rare and unique fabrics from Japan, high quality and satire play on our celebrity obsessed culture. Win.

2. April 77- Known for their attitude and underground influence, not wallet-breaking price. Made in France.

3. Cheap Monday- Tons of crazy prints and colored washes. Made in Sweden.

4. Replay-Great skinny and ‘boyfriend’ style, in a bunch of interesting washes. Made in Italy.

5. Acne- A ton of variety in mens’ fits, and repeat winner of ‘Designer of the Year’ by Swedish Elle.  Made in Sweden.

6. K(T)subi- Formerly Tsubi, currently Ksubi, this brand invented themselves based on fit, and has continued to outfit surfers in super, super jeans ever since. Made in Australia.

7. Nudie- Made from the best Italian, Turkish, American, and Japanese qualities using the best techniques. Made in Italy, with the only con being they don’t have a women’s line (yet?).

8. Diesel- I know people that swear by Diesel, mostly skinny guys who can never find sizes small enough for their 26 inch waists and still long enough for their 6’0 tall frames.  Diesel has always been known for their high-quality and long lasting denim. I may be impartial because I love everything Diesel makes, not just their jeans. Made in Italy.

9. Levis- After coming out with the 510 and 511, Levis seemed to have redeemed themselves as every hipster and musician’s best friend. Made in the US!

10. G Star- ‘Raw’ denim. Prides themselves in being about nothing more than the product itself, keeping it fashionable and well-fit. Made in the Netherlands.

–

Think we missed any?  Do you have one ‘go-to’ brand for jeans?

Shown in Betty Blue above, the new Spray On jeans from Ksubi look constrictingly tight, but their stretch denim don’t allow for any discomfort. The new denim will be featured in the Ksubi Soho boutique, and with each pair individually dyed you’re promised a truly one of a kind look. Don’t worry about having to do that weird jumping up and down routine to get your feet through the ankle holes either, they unzip haha. Be sure to keep your eyes out for these Ksubi’s, because they won’t be around too long.

For more on Ksubi be sure to check out their website.

Saturday, May 30th from noon—8pm. 505 Greenwich St between Spring and Canal Sts (212-925-0882).

SOURCE: Racked

You know you want this pair of ripped up Ksubi’s from Shopbop. You know you want it.

LINKAGE: too hurt to walk, too bad to begin

GALLERY: Ksubi S/S 2009

Thanks The Girl with the Kaleidoscope Eyes!

Today has been a great day of blogging for me so far. I have been lucky enough to get to write about some of my favorite designers, and Ksubi is just another to add to the list. The latest Spring 2009 Collection is getting ready to hit stores, and I am very excited as usual. Correct me if I’m wrong but it has a bit of that Matthew Williamson vibe to it? Love the collection, hoping that I can get some cash in my pocket to buy a couple pieces.

Gallery: Ksubi: Spring 2009 Collection

Courtesy of: Men’s Rag

This spring, SSENSE is introducing designers Alexandre Herchcovitch, Maison Martin Margiela, Rick Owens Drkshdw, Twenty8Twelve, Milly, Current/Elliot and Kris Van Assche to their boutique, which already includes labels like Acne, Ksubi, Robert Rodriguez, Clu and Black Halo.  This, along with the re-launch of their flagship boutique, puts SSENSE in high demand.

Opening in April 2009, on the corner of famous St. Paul street in Montreal’s historic Old Port, the two-story boutique boasts over 80ft of window display space showcasing fashion’s most exclusive design labels. The store’s interior, dominated by black brushed metal and glass, is a modern update to the boutique’s antiquated facade.  On the main floor, luxury designers Alexander Herchcovitch, Maison Martin Margiela and Rick Owens will be paired with artistic, avant-garde brands.  A steel and marble staircase leads underground to the second floor, where labels like OAK, Current/Elliot and Acne can be found.

This addition to the already well-styled website, ssense.com, will add a bit of punch to its merchandising mix. A boutique that carries Herchcovitch, Margiela and Owens in the same space almost makes me wish I was Canadian, almost.

Cobrasnake and Ksubi are teaming up once again, this time for an exhibition of Mark Hunter’s “social photography” in Ksubi’s Australian stores.

The exhibit includes 200 signed photos lovingly curated from Mark’s hard drive, all of “young girls” once featured on Cobrasnake, shot in London, Paris, New York, Tokyo, LA and Sydney.

If you want to catch the exhibit, titled “Too Young,” stop by the Bondi Beach Ksubi store in Sydney at 6pm, or at the Armadale store in Melbourne on the 28th.

Mark himself will be on hand, signing limited-edition tees and prints available for purchase.

-Via Fashionista

Thanks Anthem Magazine

The folks over at Happy People Don’t Complain recently got a chance to sit down with Gareth Moody. The former Ksubi designer started Chronicles of Never back 2007, and the Australian brand has been taking off ever since. I love the company so I was obviously excited to read the interview. Here’s a little snipet of the conversation.

HPDC: Tell us something about your background and your role at CON?
GARETH MOODY: I was born in Sydney Australia, I also happen to currently live in my place of birth. Actually have not studied beyond my years at school, I decided to tackle things in a trial and error type arrangement, to date it seems to be working. My role atCHRØNICLESØFNEVER, well I’m the founder, director and designer, so I suppose I’m multi-tasking at present.

HPDC: How do you create your designs?
GARETH MOODY: I’m more of a hands on character, I’m also a little old fashioned, I illustrate everything by hand, pencil to paper. I prefer this method of design.

Be sure to check out Happy People Don’t Complain for the rest of the interview.

The Ksubi Spring/ Summer 2009 lookbook has got me feeling a bit “torn”, like Natalie Imbruglia. This collection screams “hipster” (which definitely isn’t a good thing…) with it’s bold splashes and blocks of color as well as the screened tees and metallic leggings. The collection may not be my cup of tea overall, but there are some looks I really do like. For instance, I’m loving the floaty, sheer top paired with the pocket bearing denim shorts. The random fabric hooded frock on the other hand, well, I wouldn’t even let my dog sleep on that thing. 

Thanks NYLON!

Jeremy Scott debuted his Jeremy Loves Ksubi line in Paris last week, and the prints are nothing short of bold. For those of you readers new to the Jeremy Loves Ksubi collection, more or less all it is, is that Jeremy Scott takes Ksubi designs and then prints his own pattern and such onto them. I think it’s a cool collaboration, and a simple way to bring more products from both designers. What do you think indies, should more designers do easy, cool collaborations? Or are collaborations done?

Thanks to Selectism and Any One Girl for the images.

Sorry JT we don't do trailer park chic here, Oh and nice tribal tattoo

 Justin was recently snapped by the paparazzi in Italy with his soon to be wife (possibly?) Jessica Biel. I doubt he knocked the socks off any of the fashion thirty Italians with his Tennessee Tuxedo shorts. Shouldn’t the self proclaimed “William Rast” know that in a world of cropped pants and knee flashing, that his shorts are too long. The fashion world is built around killing bad trends, so why couldn’t JT get this right? Well lucky for you indies I am here to make a couple suggestions on rocking denim shorts, so next time you go to Italy for a quick vaca (yeah right) you’ll “bring the sexy back” rather than scare it away.

Try these Fremont shorts from Oak. They fit a bit slimmer and flash a some knee. The more knee the less ghetto!

These cool double waisted dark denim shorts from Ksubi allow a comfortable slouching look without the shorts being too long. They are damn stylish too.

And just because Fall is closing in doesn’t mean shorts are dead. Throw some leggings on, and you are good for another couple months. Sorry Justin but those Wrangler specials with that fake hole in the front just aren’t doing it for me.

Thanks to Celebslam and Oak for the images.

Ksubi’s newly launched site is a an evil clone of Google.com.  The sly little devils used the most popular site on the web as a model for their creation. Of course, this is most likely illegal so the Ksubi brand is gonna be enjoying a nice little call from the Google boys any day now.

They will then shit themselves when the Google monster decides to erase all traces of Ksubi from the internet.  Ya, don’t mess with Google.

Through some odd twist of fate Cory Kennedy and I spent a ton of time together during fashion week (also see. “Hey look it’s Cory Kennedy, again. Should I say hi, again?”). Because of this I feel the need to tout her greatness (a.k.a chick got money and page views and I can use some dotcom love. Link to FashionIndie.com Cory). So, be sure to check out this really cool shirt she’s hawking for KSUBI. It’s limited to only 250 pieces, it only comes in size medium mens and it’s for sale on TheCobraSnake.com.