Polls: How Do You Get Your Music?
To say that the music industry has seen some of its most tumultuous years over the past few decades would be a substantial understatement. The rapid transition from the popularity of CDs as a main method of music consumption, to the more recent domin...
A Conversation with Jacket Required
Bridging the gap between the naturally creative and inspirational city of London and its obvious lack of a reputable menswear trade show presence, we recently tapped Mark Batista, Andrew Parfitt and Craig Ford, co-founders of Jacket Required for our...
A Conversation with Bradley Carbone
Former Complex editor turned adidas Originals Trend Marketing Manager, Bradley Carbone, has enjoyed an interesting transition. Moving from publishing to marketing, the often jovial character discusses his time at both Complex and his new role and amb...
Pinterest’s Social Aesthetic
Something is changing in social media. A very noticeable shift is taking place from the data-heavy, status update-laden burden of platforms such as Facebook and Twitter to something lighter, more versatile and highly visual. As I covered in my last p...
Polls: Snapbacks vs. Fitteds?
Spanning several generations of wear, fitted caps have long been the go-to staple for casual headwear. Transitioning from the heads of professional baseball players into the context of lifestyle and fanatical team supporters, fitteds enjoyed even str...
SOPA KING WE TODD IT
Blackout.
Today, a string of major websites are banding together to protest SOPA, a bill trying to work its way through Congress that is intended to stop online piracy. SOPA doesn’t sound so horrible, right? Online piracy is (fun but) bad! (No,...
A Conversation With Yigal Azrouël
Yigal Azrouël launched his debut collection in NYC in 1998 and has since captured the fashion world internationally with his classic design aesthetics and penchant for artful draping. In 2003 he opened his first boutique in the Manhattan Meatpacking...
Polls: Do Hybrid Sneakers Contribute to Sneaker Culture?
Despite their stigma within the world of diehard sneaker culture and retro footwear enthusiasts, hybrid sneakers consistently maintain a strong market presence. Jordan Brand first began its integration of lifestyle retro hybrids around 2005, and for...
A Conversation with Josh Rubin
Josh Rubin is an interactive designer, editor and photographer based in NYC, more notably the founder and Editor in Chief of Cool Hunting, and Creative Director at Largetail. He has also proved himself an entrepreneur with the invention of Freehands...
Hypebeast Jobs Launch
Away from the usual fashion and cultural news, we’re happy to present an all-new aspect of our online platform with the launch of Hypebeast Jobs. The new segment will offer you the opportunity to both search and submit job postings regarding in...
Alexander Richter: Picture Me Rollin’
Did you know in Germany, the surname Richter is just like Smith in America? You know…prevalent, all over the place, and far too common; sort of like “professional” photographers these days. This is all kind of ironic, considering Alexander Richter is...
Interview with Alex Caputo of Caputo & Co.
Recently, we sat down with Alex Caputo, head designer of the men’s accessories brand Caputo & Co, which first hit stores in Fall 2011. The collection, retailing in Spring 2012 at Scoop, Unionmade, Lark (Vancouver), Public (Osaka) and Bloomingdale...
