The year was 1983. Al Pacino had moviegoers riveted as Tony Montana in "Scarface. And Michael Jackson had the music charts on lock down with "Billie Jean" and" Beat It." 

Meanwhile, out west,  a small technology company out of California by the name of Apple was developing "The Bashful," a tablet like computer to go along with its "Lisa" and "Apple III+" computer.

Now, why is this important you ask? Fast forward  27 years. In a few days, Apple with its $212 a share price will be announcing its 2010 version of the tablet computer that may or may not look something like this:

Now, this post is not about the 2010 version as much as it's about 1983 version. A) its way more interesting and B) It always fascinates us how far ahead of the curve Steve Jobs has always been. With monster hits like the iPod, iPhone, iTunes and Apps store, will this device prove to be another homerun for Apple and bring salvation to the print industry (newspapers and magazines) like iTunes and the iPod did for the music business? Or will it be yet another "Bashful?"

Only time will tell...in the meantime, here's the main reason for this post - 1983 flicks of "The Bashful" for your viewing pleasure. Enjoy!!!

[via: www.designmind.frogdesign.com + www.macrumors.com ]

Here are a pair of República Eyewear's SOA sunglasses getting five minutes of fame on the debut episode of season seven on FX's Nip/Tuck. Thanks to Julian McMahon aka Dr. Christian Troy for wearing them so well!!!

Our SOA frames, a collaboration between The Peralta Project, the Sound Of Art and us were recently profiled in a five minute clip of Nip/Tuck's season seven debut on FX. Here's  a pic. Clip to follow in a separate post.

This is one of the illest, Underground Brand x Fortune 500 collabo's that we've seen in a long time. Its rare when a brand like Pepsi allows a small company to remix their logo in a completely different product category and vice-versa. Props to both for taking the creative leap... [ via: www.highsnobiety.com ]

Check out this preview we just came across in the current issue of Vanity Fair Italia for Dolce & Gabbana's Spring '10 campaign featuring Madonna. We love that photographer Steven Klein went retro by taking inspiration from the Italian Neorealism era of cinema. Here are some of the flicks:



And for the fanatico's, here are the coordinates to down-loadable wallpaper of the ad campaign for you screen: www.campaign.dolcegabbana.com

Check out Hermes traveling oceanfront estate. A collaboration between Hermes and Wally Yachts thus the acronym WHY. From a design standpoint, the concept is without a doubt sick! The only question we have is "does this make sense in the current economic climate?" For more info visit:www.why-yachts.com

Here's Luda rockin' our Sucre frames on the set of a video shoot for Raheem Devaughn.

Fresh off of a Peralta x SOA x República collaboration, here are ten new styles in a capsule collection entitled "The German Aviator Collection." This entire collection consists of less than 400 total pieces.

Initially released only in Germany, they are now available here in the states as a República online exclusive. Each frame comes complete with polarized lenses.
 
For more info visit: www.shop.republicatrading.com

Fashion is all about change, but fashion is changing faster than ever before. How is this going to affect the way we dress, style, and live?

Fashion Camp is a two-day open conference in NYC on September 12th and 13th, 2009, bringing together the mainstream fashion community, the indie fashion community, and the next wave of wearable technologists and tech gurus, to explore this question through workshops, presentations, and collaboration. Come learn about everything from how the fashion industry works to the real lives of designers to what its really like to start a label. Learn how to use social media in fashion, how wearable technology will shape the runway of tomorrow, and more!

FashionCampNY is planned as a “Barcamp” or “unconference,” which means its a free, participant-driven conference born from the desire for people to share and learn in an open environment. Discussions, demos and open participatory workshops are attended—and run!—by the participants. The event doesn’t cost any money, but there is a price: all attendees must give a demo, a session, or help with one. Visit              www.ideas.fashioncamp.org to suggest a session, see what others are presenting on, or get inspired to present something yourself!

Location: NYU Tisch School of the Arts
To register: www.register.fashioncamp.org

Not to jock Jay, but we are thoroughly impressed with the way he handled this interview. Is it any wonder he's where he's at today? He truly deserves all the success he's attained...a true inspiration for all those out there getting their hustle on. STAY FOCUSED!!! Blueprint 3 in stores on 09/11/09. For more info visit: www.jay-z.com