Here comes the new Nike AF1 Rainbow. Multicolor sole and laces on an all white upper with silver swoosh. Definitely not something for everybody, but if you want to be noticed, this is the way to go!

Samia, my blogging partner, believes that we have a lot of male readers. I think she might not be wrong just because a big chunk of our referrels come from HighSnobiety, whose readers have to be almost all guys.

Given the nature of this site, you would think I would read a website called KicksandChicks website regularly, but I don’t. Because even though I have no issue with women getting paid to model, if I’m going to look at images of women rocking kicks, they need to reflect a little more sincerity.

All that being said, this image and the link to the site are dedicated to our male readers. Thanks for your clicks and your interest!

^^More accurately described as Chicks with Men’s Kicks Slung All over their Bootilicious Bodies

Missing you a little less,

Lois

BlackGirlintheCity is a site you visit when you’ve done all the pretty pictures and you find yourself hankering for something a little more substantial. Words that’ll actually make you think, ya know??

I linked to her hysterical recount of an encounter with a Marc-Jacobs-bag-owning idiot not long ago, but the story I’m linking to here is a little different. In it, she talks about shedding an ex. Like any good writer, she writes in layers and while she reveals what she believes are her own lessons, there’s plenty of space between the lines for us to draw our OWN conclusions.

Here’s an excerpt:

My ex has finally decided to move on.  Good for effing him!  Lol.  We were the best of friends with a strong history until true feelings got involved.  Its funny how people tend to be on their worse behavior when falling or being in love.

^^Dear BlackGirl: He so aint over you!

And as for her comment on Hillary, she said it, not me! And though I gave up using the word bitch as a 2008 resolution, I hafta admit Hill is pushing me to the damn edge!

Still missing you! 

While I’m traveling as promised, I left some posts for head blogger in charge, David, to put up. They’re mostly going to be recs for other sites that I read regularly and who have also given us links love. It’s the least I can do given that at the present moment don’t have a list of links on our site. (Big fat hint, David: We would like a favorite sites list AND to have our comments back!!)

Here’s an image from FemaleSneakerFiend, the all-time greatest site for ladies who love kicks, rivaled by none in all the land. It was founded and is run by Lori Lobenstine, who truely, and I know this to be a verifiable fact, has one of the biggest hearts in the world.

This image comes from “The Little Ones” gallery:

^^If this image doesn’t AT LEAST make you smile to yourself then please leave this site now because you heart is composed of pieces of Antartic rock and we don’t want you to freeze our site with the coldness of your gaze.

Miss you!

Lois: HighSnobette at Hotmail dot com

This blog is so far off the rails in terms of what’s its content is supposed be today that I figured I’d just pile on with this video, in which Jay’s “Dirt Off Your Shoulders” song is mashed up with clips from the campaign, including Barack’s speech yesterday when he channels Mr. Carter and literally brushes his shoulders off.  

If it’s unlikely that you’re gonna make it to the Murakami exhibit at the Brooklyn Museum, then check out the images on Flickr by Director Dave, who was there on opening night.

Here’s one image of his from that evening:

^^Ever since my meltdown over people not crediting us for our shots of the Tokidoki Asics collabo (which I subsequently apologized for!), I’ve noticed that I basically rip other people’s images non-stop! I DO give credit though, people. Well, most of the time anyway.

Yes! It’s Friday afternoon! I hate to tell you this guys, but I am flying away on Sunday for a week, and Samia will still be gone, too. I’m gonna recommend some of my fave reads in the meantime, plus try and leave some posts for David to throw up while I’m gone. You haven’t heard the last of me, that’s for sho!

Lois: HighSnobette at Hotmail dot com

Okay people, in between the celebrity fixations today, let me squish in a little fashion. Here’s a bag from Mulberry, a lux English label, I spotted on Style.com today. Love the color, the shine and the shape. This is a slick bag! And that’s the label’s theme in general: classic but with an edge.

^^I gotta find a better screen grab program. This one and the Marc Jacobs sneaker one before it are way too blurry!

Lois: Highsnobette at Hotmail dot com

Can you tell I’m a little obsessed with RhiRhi lately? Because really, there is no good reason to post this photo up. Generally I at least stick with images in which she’s wearing something fashionable. But this one? Nothing expcept for the fact that I love the color of her suit.

Listen, just consider it a gift. From me to all of you who appreciate a beautiful woman, whether you or male or female.

Hap tip to Flickr for the image.

Marc Jacobs’ kicks collection is available for your viewing and purchasing pleasure at TheCorner.

These are actually men’s sneakers, but we females are used to having to wear dudes’ kicks. Shoot, until a couple years back, if we didn’t have men’s kicks we’d have none at all!

Hap tip to StyleDash for the item.

Say what you will, it matters not a molecule. MiMi is a diva and she can wear whatever the hell she wants. When you have her voice, her number of classics and her longevity, you can do the same:

^^Image from WireImages

More images after the flip. On this page, we’re dedicating our flashback Friday video to her days before she added on boobs and started straightening her hair within an inch of its life. If you’re a young’n and listen to songs like “Touch My Body” and don’t get what all the hype is about, this video of “If it’s Over” explains it all. Watch for when Mariah actually giggles to herself, knowing she’s about to completely chop it down.