A Conversation with Clement Taverniti of Still Good | Video
As the essential aesthetics of the streetwear industry mature thanks in part to the rise in style-conscious, city-dwelling gentlemen, few are able to produce a subtle blend of high-end chic with decidedly wearable street apparel like Parisian brand S...
A Conversation with Dee and Ricky
In the latest A Conversation With… video segment, Hypebeast catches up with the Brooklyn-based design duo — and brothers — Dee and Ricky. Having already showcased the twins’ forte in cuisine, it was only right that we joined t...
A Conversation with Miguel Gala of U.S. Alteration
Menswear is heavily influenced by past generations and iterations, in which certain brands look at an archetypal piece or iconic style genre and reappropriate it according to the said brand’s ethos. The result sees immaculate remakes to timeless crea...
A Conversation with Matt Fontana of SUPRA
Matt Fontana of SUPRA stressed the intimacy between the brand’s design and the skate culture that continues to inspires it when he sat down with Hypebeast in late January. In particular, he gives insight into the relation between a smaller inde...
A Conversation with Dior’s Jay Paavonpera
Depending on the time, Jay Paavonpera is an artist living in Brooklyn. He works what some would deem a normal, responsible job during the day, as the Public Relations Manager for Dior Homme. During the evenings though, Paavonpera enjoys an alter exis...
A Conversation with Kazuki Kuraishi
Japanese designer Kazuki Kuraishi has worked with companies from fragment design to adidas Originals, collaborating with brands to develop into commercially embraced aesthetics. After graduating from the School of Visual Arts in New York, Kuraishi wa...
A Conversation with Steve Caballero & Christian Hosoi
Those unfamiliar with Steve “Cab” Caballero and Christian Hosoi are likely strangers to the world of skateboarding. Involved in the scene since their teens, both Caballero and Hosoi have had tricks coined after them — “Caballe...
A Conversation with Eric Haze
Born and raised in New York during the height of its urban graffiti revolution, Eric Haze is renowned as a pioneer behind various art forms from contemporary street art to fashion design. Tagging under the moniker “SE3″ during the 1970s t...
A Conversation with Jon Buscemi of Gourmet
One of the three founders of Gourmet, Jon Buscemi is a man of many hats and interests. Formerly an investment banker, he went on to work for skateboarding company Girl Distribution, DC Shoes and Oliver Peoples before finding a home at the helm of the...
A Conversation with Sam Huff of Tanner Goods
Sam Huff is the creative director of Tanner Goods, a small leather goods company operating out of Portland, Oregon. A manufacturer of belts, wallets, bags, and a host of other accessories, Tanner Goods products are made exclusively from premium, dome...
A Conversation with Brian Siswojo
One of the pioneers of the Hong Kong street and skateboarding scene, Brian Siswojo — the multi-talented founder of lifestyle distributor and retailer 8FIVE2 – is also an actor, clothing designer and member of seminal local rap group 24 He...
A Conversation with Aaron De La Cruz
Following up on our Essentials post earlier this month, we delve into what makes the artist, Aaron De La Cruz who he is. We touch upon his love for tequila, his inspirations in life, how he plans to branch out with his work and why he...
A Conversation with Sung Choi
One of the founding fathers of CLAE, Seoul-born and NYC-raised entrepreneur, Sung Choi has come a long way in his career as a footwear designer. From PNB Nation and DC Shoes to Lakai Limited Footwear to founding CLAE, Choi has proven himself more tha...
A Conversation with Rian Pozzebon
Hypebeast recently had a chance to chat with Rian Pozzebon, the Senior Footwear Design Manager at Vans to learn about the roots of his design process, as well as the inspiration behind the premium Vans Syndicate line (an effort overseen with fellow V...
