We had an amazing experience at INK-N-IRON, the world famous, three-day tattoo, car and culture festival that takes place on the grounds of the historic Queen Mary. What really stands out about the festival is the richness of the entire experience. There are over one-hundred vendors selling an amazing array of merchandise including vintage apparel, Ts, hot rod inspired art work, pin-up clothing and pin stripe sculpture. The are multiple car shows going on at the same time, hot rods and rat rods dominate the outdoor area and there is a showcase of customs inside the convention area. A world-class tattoo convention is housed aboard the Queen Mary.  Tattoo artists fly in from around the world giving people a unique opportunity to get inked by the best in the business. Music takes place all day on two separate stages and talent included 20+ acts including, Merle Haggard, Rev. Horton Heat, X, Stiff Little Fingers, and Bronx. The festival also includes cabaret, art shows, and an beautifully produced pin-up pageant on the main stage.

Got to spend some quality time with the family and some of NHRA’s top contenders including Antron Brown, John Force, Morgan Lucas and Ashley Force Hood in the pits at Gateway International over the weekend. All the drivers were excited to get their new TRIM SS TEES.

Ashley Force's Car

Ashley and I

Morgan Lucan, Charlie Smith

John Force

John Force Staging

Antron Brown, Charlie Smith

Some cool builds from WRENCHMONKEES.

URBAN COUNTRY, in Venice, Ca is a place I make it a point to stop by every time I’m in Los Angles. It’s filled with rural industrial artifacts, vintage carnival items and “exceptional and uncommon Americana.” Casey Hale, one of the owners was kind enough to let us shoot a few photos. Make sure and hit the Urban Country website, it’s fascinating.

James Dean

American Family

URBAN COUNTRY 1st Floor

URBAN COUNTRY

“A modern reimagining of the classic men’s magazines of yesteryear.”

Jamie from Jacques Magazine on Vimeo.

Flaming Death Trap rocks… TRIM. We used Black as a Cadillac in our Fall fashion show. Here’s a live video from Off Broadway featuring the song Crystal Rock.

Flaming Death Trap

We threw a party at the TRIM Warehouse and welcomed a few hundred people over for a night of live music from alt-country rockers Trigger 5 and Miles of Wire.

Bull Run and Gum Ball 3000 Rally winner Richard Rawlings was there to help keep it at an  11. Roller Girls, Rolling Rock, Bacardi and transvestite hooker helped make it a super swell evening.