In reference to legendary graf artist CRASHONE’s time spent growing up in the Bronx and Brook Avenue, his clothing label would become an extension of the man’s talents. Seen here is a look into Brook Avenue’s 2008 spring/summer collection as modeled by the likes of Taiwanese star Van Ness Wu. Available now at select retailers worldwide.
In reference to legendary graf artist CRASHONE’s time spent growing up in the Bronx and Brook Avenue, his clothing label would become an extension of the man’s talents. Seen here is a look into Brook Avenue’s 2008 spring/summer collection as modeled by the likes of Taiwanese star Van Ness Wu. Available now at select retailers worldwide.
Delivering collaborations with Damien Hirst and Ernie Barnes, an Aphex Twin photo tee and a Supreme-exclusive Mies Van Der Rohe Barcelona chair in washed denim.
Arguably one of the most beloved and significant shoes from PUMA’s past, the Clyde has been a part of contemporary sneaker culture since its inception in 1973. This time, Puma gave a material update of the re-issued shoe and added it into their 2008 spring season. Metallic leather is adopted and the word ‘Clyde’ is written in a cursive font in lower case (in place of the usual block lettering), which gives the luxurious impression. Unlike most sneakers in general, this Made In Japan model all but ensures a high quality product.
Source: Mita Sneakers
Singaporean clothing brand Geseho recently hosted an exhibition for popular local artist Killer Gerbil. The event took place amidst the Geseho car garage with the pieces on sale contributing to further development of Killer Gerbil’s worldwide coverage.
Do you remember in the mid to late 90s when trip hop was supposed to change the face of music? It was considered by hipsters and music snobs to be more intellectual than the then current state of hip hop and more progressive than electronic music. Portishead was always the band that spearheaded the movement by putting together two brilliantly moody albums that seemed to define the genre. Trip hop fans rallied around the band and touted their ability to mix new age ambient music with old school lo-fi recording culminating into a unique sound. Beth Gibbons’ haunting voice gave the music a beautiful eeriness to the instrumentation of Utley and Barrow. However, just as they seemed to be getting notoriety in the mainstream, in the late 90s Portishead decided to take a hiatus seemingly taking the whole trip hop genre on a hiatus with them.
Eleven years later the Portishead faithful aren’t looking for trip hop to start a musical revolution anymore. They are just ravenous to hear Gibbons command her vocals over cinematic masterpieces again. Portishead has decided to give the people what they want producing their latest offering “Third”. While the new albums’ sound is not as familiar to its down tempo ambient hip hop sound, it is in no way a regurgitation of past works. “Third” has new elements of psychedelic rock music and lyrically Gibbons has become more emotional. The album briefly juxtaposes between folk, jazz and electronic. Although there are obvious differences in sound the change is welcome. Another Portishead trip hop album in the traditional sense would seem out of date and old. You never forget who you are listening to when Gibbons’ voice come soaring over tracks like their first single “Machine Gun”. One listen and you’ll still swear they can change the landscape of music.
Here we preview the best Staple collection as of late, as seen on jeffstaple’s blog. The basic style fused with strong aesthetics is key here, and nothing is over the top as Staple lets the detail and quality do the talking. A far cry from loud graphic tees and Dunks, jeffstaple provides remixed M-65s, a lightweight running windbreaker and a Napa Leather jacket. Even without closeups you can see the quality in the safari shirts and cargo pants. The one tee featured has a hint of jeffstaple’s hip-hop oriented roots with the most basic graphic possible, an equation that lets the numbers do the talking: ‘93 Til Infinity.
Here are some sneak pictures of a Nike SB P-Rod 2 (Paul Rodriguez Pro model) sample designed by Hiroshi Fujiwara. The highlights are the rainbow colors on the heel detail and the small fragment logo on the tongue. The premium P-Rod 2 has a gucci style monogram pattern that was seen on the contrasts of the P-Rod 1 as well. The tongue adorns Fujiwara’s signature in addition to Fragment Design’s lightening bolts, so if this does come out to the general public, expect there to be line-ups.
Source: HF
Nigoldeneye, the show created by Nigo for MTV Japan, was recently in Hong Kong for the Worldwide Bape Heads Tour concert. We were lucky enough to witness the concert which featured performances by Kanye West, N.E.R.D. and the Teriyaki Boyz. If you did not have a chance to attend, you can check out clips of the performances in this episode of Nigoldeneye.
Source: Ferrari Murakami
In a first for the inhabitants of Russian captial Moscow, local entities Kixbox and UK Style within the fledging streetwear scene initiated a special Stussy Moscow Pop-Up Shop space. This project comes on the heels of a recent exhibition titled Faces & Laces which created opportunity for like-minded Russians to gather and enjoy similar interests. The Stussy Moscow Pop-Up Shop will feature the obvious including both Stussy and Stussy Deluxe products as well as other relevant products including Head Porter, limited edition Nike and Vans and Stussy’s other project items. A cool sight as different locales and cultures around the world put their on spin on things.
The Beams chain of retailers has integrated itself into Japan’s extensive fashion landscape on the basis of their “basic & exciting” styles resulting in the creation of an off-shoot women’s brand ironically titled Beams Boy in 1998. To mark the sub-brands 10th anniversary, Californian watch brand Nixon has offered their womens model Vega as the template to mark the anniversary resulting in a colorful watch. Available now through Beams Boy’s 26 retail locations in Japan.
Around these circles, Timberland is perhaps best known for their popular 6 inch boot, however this following look shows the diversity of Timberland over a variety of different footwear models. Styles seen here include Timberland’s two interpretations of the chukka style with the suede Rippler and Seaview Chukka in ivory canvas. The styles are rounded out by the Cruise Master II which is Timberland’s boat shoe meets sneaker offering. These offerings are currently available in Timberland dealers and online at Timberland.com.
Taking form in a somewhat new low top style are a series of Blazers from Nike. Three colorways are seen including one that has reoccurring flashes of the Nike Dunk Hi NL UNDFTD with similar colors minus the notable absence of Blue Reef. Available now at STANDARD.
