Hypebeast Feature: Essentials – Purist Boutique
by Staff, October 8, 2008
Rich – Marketing | Photography/Website Guy
Desk/Home office
For those of us that have to keep a day job to pay the bills, its essential to have a good work station to come home to when you’re burning the midnight oil. I basically have to do all of my “extracurricular” work between the hours of 9pm and 2am, so having a good setup was crucial for me to make the most out of those limited hours. Home of my precious Macbook Pro (who deserves a separate post, but…whatever, you see it).
Digital SLR
Couldn’t really afford to own one of these until I graduated from school, but it has never really left my side since then. I’ll have to give some credit to all of the people out there on the internet that take hours to write up tutorials for beginners like me, which basically taught me how to get the most out of this thing. My setup is a Canon Rebel XTI, EF17-40mm f/4 wide angle zoom lens, and a 580EX II Flash.
Bang & Olufsen A8 Earphones
I’ve gone through a lot of earphones in my life and I never felt totally satisfied with a pair until I bought my first pair of A8’s. Price is a little high for these, but the fit and quality is unmatched. Bass is a little lacking, but earphones in general are not good for that. No regrets with this purchase.
Backpacks
I’ve never really subscribed to the idea that you only need one backpack for everything. I always thought that there was a right size/shape for different situations, so I bought a bunch, each for a different situation. These are my most commonly used of the bunch and I have to say that each one has a specific use. Pictured is the Visvim Ballistic K Pack, Nike SB Skate Backpack, and the Stussy SF x Head Porter Waist Bag.
Chucks and Jacks
I wasn’t really able to afford Nike’s growing up, so Chuck Taylors were almost the default when it came to footwear for me. 15 years later, I’m still wearing them regardless of the occasion and I’ll probably still be wearing them 15 years from now.
Customer service/the right goods are what keeps you ahead of everybody. I call in all the time and my man MARCO is always cool to talk with. Kevin was very helpful sending out my Hundreds vest. Cool blog and pics!!!
P.S., now we know who the real HYPEBEAST is!
muhahahahaha!!!
Thanks for all the Red Bulls!. Kevin, you the man bro. Marco, stay off the porn at work. PP keep the floor clean. Rich, thanks for letting me ride IRO. Much love Kevin you homo!
big ups to Marco for representing for the FAT AND FASHIONABLE! no homosapien…
Oh yeah, Kevin is the Chinese version of me, but everyone knows the Filipino version is the better looking one…ha ha
Purist my second home. Kevin and PP from day one were cool, made me feel like I was a local. Marco was cool and was in ahhh with his size 8 hats. Rich who needs to “take it easy” was also a cool person to hang with. Purist is a very unique store, Only store I know in SJ that carries UNDFTD, Futura and many more stuff. Even though I get hell from Kevin and Rich about my Ruehl shirts I still love them and PURIST. HA HA HA Ha (Lil weezzy syle). So for the stores Azuki and Premiere or any store opening in San Jose, TIME TO STEP UP YOUR GAME!
Yeah I said it! I’m just being real…I hate FAKE people, like I hate FAKE shoes. Keep up the good work. PURIST!!!!
Jimmy
you guys at hypebeast need to do more of these hypebeast essentials. wildly entertaining. and purist you are now on my list.
big ups big homies
havent been through but next time i get a chance im comin through
Big up to purist, definitely making your mark in San Jose. Keep the streetwear culture alive in the south bay..
what are you thinking about in that pic? you look like your are in between contemplating something insightful and deciding which backpack to use for the day. xoxo.
Yo.
Backspace – This is the purist website: http://www.puristboutique.com/
I still need to visit the shop and I live like 30 min. away, haha.
Peace.
Big Ups to the purist family! love their store, always great customer service and their collaborations with finer ops hundreds just to name a few, defenitely sets the pace for azuki’s, Cirle-A, and premiere to name a few………stay up KEVIN, and the Purist fam
love these articles. Nice to get an insight into the daily routine these boutiques go through. Does purist have a website???
Big ups to everyone at Purist. I love coming in to their store. Even if im not buying anything, I love being in the presence of a clean and welcoming boutique.