Be one of the lucky 100 and head down to 37 Carnaby Street and be handed a Monki surprise from 12pm! If that's not enough watch out for the giant Monki's too to appear on Carnaby street from 23rd Feb. Monki has finally landed!!!
Showing posts with label uk. Show all posts
Showing posts with label uk. Show all posts
Thursday, 23 February 2012
MONKI
On the Friday the 24th of February Swedish fashion brand Monki are opening their first UK standalone on Carnaby street London! To treat the Monki girls of London the very generous Monki team are offering the lucky first 100 customers to come to 37 Carnaby street a Monki Surprise! Each customer will be handed a black Monki balloon with a voucher attached with a special Monki discount. This discount will allow the beholder to redeem an exclusive discount on all Monki's ranges on the opening day of the 24th.
Wednesday, 7 December 2011
OnePiece UK Launch Party at Shoreditch House
OnePiece had their official UK launch party at Shoreditch House on Monday, with my friends Natt Weller, Jesse Burgess & Fin Munro DJing. I went along for some rooftop fun and to pick up a free OnePiece of my own! The UK store has opened across the street as part of BoxPark, the world's first pop-up mall. At £120 these OnePieces certainly ain't cheap but according to their press pack, which I had a little flick through, everyone's wearing them! And by everyone I mean Justin Beiber and an endless array of minor celebrities. If you want to see what Perez Hilton looks like wearing a Onesy then click HERE to see the press pack for yourself.
Thanks for the gift OnePiece, it's been keeping us snug and lazy. Here are some photos I took at the party:
Thanks for the gift OnePiece, it's been keeping us snug and lazy. Here are some photos I took at the party:
Saturday, 13 August 2011
David Starkey and Issues of Race and Equality
Last night historian David Starkey made some comments on national television that really outraged me. Here is a clip:
What infuriates me so much is ignorant members of the middle class and people in positions of power perpetuating injustice, pointing the finger of blame and doing nothing but making the situation worse by maintaining racist biased views and clinging desperately to their self-imposed privileged position in society not realizing that maybe it's unjust views like theirs that marginalize sectors of the population and contribute to the overall problem. For Starkey to equate gang culture so strongly with black culture in the way that he does is racist and offensive. Did gang culture spawn from black culture? No. Gang culture has been around since the 1800s with the Chinese Triads and the Italian Mafia. We could discuss the glorification of gang culture in today's society through the media but is the Western media not predominantly controlled by White men? So it's fine to exploit when it suits financial profit and then it's condemned for having a negative impact on youth. People like Starkey will throw the blame around until the cows come home and never take responsibility for how heavily Western society has been crippled by White patriarchal rule and favor.
Race shouldn't be an issue, but racism should be addressed. The balance of power should be addressed. If anything needs to be scrutinized here it's why people like David Starkey still exist in our world today and why the powers that be aren't doing more to educate our society and promote tolerance and equality. David Starkey's viewpoint is racist, and it incites hatred in me and no doubt a lot of other people. How a supposedly respectable historian can go on national television and say something so biased is beyond me. He's ignoring the real issues of wealth and class in regards to the influences of last week's incidents in London and the UK. I am in full condemnation of the looters and rioters, they are criminals who should be punished, but nonetheless I don't really think they did as much damage to our economy as the bankers and investors that lent money that didn't exist and helped plunge us into this economical crisis in the first place so let us not forget that either. Perhaps Starkey has never heard of the saying that goes 'every time you point the finger you're pointing three right back at yourself'.
We as a people have a responsibility to rise up and stand against this kind of mentality as represented by Mr. Starkey. It is this kind of mentality that perpetuates the cycle of injustice that still exists in our world today and that is hindering societal progress towards greater equality because if people in positions of power or influence hold these views then why should they have any power or influence in the first place?
What infuriates me so much is ignorant members of the middle class and people in positions of power perpetuating injustice, pointing the finger of blame and doing nothing but making the situation worse by maintaining racist biased views and clinging desperately to their self-imposed privileged position in society not realizing that maybe it's unjust views like theirs that marginalize sectors of the population and contribute to the overall problem. For Starkey to equate gang culture so strongly with black culture in the way that he does is racist and offensive. Did gang culture spawn from black culture? No. Gang culture has been around since the 1800s with the Chinese Triads and the Italian Mafia. We could discuss the glorification of gang culture in today's society through the media but is the Western media not predominantly controlled by White men? So it's fine to exploit when it suits financial profit and then it's condemned for having a negative impact on youth. People like Starkey will throw the blame around until the cows come home and never take responsibility for how heavily Western society has been crippled by White patriarchal rule and favor.
Race shouldn't be an issue, but racism should be addressed. The balance of power should be addressed. If anything needs to be scrutinized here it's why people like David Starkey still exist in our world today and why the powers that be aren't doing more to educate our society and promote tolerance and equality. David Starkey's viewpoint is racist, and it incites hatred in me and no doubt a lot of other people. How a supposedly respectable historian can go on national television and say something so biased is beyond me. He's ignoring the real issues of wealth and class in regards to the influences of last week's incidents in London and the UK. I am in full condemnation of the looters and rioters, they are criminals who should be punished, but nonetheless I don't really think they did as much damage to our economy as the bankers and investors that lent money that didn't exist and helped plunge us into this economical crisis in the first place so let us not forget that either. Perhaps Starkey has never heard of the saying that goes 'every time you point the finger you're pointing three right back at yourself'.
We as a people have a responsibility to rise up and stand against this kind of mentality as represented by Mr. Starkey. It is this kind of mentality that perpetuates the cycle of injustice that still exists in our world today and that is hindering societal progress towards greater equality because if people in positions of power or influence hold these views then why should they have any power or influence in the first place?
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