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Taking art and his dedication to technical outerwear to new levels of visual communication, 686 founder Michael Akira West began the “in My eyes” as a new outlet for creativity last year beginning with an installation inspired by Lego...

Announced earlier this year, snowboard specialists 686 made New Balance the next participant in their Times Line, the companies annual collaboration program. Working up some innovative product releases, both companies look to set a standard in te...

Earlier this year, the Levis and 686 presented a collection that would effectively present an intersection of the world’s quintessential denim brand Levi’s with the technical, snowboarding-driven 686 brand. Together the two would comb...

For the last five years, the The Times collection has resulted in numerous team-ups on the backs of 686′s vision of combining some of the world’s most influential brands alongside their very own snowboard orientated roots and lifestyl...

For 686 founder and creative director Michael Akira West, throughout his inaugural collections till now, he always always sought to convey messages and themes for each season. However, new for 2008 he looks to create installations which find rela...

For your off-mountain nights out, snowboard brand 686 has developed their ARD (After-Ride) side of things as the collection revolves around wearable pieces which feature a less technical aspect as well as offering their own interpretations on cla...

To celebrate 15 years of technical innovation inspired by the mountains and the LA lifestyle, 686 teamed up with headwear maker New Era to create a series of products marking this milestone event. Embracing the snowboarding background of 686, a...