Boomerang

Every country have their  version of preppy here is the scandavavion  version of preppy. its aesthics is base on the cold weather in their country

THE CRICKET WEALTH TIMESB

Boomerang

Every country have their  version of preppy here is the scandavavion  version of preppy. its aesthics is basen on the cold weather in their country

THE CRICKET WEALTH TIMES

some cool artwork

Look what photo shop can do

THE CRICKET WEALTH TIMES

converse

What a classic pair of shoes? Clean well design and timeless like a Rolex watch. For years I’ve been wearing converse and I still do. There sneakers for any age group young or old. These are a special pair of converse made 100% corduroy material with a nice velvit/bergindie color. You can wear these classics with a nice suit or just chinos and a button up shirt.

The cricket wealth times “no hypocrisy”

JABULANI

The World Cup has been on our minds with the category draws just completed for South Africa. With the groups in place, we give you a preview of the World Cup’s official ball from adidas. The ‘JABULANI,’ which means ‘to celebrate’ in isiZulu, features a South African inspired design and radically new technology.  The new match ball will be available in stores starting December 4. The newly developed “Grip’n’Groove” ball technology provides an exceptionally stable flight and perfect grip under all conditions. With only eight, thermally bonded 3-D panels, which are spherically molded for the first time, the ball is perfectly round and more accurate than ever before.” We’re excited especially for the USA  vs England matches. (theoriginalwinger)

Introducing Meister International Watches

Name: Jacob Parris Title: Co-owner, Vinnie’s Styles From: New York City

Q: Tell me about your responsibilities and your role with Vinnie’s Styles?
A: My role is buying, managing, pretty much just keeping us relevant to what’s going on now. As the buyer, I’m looking for something different, something I would actually wear, as well as quality and some sort of originality.

Q: How did you get into the industry?
A: My grandfather owned a clothing store on the other side of Brooklyn in Crown Heights since the early ‘70s making men’s tailored suits and selling fine Italian goods. As a youth, I used to go over there on the weekends, after school or whenever he would take me to the store. That’s where I got my drive for the business. My style and my grandfather’s style is a little different, but I learned a lot as far as detail and quality, from my grandfather. And I put that more or less into the street wear market and me and my brother opened up Vinnie’s Styles… It’s our twist to it, but with the same Vinnie’s vibe of quality and selectiveness.
I didn’t have any retail experience before, besides my own personal hustle and drive to do something different with myself. I’ve always loved clothing, loved fashion. As youth, we always shopped pretty hard at all the cool, trendy shops at that time. We took that sort of energy into our own business. There was no experience, just the drive to do it.

Q: Are there any developments in street wear you are really excited about right now?
A: It has been kind of quiet for a while. It has been pretty open for a lot of designers to get creative. What I see now is a lot of designers going back to the drawing board and cleaning up their brands. They’re sticking to their winners and presenting them to buyers and retailers. It’s exciting to see that. They’ve cut out a lot of fat. It’s not so much that there’s an exciting new brand or an exciting new designer. It’s just that a lot of these brands are starting to get and understand what the customer really wants, and there’s more for buyers to look at. It’s getting a bit interesting.

Q: How would you define your personal style? What brands or artists inspire you?
My personal style, me, Jacob Parris. I’m like a Clint Eastwood, slash Batman, slash Raekwon. I’m laid back with a good pair of PRPS jeans, laid back with a good pair of Converse Allstar sneakers on, laid back with a nice little Paulie sweatshirt.
We have our own custom brand that has been doing pretty well since 2003. We try to design stuff that is relevant for the market. Not to toot my own horn, but my stuff is pretty exciting.

Q: Some street wear boutiques have a bad reputation for having an attitude that intimidates customers, especially those who aren’t up on the lifestyle, brands, who’s who. What’s the vibe at Vinnie’s?
A: One thing I’ve been very aware of is customer service…It’s key. If they’re not satisfied, they’re not happy, you’re losing a customer. Every person that walks in that door is a potential buyer, so you have to treat everybody fairly with the proper attention. That’s one thing that I stress at Vinnie’s is for everybody at least to have some product knowledge of what we’re carrying and dates of when we’re getting in goods and treat everyone with proper respect, from the 16 year old kids to the 35 year old business owner or whatever.
The vibe is just cool. You can come in and kick it with us anytime, talk with us. We’re down to earth. We’re not stuck up. We get a bunch of out-of-towners who come to check us out. We get folks from Italy, from Japan, from different boroughs who just want to come down and check out the people at the shop. I would say it’s something to come see and be part of the Vinnie’s experience.

Q: We heard you’ve been expanding. How’s that going?
A: We recently opened up the Atlanta location. It’s going on a year, and it’s doing pretty well. Atlanta is interesting. We’re watching the market out there. It’s demanding a lot of attention. Some of the stuff we carry in the Brooklyn store we carry in the Atlanta shop.

Q: How is Atlanta different from New York?
A: It’s just slower. They’re thing isn’t getting up and putting on your fresh pair of jeans, your fresh outfit for the day. New York, we wake up to get dressed. That’s our thing. New Yorkers wake up to get dressed, put on their outfits, do what they gotta do for the day. Everybody else is just a little slow with what they want. They know what they want, they’ve heard of it. They’re just slow with purchasing it.

Q: Any other new developments?
A: We’re actually opening up a Little Vinnie’s, a kids clothing store this holiday season in Brooklyn. It’s going to carry some of the same brands we carry for adults but for kids. We’re going to have kid Ralph Lauren, kids Paulie, Blood, Sweat and Tears for kids. We’ll keep it funky.

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A “Black” Man, A Moor, John Hanson

The picture on the $2 Bill is Trumbull’s painting of the Committee of Five presenting the Declaration of Independence to President of the Continental Congress of the United Colonies. John Hancock was the President not John Hanson in 1776.

In fact, John Hanson was never a member of the Continental Congress. He didn’t serve as a Delegate until 1781 after the Continental Congress was replaced by the United States in Congress Assembled by the Constitution of 1777. The 1776 Delegate member Innis circles as John Hanson the  Black Moor on the $2 Bill is actually George Walton of Georgia.

There was no photography in 1783 when President Hanson died so such a photograph is a physical impossibility. The picture of the “Moor,” John Hanson, shown in this video and in the Innis article is actually a Sixth-plate daguerreotype, ca. 1856 (http://www.loc.gov/exhibits/treasures/trr033.html) of John Hanson the 19th century Liberian Senator from Grand Bassa County who championed the relocation of slaves et al to Liberia.

Finally, President Hanson was the 3rd President of the United States in Congress Assembled, not the first. He was preceded by Samuel Huntington (1st) and Thomas McKean (2nd).  On my website, johnhanson.net, I have an image of the letter signed by Hanson as President thanking Thomas McKean for serving as President. The picture utilized on the website is John Hanson who was not a Black Moor.  For more go to uspresidency.com