LIGHT VISION

Underscore Quarterly: Ashley Munns

2010-03-10T07:17:00.001-08:00

This week one of my most favorite human beings is posting on the Underscore blog, if you know Light Vision you know her: Ashley Munns (1/2 the brains behind RosenMunns)!

She dedicated this pic to me:

And this pic is my fave (so far) it's Rian and Stewart (Teen Suicide) and Ashley photoshopped in their bed:

new 'do

2010-03-04T20:46:00.000-08:00

went blue

like sailor neptune

I KNOW WHY NO

2010-02-25T13:49:00.000-08:00

This past Sunday Jessica and I had the pleasure of meeting Aino Vaino, the mastermind behind the Finnish based collection, I Know Why No. Her stuff is amzing if you haven't viewed it before. She works hard and is perfect at what she does. I also loved the video she made for her pre fall 2010 collection. We here at light vision hope to work with her very soon. Although this talented woman is a one-woman show, making it hard to produce many orders at once, so we'll see what unfolds. meanwhile here are some pics from her showing which was held at the IVANA Helsinki/Love Contemporary Pop-Up Store. Here is the link to her website (which is wonderful as well)

I KNOW WHY NO

it's HERE!

2010-02-23T15:37:00.001-08:00

Feast your eyes on RosenMunns Spring 2010 collection, now available on Light Vision!!!

Badlands

2010-02-16T07:49:00.000-08:00

I'm editing a bunch of photos today, meaning RosenMunns Spring is here and ready to be posted before I head out to work tonite!

I'm posting this video clip of Kit Carruthers and Holly Sargis dancing in Badlands because it's one of my favorite movie scenes of all time. I couldn't find a good clip, but this will do.

"Love is Strange" is also a very good song. Sissy Spacek... Martin Sheen you look gooood!

Here's the link, don't know how to post it here

sad

2010-02-12T08:53:00.001-08:00

I can't believe you're dead, seriously amazing designer. You brought me a lot of inspiration throughout my life... and I can't believe I don't get to see more from you :(

RIP Mr. McQueen

SALE TIME!!!

2010-02-11T12:43:00.001-08:00

We aren't messing around, it's sale time, this dress is now $185.00!

Get it while it's here.

Mark-downs on: mono, mociun, hui-hui, Hidden Spectrum Fall 2009/10, and additional markdowns on past seasons from hui-hui, mono, mociun... just go here to see it all!

Make way for Spring 2010!!!

Dimples: reviewed by Dusted Magazine dotty com

2010-02-07T23:57:00.000-08:00

One of my favorite bands (and not just because it consists of my favorite people) got a review on dustedmagazine.com that's worth reading.

If you didn't know this already Dimples rulezz, read the review and buy their record! And go to their Myspace page, that the dusted magazine reviewer isn't so amped on ;)

The review is below:

Dimples
Council Bluffs LP
(Holy Smoke)

"This is the best part of reviewing records. Some nondescript looking thing shows up, vaguely named, looking like an Ebullition release from 1995, and then it totally blows your hair back. Council Bluffs is like a wild, basement level Exile on Main Street. Saxophones freakout and wail, guitars switch from cleanly overdriven to ratty $2 fuzz box feedback, and the whole thing takes on this air of desperation, teetering on the edge of sliding out of tune. Despite its punk looseness, a lot of ideas are worked out in a classic rock tradition, from big riffs, to slacker choral groups, big stomping soul numbers, and some country touches. At its core Dimples remind me of a non-Vegas Rocket From The Crypt, and Come on Everybody Let’s Rock era Oneida. The singer sounds a lot like Speedo Jr., and to wit, a sneering Axl on the slower numbers. I believe it’s the project of young Stones & Stooges worshiping Gainesville to San Diego transplants. A guileless and fun record that isn’t likely to be welcome at the moody, image crafted party of the current zeitgeist, but I’d still urge people to track down a copy. I’d love to know more about these guys and girls, but there’s no information to be found online, outside of an empty Myspace page with a dreadful layout. (http://www.myspace.com/dimplesband)
(Killedbyjeff)"

WINTER IN BROOKLYN Lookbook

2010-02-03T11:23:00.001-08:00

We did a twinsies mini photoshoot in Brooklyn today cause the lighting outside is be-u-t-full!

We shot two Ambit hats (one is not for sale... it belongs to ME!), the cosmo Mociun stuff paired with Hidden Spectrum coats.

Thus TWINSIES!

Go check it out HEEERRRREEE!!!

Blog Post: Is Mental

2010-02-02T09:01:00.000-08:00

Blog homage # 2!

Is Mental!

I love is Mental because it is one of the most informative blogs I've come across...
Not only does Amanda post about really amazing designers,

(Claudia Becker's Spring 2010 inspired by Klaus Nomi^)

but she gives me the deets on sample sales,

posts her cute outfit shots,

and appreciates RosenMunns POSSIBLY as much as I do.

Amanda you one fly girl, when we gonna hang out?

*Please note ALL images are from Is Mental (doy)

Anyways go have a looksie if you haven't before.

New Arrivals: Ambit Faux Fur Hat

2010-02-01T11:41:00.000-08:00

I just added one hell o' a hat to the website.
It's very well made and very stylish and very good for the winter that the Northern Hemisphere be having right now.

I doubt these will last long due to the reasonable price and how much praise it got at the _ Quarterly release show... But here it is, admire it and buy it here

Blog Post: Mafia Hunt

2010-02-01T08:33:00.000-08:00

Since I am on the computer so much for Light Vision I end up blog browsing for a good 4 hours a day... semi- waste of time, yet semi-useful since I find out about cool things without searching for it myself... I just read about someone else's searchin work.

Since I come across so many good blogs from people all over the globe I decided I would start paying homage to these people and all their dedi to the world wide web.

First blog to post about:
Mafia Hunt

This is one of my favorite blogs:
a.) Melissa has a really strong, streamlined aesthetic that pleases my eyes
b.) She posts about a lot of good shit (designers, art, etc.)

Her most recent post is about David Berezin. I like that she can live in Canada, me in Brooklyn, and she posts about a friend in San Francisco... small www wrld.

I love internet friends, Meli keep up the amazeballz blog/work!

Back on my game

2010-02-01T07:39:00.000-08:00

The title of this post insinuates that I'm gonna get back on my game, in this case update the blog more.
But have you noticed this is becoming a trend? Every five weeks or so I post something similar to this?
Oh well, that's how my cookie crumbles.
First thing is first Happy February!
January was very busy for me, in terms of having fun, not being productive.
It consisted of: a visit from Bailey of Warp Weft Woof!, a visit from my bestie who lives in California, another bestie from California moved in with me!! (miss Danielle of Wreck N' Sew,) I finally got a job (but that was 3 days ago, so does that count for January happenings?), Light Vision added zines and small press to the roster, Light Vision had table space at the _ Quarterly Issue 4 release (where we got to spend time with the lovely Milano from Medium Rare (zines from them coming soon;)), Susie Bubble tweeted about the RosenMunns See-Thru Pants (which brought us some attention), Refinery 29 also brought us some attention due to the See-Thru Pants, and some Polish website (zerplunka.pl??) also posted about the See-Thru Pants... seriously these pants are causing a stir (oohs ahhhs and ewwws... (whatever your personality), Chelsea turned 22 and had a one woman party while Jessica, Dani and I watched, I went to a secret place at Grand Central Terminal (like Harry potter secret, so I can't tell you,) I went to a Harley Davidson party with Miss Audrey Louise Reynolds and Mr. Bryan Krueger, and last Amy Sky from Hidden Spectrum was here, and although I didn't get to visit with her, I did receive a lovely drawing from her that is now the front page artwork for this month, so yay!
What a month, what an update, what a life.
Also my computer screen is still broken, any donations you all wanna throw my way so I can get it fixed will be accepted, no arguments there.

It's true ^

Riding the new Harley with Audrey...

_ Quarterly release aftermath

2010-01-18T19:43:00.000-08:00

Thanks to everyone who came out to Silent Barn the other night, twas fun. Super good turnout, and talents, I spent most of my time in the front of the space away from all the bands along with Milano from Medium Rare, but we could hear everything from the show and we were in good company;)
Oh and I had my first bag of Cheese Doodles, which were very good, with even better packaging.

(plus you can buy a 30-pack from amazon.com, the back of the bag is where the good packing is, but here's a pic of the front... wow so interesting, glad I'm sharing this with u)

Here are the only pics I managed to take from the event (that aren't completely blurry.)

Bryan at the Swill Children table looking very excited! Someone is stepping on his head, or about to...

'Tis me setting up the Light Vision table.

Amber and Wray of ambit (they brought me a new goodie to add to the site!)

Danielle of Wreck N' Sew... my bodyguard, merchandiser, and go to girl for holding the fort down.

Okay thanks again, and be sure to check out the new _ Quarterly issue, now available for purchase here!

ttyl,
;)

TONITE

2010-01-16T09:22:00.000-08:00

Seriously come to the _ Quarterly # 4 release show tonite! It's gonna be a blast.
Soft Circle
CNTRL TOP
Weekend
Lichens are playing
Chelsea Hodson is reading
Swill Children, Medium Rare and Light Vision will be selling stuff.
And people will be happy.
Doors are at 7pm, bands are at 8pm.
It's $10 (issue of new _ Quarterly included, you do the math)

It is at Silent Barn
915 Wyckoff Ave
Take the M to Myrtle-Wyckoff
or take the L to Halsey
Peace b wit ya!!!!

Those RosenMunns pants are all the rage

2010-01-14T12:07:00.001-08:00

Refinery 29 did a blog post about giving fashion a "hand" (such a bad attempt at a pun)

Check out the article, and notice the RosenMunns See-Thru Pants are on there.
Also read some of the funny comments, people really seem to HATE/strongly dislike hands on clothing, I for one, could care either way. I like what i like and what i like is my munns' roses... and Hussein Chalayan ;)

Read here

_ Quarterly : Sea Issue 4

2010-01-14T11:43:00.000-08:00

The new _ Quarterly was just added to the site today, it looks beautiful!

Grab a copy in the store, or come to the release party on Saturday at Silent Barn in Ridgewood (in Queens) doors are at 7pm, bands and readings by Chelsea Hodson are at 8pm! Don't forget we will have a table set-up too, so bring some extra dough, k? kewl!

EVERYONE COME!!!!!
shud be a blast ;)

A Few Things

2010-01-14T06:11:00.000-08:00

Hey so first of all Light Vision is going to have some table space at the _ Quarterly release show! So exciting, we will be alongside Swill Children and Medium Rare, (so in good company.)
Here's the flyer and a link to the Facebook page for it!

Also we have Swill Children stuff now available on the website! So stoked!
Go check out the swag ;)

And last last last we got some stuff marked down! The Neck Cozy's have a new lower price! They are now available for purchase at $70! And they are going to come in handy in February when we are all freezing our necks off on both coasts!

Micaela Greg has been marked down 30% so go get yourself some soft knits!

And our first collection from mono is marked down to 60%, get it before it goes (which will be soon)

Happy New Year!

2010-01-04T17:24:00.001-08:00

OMG I haven't posted in daze!!! How was everyone's New Year? Mine was good, I fell down some stairs (total bruises!) I was in California for three weeks, and miss Jessica Darakjian took care of shipping! What a gal! She also had her 21st birthday! Damn she's young!
While I was in California I had the honor of cracking my Macbook screen, which is such a dream, I'll fix it soon though. I also managed to get my grandpa's truck broken into, such luck.
All is well now, I'm back in the big apple and I'm organizing the store's inventory.
Here's a pic of my broken comp screen.

And I'm posting on underscore quarterly's blog all week, so go there.

2010 Calendar by warp weft woof!

2009-12-21T11:31:00.000-08:00

We have a calendar by new textile company warp weft woof!
This calendar showcases their textile patterns for the upcoming year, we are especially thrilled about these two (above), well and others, I guess you'll have to purchase the calendar to see the rest! There are also more pics of the calendar on the store website.

Happy Holidaze!

Holiday Lookbook

2009-12-17T23:39:00.000-08:00

Check out the photos that Jessica Williams took of our holiday inventory. We are super excited about them;)

Also look at the new layout of the site;) yayayayayay

And hopefully your holiday shopping is going well!
If you need express shipping let us know!!!

okay smell ya later

2009-12-16T00:09:00.000-08:00

Superstitions are on Impose Magazines best new music of 2010 list! It's 2009 right now, though...

Okay but really yeah it mentions Superstitions, Wizard Mountain, Grass Widow and Ty Segall. Coolio.
Here's the part about Superstitions, but you can click here to see what other music/bands the article posts about, (I'm pretty sure they meant to put Dimples in there as well as me singing a capella in the morning, but those got cropped out somehow...?)
Oh hey it also lists Best Coast!

Superstitions

Since 2006, purveyors in the only garage country licks we've heard and liked. The Superstitions have a sweet new cassette on Wizard Mountain, a label that introduced us to Ty Segal (a dude the band did a split with last year), and Grass Widow. Hopefully some label will get a full-length out of them in the next twelve months.

Best Coast

Creeping out of the shadows of Pocahaunted as a song-writer and talent in her own right, Bethany Cosentino's spattering of 7-inches were among the best examples of jangley west coast garage pop in 2009, and the full-length she and Bobb Bruno are crafting will surely synthesize the ripe emotionalism she manages to capture in her perfunctory lyrics and honest vocal delivery.

wild pair

2009-12-15T23:47:00.000-08:00

RosenMunns got some press in this month's Nylon!

*click here to read the article online.

The stylist kind of got "wild pair" happy and dressed the models in the exact same outfit, so not very exciting/wild when it comes to showing off the Spring RosenMunns duds, but hey press is press, I'm not complaining, I'm just glad they in it.
I also know that this wild pair aka RosenMunns are not as celeb-centric as the writer for Nylon wants readers to think they are... jeez I sure am a complainer... Nylon please write about light vision (I'll attack Kirsten Dunst at a hot dog stand any ole day of the week, and Kristen Stewart too!) ;)

Lookbook photoshoot

2009-12-07T12:39:00.000-08:00

We had a really nice day taking photos for our holiday lookbook on Coney Island the other day. Jessica Williams took really awesome pics and they will be shared with the world wide web very soon, like end of this week soon, so stay tuned for those.

Press: RosenMunns on Urban Outfitters blog!

2009-12-01T15:47:00.000-08:00

The UO Blog understands the perfection of these pants too!

Click here! to look at the feature;)