Essentials: David Obadia of BWGH
At its core, Brooklyn We Go Hard — better known as BWGH – explores eclectic urban cultures through the works of talented artisans in photography, the organization of several cultural events, a biannual magazine, and a comprehensive intern...
Essentials: Meek Mill
Prolific Philly rapper Meek Mill or Robert Williams has been putting out mixtapes since 2006, but only released his first studio album Dreams & Nightmares last week accompanied by a documentary about his life and background. The album has debuted...
Essentials: Marvin Javier of Carhartt WIP UK
Retail manager and man behind the Carhartt WIP UK store, Marvin Javier also oversees the retail structure of all the Carhartt stores in the UK and New York as well as the Edwin Jeans store. Originally from Austria, Marvin has been living in London si...
Essentials: Lamour Supreme
Driven by the childlike goal of having fun, Lamour Supreme pursues his art with an oddly competitive–but ultimately collaborative–desire to inspire and be inspired by fellow artists. Having illustrated comics (Zen the Intergalactic Ninja...
Essentials: Benny Gold
One of America’s influential streetwear creatives this epoch, San Francisco-based Benny Gold is the epitome of graphic designer done really, really well. Like most graphic designers, Benny had his humble beginnings in a small design firm before...
Essentials: Michael Huynh of Publish Brand
Hailing from the West Coast, Publish Brand is much more than simply another fly-by-night menswear outfitter. The brand builds its underpinnings on the old saying, “Dress bad and they will remember the clothes. Dress well and they will remember...
Essentials: Eddie Huang of Baohaus
Food, travel, knowledge and laughter are just a few of the many joys this wild world offers. If I can consume as much of these as possible as I drunkenly travel the course of life, I’d say it was a pretty successful endeavor. But what if I told you t...
Essentials: Annoushka Giltsoff of A Number of Names*
If you frequent these here viral pages then it’s common knowledge to affirm fashion is no career path for the uninspired. It takes much more than a month’s work of designing in your quaint Japanese condo and a well-reviewed runway showing to build a...
Essentials: Coltrane Curtis of Team Epiphany
Long before Team Epiphany was formed, Coltrane Curtis was busy forging his path in the industry working as vice president of marketing at Marc Ecko Enterprises. It was during that same time that he would serve as editor-at-large at the rapidly growin...
Essentials: Jae S. Min of Volkswagen Group of America
Continuing our recurring Hypebeast Essentials series, the latest piece highlights the day-to-day pieces of Jae S. Min of Volkswagen Group of America. A native of Seoul, South Korea, Jae experimented with an array of industrial design techniques after...
Tech Essentials: jeffstaple
When word got around the office that jeffstaple would join the extensive ranks of unmasked creatives for our occasionally controversial Essentials series, each of us were extremely stoked for what would come – both a refreshing look into his ub...
Essentials: Justin Der of Foosh
Over 10 years ago, Justin Foosh and Rob Clarke set out to create Foosh in the oil town of Edmonton, Canada. Set on the liberally-minded Whyte Avenue, Foosh became one of Edmonton’s defining pillars of streetwear, music and culture. With a stron...
Essentials: James Choung of Sons of Essex
Originally from the diverse metropolis of New York, James Choung graduated from the University of Delaware with a degree in both finance and accounting, but always held a passion for food and hospitality close to his heart. After working at German in...
Essentials: Alex Russell of Carhartt WIP
Committed to the mission of providing best-in-class apparel for the active worker, Carhartt has been a favorite among hard laborers and urban-dwelling utilitarians for more than a century. Having nearly cornered the workwear market with season after...
Essentials: Kestin Hare of Common People
Advancing our introspective Essentials series, we showcase the everyday necessities of Common People’s Founder Kestin Hare. As a student in college, Hare was never the best at cutting patterns, so he began to experiment with design by altering...
