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E.O.F. SNAPSHOT OF THE DAY {AUGUST 17, 2018}

August 17, 2018 {theEye} Leave a comment

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T.G.I.F.

{circa. 1950s}

Athletic Modelling Guild

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Have a sweet weekend friends . . . hope you get a chance to chill!

Not sure if we will, but we will definitely try to make time to let loose and rest our brains for a brief moment.

Remember if you are in Hamilton, Ontario, to visit the SUPERCRAWL POP UP SHOP in Jackson Square where we are selling some of our original pieces made from vintage materials for the very first time! And on top of that, we are amongst 7 of the city’s best brands and designers.

Its been very exciting thus far, and we are set up until the 25th , so please, if you can … .CHECK IT OUT!

Stay tuned for exciting things abound for us. FOLLOW US on INSTAGRAM, and LIKE US on FACEBOOK to keep in touch.

Until next time,

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Remember XIXIXI gets you 25% OFF in the {SHOP}! Don’t miss out on some wicked time traveled finds to make you stand out in the crowd!

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{PHOTO-BLAST} Pomp + Circumstance

April 19, 2014 {theEye} Leave a comment

The Pompadour.

We’ve been seeing a lot of these, as of late, on our virtual style quests, and find this mythic hairstyle’s history absolutely fascinating. The hair-doe characterized by its voluminous waves and carefully coiffed height was first coined in the 18th Century after French aristocrat, Madame de Pompadour – the mistress of King Louis XV. The style was later revived in the later part of the 19th Century and onward through the First World War, and became synonymous with the “Gibson Girl” ideal of beauty popularized in this era. The do became a “Do” again, in vogue, as a much tighter version of it could be seen on Hollywood movie starlets of the ’40s like Joan Crawford and Bette Davis. However, it would be the 1950s that would totally turn the style around, and have the men sporting the look. Popularized by rock stars of the day like Elvis Presley, Ricky Nelson, and Billy Fury, as well as actors like James Dean. The style was quickly taken up by youth culture and society’s outcasts to become a staple of counter culture style and individual beauty. From movie stars to street gangs, the style was versatile, slick, and of course, “cool”.

Bottega Veneta, 2012

The rest is history, as even today, hundreds of style obsessed and nostalgia driven guys (like ourself) pain away the day to get their hair high and enough waves to keep it up there. What do they say again? “The higher the hair, the closer to God”. In that case, we might be looking at the Tower of Babel of Hair with how popular the Pompadour is getting. Check out this latest {PHOTO-BLAST} for a one-of-a-kind blast to the past of “Pomp + Circumstance”. . .

Bop The Night Away - In Style- Teddy Boy Fixings

Chris Steele Perkins- Teddy Boy Bad Boys- Pomp and Circumstance - 1960s

EOF - Pomp and Circumstance - Style Inspiration

EOF - Pomp and Circumstance- Vintage Hair Inspiration

EOF - Teddy Boys London 1979- Pomp and Circumstance

EOF- Johnny Depp- No Crying For Crybaby - You look good

EOF- Pomp and Circumstance at Bottega Venetta

EOF- Pomp and Circumstance - On the Street

EOF- Pomp and Circumstance - Vintage Style Inspiration

EOF- Pomp and Circumstance- Makes You Want To Dance

EOF- Ricky Nelson's Subtle Pompadour- Vintage Style

EOF- Pomp and Circumstance- Vintage Teddy Boy Tenacity

EOF- Vintage Snapshot - Pomp and Circumstance

EOF- Vintage Style Illustration- I like Your Hair, It Would Look Better on Me- Leather Warrior - Pomp and Circumstance

Bette Davis- Now, Voyager- Pomp and Circumstance

Pomp and Circumstance- Johnny Cash- Rockabilly Joy

Vintage Bad Ass Bad Boys- Pomp and Circumstance

You Got It or You Dont- VINTAGE TEDDY BOY FASHION:STYLE - EOF Pomp and Circumstance

EOF- Pomp and Circumstance - Gibson Illustration

EOF - Pomp and Circumstance- Gibson Girl

EOF- Vintage Teddy Boy Photo Booth Portrait - Pomp and Circumstance

Teddy Boys of London- Pomp and Circumstance

Even we are addicted!

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Rare 1950s LIONS CLUB Secret Society Gold and Purple Street Gang Jacket

[get it here]

Can you name any current idols rocking the Pompadour? Bruno Mars and Janelle Monae comes to mine . . . any others?

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Audrey Says . . . {PLUS! Music Minute: “Come Wander With Me” – Bonnie Beech}

December 22, 2013 {theEye} Leave a comment

Well?! ISN’T IT?!

She’s talking of our new playlist over on our TUMBLR page.

So if you’re bored and wondering what fun you can get up to, don’t be shy and head on over. Stop listening to the same old stuff on the radio before it dies in your mind…

Plus, we’ve got plenty of pictures that don’t end up on our website that for sure deserve to garner your attention!

They’re all waiting for you over there, including our favorite inked gal pal (she’s new)….

So have fun, and wander a bit…

You never know who or what you might come across!

{“Come Wander With Me” by Jeff Alexander, Sung by Bonnie Beech

from Twilight Zone’s 1964 episode by the same name.}

Sincerely,

{theEye}

{PHOTOBLAST} Styled To Rock ! [Vintage Style Inspiration]

November 19, 2013 {theEye} 2 Comments

Whether today, sixty years ago, or seventy-five from now, we will always have the need to look good, and put ourselves together in a way that says ‘this is me’. It’s our suit; our armor that lets the world know we mean business.

No matter the day for us, we always like to set the mood for the day with a healthy dose of style, and with the release of Rihanna‘s “Styled to Rock” (finally; the UK version was the SHIT) in the US, we couldn’t help but feel the need to do what we do best: look back to the {past} for clues to the {present} to help us foresee and shape the {future}.

Rihanna always gets it done, and with the epitome of laid-back rock n’ roll sophisticated bad ass cool, Erin Wasson, hosting the gig, it’s a wicked hour of fashion meets music, and the basis for this wicked {Photoblast} of vintage style inspiration that explores some of our predecessors who knew how good life can be when you are Styled to Rock!

Styled to Rock-It Will Change Your Life- Vintage Menswear Inspiration- The Eye of Faith

Styled to Rock- Elvis is King - Vintage Menswear Inspiration- The Eye of Faith

Styled to Rock- Teen Dream Style Stunners - Vintage Menswear Inspiration- The Eye of Faith

Styled to Rock-Bad Ass Kids School Yard Sanctum - Vintage Menswear Inspiration- The Eye of Faith

Styled to Rock-Kyu Sakamoto - Vintage Menswear Inspiration- The Eye of Faith

Styled to Rock-Get Your Hands Out of Your Pants and That Beer Out of This Park- Party Boy - Vintage Menswear Inspiration- The Eye of Faith

Styled to Rock-The Cool Kids - Vintage Menswear Inspiration- The Eye of Faith

Styled to Rock-Feeling Good - Vintage Menswear Inspiration- The Eye of Faith

Styled to Rock- The Gang is Where its At - Vintage Menswear Inspiration- The Eye of Faith

Styled to Rock-My One and Only- Vintage Menswear Inspiration- The Eye of Faith

Styled to Rock-Love That Hair- Elvis - Vintage Menswear Inspiration- The Eye of Faith

Styled to Rock-Easy Peezy Lemon Squeezy- Elvis Never Dissapoints - Vintage Menswear Inspiration- The Eye of Faith

Styled to Rock-bruce davidson- brooklyn gang babes - Vintage Menswear Inspiration- The Eye of Faith

Styled to Rock-Best Damn Sweater Ever - Vintage Menswear Inspiration- The Eye of Faith

Styled to Rock-My Tattoo Girl- Vintage Menswear Inspiration- The Eye of Faith

Styled to Rock-Damn I Look Good- King Kisses The Mirror - Vintage Menswear Inspiration- The Eye of Faith

Styled to Rock-GREASE JEAD - Vintage Menswear Inspiration- The Eye of Faith

Styled to Rock-san francisco 1953- wayne miller - Vintage Menswear Inspiration- The Eye of Faith

Styled to Rock-Lord of the Flies - Vintage Menswear Inspiration- The Eye of Faith

Dress to Impress, or Undress…

Until we meet again,

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E.O.F. Snapshot of the Day {September 26, 2013}

September 26, 2013 {theEye} Leave a comment

E.O.F. Snapshot of the Day- September 26, 2013

+HARD LUCK+

Sometimes . . .

It’s hard to escape it.

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E.O.F. Snapshot of the Day {June 21, 2013}

June 21, 2013 {theEye} 1 Comment

+ FIRST DAY OF SUMMER +

longest day of the year . . .

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E.O.F. Snapshot of the Day {June 19, 2013}

June 19, 2013 {theEye} Leave a comment

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E.O.F. Snapshot of the Day {May 30, 2013}

May 30, 2013 {theEye} 1 Comment

{Who doesn’t love a truly bad ass body of Ink??}
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E.O.F. Snapshot of the Day { May 9, 2013 }

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Holy Trinity

+PEACOCK, EAGLE, & SNAKE+

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{PHOTO-BLAST} Tattooed Sweethearts . . .

March 15, 2013 {theEye} 3 Comments

“So What” it says. “Who cares?”

The reclaiming of the body by man and woman by taking ink to their skin has always been an aspect of any of our cultures. It has always been a “thing”, as one calls it, and it continues to thrive in our culture, becoming more and more popular in all of the world’s hemispheres . . .

For god sake, even young boy bands are appearing covered in tattoos (Harry Styles of “One Direction” most recently)! In fact, even neck tattoos and other extremities that could only have appeared in our grandparents most horrifying nightmares, are becoming more and more the norm, so how cool/crazy is that?

You can find them all around the world from the streets of Brooklyn to the jungles of Papua New Guinea. The meanings are countless, and the styles evolving everyday. And with technology, and a renewed interest in sanitation, the process has become a lot cleaner, but probably not a bit less painful.

Indeed, we live in times of plenty, so let’s take a moment to look back on some of the more courageous people in the past who were not afraid of trying to make the world and more unique place that embraces our individuality and celebrates it to the highest degree.

Please enjoy this ode to some of the Tattooed Sweethearts who paved the way . . .