Whit Honea is a slacker, a borderline degenerate, and a daydream believer. Designers T shirts He’s also our resident expert on casual chic. If it’s comfortable, and not heinous, he’s all over it. He’s quite charming, really.

How is your life? Do you have enough leisure in it? Are you dressed for it? Hozell Clothing can help.

Hozell is a new clothing company from Orange County, CA. Their mission is to make clothing which embodies a relaxed life of leisure. They’re doing a damn good job.

This has got to be the biggest Shoes news for nerd Fashion we’ve come across in months — even bigger than the apparent goth fashion show at the Dark Knight premiere. As part of their Fall Consortium Package, Adidas has adapted its classic Super Star to honor the George Lucas trilogy that serves as a surrogate bible for large sectors of the population. Yes, we’re talking about limited edition sneakers that manifest both the light and dark sides of The Force.

Whit Honda is a slacker, a borderline Designers ate, and a daydream believer. He’s also our resident expert on casual chic. If it’s comfortable, and not heinous, he’s all over it. He’s quite charming, really.

Crooked Monkey is living the dream. The clothing company was formed by two buddies in 2005 and quickly shot through the ranks of the t-shirt elite. Within two years they were being featured in GQ magazine and popular stores like Urban Outfitters, Nordstrom, Lord and Taylor, Kitson, ShopIntuition.com, Fred Segal and over 550 other fine retailers across the world (including Japan, Hong Kong and Saudi Arabia)

Tracy Reese is known for femininity, with super-sweet dresses and lady-like lacy skirts. This dress, however, is a little bit of a departure from the frilly frills with a more aggressive color in bright sunny yellow, and a somewhat vintage-inspired plaid pattern. The Linen Strapless dress is made of of a silk/cotton blend fabric (natural fiber perfect for keeping cool in summer!) and features a wide waistband with a sharp contrasting pattern. More than anything, though, the dress has pockets, and you know how much we love the utility of a good set of pockets.

The dress would be perfect with a pair of patent leather Mary Janes.

Available from Revolve Clothing for $290.

Edge is an important element of fashion design. But if there’s too much edge, garments comes off as immature. Not enough edge, and what’s the point?

Cody Ross, 30, designer and founder of Priestess NYC, takes avant grade as a departure point to craft wearable and stylish separates. During a recent visit to Ross’ West Village work studio, he showed off s/s ‘08, his third season of dresses, tops and bottoms for women, aged 16 to 36.

He obviously enjoys kitsch and punk. But, Ross has the restraint of taste to not push those influences too far.

We love all of the amazing independent designers out there. In order to find out more about just what makes all of these creative types tick, we present to you an ongoing segment called Indie Designer Interviews.

Today’s interview is with the talented New Orleans-based fashion designer Elsa Brodmann. Elsa designs modern, feminine ready to wear and bridal collections, as well as jewelry

Whit Honea is a slacker, a borderline degenerate, and a daydream believer. He’s also our resident expert on casual chic. If it’s comfortable, and not heinous, he’s all over it. He’s quite charming, really.

We love us some good funny. We also love a creative t-shirt. Put the two together and you’re singing our song, or at least humming it.

The folks at Goodie Two Sleeves know the tune, and they are pretty good at carrying it.