I am Oscar Grant earrings- $13

Oscar II earrings- $13

Description: “Last year, Oscar Grant was murdered in Oakland, California by BART (Bay Area Rapid Transit) police officer, Johannes Mehserle who was recently sentenced for involuntary manslaughter (minimum sentence for murder). This is the first time in California where a police officer was ever indicted for murder. In remembrance of Oscar Grant and the ongoing struggle to hold police accountable and bring them to justice, I hope these earrings allow the wearer to dialogue with those unaware of the issue.”

Please help in the effort… this is an amazing project by an even more amazing young lady. Proceeds go to the Los Angeles Coalition for Justice for Oscar Grant.

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Get your tuchas to Drai’s tomorrow night to celebrate Han Cholo’s fall 2010 release and sneak peek of their joint project with Karmaloop. For entry, email RSVP@shakethehand.com.

We LOVE Annie Basulto! We LOVE Cubannie Links! If you’re in the NY area support a GREAT cause!

UD Hearts NYC – Book of Shadows Vol. III – for Holiday 2010

Look for this amazing limited-edition palette to hit shelves in October. If you will be in the NYC area on August 28th, you can try to purchase one of the 1,000 pieces that will be available for sale exclusively at the Times Square Sephora starting at 1pm.

Gaga for Vanity Fair September issue.

MAC Venomous Villains Collection – September 2010

Read on for images and info…

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I remember the first time I heard the word “Debutante”. I was in the 10th grade at Arcadia High School and Janice Edwards was passing around a photo of her posing in a huge, white ball gown. “Is that from Prom?”, I asked. “No”, she said, “It’s from my COMING OUT ball, you know, for DEBUTANTES.” I thought to myself: Coming out? From where?… The closet?… A coma? I went home to ask my mother her thoughts on this elusive “Debutante Ball” and her only reply was: “It’s for rich people”. Later on, someone explained to me that a Debutante Ball or Cotillion, is an event in which a young female (typically associated with wealthy and socially influential families), is formally introduced into society. At the time, I felt a bit left out. I couldn’t help but wonder: What doesn’t make ME good enough to be invited to that party? Why don’t I get to wear that poufy white dress? Was my family so far off the radar of “social influence” that an invitation never found its way to our mailbox? Guess I’ll never know. Nowadays I like to think I AM in fact a debutante, in my own IMPOLITE society. Recently my bf explained that there are even male versions of debutantes called the “Men Of Distinction”. YIKES. Is this really STILL a rite of passage in this day and age of cutbacks and frugal fashionistas? What do you guys think? Culturally significant tradition or old fashioned ass backwards?

Since the promo images and product names struck the internet last week, people all over the world have been in an uproar over the Bordertown inspired MAC for Rodarte Collection.

The people have spoken, and apparently MAC listened.

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From MAC Cosmetics:

“We understand that product names in the M·A·C Rodarte collection have offended our consumers and fans. This was never our intent and we are very sorry. We continue to listen carefully to the comments we have received and have the following plans to address concerns:

• We are committed to donating $100,000 to a non-profit organization that has a proven, successful track-record helping women in need and that can directly improve the lives of women in Juarez in a meaningful way.

• We are changing the product names in the M·A·C Rodarte collection.

As we have done in the past, please be assured that we will communicate details regarding our progress in this matter.”

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From Rodarte:

“We recognize that the violence against women taking place in Juarez needs to be met with proactive action. We never intended to make light of this serious issue and we are truly sorry.

Helping to improve the conditions for women in Juarez is a priority for us and we are thankful for all the comments calling attention to the urgency of addressing this situation.”

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Read On To See The Original Collection Product Names

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