yesterday i visited the LDX gallery at ARTONE, its a new space in the convention centre host to special art galleries, and LDX gallery my friend JOEY is basically the all around person there.

please check it out if you are in the area!

Delstore is located in the very hip area of Wanchai off of the Star Street area, the exact location is off of the end of Ship Street, a very hip street of restaurants and still hip yet undeveloped back end of the Ship Street, actually the location of this store really reminds me of Nakameguro in Tokyo. (here photographed is Derek of Delstore)

A little background information on AOC - (i am not 100% sure) but it was a store that was in Hong Kong in the late 60's owned by a very old man, and as that old man was retiring, Martin inherited the brand name along with a large collection of Vintage frames, it was Martin's dream to one day re-establish the AOC name and to release some eyewear based on the inspiration and the dedication to eyewear from this one old man.

Today it has become a reality, with a few key styles being released, this one below is titled the 122.

this frame is called "The Shanghai"

and this one which is my favorite is "The Wilson"

here is Martin (left) the man of the hour, really smashed and happy and relived at the same time that the collection is launching, he has helped me tremendously pursue my passion of Eyewear and its very a happy moment for me to see that he has accomplished something of his own that he is proud of, it is always amazing for me to see friends and peers growing and innovating themselves, and I always hope that what I do inspires my peers also to grow and to expand, and tonight, I am very happy to see this evolution.

It wouldn't be an eyewear party if it wasn't for Tommy O'Gara (Dita Eyewear) he is one of the first people I have met in the eyewear industry, and he's been coming back to Hong Kong almost for 4 years now, he comes to town fresh off of the amazing execution of the Thom Browne x Dita Eyewear and now some new ink.

The World is My Carnival

The Road is My Brother.

with a special grab bag of swag, including

AOC sounds

Happy 50th Anniversary to AOC !

currently running the x'mas campaign presentgrams! get yours soon...

O'clock

CLOT apparel

CASH-CA

NATIVE

selected brands.

check it out if you are in Taipei

Here is Edison and Kazuki and Ieda doing the final check ups and the renovations for the store.

the store mainly consists of items that Kazuki worked on personally, including Cash Ca, Immune (new bag line) Diptyque candles and various small items that are specially made for the store,

including silk screen printed t-shirts on champion bodies designed by Mark McNairy, Madsaki and the list goes on, these items are specific for the Taipei Heather Grey Wall store.

the unveiling of the store has gathered press to come cover the event

the address of the store is at ATT 4 FUN in Taipei, 4th floor, come check it out if you are in the area! This concept store will be up for 2 months, and then onto the next concept, so please come by if you are in the area... special thanks to Soda, Miko, KZK, EDC, and everyone else that has made this possible, including Juice Taiwan team, and CLOT hong kong team!

until next time!

This is the first time that the Undefeated shoe has launched in China, and the set up in Juice was fantastic, the VM was executed nicely and thanks to the Converse team. 

in this photo there is a pictures of James Bond, Eddie Cruz, Ian Ginoza, and EDC

facing the press.

Takeshi original Converse China crew since day 1

after the launch, we ended up at a Teppanyaki spot down the street in which we were drowned in sake. 

Ian Ginoza, and Stephanie, and Ian Stewart chopping it up

undefeated crew + me

KB + China Mama, and Rocky

special thanks to everyone that made this event possible, PLAY DIRTY!

showcasing the upcoming styles of the season its always cool to see what they come up with each season,

after work, we hit the slopes.

Kevin Ma (Hypebeast) also decides to join us look what he's wearing to keep warm (Gyakusou Running Pants) I don't know how he does it but he sure looks happy.

here is me all ready to go with all the gear but no skills

we get transported to the slopes via shuttle bus and down to the ski concierge

one of the cool things about being a beginner in Whistler, is the Ski Concierge, they hook you up with all your gear, bindings, shoes, and clothes (if you need) and sends everything at the base of the slopes, and you can also drop them back off there and they will return everything to you.

hitting the slopes was fun,

after the slopes we drank.

followed by snow-mobiling

Jessica (FNDTN) and Sameer (FNDTN)

Matt Penner (Native) eats a bowl of Chilli after an intense snow-mobiling session.

Trevor and the crew are creeping.

Jason aka Freedom

John (Native)

Dre Hayes (Foundation)

Damian (Native)

and the Scandinavia Spa (relax)

okay time to go

next off - Undefeated x Converse event in Shanghai Juice

the main purpose of my trip was to visit some of my buddies hosting a sales conference in Whistler, Canada, titled HOSER FEST. a Hoser is one that A) drinks a lot of beer B) and eats Canadian Bacon.

and here we were the snowy mountains of Whister, being a Hoser for a week or two.

the host of our trip this time was Damian from Native Shoes, here is his sick suite with the crazy setting in the living room

and in the next week, we snowboarded, snowmobiled, hung out, talked shop and a bunch of different things.... stay tuned!

here is Judd, the conceptualize r and the curator of this space,  dressed up with an Amish look today to celebrate Halloween

here is Calvin dressed up as what i think is "dead prez"

Stinger also known as one of the events and marketing genius's of LC, as himself

here is blogger "tina loves" as a maneater slash vampire.

Victoria aka Vicky Tang one of my favorites.

and heard an amazing good news i can't open it up yet, but yes! here is collin (cipher) danielle, (whitespace) and fed (diesel)

at the space you can see various trinkets for sale, like this 8 GB memory stick

magnetic bookmark

Badges

water bottle

piggy bank

coffee mugs

tote bag + flashlight and more

please check out the space if you are in the area

special congrats to Judd !

he will be doing an exhibition at the SACAI store next month.

clues on the wall

he also recently has been pushing this website called SUMALLY

you can add him HERE

i have also joined and i am here!

http://sumally.com/kp