5Boro

NY Skateboarding: 5boro Part 2

February 24, 2012Lifestyle1 comment2043 Views
Following part 1 of NY Skateboarding's interview video series with 5boro comes part 2. Shot and edited by Michael Hurley, the video features insight from Ron Chatman, Quim Cardona, Willy Akers, Amy Gunther, Dogbone, and Mark Nardelli and chronicles the premiere of 5boro's new...

Carhartt WIP x 5boro NYC 2012 Capsule Collection

February 24, 2012Style3 comments4568 Views
Blending their like-minded foundations and DNA, Carhartt WIP and New York's 5boro have linked up for a special 2012 capsule collection. The collaborative materializes with the introduction of a range of hard and soft goods. Catering to its skateboarding roots, the duo invited...

NY Skateboarding: 5Boro Part 1

February 15, 2012Lifestyle8 comments3408 Views
Online editorial NY Skateboarding recently spent some time with the 5Boro family to do a multi-part interview. In Part 1 we gain some insight about the storied company's new video "Join, or Die", along with some clips of skating in The Big Apple. Stay tuned for the next part of...

PBS: Off Book – Fashion of Artists

November 11, 2011Arts1 comment3273 Views
Although not every artist is as attentive to fashion as Kanye West, style does make its way into their lives. Sometimes driven by practical purpose, other times by personal expression or as part of performance, fashion plays a role in the aesthetic landscape of many artists. In...

5Boro 2011 Holiday Video

November 8, 2011Lifestyle8 comments2817 Views
New from 5Boro - the NYC-based manufacturer of skateboards, apparel and appropriate gear - comes their 2011 holiday video, shot using a mixture of color and crisp black and white. Scored using Dave Brubeck's "Take Five," the footage finds various pieces of session footage in and...

5Boro 2011 Fall/Winter Video

August 22, 2011Lifestyle11 comments36 Views
New from 5Boro, the NYC-based manufacturer of skateboards, apparel and appropriate gear, comes a promotional video so "New York" that it makes the brand's namesake proud. Shot and edited completely in black and white and scored with a classic jazz soundtrack, the clip follows...

Vans West vs. East (and Europe) Fourty-Four Hi Pack

February 3, 2009Uncategorized44 comments25 Views
Created under the pretense of an innovative cupsole sneaker with a toned down profile, the Vans Fourty-Four Hi sees itself in the middle of a multi-party collaboration to kick things off for spring 2009. Bringing on-board West Coast representatives Crooks & Castles (and...

Vans Forty-Four Hi “West Coast vs East Coast” Collection with Crooks & Castles and 5Boro

January 7, 2009Uncategorized70 comments228 Views
Alongside the release of their chronicled collaboration with Crooks & Castles, Vans unveils more Spring co-op colorways in their Fourty-Four Hi model. The collection will consist of a 5Boro edition representing the East Coast while Crooks hold down the West Side. Two other...

Grotesk for 5Boro Collection

August 29, 2008Uncategorized3 comments23 Views
Inspired by a gate malfunction stickers which proliferate themselves all around New York City, artist Grotesk utilized this concept to create this latest upcoming series of pieces for one of New York's finest skate shops, 5Boro. Grotesk himself has maintained a collection of...