CAVE VIDEO SERIES PRESENTS: MISTER LONELY

Please join us at Cave on Saturday, December 20 for a showing of the brilliant Harmony Korine's film, Mister Lonely. There will be drinks and food and good people. Email info@cavedetroit.com if you have any questions.

New Simplified T-Shirt Design!

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All Over Pattern Tee available for purchase at simplfiedclothing. com
Heather Grey Tee with one color graphic.

My personal favorite shirt I wear all the time.

Recollect-Dead

Opening reception: Friday, October 31, 2008, 8 pm – 2 am | Party
RSVP: andrew@cavedetroit.com
On view: Friday, October 31 – Sunday, November 02, 2008

The Gallery at CAVE_
1600 Clay Ave. Detroit, MI - Russell Industrial Center Building 4. 3rd Floor.

Detroit, MI—Recollect-dead, Loosely blends the spirit of Halloween and traditions of Day of the Dead with sneaker and skateboard culture. Featuring 30 pairs of Vans shoes designed by a strong line up of Detroit based artists including Donald Kilpatrick, Dave Chow, Joe Schlaud, Kristina Rafalski, Vincent Troia, Aubrey Stalnaker, Nate Morgan, as well as Boston based illustrator, Leo Espinosa and many others. This is a Halloween Party that encourages costumes, dancing, viewing and clean fun.

The theme of the show is inspired by the Mexican holiday “Day of the Dead.” The artist is asked to pay tribute to the death of something of meaning and inspiration, and certainly is not limited to human loss. Included with the shoes will be a 12x18 additional work that will accompany the shoes and help narrate their ideas. Shying away from the standard day of the dead subject matter, artists are expected to reach beyond the holiday's traditional symbols and motif. Halloween costumes are encouraged, and expected to push creative limits.

Plenty to eat and drink and a costume contest held during the night with goodies to give away to winners. DJ Johnny Mac will keep the vinyl coming all night so tell you’re momma you won’t be coming home.

All work and shoes will be available for purchase. Artists may be commissioned for specific sizes in shoes. For press inquiries or information about the work in the show, please contact Andrew Davis at 248.361.1752 or andrew@cavedetroit.com.

For more information visit www.cavedetroit.com, www.chiipss.com, and www.andrew-davis.com.

This morning I woke up.

Only to turn on the tv and see that Travis Barker and DJ AM were involved in a fatal plane crash. Four people died and two are in critical condition; can you guess which two of the six people in the plane are in critical condition? That's right, Travis and DJ AM. What are the chances that the two "famous" people survive while the other four people die in the crash? Well, I'll tell you, 50/50. But as I tuned into the television programming I thought for sure that one of the two of them would have died. I am thankful that two people were able to survive this horrible accident, but at the same time it got me thinking.

This story, once again, proved to me that the national media does not care about the family of the deceased. They only focus on the "thank god" aspect that the two "superstars" are alive and well. The other four "to be identified" victims of the crash were small potatoes to those media heads who again focus on ratings. It makes me sick to think of the families of the four deceased who sit and wait by their television to find out if their loved one was one of the lucky ones. They have to endure hours of national media focusing on the two survivors and their 'illustrious' careers. Who f*cking cares what Nicole Ritchie thinks? How about the children and families of the less famous ones that passed?

All I can say is this: Appreciate every passing moment and fulfill everyday like it's your last. No life is more important than any others. Treat each other as equals and most importantly...just live life. Enjoy it while it lasts.

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September Simplified.

Goodbye sweaty summer, hello crisp Autumn air. This is our time of inspiration and design. We have a ton of new designs to release. Simplified will have a new look when this new line drops. New look, new feel, same Simplified freshness. On the horizon, Simplified will be announcing the details of upcoming photo shoots, launch parties, art battles, and contests. Stay with us, things are going to get good.

Oh, and we would also like to announce that Chiipss in downtown Plymouth, Michigan is now carrying Simplified Clothing. Make sure to stop by the shop and say hi to Pat!

Chippss.com is the place to be.

Also, congrats to Simplified head artist Andrew Davis, curator extraordinaire, for success with Good Wood Brooklyn. Check out Andrew-Davis.Com for details.

simplified '08-'09 REVAMP.

Coming soon...check SimplifiedClothing.com for a detailed sneak peek.

New Simplified Design Blog:

Follow along as the design team creates the new look for Simplified in 2008. Feel free to leave comments and suggestions; we love feedback!

Here's the link: New Design Blog.

Video and Pictures from the Art Battle!

The pictures of Simplified Clothing’s “Art Battle” at Russell Industrial Center are up on PictureThisDetroit.com .


Click Here for Art Battle Pictures


Special thanks to John @ Iloveyoudetroit for doing a wonderful job with the photos.


Enjoy!

Click Here for the Video of the Art Battle

Show your MidWest Love!

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