You ever see those those fanciful offices in futuristic movies that look like something sprung out of an 8-year-old boy’s dreams, or the CAD blueprints of a wild genius architect? While it may seem hard to believe, some people do actually work in environments like that. Like us here at LIAS who ply our tireless […]

British label Passarella Death Squad has spawned an American-made sub-label in order to bring their price points down to a more civilian level. Where as PDS items are made in England using very expensive premium Japanese fabric, the new line Kempes will be made in America using American fabric. Of course, the fabric is still […]

It seems that ever since Polaroid announced they were shutting down manufacturing of their iconic film, suddenly everyone is dying to get their hands on some. Even if it’s a simulacrum. Like these Polaroid Note Cards, on which 16 photographers have printed their images for you to leave notes on for your special ones. Why? […]

It’s no secret we love our booze here. Whether it’s a $90,000 Macallan Viscount Linley Case of scotch or simply a cheap ankle booze concealer, it’s important that we drink plenty and drink well. It is in this mindset that we bring you these Disposable Flasks, which you can pretty much bring anywhere your liver […]

Now we’re not usually down to promote any “worn”, pre-stressed or frayed new products — it’s usually a pretty shite and corny technique in my limited world view. What exactly is the point — are you pretending you had those jeans “way back in the day — before everyone else was rocking True Religion?” Which […]

Words by Cristina Fisher / Photos by Robert Kieran On a recent Saturday night at Mountain Bar in the tiled-roof heart of Chinatown, downtown LA, Optimo was billed to DJ. Ducking in between the pagodas, and walking up creaky steps to the 2nd floor, I was hit by a wall of fog in near complete […]

I’ve got a personal infatuation for fonts and letters. It comes from a fan-boy point of view, not from a designer one. I just discovered the letterPLAYGROUD site, which is run by artist, illustrator and designer Nate Williams, aka Alexander Blue. Dude has worked extensively in various facets of the illustration industry with a wide […]

words by Aldo Davalos // photos by Ellei Johndro (Shadow Scene) On December 31st 1996, Los Angeles hosted one of the largest massive raves that the city had ever seen. Entitled Seventh Heaven, over 10,000 people from across the southland descended upon the Grand Olympic Auditorium to usher in the New Year. I remember this […]