March 12, 2009

Essentials: oki-ni

"oki-ni was born from the need to create something new and individual." Seven years later, this sentiment for oki-ni still largely rings true as the British retailer continually earns our respect as one of our favorite retailers. From roots in product collaboration, we've seen a number of great brands enter into ... more

December 10, 2008

Hypebeast Feature: Essentials – Vancouver Design

Having the absolute best of both worlds, bordering the Pacific Ocean on one side and the pristine Rocky Mountains just a few hours drive away, Vancouver has the benefit of a great creative community. Vancouver-based designers are at the center of our latest Hypebeast Essentials feature as we link up ... more

November 13, 2008

Hypebeast Essentials: Staple Design

As a multi-faceted entity, Staple Design features a number of different angles as a clothing brand, design brand, creative agency and retail outlet. Representing the focus of our latest Hypebeast Essentials, four prominent members of Staple Design and Reed Space contribute their daily necessities. As an avid Sigg waterbottle user ... more

October 17, 2008

Hypebeast Feature: Essentials – In4mation

One of a strong contingency of initiatives from the beautiful state of Hawaii, In4mation has really pushed the boundaries in recent memory in both the retail and fashion segments. Offering a healthy serving of their easy-going aesthetic which has come to mark the island's personality, the brand has expanded their ... more

October 8, 2008

Hypebeast Feature: Essentials – Purist Boutique

Celebrating their first anniversary this year, Purist Boutique did things in fine fashion with a series of strong collaboration items including Futura Laboratories, The Hundreds, Fiberops as well as Black Scale | Recon. The store has come to define the local San Jose scene with a strong curation of brands ... more

September 12, 2008

Hypebeast Feature: Essentials – UBIQ

Our latest Hypebeast Essentials takes us to the city of Brotherly Love as Philadelphia's UBIQ holds it down as the leading purveyor of all your sneakers and apparel needs in addition to spearheading the Stussy Philadelphia Chapter. We catch up with four key members of UBIQ, Mike Rios, Ron Crawford, ... more

August 29, 2008

Hypebeast Feature: Essentials – HomeRoom

San Francisco collective HomeRoom takes us back to the days of cartoon lunch boxes and light up kicks with nostalgic timeless designs, all while keeping up as with one of the industry's leading cut and sew labels. With work consuming the lives of everyone down to the interns, much like ... more

August 22, 2008

Hypebeast Feature: Essentials – United Front

Operating as one of Canada's most expansive fashion initiatives, the United Front comprises of numerous different outlets which include both brands and retail locations including and not limited to Goodfoot, Nomad, Ransom, Stussy Toronto and Invisible Tailors. Originally born out of a love for sneakers and weekend sneaker runs by ... more

August 7, 2008

Hypebeast Feature: Essentials – Nike Designers

Participating our in latest Hypebeast Essentials are four of the most influential members of Nike's team of talented creatives. This group is single handedly responsible for some of the most aesthetically pleasing and well-engineered products in the realm of sports and lifestyle. Accolades aside, their contributions to the current sports ... more

July 21, 2008

Hypebeast Feature: Essentials – 3sixteen

As 3sixteen set off in a new direction for the brand from its foundation in playful graphic tees to a new more refined and mature aesthetic, we cover exactly what helps get brand founders Andrew Chen and Johan Lam through the everyday toils and makes their lives that much easier. ... more