I left Vancouver early to go to the Converse x Undefeated launch at our backyard in Shanghai. Everything became a reality in a blink of an eye, and here I was in Shanghai.
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!
arriving in whistler we attended native's sales conference for the upcoming season, it was hosted inside the convention centre in the city of whistler.
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
HOSER
December 13, 2011
For the past two weeks, I was spending time being in touch with my roots up in Vancouver, Canada. For those that know me, I spent some of my Elementary School years in this place and it definitely has a nostalgic feeling about being back after 10+ years.
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!
today i visited the new space curated by judd crane titled "BLITZ", its a space that is created inside the lane crawford store to play host to special projects.
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 !
HF
October 30, 2011
spent some time hanging out with HF in tokyo.
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
