Raleigh Denim

HOMETOWN LOVE! I was in Raleigh a couple weeks ago and stopped by Raleigh Denim. They have a cool storefront on W Morgan, around the corner from the Contemporary Art Museum. Yes, "cool store front" around the corner from whaaaa? What city is this? Downtown Raleigh has developed in the 15 yrs I've been in NYC.
The store is on the street with the manufacturing and offices through a nonthreatening curtain. The employee's are really warm and encourage you to take a walk in to check their operation. It was great to see such a cool space being put to such use. Tori has a long history in the denim business and says RD are sold in Barneys and taste maker boutiques. I was pleased to be impressed by a local business.
Buy some Raleigh Denim!

HELL YUP!

LiKE FATHER, KiNDA LiKE SON

I flew down to Wilmington, NC this past wkend to hang with my uncle Rich (in town from The BiG Island), my Grandmother Dee-Dee and the rest of the Parker crew. Saturday I went surfing, followed by a fantastic oyster roast in my aunt's back yard. NC oysters are better than any in the world - seriously... I had such a good time in the Wrightsville waves (accompanied by a friendly porpoise, sea gulls, pelicans and mass schools of bait fish) that I dragged the old man and my aunt out for a healthy portion of Sunday seconds. Pop ripped and Becca did her thing (considering she was on 3 hrs of sleep from dropping uncle Rich @ the airport for his return to Hawaii) - I even caught all but one of my waves (not bad for the out-of-practice city boy)... When we returned to the house my stepmother decided we needed a shot... A BDay for the books - tx to all!

After a successful afternoon...


Pickin' up the oysters.


I wanted to eat the shell.


Dee Dee stylin'as always!

HELL YUP!!!