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Face it, brown is the new black. Today’s example? Japanese cholas!

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(PNS reporting from ARIZONA) For fashionistas, this July 4 holiday season is less about parades and barbecues and more about flashing your passport, if you have one.

The new patriotic papers fashion flair follows the Supreme Court’s recent decision to uphold the “show me your papers” provisions of SB1070.

And now everybody wants those papers.

After the SCOTUS decision, the State Department’s passport website experienced the highest volume of traffic since Sarah Palin became the Republican Party’s nominee for Vice President in 2008. [Mas…]

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Adidas and fashion designer Jeremy Scott honored the nation’s Juneteenth holiday today by releasing the new JS Shackles sneakers, which feature orange plastic cuffs, evoking the très à la mode suffering of black slaves in 19th Century America.

Juneteenth, also known as Freedom Day or Emancipation Day, honors African-American  heritage by commemorating the announcement of the abolition of slavery in Texas in 1865.

Adidas’ celebratory post on Facebook went up with the question: “Got a sneaker game so hot you lock your kicks to your ankles?” Many FB users commented that the shoes as “slave wear” and asking why anyone would want to voluntarily wear shackles. [Mas…]

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Here’s the winner of our ‘caption this POCHO photo contest’

by Lalo Alcaraz June 5, 2012 Cultura
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The response was huge after we posted a snapshot from the notorious American Apparel California Farmer ad that has been decried and debated, and even spoofed by artist Julio Salgado. This pic is striking, regardless of what you think of it, making it a prime candidate for CAPTION THIS POCHO PHOTO. The judges had to [...]

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What to wear in Monterrey when listening to cumbia and huffing glue

by Comic Saenz June 5, 2012 Cultura
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We don’t really know what to say about this, so we’ll let VICE tell the story in this report from Monterrey, MX: Every Sunday afternoon, after dancing all weekend at bars and clubs around town, a bunch of Mexican Colombianos gather outside the 7-Eleven at the bottom of the Latino Tower in downtown Monterrey. Taking [...]

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Mujeres: Wearing Victoria’s Secret doesn’t make you a model

by María Purísima May 18, 2012 Cultura
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Supposebly, I was supposed to sex it up for my boyfriend Manuelito. He said the romance was gone and we needed to spice it up. So I did what any girl would do — I went to Victoria’s Secret. I spent a long time in that store, too. I looked at everything they had — [...]

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Spring cholo fashion tips from Le Smoké light up Montebello

by Oscar Barajas April 10, 2012 Cultura
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(PNS reporting from EAST LOS) Fresh cholo fashion tips brought style and fabulous funké decadence to the Montebello Town Center over the Easter weekend at fashion magistrate Le Smoké’s semiannual Eastsider Estilo Eshow, Low Rider Expo and Petting Zoo. Le Smoké is celebrated for his ground-shaking declaration in 2006 that burgundy was the new red [...]

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Dress shoes and track suits — a foreigner’s firme fashion faux pas

by Al Carlos Hernandez April 9, 2012 Cultura
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It’s easy to spot people from another country by the way they mix and match their clothes. If someone is wearing dress shoes and a jogging suit, chances are they are from anywhere but here. A word of caution here: If an OG writer can figure this out, so can the Migra.

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