nanamica Managing Director Eiichiro Homma Talks About the Future for Menswear

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When one has been in the industry for almost two decades, one tends to know a few things, acquire a select set of skills, and ultimately become a master of sorts. Eiichiro Homma has reached these goals and then some. Overlooking nanamica, a Japanese...

The Distinct Life x Reebok “TDL Camo” Ventilator: Rick Williams Talks Sneakers and the Motor City

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On the heels of yet another collaborative release with Reebok, entrepreneur-turned-brand strategist Rick Williams is a man that wears many hats. Introduced to the world of retail in 2007, Williams linked with ace Roland Coit to purchased the previous...

Concepts x Vans Syndicate “Combat Zone” Sk8-Hi

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From Porky’s to the Kennedy family, Massachusetts-based Concepts finds inspiration in some rather unexpected places. The cult store looks to a notorious, mostly-forgotten chapter of Boston’s history for its latest project, a partnership w...

Lou Dalton Talks Menswear with Hypebeast at Latest Dover Street Market Installation

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“Dalton’s garments showcase a contemporary classicism melded with quality craftsmanship and considered details, with a dose of the ’70s thrown in for good measure.” Lou Dalton is a starlet of the British menswear scene, part of a bum...

Nardwuar vs. Flatbush Zombies

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Besides being hilariously awkward, Nardwuar has a penchant for probing the lives of artists and pulling out ephemera that never fails to surprise. The latest subject of his antics is Flatbush Zombies, the trio consisting of Meech, Juice and Erick Arc...

200,000 Mr. A’s Later, André Speaks With The Talks

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André Saraiva — known in some circles as Mr. A or simply, André — is a noted graffiti artist and entrepreneur. Recognized worldwide for his iconic, long-legged “Mr. A” tag — now replicated around 200,000 times, by his co...

Eddie Huang Talks “New BaoHaus” and Race vs. Culture

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“But before there was a memoir or radio shows denouncing what Huang describes as the “cult-like atmosphere of TED Talks,” there was BaoHaus, Huang’s now legendary Taiwanese restaurant.” If he isn’t already, then Eddie Huang is...

Freunden von Freunden Spend a Day with Union’s Chris Gibbs

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Spanning the globe over and meeting with some of the creative world’s most influential personalities, Freunden von Freunden turns its latest focus to Union owner Chris Gibbs. Union has come to represent an important point of retail within the A...

Sky Ferreira Talks Fame and Her Lack of Internet Use with Crane.tv

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While Sky Ferreira is just 20 years old, her attitude is that of someone with a lifetime of experiences both good and bad. Perhaps this stems from what she describes as a “traumatizing” record label encounter at just 16, expressing her di...

HUgE Magazine: An Interview with Larry Clark

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HUgE Magazine, the lifestyle publication out of Japan, has an in-depth interview with Larry Clark — and even if you’ve never seen KIDS, it’s an important read. Clark has influenced the canons of filmmaking, writing, and photography...

A Conversation with Miguel Gala of U.S. Alteration

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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...

Frank The Butcher Talks Sneaker Design & the Reebok 30th Anniversary Classic Leather

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Frank The Butcher (Frank Rivera) recently sat down with Hypebeast for a lengthy discussion regarding his ever-expanding role that saw him transition from streetwear consumer to one of the more recognizable designers in the industry. Noting the utter...

Russ Karablin of SSUR: Beyond the GUTTERS

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For Russ Karablin, SSUR was always a vehicle for art – an easily communicable canvas for his provocative and often subversive visual messages. Not that an audience was always there — despite the current success of COMME des FUCKDOWN, for...

A Conversation with Matt Fontana of SUPRA

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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...

EA Sports & Monster Headphones: A Meeting of Giants

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Sports gaming giant EA has teamed up with headphone juggernauts Monster to build the perfect gaming headphones. Complete with microphone, the highly flexible MVP Carbon surround sound headphones were designed to comfortably withstand hours of listeni...