The Vicarious LifeStyle

Watch the Throne Concert with Jay-Z and Kanye West

jamesda1 — Wed, 14 Dec 2011 12:22:37 EST

Kara and I got invited to attend the Jay-Z and Kanye West concert at the Staples Center last week. I have seen both Jay and Kanye perform a handful of times when I was rolling around as Diddy's assistant, but I have to say the energy they both put out made this show straight CRAY. Rumors have it they are already putting together a Watch the Throne Follow Up, so if you missed the show this go around, I recommend copping those tickets stat.

Mission Impossible Ghost Protocol

jamesda1 — Thu, 15 Dec 2011 13:09:12 EST

Last night I attended an advanced screening for Mission: Impossible Ghost Protocol in Los Angeles.

In the film, Tom Cruise (Ethan Hunt) and the IMF get shut down after being framed for an incident in the Kremlin, causing Ethan and his new team to go into ghost protocol and against all odds to stop a Nuclear War.

This movie delivered on action, special effects and an overall well written script. Brad Bird did a great job in directing and big ups to Tom Cruise, Jeremy Renner and Paula Patton on all strong performances.

For the car enthusiasts out there, I think you will really enjoy the BMW i8 which was recently revealed at the LA Auto Show and officially ranks at the top of my Christmas list this year! (hint, hint)

You can watch the trailer below and make sure to go watch Mission: Impossible Ghost Protocol when it hits IMAX and theaters this Friday and nationwide on December 21st.

Bella chewing on her bone

jamesda1 — Tue, 06 Dec 2011 00:47:07 EST

flowers of maui

jamesda1 — Fri, 25 Nov 2011 18:44:10 EST

Help Support The Breast Cancer Research Foundation with HUDSON Jeans

jamesda1 — Tue, 18 Oct 2011 14:20:22 EDT

October is National Breast Cancer Awereness month, and to show their support HUDSON Jeans has made a pledge to donate $5 for every pair of jeans sold to the The Breast Cancer Research Foundation. To help spread the news, HUDSON has teamed up with some of their favorite blogger friends to ask them to make a pledge and share the news with their readers.

My Pledge? "I Choose to Love Life (and my Puppies)"

Photo Credit: MzAlterEgo

Disclamier: I was gifted these HUDSON Jeans for participating in the program

The Breast Cancer Research Foundation® was founded in 1993 by Evelyn H. Lauder as an independent, not-for-profit organization, dedicated to funding innovative clinical and translational research. In October 2011, BCRF will award $36.5 million to 186 scientists across the United States, Canada, Latin America, Europe, the Middle East, Australia and China. Currently, more than 90 cents of every dollar donated is directed to breast cancer research and awareness programs. With exceptionally low administrative costs, BCRF continues to be one of the most efficient organizations in the country and is designated an “A+” charity by The American Institute of Philanthropy, the only cancer organization to achieve this. For more information about BCRF, visit www.bcrfcure.org.

A Recent Trip to the San Diego Zoo

jamesda1 — Mon, 12 Sep 2011 01:45:55 EDT

Sparty and Bella - My Adorable Shih-Tzu Puppies

jamesda1 — Thu, 08 Sep 2011 01:16:32 EDT

Follow these pups at Facebook.com/SpartyandBella

Foggy Morning in Santa Barbara

jamesda1 — Sat, 27 Aug 2011 02:41:48 EDT

These shots were captured during a recent weekend trip in Santa Barbara, CA. On our last day I woke up around 9AM and headed out to the beach where I was amazed at how peaceful the saliboats appeared in the morning fog. By noon the fog had passed and Kara and I ended up having a very nice lunch at the Marina.

meet bonzi

jamesda1 — Sat, 27 Aug 2011 02:18:31 EDT

Wine Country

jamesda1 — Thu, 07 Jul 2011 02:18:46 EDT

Yo DJ, Let the beat drop!

jamesda1 — Fri, 01 Apr 2011 18:05:39 EDT

Rockin' those beats!

gifted HUDSON Jeans

gifted Beats by Dre Studio

gifted Beats by Dre tee

gifted CAVI sweater

Vintage Timberland boots

rough & rugged featuring the girlfriend trend for 2011

jamesda1 — Mon, 28 Feb 2011 12:31:59 EST

This past weekend I met up with the modman for a very industrial photoshoot. I wanted to show how a man can be rough and rugged while not being afraid to show off his feminine side with the beautiful Australian South Sea Pearl drop necklace by Kailis. In 2011 you will continue to see men rocking new and vintage pieces from their mom's and girlfriend's closets and start a new trend called "the girlfriend".

More love goes out to CROW Watches for sending me their BFW watch. I love the signature silicon lightweight band along with the oversized rectangular face and numbers.

Finally, I must send a shout-out to one of my clients, HUDSON for always outfitting me with some sick denim.

Stay Vicarious my friends.

Pictures captured by: the modman

CAVI Weekend at Sundance Film Festival

jamesda1 — Tue, 25 Jan 2011 09:59:15 EST

This past weekend I attended the Sundance Film Festival to work the CAVI booth in the House of SWAGG at the Samsung Galaxy Tab Lift. CAVI Creative Director, Garth Cabral was also in the house where we had a blast gifting celebs, including Terrell Owens, Rick Fox, Paul Rudd, Scott Wolf, Kiptyn Locke, Lil Jon, Mario Lopez, Jesse Williams and John Salley. Others started coming by our booth telling us they noticed everyone wearing the gear and wanted a piece of the action! Some of the hottest CAVI items included their flannel shirts, tuxedo blazer, wool military jacket, and the bubbler puffer jacket designed exclusively for Sundance.

At night we hit up TAO, where Patron was being poured like water into the early morning.

Check out some pictures I captured and then head over to the CAVI Facebook page to see who else was rockin’ CAVI over the weekend.

Much love to all the new friends I met and thank you for the fuzzy memories! You know what they say... what happens at Sundance, stays at Sundance...

Weekend in Orlando

jamesda1 — Mon, 03 Jan 2011 22:11:57 EST

After my Life's a Beach week in Fort Myers, I headed down to Orlando for New Years and the Capital One Bowl game.

Some images I took at the Walt Disney World Swan and Dolphin, which is a great resort near Epcot Center.

For New Years, we headed down to Universal CityWalk to bar hop and catch an epic Brett Michaels performance.

During New Years Day we headed to the Organge Bowl to check out MSU play in the Capital One Bowl.

Captains: Eric Gordon, Greg Jones Aaron Bates and Kirk Cousins take the field

GO STATE!

Life's a Beach

jamesda1 — Sun, 02 Jan 2011 23:51:57 EST

Fort Myers Beach, Florida

Urban Fashion - Michael Jordan Winter Jacket

jamesda1 — Fri, 10 Dec 2010 18:55:09 EST

I recently was at a breakfast with a very influential blogger who said she didn't get personal style bloggers. It was hard for her to grasp why anyone would want to post pictures of themselves everyday to the internet ...

Well I must admit that is silly, which is why I only post a few times a week :-)

If you want fashion industry news, I suggest going over to Fashionista.

If you want national shopping news, I suggest going over to Racked.

If you want that Vicarious LifeStyle, well my friends here is where you need to be.

xo
DJ

The Vicarious Look

HUDSON Jeans

Michael Jordan Winter Jacket

Nike Dunks

Stay Warm while Looking Cool with CAVI and HUDSON Jeans

jamesda1 — Mon, 06 Dec 2010 12:20:00 EST

I guess it's safe to say, winter is finally here! Growing up in Michigan, I have no shortage of coats in my closet to select from, however for today I wanted to rock my recently gifted CAVI* Military Wool Jacket. I decided to pair it with a CAVI blue and brown plaid shirt and my daily staple, HUDSON* Jeans.

I love the attention to detail on CAVI clothing and am loving the new direction the line is taking For those who aren't up yet on HUDSON Jeans, I strongly urge you to give them a try as I have never had a pair of jeans that fit so good, which is why I wear them every day. :)

* Both CAVI and HUDSON and clients of David James at Attention USA. The views expressed in this post are those of David James and do not reflect the views or opinions of either CAVI or HUDSON Jeans.

Yummy Style, Like Napoleon Ice Cream

jamesda1 — Mon, 22 Nov 2010 21:12:06 EST

It's been awhile since I busted out an OOTD, but after putting on my Louis Vuitton sweater and my HUDSON jeans, well.... I felt inspired to share my yummy style with the world.

Ice cream, anyone?

CAVI Holiday 2010 Collection Plus Win a Trip to New York

jamesda1 — Wed, 03 Nov 2010 22:12:46 EDT

I am really loving the CAVI Holiday 2010 collection featuring flannel button ups, dark wash denims and some real nice outerwear pieces.

Check out some more key pieces from their women's and junior's collections on the CAVI Facebook page and head over to Macy's or Dr. Jays to shop their Holiday collection.

CAVI has also launched their Weekend in New York Sweepstakes which offers up a Grand Prize package that includes round-trip airfare for two, two nights in a luxury hotel, $1,000 shopping spree to CaviNYC.com and much more!

You can enter here

fresh fruit for your visual pleasure

jamesda1 — Sun, 10 Oct 2010 17:58:14 EDT

Fairway Market, NYC

Overnight Trip to L.A.

jamesda1 — Wed, 06 Oct 2010 00:29:38 EDT

Last weekend I headed to L.A. to shoot a Ustream event with Rue La La and Whitney Port for her collection, Whitney Eve available now on Rue La La. I was only in town for a day, so I only packing was pretty simple with some of my favorite and most comfortable pieces. For the day I wore a white v-neck tee with a pair of white Stan Smiths, and switched into a white Dolce & Gabbana cashmere sweater with a pair of HUDSON jeans and Nike Dunks.

For those that missed it, you can catch the live chat with Whitney Port here:

Win a Mini Cooper or a trip to London for 5 nights on HUDSON Jeans!

jamesda1 — Tue, 05 Oct 2010 16:56:44 EDT

HUDSON Jeans announces the launch of “The Blues Traveler,” campaign in collaboration with Nordstrom and Vogue. The program began Saturday, October 2, 2010 and will extend through November 15, 2010. Shoppers, readers and brand loyalists will have the opportunity to win amazing prizes, courtesy of HUDSON Jeans, including a grand prize Mini Cooper with custom HUDSON branding; a second prize five-night trip to London; and third prize behind the scenes at a “Vogue Studio” advertising campaign shoot.

Campaign details and registration information will be found on the Vogue website, as well as HUDSON, Nordstrom and Vogue social media channels.

Participants are invited to register at http://promotions.vogue.com/sweeps_hudson1010.php between October 2, 2010 and November 15, 2010.

ABOUT HUDSON:

In case you're not familiar with HUDSON, the collection was founded in Los Angeles in 2002 and is best known for unparalleled fit and craftsmanship, the iconic Union Jack logo and signature triangle flap back pocket. Created from the best premium denim from the finest mills in Europe and Japan, all HUDSON products are hand finished and tailored to be truly one-of-a-kind pieces. Celeb fans include Kate Hudson, Gisele Bundchen, Jennifer Aniston, Jennifer Garner, Kristen Stewart, Taylor Swift and Sandra Bullock.

Fall into Fashion with The Vicarious LifeStyle

jamesda1 — Wed, 22 Sep 2010 18:47:25 EDT

Tomorrow is the first offical day of fall and I feel the love in the air.... well maybe not, but I am excited to transition my wardrobe with layered looks this season. Today I am rocking my HUDSON jeans (gifted), with a FCUK sweater, Zara jacket and Hugo boss shoes.

Don't worry, no one was hurt while standing in the road for this photo shoot.

Pictures by The Modman

New York Fashion Week Coverage: Perry Ellis Spring 2011 Collection

jamesda1 — Thu, 16 Sep 2010 15:08:17 EDT

During New York Fashion Week one of the shows I attended was the Perry Ellie Spring 2011 collection runway show at Lincoln Center, the new home of Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week. The show was amazing and showcased Perry Ellis's sporty heritage comprsing of tailored jackets, sweaters and shorts. I loved so many of the looks, but my favorite is a black and white v-neck sweater shown below.

For fans who could not attend the Perry Ellis show, a livestream was broadcasted on PerryEllis.com and Facebook.com/PerryEllis.

Images by: David James

Outfit of the Day - Mind the Gap with HUDSON Jeans

jamesda1 — Tue, 24 Aug 2010 21:34:08 EDT

It is starting to get cold outside, and I couldn't be any happier! Today was a great cool summer day in New York, so I decided to wear my new GAP hooded cardigan and my gifted HUDSON Jeans. Check out my fresh.

Photos by J Addie