Mission Mission

Mission Cycling, always on the forefront of fashion, brings us the district’s latest hair-style craze: helmet hair.

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Headline Shirts brings us a new t-shirt celebrating the Mission.  I love the completely unrelated product description:

The problem with ranting against “Mission hipsters” is that everyone is one, and nobody admits to being one. We, on the other hand, freely admit guilt. But if you’re still grappling with whether you qualify, here’s a quick test:

Do you sometimes call Ritual Roasters “the office?” (Add 1 point.)

Does your schnoodle also have an ironic sweater? (Add 2 points.)

Do you know what a Bicycle Music Festival is? (Add 2 points.)

Do you keep a journal of your Muni travels? (Add 1 point.) Are you looking for a publisher? (Add 3 points.)

Do you refer to anything east of Valencia as “the deep Mission”? (Add 1 point.)

Did your last “political rally” concern the opening of an American Apparel store? (Add 1 point.)

Were you wearing an American Apparel product at the time? (Add 2 points.) 

Do you know who Caesar Chavez was? (Subtract 2 points.)

If you totaled 7 or more points, welcome to the team! You’re officially part of the problem.

(Thanks Laura!)

What typographic bliss! And a much nicer looking model, to boot.

Seriously, I’m loving this new loosey-goosey Sexpigeon. See the whole story, the 49 design, and maybe get in touch to request other lines you like, here.

Just when you are starting to think you have seen it all on Capp…

I love Fashionist but I just cannot resist:

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Reader Megan, in the comments, turned me onto a great MUNI blog, The Deuce Deuce.  While quickly browsing through the archives, I came across this serious-looking cat:

Serious Cat wants you to get serious about Mexico.

I got on the 22 Fillmore.  I’ve lived around the corner from it for 20 years.  You never know what you’re gonna find.

I see this woman sitting there with a CAT in PUBLIC, on the BUS, dressed in a kitty-sized SOMBRERO with the word “Mexico” embroidered on it and looking completely serious like there was nothing wrong with any of it. — Lisa Geduldig

AWESOME.

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An update of the rumor we posted about regarding Mission Loc@l’s new Fashion blogger:

So we’re finally coming out with it and putting the rumors to rest. Mission Loc@l is starting a new fashion feature. But she’s not an undergraduate as some have reported. It’s Mission Loc@l’s Shalwah Evans, a denizen of Brooklyn who knows more about styles, trends and asking for bargains than anyone we know. How do you do it? You just ask, she says, explaining that she ALWAYS asks for a discount. (link)

Don’t worry Mai, we still love Fashionist.

The Webby-Award Winning web-journalism startup, Mission Loc@l, has “hired” a “fashion writer” for this fall, according to a source.  The only details that we have is that it a female student straight out of undergrad, which is apparently rare for Berkeley J-School.  There was some speculation that this might have been a demographic hire, but we cannot confirm that at this time.

Our source adds: “The mission needs a fashion blogger like it needs a google map of bike stores“

SF Appeal intern Ramona just dropped a doozy on her blog not so serious:

Tattoos are badass, but bruises are undercover badass. Bruises are the new temporary tattoo. Bruises say I live my life rough, and I don’t even have to pay someone to draw it on. A bruise is like a tattoo that says “I’m rugged. Let’s party.”

bruises are the new temporary tattoo

Then enlist the talents of Trey and Cornelius’ Hip Hop Shoe Repair.

Plug1 spotted this handsome advertisement all the way over in the Financial District, and sent it over asking us to figure out what the references to champagne and romanticism have to do with footwear.

All’s I got to say is this: Plug1, if you don’t understand the relationships between fresh attire, bubbly drink, and romance, maybe you should quit dressing like Chevy Chase for a while and get with the program.

But seriously, do check out Trey and Cornelius’ MySpace page, as it’s chock full of rad pics of stuff like Reebok’s The Pump and used spray cans.