Mass Updates

Well, at least fall made an appearance in Buffalo for about 5 days...Now we're back on this rain gig. That's right, the rain is in full effect in the Queen City on the verge of Halloween weekend. So much has gone down in the past week, in no particular order, FLO debuts his brand new podcast, I am doing the best I have ever done in school, DStar will be back in Buffalo this weekend rocking the chip strip and Dazzle will also be featured in the Mass Appeal fashion event!

Kind of jealous of Bass. AZ.

Now on his 9th edition of Hustle & FLO radio, our main man from NYC, NY has released his newest podcast featuring an hour and twenty minutes of pleasure to your ears! There is a certain number of things I look forward to each month; one being the J. Crew magazine, my GQ magazine and then FLO's podcast. Its like getting a new CD except...it's free! If you love to dance and/or party then show FLO some love and subscribe to his podcast on iTunes and if you're in the NYC area, go get down!!

Hustle & FLO 9 "NYC's King Vagabond"

While we're on the subject of ragin', anyone who is in the great city of Buffalo and looking for the best local & rising DJ needs to make a stop and see DJ DStar this weekend. DStar will be killing the speakers at three clubs this weekend in the city. First, on Thursday head on down to Omega, but leave your pink shirt at home, and see DStar in his first set since the Dazzle finale party. If you didn't use all your party skills on Thursday, then Friday come by Bayou on the chip strip and kick it with some of the Dazzle crew as we welcome back our boy. And, Finally, on Saturday, Halloween night, get dressed up in your most inappropriate costume and do the monster mash at Encore with DStar. It will be epic!

I am pretty confident in saying that no one has more hometown spirit then Dazzle Me Formal. We love this city! Even though we don't plaster it all over our tees and caps, Dazzle is dedicated on helping put Buffalo on the fashion map for permanent. With that being said, everyone at Dazzle Me Formal is humbled to be in this years Mass Appeal fashion show on Firday, November 6th. The Elmwood Village association was polite enough to ask Dazzle if we would like to have our Smooth Criminals 2009 line up walk the runway this year and there was no way we could turn it down! Check it out here and if you're going make sure to drop us a line and tell us what you think. Very exciting.

Always,

Chest

I Was Kind Of Hoping For A Tie

I know that this afternoon's Bills game has caught some national attention seeing as it went into overtime so hopefully everyone will understand what I am talking about. I'll admit, I was flipping back a fourth between the Bills game and Hitch on TNT. Honestly, the Bills of late have been boring me and this game was no different. After Hitch, I flipped back to the football game to see that it was headed into overtime and was somewhat enthused and curious to see how this weeks game would turn out. After watching probably the longest overtime football game I have ever seen along with all of the bad turnovers and many 3rd and long failed conversions I was really, really hoping that the game would end in a tie. Then what would everyone say? We wouldn't have won, but, we wouldn't have lost...Think about it.

Alright, it's been a while since Brett and I made our trip down to The City Garage in Ellicottville, NY to deliver their Dazzle branded custom caps and from what we have been told everything went great! Dazzle loves getting involved with independent shops all over the Western New York area and even out of state vendors. The City Garage was very appreciative of their brand new New Era 5950 caps and tees. If you weren't down their for the festivities, check it out! And remember, these caps and tees are only available exclusively at The City Garage in Ellecottville, NY.

Remember our friends from The Summer Set? Well if you haven't heard, they just recently dropped a brand new album. While Seabass was on tour with the band I had a chance to hang with the crew on their tour stop to Buffalo and I have to say they are some real solid people. Everyone needs to help out our friends from The Summer Set and go out and buy the new album or head on out to a show of theirs. Dazzle and The Summer Set would appreciate it, and your ears will enjoy it too.

Speaking of music, The Bird Day, our hometown boys, recently took some promo shots for their upcoming endeavors and we're spotted rocking some Dazzle Me Formal gear! I know I have said this a million times before, but if you have yet to check out The Bird Day you need to do yourself a favor. These boys have something good going on and are ready to blow! Hit up their MySpace here and become a fan on Facebook here.

Always,

Chest

Octoberfest Weekend

I would say that at least 3 out of 5 people I have talked to this week have said that they will be heading on down to Ellicotville for their annual Octoberfest. Personally, I have never had the pleasure of being in Ellicotville for Octoberfest or in Ellicotville for any reason, so I am quite jealous. However, on Friday, Brett and myself will be heading down there bright and early to drop off the official Dazzle Me Formal and City Garage collaboration on New Era 5950 caps and tees. Our trip to Ellicotville will be short lived though seeing as Brett and I are needed back in Buffalo to get some work done. In any case, Brett and I are excited to see the area and more excited to get Dazzle into City Garage and out to you!

Lately I have been on this binge of hip-hop music and dance/club type music. That all changed thanks to Dazzle Me Formal music aficionado Brett. Brett did the good deed of spreading his musical knowledge onto me as he always does and introduced me to The Kooks. I am aware that I am probably a little late hopping on this train, however, if you have never heard of them, give it a chance and I know you will not be let down. Their material has easily climbed to the top of my favorite albums list.

Finally, yesterday I had the fine enjoyment of shipping Dazzle Me Formal tees to Italy. This amazed me and still does amaze me know even typing about it. We can't thank everyone enough for the exposure you have all created for us. We hope to continue to grow and share our ideas with the world!

Check out Dazzle Me Formal's own DJ FLO with Ghostface Killah! Peep DJ FLO's 2009 Smooth Criminal tee, he chose the Vogue Victim just as I do.

Always,

Chest

Busy, Busy, Busy

I've been running around so much lately I will admit I have been neglecting my blogging. However, tonight is pretty special, to me. The NHL season started tonight! I don't know how many of our Dazzle followers are hockey fans, but myself, Brett and Sean are. This beginning of hockey season also puts into perspective the time of year. It is Fall, the start of the month of October, and one more month closer to winter and snow here in Buffalo! It's exciting.

On to a more important subject that includes everyone, Thanks a lot for purchasing, looking at, or talking about our new Fall 2009 Smooth Criminal line. It is such an accomplishment to see how nine months of work can pay off. We're seeing product move and plan to explore even more ways to take Dazzle Me Formal to the next level. There are still quantities of tees and caps left, don't wait, most of the product is a limited run!

I've also been in communication with Seabass as he has been on the road with The Secret Handshake for the AP Tour. A few days ago Bass sent me some photos from his recent stop in Chicago, IL. Now, personally I have never been to Chi-town, however these photos make me pretty jealous. I am a big city fan and I am thinking that I will be adding Chicago to my "cities to see" list.

Always,

Chest