Half Backpack available ONLINE now…

This half sized backpack is made from imported canvas. It is an all purpose bag. There is a large embroidered D.C Skate logo in the lower corner.
 
- Heavy Duty Straps w/ 3M Reflection
- Pull Strap Top
- Open MP3 Pouch Inside
- Inside Zip Pocket
- Kona Cotton Lining
- 12½”W X 14½”H X 1½”D

Alexandra Tote available ONLINE now…

This full sized tote bag is made from imported canvas. It is an all purpose carryall. There is a small embroidered Diamond Crew logo in the lower corner.

- Brushed Canvas Straps 10½”
- Open Top
- Outside Sunglass/Pen Pocket
- Inside Water Resistant Pocket
- Inside Zip Pocket
- Kona Cotton Lining
- 19½”W X 17½”H X 3½”D

My New York trip was amazing, but it brought a new appreciation for the beach. In my spontaneous planning of the trip I had not looked at the projected weather in NYC. They were in the middle of a heat wave with triple digit temperatures. Going to a claustrophobic concert and trying to look hot was impossible. Once I got off the plane I headed straight for Manhattan Beach, CA to recuperate and decompress.

Unfortunately, most of my bags were still in use with miscellaneous trip items. Luckily, I had happened to stop by D.C. HQ earlier to pick up my Alex Tote. I threw all the necessary beach items in the bag: towel, phone, magazine, sunscreen, and sunglasses. If I had stuffed all of that in my purse I would look like a tourist that had never been to a CA beach. Everything fit perfectly. I even hid a couple beers under the towel and everything stayed dry cause it was in its own compartment. I definitely found my new favorite carryall bag when my nightly chaos reaches critical mass.

Last week I took a trip to NYC to avoid the chaos of Carmageddon. To make sure I got to spend as much time as possible in the city I took the red-eye out of LAX.

  After McQueen I headed over to Grand Central Station to take the subway to the dock of my Hudson River Cruise. It is one of the best ways to see the famous NYC skyline and was perfect way to end the day!

This past Sunday was one of those epic work Sundays where you had to take Monday off just to recover from it all. For those that didn’t know Sunday was part II of Diamond Crew’s summer 2011 photo shoot, the Last Days of Summer. The theme of the shoot was based around the fleeting last 6-8 weeks of summer that we all tend to embrace & cherish. When I first heard the idea that we were breaking up the Summer 2011 line in to 2 sections I had my reservations, but Jay was determined to see his vision through.

He wanted to embrace the two different sides of summer. The first 6 weeks where you embrace summer and enjoy that new sense of freedom and relaxation. And the last 6 weeks where you feel the days are coming closer and closer to an end and you squeeze summer for every last drop.

It was amazing to see it all come together. I really didn’t think that this unconventional approach was possible let alone would come together so amazingly. I think the clothes, the accessories, everything that Jay envisioned and created for this summer works so so well in the context of their respective themes. I think it’ll be a great second half of summer in 2011. Not to mention we had so much during the shoot and at the after party in West Hills, CA.

Here are all the behind the scenes from Diamond Crew’s Last Days of Summer photo shoot & after party. If you look closely you might even catch a couple of sneak peeks of the rest of the Summer 2011 line…

Special thanks to Mel Fernando, Tina Thi, Alex Miramontes, Meghan Moon, Jay J, Michele Daley, Dillan W, Anisha W. & the entire D.CREW team for everyone’s tireless effort and hard work.