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Recent Pick Up: Primitive x Gourmet Quadici

I’ve been a fan of Gourmet for a few years now. I picked up my first pair of Gourmet’s a few years back with my first trip to SF. The brand has definitely evolved since then. The Quadici has definitely been one of the styles for Gourmet that has grown in popularity over the years. This was actually my first Quadici but I was more than excited when waiting for the release of this shoe. I really love that the shoe is so versatile, the patent leather and nylon with the clear sole really do a great job coming together. The blue embroidery is a great finish aswell! Gourmet has really impressed me with all of their designs and every season they continue to raise the bar.

High Rise II

Recently, I was blessed to be part of a group that wanted to build a respectable platform for Phoenix and beyond. The gentlemen who established the group happen to be good friends of mine. After attending the previous event, I thought the concept was great and I wanted to contribute. I joined up with them for the next event labeled “High Rise II”. The event was held downtown Phoenix at 44 Monroe. The thing that attracted me to the original events was the level of class that was set. There was a very grown up vibe. The dress code was upscale but not snobby, definitely for the mature crowd and people who have been instrumental in phoenix and the lifestyle that is starting to flourish throughout the city. Bottles of champagne and smoking cigars, gave it an extra feel. It was a very positive event and gave you a real reason to dress up and the opportunity to be around forward thinking individuals. I’ve posted a video that was created by Ashton-Alexander.com that caught some of the action for the night, enjoy!

Hello Giorgio!

A couple weeks back, I was invited to a lecture about a designer named Giorgio di Sant’ Angelo. Leah, a good friend of mine let me tag a long for this lecture. Before the lecture I’d never herd of Giorgio so I was more than happy to attend and learn. During the lecture, I also had the great chance to view some of his work and learn a little about his lifestyle. He had a great taste for fantasy and merged his own Latin upbringing with gypsy, American Indian, and even Asian influences. The fabrics he used were very vibrant and really stood out with each piece that I had I seen. He really brought knitwear to another level, mixing his ethnic-inspired looks. When the lecture ended, I even came home and did some more research on him because I was so intrigued. It was a great experience overall and I was very impressed with the lecture and the knowledge of the speaker on Giorgio’s work.

Lets Catch Up!

Hello world, it’s me again back on BlogSpot! I took a lot of time off focusing on other projects but this has always been my baby. My BlogSpot gave me a lot of opportunities to connect with people all over the world, people that I still to this day work with. I started this blog back in 2008, just wanting to post a few of my poems and it just expanded. I never thought anyone would take time out of their day to care about what I had to say, but they did. I’ve always gave so much credit to my blog for building that platform for some of the relationships I currently have. In the past year so much has changed in my life. I moved to the east side of phoenix, I’ve had a few changes with my career pathing, I started a wine site called Jackson Avenue: Wine Lifestyles and now working more closely with my brother to further our dreams for designing the future. It’s exciting times and I wanted to continue to document my road towards some of my goals. I would also like to give special thanks for the emails, FB messages, tweets, and conversations with people who asked me continue my work and even the emails that I still receive to this day on BlogSpot for a possible return.

Guess Who's Back?

The Latest!

This would be my first post for 2011 on blogspot so hello! I'm still around and kicking! I've been busy with this thing we call life but it feels good to stop by here every now and then just to catch up. I always like to give thanks to the people who still come to my blog and see what I'm doing even though I'm not active on here these days. I'm working on a new project that I'm very excited to release and show the people that still care about my work. This blog has done so much for me and even things that I'm still benefiting off currently that would never been made possible without this blog! Very blessed/grateful for all of the people who continue to still reference to my blog with good things to say. Maybe a possible return to the blog world soon? Who knows, well I kinda do... stick with me folks I got something for you! Thanks again for all the support!

You can follow me on twitter though! www.twitter.com/jstarrrrr