HOMES EYEWEAR

Homes Eyewear are made in Detroit from the city’s deconstructed housing stock. This city has roughly 70,000 abandoned homes still standing, and within those contain plenty of usuable materials, literally lying around, waiting for a breath of new life.

Founded in 2012, Homes are made at their headquarters in Eastern Market, Detroit. The 60 step, labor-intensive process blends CNC technology, hand-craftsmanship and proven woodworking techniques to create a beautiful and all around sustainable pair of sunglasses.

The materials extraction process takes a lot of work in and of itself, before it even hits the Homes Shop. Once harvested and catalogued, the wood is processed to remove nails, paint, char and other debris. The boards are hand picked by Homes at Reclaim Detroit, and are hand cut into wood veneers, which are then transformed into the frames offered today.

The boards selected at Reclaim Detroit vary in species and age, most of which were old-growth wood, harvested during the logging boom of the 1800 and 1900s. While homes, both in the early 1900s as well as present day, are constructed using mostly softwoods (white pine, douglas fir), many do contain hardwoods, which are ideal for use in frame building. Your frames’ finish will vary with grain character and color, as well as the life of the home they come from, and how they’ve weathered the years of use and/or neglect. No two pairs of Homes Sunglasses are exactly alike. Each handmade pair is however subject to the same rigorous quality inspection, ensuring your sunglasses were made with the utmost care and attention to detail.

Purchase the Kercheval Frame (above) and any other style that Homes has to offer at their site here.

 

Xo, 

Sar Elle

Lakota De Kai- Big Dad Wolf

Photo cred: Tyler Hill

So I REALLY fucking hate Ohio. A lot. However, these dudes (LAKOTA DE KAI) are outta Kent, OH and holy shit do they rule. Their newest release, Big Dad Wolf, is incredibly complete.  It'll thrash your brains out, and then let you feel safe just long enough before you break your neck trying to keep time with the break down. The vocals are raw and incredible. Every time their front man starts to remind you of someone, he changes personality just in time for you to forget. Don't get me wrong though- his sound is very much his own, despite the multiple personality disorder. The rhythm section is tight and rolls with the incredible dynamic punches. The guitar work is also on point. Incredible instrumentation all around. Did I mention that the vocals are fucking phenomenal?

Check the YouTube vid below to hear my favorite jam, "Spliff". Or just save yourself the time and download the whole fucking album on bandcamp. You won't miss the money you spend(only 7 bones!)- hell, you might wanna buy it twice just out of principle. 

Beautiful. They play out here every so often, too. I'm absolutely gonna go see this shit live ASAP.  Cheers to the only thing I like in Ohio that isn't waffle house(I fucking love waffles).

 

For fans of: Every Time I Die, Pianos Become the Teeth, Listener, La Dispute

Favorite Tracks: Spliff(see YouTube video above), Leslie Americus

Thanks for scopin' these dudes out! Keep it fuggin Vile, dudes and dudettes!

 

-XOXO Toph

Sara M. Lyons

Self- Proclaimed "Professional Weirdo," Sara M Lyons is a 28-year-old Artist, Illustrator, and Nail Decal Designer from Southern California.

Her influences include Archie Comics, Cult Film, Punk Rock, Pop Culture, Skateboard Graphics, Barbie, The Occult, and Regina George. Much of her work focuses on femininity and vice, both celebrating and challenging the concept of Traditional Womanhood.

Sara’s nail decals (and all of her other itmes) are available via her shop, as well as a variety of e-tailers and brick-and-mortar retailers worldwide. 

Xo,

Sar Elle

Fabrik Marge

Marge is a Minneapolis, MN. based designer and seamstress that specializes in her incredibly unique Hoods.

Marge can create custom designs for you, ranging from a Hood to just about any other Fashion Piece you may need.

 

View Marge's Lookbooks, or inquire about a custom piece at her website, here.

Pamela Love NYC

New Yorker Pamela Love began making jewelry in her Brooklyn apartment in 2007. Since then, she has created a full production facility and design studio in Manhattan’s garment district.

The line is committed to sustainability and localized production. All gemstones and semiprecious stones are ethically sourced and almost all metal used is recycled. The entire jewelry-making process, from design to sampling to full-scale production, is completed domestically with the majority of it done in-house at Pamela Love’s Manhattan studio.

View and shop the current entire collection here.

Xo,

Sar Elle

OCC

Founded in New York City in 2004 by makeup artist David Klasfeld, Obsessive Compulsive Cosmetics started with a pair of Lip Balms. As an artist, Klasfeld wanted to develop products that met the needs of artists who weren’t satisfied with the traditional options found on the market, through a commitment to innovation in color, texture and selection.

OCC strives to be on the forefront of colour cosmetics, while honoring both our professional makeup artistry and cruelty-free heritage. OCC is proud to be 100% Vegan & Cruelty-Free, as internationally certified by PETA.

Xo,

Sar Elle

Sugarbones

 Sugarbones is the original artwork of Canadian Artist, Cheyenne Federiconi.  Be it stickers, patches, buttons, airfresheners, or prints, Sugarbones has something that will please the independent, strong woman inside you, while also ensuring you have something cute and aesthetically pleasing (and a bit intimidating)!

Sugar Bones is equal parts badass, and kawaii.

Shop the Sugarbones Collection, and keep an eye out for Cheyenne's Newest Ventures, HERE

 

Xoxo,

Sar Elle

Helmouth Apparel

Vegan Friendly, handmade apparel from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

Hellmouths first appeared as the gaping jaws of monsters in Anglo-Saxon Artwork and Mediaeval Theatre.

Most examples before the 12th century were English, and it is speculated that they originate from the Pagan Myth of Fenrir, the Wolf-Monster.
Taking the Norse spelling of Hel, and bringing to life through fashion, Helmouth Apparel is handmade to order in Pennsylvania.

View, and shop, the current line in it's entirety here!

Xo,

Sar Elle

Purrfect Pineapples

Purrfect Pineapples is a Cruelty Free Lingerie Company based out of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Owned and operated, by fashion designer Erika Shuhendler since 2004; all garments are professionally sewn and serged  for a high-quality, high end product.

Purrfect Pineapples offers a wide array of styles, prints, designs, and sizes ranging from Small to Extra Large. Purrfect Pineapples also offers custom ordering for Plus Sizes and Corsets!

View, and order, the Purrfect Pinneaples Collection in it's entirety here!

Xo,

Sar Elle

Papa Glide

The papa glide was built for born free 6 by the dynamic Detroit duo Ry seidler of RAS and Brad Richards The Zen Of Neato. This beautiful 58 pan head has so many incredible details that took hours and hours to fabricate. The headlight nacelle sets of the front end, the shifter in the tank blows my mind, and the exhaust and rear fender are so killer. This vintage sport bike inspired chopper esque machine along with the guys that built it are putting Detroit on the motorcycle map. 

Don't be a square, Jammerz

The Blonde Locks

The Blonde Locks brand was started in June of 2011 by the well-established industry model, Bridget Blonde. When Bridget began modeling several years ago for some well-known street wear brands, she was introduced to a predominantly men’s fashion world that she was very much an integral part of, as a woman. Ironically, tomboys in the street scene have very few brand options to choose from, most girls like Bridget would buy men’s clothes and refashion them to make them for their own personalities and bodies.

TBL was originally created to satisfy the needs of women like Bridget; women who want to run with the boys but don’t want to give up their sexy, fashion forward female identity. Of course, a girl who’s been cutting her boyfriend’s t-shirts her whole life, will always cut t-shirts. So it naturally followed for TBL to make some unisex and men’s wear, as well.

In July, Jocelyn joined TBL Team and, together, Bridget and Jocelyn have been making a name for the brand within the industry- and everywhere else. 

Shop TBL, here.

xo,
Sar