JE T'AIME: SUPER EYEWEAR

Check out these black leather frames from SUPER. Perfection.

$370 at SUPER.

JE T'AIME: YU TSAI (NSFW)

Yu Tsai is a photographer/filmmaker (you saw his Muse portrait of Lindsay Lohan, right?), and he's a very talented man. Visit his website for more of his work.

JE T'AIME: ONLINE SHOPPING SPECIAL

Nothing will ever replace the full-on, tactile retail experience, but let's face it ... we love to shop online! Here are some of my favorite places to score on the web:

OBESITY AND SPEED

I've been an Obesity and Speed fan for some time now. In addition to their diffusion line NOTHINGSACRED for Urban Outfitters, the peeps at OAS run their namesake line out of NYC. Go here for hand-dyed, one-of-a-kind evil-looking t-shirts and more.

OAK

What more needs to be said of OAK? This is the first place I visit when I'm in the mood to drop some cash. Oak stocks Alexander Wang, Pleasure Principle, Rad Hourani ... again, what's not to love?

LUISA VIA ROMA

Luisa Via Roma carries ultra-luxe European and Asian labels like Balmain, Ann Demeulemeester and Rick Owens. While most everything here is usually way out of my price-range, they markdown merchandise each season (up to 60%). If they don't have it at Barneys New York, chances are good they will have it here.

GILT GROUPE

The pioneering force behind online, designer "flash-sales," Gilt Groupe is a great place to find excellent deals on everything ... and I do mean everything: from Alexander McQueen and Rick Owens apparel to D.L. & Co. candles, Jonathan Adler housewares (even underwear, area rugs and swim trunks), Gilt will have it for a limited time at extremely-reduced prices.

SSENSE

Another online-boutique; stocks Acne, Ksubi (one of my favorite brands), Bess and Dior Homme to name a few.

JE T'AIME: NICOLA KUPERUS

Nicola Kuperus, to me, is the conssumate artist, and the ultimate "underground legend." Now, I don't take words lightly, but anyone already familiar with her work (either as one half of electro-punk pioneers, and purveyors of all things uncomfortable, ADULT., co-founder of the now-defunct Detroit record label Ersatz Audio, or in her other capacity as insanely skilled visual artist) will agree with me when I repeat: Nicola Kuperus is underground legend. ADULT. in itself has proved a potent outlet for Kuperus (for the uninitiated, click here), but her photgraphy is equally powerful:

Cover art for the ADULT. single "Nausea."

Cover art for the classic ADULT. album Anxiety Always.

Nicola's work with husband and bandmate Adam Lee Miller is certainly nothing to scoff at ... aside from recording and performing some of the most intense and enduring music I've ever heard, they have collaborated on a video/multimedia project entitled "Decampment," a silent film played with live instrumentation by the band, as well as the video trilogy "The Importance of Being Folk:"

JE T'AIME: JENNIFER HERREMA

Jennifer Herrema is a vocalist in a band called RTX (formally Royal Trux). Her personal style is equal parts '90's grunge, '80's metal and '70's AM radio; think stars and stripes, shredded denim, bandannas, Fleetwood Mac furs. Combined with a fierce set of bangs and a voice that sounds like a trapped animal howling for another pack of smokes, Herrema and her band are the go-to guys when you feel like your iPod is lacking a little "edge:"

Herrema with her band RTX.

JE T'AIME: JEAN-CHARLES DE CASTELBAJAC

With all the bustle surrounding Lady Gaga's video collaboration with Beyonce for "Telephone," I imagine that people might easily forget the fact that Gaga doesn't necessarily always wear her own designs (under the Haus of Gaga moniker). Gaga has publicly expressed her love for Thierry Mugler, Giorgio Armani and Alexander McQueen, in addition to turning up for a Barbara Walters interview in a gorgeous, hot-off-the-runway Chanel suit (couture, no less). Her high-profile professional coupling with super-stylist Nicola Formichetti also means she is basically the highest-priority client  for fashion houses hoping to achieve that ever-elusive "household name" status.

 Gaga and Beyonce are rocking (a lot of) Jean-Charles de Castelbajac in the aforementioned video. I've always adored JC de Castelbajac's irreverent creations, as he is in the vein of other pop-culture obsessed designers like Jeremy Scott and, before him, Franco Moschino. I thought I'd post some of my favorite looks from the house of Castelbajac:

S/S 2009

F/W 2009

The infamous Kermit jacket.

Be sure to visit www.jc-de-castelbajac.com.

JE T'AIME: JULIEN MACDONALD

Julien Macdonald is a name that doesn't get tossed around too often in the fashion arena, but I've been a fan for a long time. Loving these looks from his latest collection:

JE T'AIME: GIULIANO FUJIWARA

Milan-based Japanese designer Giuliano Fujiwara delivered a breathtaking F/W 2010 menswear collection. I had never heard of Fujiwara until I stumbled across these photos, and obviously he became an instant personal favorite. Head over to his Fashion Encyclopedia page to read up on the man behind the collection (he studied law and eastern literature before he completed design education in Tokyo; he immigrated to Italy and started his career in fashion in 1976!!).

It's safe to say he nailed every current runway trend without looking redundant (crimson accents, chunky knits layered with leather, high-water pants and, of course, SKIRTS!). Loving it!