2009 Mashup of the Year!

SONIC BOOM BREAKS THE NEW YEAR SKYLINE

We are ready to rock with this line... the armour will be available within next 20 days...a sonic boom is not only the name of the recent KISS cd & tour...but a name given when the sound barrier has been broken...causing what is known as a SONIC BOOM ...that fits us exactly...we have made alot of noise over the past few years...and now we give you...SONIC BOOM SHELLS!

Commercial of the Year!

Bah-dah-bah-bah-bahhhhhh I'm lovin' it.

Awesome Reaction of the Week!

Drunk Santa of the Season!

"WE WANT SANTA! WE WANT SANTA! WE WANT SANTAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!! OH MY GOD OH MY GOD!"

Too Much Eggnog For Santa - Watch more Funny Videos

Oooopsies of the Day!

It's like baby Jessica in the well all over again!

Little Kid Stuck Behind Sofa - Watch more Funny Videos

Christmas Video of the Year!

God Bless You, Kirk Cameron!

EIT HOLIDAY SPECIAL PART 6: Jesus! from Everything Is Terrible on Vimeo.

CBS, Paramount and Christie's win fan law suit in "Data Visor" case

About 2 years ago, a fan named Ted Moustakis, bought 3 items from the 2006 Christie's Star Trek auction sued CBS, Paramount and Christie's for $ 7 million claiming that three items he bought at the auction were fake. Of course, he needed the $ 7 million for "emotional distress". Anyone who knows me, knows I felt this guy needed a dose of reality, not a lawyer. I didn't even covert this in my blog because he pissed me off so much.

This guy was everything wrong with our legal system. Someone who didn't read the rules, didn't do his research, blames the company who legitimately sold him the items, claims "emotional distress" and then sues for a ridiculous amount of money because some greedy lawyer sees a pay day. I certainly hope that his lawyer didn't take this on contingency so the plaintiff had to shell out tens of thousands of dollars for a losing cause.

I even contacted CBS and offered my help if they needed it for free, (And this was before Propworx) because I wanted to make sure people like this didn't suceed. If you don't do your homework, don't read the rules or the catalog, or overbid, that is your problem, not the auction house's.

Luckily, this guy lost his suit and you can read all about it here at Law.com.

The case was all over the news, but really a non-news story in my book because the guy had ZERO case. It was basically buyers remorse and a lack of research on his part that caused the problem, not anything that Christie's did.

The basis of his case is that Brent Spiner told Moustakis at the 2007 Las Vegas Star Trek Convention that the Visor he bought at Christie's was not the one he wore on-screen. But this was not news. Christie's had clearly spelled this out in the catalog and in the Auction Notes, where note # 633 read: "Please note that this should read 'made for' and not worn by."

You can read the entire description here on Christie's site too.

Note the Salesroom Notice! Obviously Ted Moustakis didn't bother to read or understand the terminology.

Moustakis also claimed that Christie's "had knowledge of hundreds, if not thousands of character duplicate uniforms that Paramount was warehousing."

Moustakis claimed the art house's promotional statements, along with the description of the uniform in the catalogue, led him to reasonably believe that the item was one of a kind. Well, I am not sure what he considers "reasonable" because neither I, nor anyone I knew, made that assumption.

The Court stated that "Contrary to plaintiff's contention that defendant Christie's had represented the Commander Data uniform to be one of a kind, no such representation was ever made in the auction catalog,"

In addition the court stated that the sales contract expressly stated that "all property is sold 'as is' without any representation or warranty of any kind by Christie's or the seller,".

What that means is if you want to buy movie props & costumes you need to do your homework. At a studio sale, the authenticity of an item is not in question, but the status of the item, i.e. screen used, production made, etc., needs to be carefully reviewed.

Alec

Holiday Hours

The Baright Library will be closed Christmas Eve and Christmas Day (December 24-25). We'll reopen on Dec. 26.
Next week we'll be closing at 2 p.m. on New Year's Eve (Dec. 31) and will be closed on New Year's Day (Jan. 1). We'll be open on Jan. 2 to start off the new year!

Have a safe and happy holiday season!

SONIC BOOM GENE BELT READY FOR ORDER

As promised you see we are moving along...Complete costume available within 2 weeks..Tommy Thayer costume within 3-4 weeks

Amazing Find of the Decade!

Star Trek Prop, Costume & Auction Blog makes "Star Trek Top 50 Blogs" list!

Ok, it isn't like Trekmovie.com ranked Star Trek sites. But a serious Star Trek fan who maintains the Radiology Technician Schools website decided to make a list of the top 50 sites for Star Trek fans on the Internet. The Top 50 Blogs for Trekkies is a good list, with many sites you already know about.



Not ranked 1 to 50, but rather by category, the list serves as a resource as well, that you all should bookmark in your search for more information on your favorite TV show.

So, check it out and enjoy!

I for one, am going to have a well deserved few days off!

Alec

IAW Star Trek movie auctions bring low $

The first four It's a Wrap Star Trek Movie auctions ended Monday with a whimper. I was actually shocked how low the prices were for the items. Now, I didn't think any of it was particularly interesting, but none of the items went over $ 400. I could have seen most of these going around $ 500, but obviously collectors weren't impressed.

Of course, IAW did no marketing in conjunction with these auctions. At least you would have thought they would have emailed everyone who has ever won an auction with them. This had a lot to do with the low prices realized I am sure.

There are two more item up this week. One is a sign from Starfleet Academy with the Starfleet Chevron, which is kind of cool. It was the only piece I saw that they had that was at all interesting to me.

You can see all the new items here.

Shuttle Environmental Control Panel $ 305.87

Vulcan Timeship Wall Mount Set Dressing $ 386

Shuttle Hull Instrument Panel $ 316


Riverside Shipyards "Warp Trail" Bar Chair $ 122.50

It will be real interesting to see what these items sell for.

Goo hunting!

Alec

IAW Back at it again.

Well, this summer I got the disappointing news that Paramount had given It's a Wrap more Star Trek items to sell. Despite all our complaints and protests, Paramount was basically clueless about the problems us Star Trek prop collectors had to put up with for 2 years. In fact, it was IAW's problems that lead me to start Propworx. I simply refused to have to deal with IAW on Battlestar prop & costumes!

For those of you who don't know, Paramount has the Star Trek movie rights and CBS the TV rights and all the merchandising rights. Interestingly CBS wasn't crazy about IAW and had their own problems with them during the 2 years of IAW selling everything from Star Trek that wasn't sold at Christies. But the new Star Trek movie props are property of Paramount.

What IAW got this time was basically set decoration and set pieces from various sets that weren't going to be used anymore. Paramount had to get rid of it and so called IAW to haul it away. We saw many of these pieces at the Star Trek convention this past summer and I honestly didn't see one item I would want. A lot of set decoration and background parts. IAW has a bunch, but why has it taken half a year to sell them? Certainly no longer having Colin hurts them. Colin was the Star Trek expert and the only one there that would return calls and emails promptly. (Colin moved back to Oklahoma and now has a baby!).

There are 5 items this week on eBay, but none that light my fire. You can see all the items here.

Shuttle Environmental Control Panel

Vulcan Timeship Wall Mount Set Dressing

Shuttle Hull Instrument Panel


Riverside Shipyards "Warp Trail" Bar Chair

It will be real interesting to see what these items sell for.

Goo hunting!

Alec

The Greatest and Best News Clip of All Time!

It doesn't get much better than this, ladies and gentlemen. Happy Holidays!

WHAT WILL HAPPEN TO FASHION IN 2010 ?

Wunderkind

What to wear in 2010 ?

Fashion is an eternal rebirth. After 80's fashion for A/W 09-10, designers moved on for this new year. As we enter a new decade, look back into 90's fashion, and you will see the answer...

In the 90's, people stopped wearing clothes to show their wealth. No more bling ! Back to true values and welcome to the age of 'New Modesty' (according to Karl Lagerfeld).

However, modesty is not synonymous with black humor and pessimism, quite the contrary. For Spring/Summer 2010 out-in-the-country influences, light hues (lots of white) and rich melanges fight the crisis with some optimism.

Beside, in his S/S 2010 collection for Chanel, Karl Lagerfeld presented a very pastoral collection.

Chanel

Look at this ultra-short dress for Chanel, it is literally cut out !

In brief : for 2010, break the rules ! No more constraints. Just be yourself.

For this, you can customize your own clothes...

John Galliano

... or tattoo yourself, as seen at Rodarte, Jean-Paul Gaultier or Chanel.

Chanel

Chanel will launch these ephemeral tattoos on March 1.

Don't be affraid to mix different patterns. All kind of patterns are allowed : floral (Etro), tribal motifs (Duro Olowu), digital designs (Givenchy), just to name a few. Print pants and tights with patterns are great.

Duro Olowu

No surprise then if the grunge style is back.

You can mix denim in the same outfit with different kinds of denim: jeans, torn denim, or patched jeans with messy hair.

Chloe

Minimalism (Calvin Klein, Celine, Michael Kors), like in the 90's but with more skin showing and lots of pure white.

Calvin Klein

Talking about skin showing and underwear as outerwear, Jean Paul Gaultier invented this concept with the famous conical bras corset for Madonna in the 80's. It is making a comeback with transparencies, nude colours, see-through lingerie, flouncing all popular – do not be afraid to show every part of your body like a romantical bitch...

Jean Paul Gaultier

Sport-chic is back too ! Alexander Wang S/S 2010 collection proved it brillantly. You have to take inspiration in football, baseball, hockey, tennis (Hermès), scuba-diving (Gucci), dance.

Hermès

Very short is in !

Bodies and swimsuits.

Prada

Cycling shorts (as seen on Louis Vuitton, Armani or Prada) instead of leggings.

Louis Vuitton

Knee High Socks too.

But it always must be chic.

Jumpsuits (Lanvin and Stella MacCartney) and playsuits.

Lanvin

After reaching the summit, heels are becoming lower this year, as we can see at Marni, Chloe, Calvin Klein, Missoni, Lagerfeld, Louis Vuitton or Marc Jacobs for instance, where kitten heel shoes appear in different forms. Some very high heels though but the heel is very thin.

Wedge heels are very popular too.

Accesories still important :

Big necklaces by Lanvin and Dries van Noten

Oversized bows...

Marc Jacobs

Still some epaulettes...

Alexander Wang

Some fringing again (Marc Jacobs, Bottega Veneta, Louis Vuitton)

Bum bags, small purses are totally in.

Colors are mostly white (Gucci and Calvin Klein are just a good example), yellow (Zac Posen, Bottega Veneta, Louis Vuitton), nude. Some bright colors too, as vibrant green, bright orange (Balenciaga), red, blue, mauve.

Fabrics are light and fluid.

2010 is the best year to play with fashion !

So have fun dear readers... and happy new year.

- God Bless You,

Prince A. (Paris)

___ pix from style.com and vogue.com ___

Amazing spring for H&M guys !

Prince Alban isn't a snob. It's not necessary to spend a lot of money to be stylish. The style is in the mind, not in the wallet.

However I have very little respect for H&M in general : lack of creativity, cheap, bad shape, worn by everyone, luxury ready-to-wear vulgarisation ... Disgusting.

But some weeks ago, when I saw the new collection I had a terrible shock ! H&M has grown. Spring Summer 2010 is very interesting.

I've never seen so much refinement for H & M men before.

Colors and prints remind me Alexander McQueen for women.

The blood red jacket is similar to the Gucci one.

Transparencies, sensitivity, extravagance. Actually very Prince A style !

And the highlight of the collection: the kilt !!! (Thanks to Marc Jacobs ?)


I can't believe it ! I never thought I'd find it at H & M stores one day, did you ? I'll check out what comes of this in real life...

Now I have to leave you, dear readers, I have lots of projects.

- God Bless You,

Prince A. (Paris)

There's something wrong with Tavi.

Tavi at the Rodarte studio in New-York.

She is said to be the new buzz of fashion and has been called the next Anna Wintour. Who is Tavi ?

Tavi Gevinson is a 13-years-old middleschool girl living in the suburb of Chicago. Like every average little girl, she goes to school, does her homework, eats cheerios, and spends her time in her room.

However, most of her schoolmates think she looks silly and weird, because of her very unusual style. Indeed, she is fond of fashion and has got a very personal style.

In March 2008, at only 11, she decided to become one of the millions fashion bloggers who post their outfits, thoughts and comments about fashion every day.

She created an account on blogspot, ironically entitled "STYLE ROOKIE", and she has taken photos of herself, with funny and overall very keen observations for a teenager, showing a high artistic culture and a curious and fresh eye on fashion.

She is fond of 90's fashion although she had not been born then and thinks that it is not sufficiently met by the current designers. She loves Japanese fashion designers like Rei Kawakubo for Comme des garçons and weird vintage cheap and out-of-fashion things.

Consequently, numerous readers, impressed by the quality of her thoughts for her age, shared her blog on the net.

Who are her parents ? We don't know. She doesn't talk a lot about them. Tavi only said that they are Jewish and that she grew up listening to Bob Dylan. Before requesting their permission to appear in a magazine, Tavi claims her parents had no real idea on what she was doing.

She made the buzz, and was quickly propelled in the higher inner circles of fashion :

- only eight months after the creation of her blog, the Mulleavy sisters (Rodarte) contacted her.

- in August 2009, she appeared on the cover of Pop Magazine.

- she is invited to fashion shows and meet all people you need to know.

Chloe Sevigny giving way to the new generation

- she collaborated with Rodarte for their line at Target.

- she has sold her own tees with this face inspired by YSL Fall 08 collection that she painted one night when she could not sleep.

What a genius !

... And she has become a fashion icon for designers and billions of people in the world.

Really... Sounds like a fairy tale...

Her success seems to be mainly based on her age so should we take her seriously ? Doesn't it look too good to be true ?

When you know how much the world of fashion is elitist, a meteoric rise like this could be suspicious, couldn't it ?

Was the fact that she is so young and so mature and sooo talented at the same time enough ? Or is there some economic interests behind it ? I really think fashion industry uses her like a goose that lays the golden eggs.

Some people have even doubted her ability writing her posts unaided.

“You look at her video, and the writing doesn’t sync up with the way she talks about fashion." Elle's Anne Slowey said. "I watched that video it smacked of this ethereal vagueness – this vacantlike quality where it was like everyone was on Vicodin. Like everyone was uncomfortably dumb except for me.” She added, “I’m not trying to take anything away from her – her love of fashion, her love of style. She’s either a tween savant or she’s got a Tavi team.”

The author of the blog "The Sartorialist" said about the Tavi phenomenon : "The thing with teenage fashion bloggers, is that they're little girls trying to be 30 year old fashion editors. You can not grow without a blog original content or by pulling images. It's just not enough. It would be more interesting to consider the dynamic of who her friends are. I mean, what do they think of this girl who dresses all crazy? "

Is she unique ?
Many young girls her age show incredibly thoughtful outfits on the internet now. And Tavi does not have the best style.

She simply tries to copy and paste what she sees on catwalks...

Hmmm yeah... Sometimes successfully... Other times not...

Something else is very very STRANGE !

Here is Tavi in December 2008 :

She claims she took ALL the photos herself... 

NO HELP to take pictures or anything.  She describes her parents as being not really interested in what their daughter do. 

It's hard to believe, isn't it ?

At 11, alone in her corner, she would suddenly decide to become a fashionista ?

And this is Tavi, two years later...

WTF ?

Is she getting uglier with age ? 

Or perhaps it is too avant-garde a style to be understood.

And what happened to her camera ? Is it broken ?

Perhaps now she is famous she becomes lazy. Or perhaps she tries to avoid suspicion...

So why HER ?

The most impressive are not her photos but her comments on fashion. People are impressed by her extraordinary maturity. 

If she were 5 years older, nobody would care ! 

Have a look at her posts. Having such artistic culture at 11 is just IMPOSSIBLE. Does she have an older sister fond of fashion or something ? I'd say it's almost certain.

She is a novelty but will she LAST ?

I think It's very interesting to see what a 13-years-old think about fashion. She seems to be very creative, clever, curious and funny...

But I think all that happens around her now is not natural.... and very unhealthy.

So let her have fun and growing up through her blog and that's all...

It's my opinion.

- Pictures from http://tavi-thenewgirlintown.blogspot.com