Mos Def x NEIGHBORHOOD 2009 1st Ex. Series “Holidays in the Sun”

by Eugene Kan, May 18, 2009

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An unlikely representative of NEIGHBORHOOD’s 2009 1st Ex. Series “Holidays in the Sun” collection is none other than fan-favorite in American Hip-Hop artist Mos Def. Having seen the prolific lyricist dressed in diverse styles ranging from Visvim Folk FBTs to his own sub-collection with UNDRCRWN, the styling shots seen here include some seasonal highlights from NEIGHBORHOOD such as the APOCALYPSE . VE / E-JKT studded leather jacket in blue/black. Starks shoelaces in his Chucks as well?

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Source: Shinsuke Takizawa
Photography: Frolab

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  1. Posted by: PICS: Mos Def models for Neighborhood 2009 clothing collection | WoooHa.com on May 19, 2009 at 4:55 pm

    [...] Mos Def has already modeled for other streetwear companies and has his own line with UNDRCRWN. Here are pics from his latest “modeling” effort wearing NEIGHBORHOOD’s 2009 1st Ex. Series “Holidays in the Sun” collection. Via: Hypebeast [...]

  2. Posted by: Mos Def x NEIGHBORHOOD 2009 “Holidays in the Sun” « Raw Collector on May 19, 2009 at 3:59 pm

    [...] An unlikely representative of NEIGHBORHOOD’s 2009 1st Ex. Series “Holidays in the Sun” collection is none other than fan-favorite in American Hip-Hop artist Mos Def. Source: [...]

37 Responses

  1. Posted by: Riot! on May 28, 2009 at 12:18 am

    mos looks fresh as , dunno what half you cats are talking about. no swagger hatin’ cats. bah.

    looks like a mad scientist in the pic in the pink doorway though, but an awesome fresh mad scientist.

  2. Posted by: spanky on May 22, 2009 at 1:33 am

    hahhaa Mos Def is a Legend in my book he is HipHop Not just a style
    so fuck what you think stuck on this fashon shit…hes just doin him showing his creativity

  3. Posted by: Davo on May 21, 2009 at 10:13 am

    Sad freaks man…age is merely a freakin’ number and it’s all in the mind and your level of confidence…I hold a senior position in a major financial institution (a very conservative industry i must say) and I still rock in NBHD, Visvims, CDG, Trickers, Yohji, Head Porter, Supreme, PAM etc etc…The gist of it is common sense and under what circumstances these street styles are worn…Street wear is the couture of the 21st century and even mainstream multi million dollar companies are looking to acquire these companies and are also looking towards them for inspiration…Check out DKNY and Gucci’s latest collections!!!! If you freaks are limited on lifestyle shut the f**k up and go back to your boring lives and rot there!!! Peace brothers…Keep on rockin’ in whatever that makes you feel greeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeat!!!

  4. Posted by: FLASH on May 20, 2009 at 11:24 pm

    and WTH are u talking about.. those pics are dope…. i can take better pics with my phone.

  5. Posted by: FLASH on May 20, 2009 at 11:22 pm

    eeehh FFFF all that shit yall! this collection sucks bro. forget about mos def age all yalls blabbing makes mutha fuk wanna fart….. i agree with the that nigga down there. this collection is for homie the clown.

  6. Posted by: Danny-O on May 20, 2009 at 3:02 am

    Real talk. I think Mos Def is on point esp. with the new album coming out and all you guys shouldnt be talking shit about him; its the fucking clothes that he was probably forced to wear is what sucks. Who ever said the fits look good obviously doesnt have style or just borrowed that shit from someone else’s mouth. If you say original, I say this shit is played. innovative; that shit is just plain terrible. The studded jacket looks like some kid with a bedazzler did that shit. Also, the Leapard print should be left behind in fashion’s past with all the all over print hoodies.

    I’m just tired of shitty clothing companies trying to market a style that was in the past (this is obviously early 90s), be more innovative, create a style that people can actually wear and not something people will feel embarrassed about a couple months later; shit create classics.

  7. Posted by: REAL TALK on May 19, 2009 at 5:33 pm

    pics are hella dope good look for mos and for ppl saying he needs to dress his age. thats weak because i bet you most dudes who rock more matured things such as suits and such have to because of their jobs and mos def on the other hand is a hip hop artists there is no dress code for that. stop thinking you have to do something a certain way based off age because society has given you an image of what a older man should dress like.

  8. Posted by: BKE420 on May 19, 2009 at 4:00 pm

    For all you punkassbitches that think age has anything to do with style…your fucked up. I’m 46 years old…(married, 3 kids…one of which is our 14 son..who collects J’s with me) Age is just a number..it’s how you fucking feel inside. Like what you buy and buy what you like or just be a follower.

    I’ve been into clothes for a longass time. If you buy into the age thing you’re fucked.

    Props to Grail…”don’t let age dictate how you live.” sorry for getting off point in this post.

  9. Posted by: Grail on May 19, 2009 at 2:50 pm

    Mos can dress however…And still be cooler than you. Don’t let age dictate how you live. Ya’ll can grow up and follow the herd like man designed. Some will live it exactly how they want to.

  10. Posted by: d-19 on May 19, 2009 at 12:36 pm

    “clean it up”? oh my god you’re delusional. you can clean it up if you want but mos has style and rocks this shit way hard. he is always keepin it real.

    JoseMP- you don’t know what you’re talking about…

  11. Posted by: ＥＧＡ on May 19, 2009 at 8:57 am

    Holly shit…

    Mos def is unlikely any other hip hop artist.
    Because He dosen’t choose what the field is.
    He cross over all the time. Like America, Like Japan,
    Like He’s not enough like his caree yet.
    I would like to be his own motivation to burn the hip hop style.

  12. Posted by: Viva on May 19, 2009 at 1:39 am

    But I mean Mos can do that…but I mean someone like Jay-Z, would feel like a clown in these clothes. When you get older, you just clean it up.

  13. Posted by: Viva on May 19, 2009 at 1:38 am

    “Why would you change your style cause you get older?”

    ..Because you were supposed to have matured in mind, and should not be dressing like all the 16 year olds in your kid’s school?

  14. Posted by: car bomb on May 19, 2009 at 1:22 am

    Playing your role and knowing who you are is way more important than bullshit like “dressing your age”. No one hates on what George Clinton rocks and that dude is old as hell. Likewise, Mos Def can pull this off because he raps, acts, and (apparently) models expensive threads for a living. He’s a part of street culture and it’s perfectly legit for him to dress as such. It’s not the same as say, a 40 year-old middle manager wearing NBHD.

  15. Posted by: gripholla on May 19, 2009 at 12:02 am

    when you got fortune and fame.. you can rock some weirdness and people will grip you

  16. Posted by: JoseMP on May 18, 2009 at 9:30 pm

    Fucking Sell Outs
    Mos Def dun’t know shit bout NEIGHBORHOOD

  17. Posted by: SWIFT on May 18, 2009 at 7:31 pm

    clean shit that nigga looks like hed be hella chill

  18. Posted by: Bez on May 18, 2009 at 7:05 pm

    The fact that the pioneers of street wear age are not immortal does not make it appropriate for 40 year old people to wear street clothes intended for a new generation. Dress to your style and age and especially the occasion.

  19. Posted by: UrbanGlowCam on May 18, 2009 at 5:00 pm

    Why not ask him for a picture?

  20. Posted by: lowrell on May 18, 2009 at 4:14 pm

    to the dude saying people who are 40 shouldnt dress street, may I remind it was the likes of 40 year old men who are the helm of all the “street” wear as you so weakly put it. Hiroshi Fujiwara, James Jebbia, Shawn Stussy, Fraser Cook, Eric Brunetti etc, so before you open your obviously limited mouth, think about what you’re saying, yooot.

  21. Posted by: ReZ on May 18, 2009 at 4:11 pm

    Gnarf, please shut the f*ck up; you’re on Hypebeast. Love the denim in the beach pic.

  22. Posted by: Mize2 on May 18, 2009 at 3:30 pm

    Yo Gnarf STFU !! Dude is not even 40 and why would you change your style cause u get older ? The fits look dope you LAME.

  23. Posted by: (REQUIRED) on May 18, 2009 at 2:31 pm

    Just don’t ask him for a picture

  24. Posted by: Call 911 on May 18, 2009 at 1:41 pm

    Union Los Angeles styled this 100000000%. ALL of their product and Mos lives in LA now…

  25. Posted by: stripclubdave on May 18, 2009 at 1:31 pm

    The man is flawless. Live, Look and learn from MOS. PEACE

  26. Posted by: LeftyJeenyus on May 18, 2009 at 11:41 am

    Hoodie vest combo is best. Mos Def been doing it and the damn thing. Nothing new. Clean with it

  27. Posted by: Gnarf on May 18, 2009 at 11:26 am

    40 yearold men, shouldn’t be dressing street. Dress your age.

  28. Posted by: Carl on May 18, 2009 at 10:43 am

    Like that stripped jacket.

  29. Posted by: cuzin jones on May 18, 2009 at 10:35 am

    mos def is the shit and his wear is fly

  30. Posted by: Rod-A-Stuy on May 18, 2009 at 10:24 am

    Mos Muthafucka Def Nice Pieces Cool Shit Brooklyn Representin’

  31. Posted by: Steez O'Flannigan on May 18, 2009 at 9:49 am

    SEEN THIS COMMING 5 YRDS AWAY! IT WAS EITHER THIS OR TAPS. THIS IS THE SHIT YOU NEED TO FUCKS WITH DEF, IT’S ALL YOU.

    FUCK THAT LAME “hundreds” SHIT!

  32. Posted by: Loisaida King on May 18, 2009 at 8:42 am

    I’ve seen him wearing Neighborhood stuff before. He seem to wear NBHD denim all the time. He also like Supreme. So, no surprise here.

  33. Posted by: 2 on May 18, 2009 at 8:38 am

    mos definetely not my cup of tea

  34. Posted by: Frolab on May 18, 2009 at 8:05 am

    nice surprise seeing these pix up here! Shots by Cognito (@Frolab) btw!

  35. Posted by: lol wut? on May 18, 2009 at 7:55 am

    starks laces or not, y is he wearing mis-matched chucks?

  36. Posted by: TREVERIN on May 18, 2009 at 7:45 am

    The starks laces in chucks actually looks pretty dope. I like how Mos can switch up styles on the regular and keep it diverse. It’s definitely a good look for him.

  37. Posted by: ....like on May 18, 2009 at 7:14 am

    freshh