Interviews

POST NEW: Interview with Morgan Collett of Saturdays Surf NYC

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As part of their ongoing series of interviews with cultural tastemakers, POST NEW presents a back and forth with Morgan Collett – 1/3 of the Saturdays Surf NYC crew – a label, retail spot and lifestyle brand that has brought the salty spr...

Boris Bidjan Saberi 2013 Spring/Summer Backstage Visuals & Interview

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Contemporary menswear designer Boris Bidjan Saberi is renowned for his avant-garde designs and muted color palettes that offer a unique deconstruction of the human form, while paying homage to his childhood love for urban street culture. His eponymou...

Paul Octavious on Creative Experimentation for the New Balance 990

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Every once and a while, amidst the inundation of “photographers” and “designers,” a creative comes along who adds an entirely refreshing take to their respective field. For Chicago-based Paul Octavious, the initial decision to...

Scholastic Survey with jeffstaple: Kobi Wu-Pasmore of New York University

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Kobi Wu-Pasmore teaches Curated Live Music Events and Cultural Branding at the Clive Davis Institute at NYU. Harnessing her early background in hip-hop and later experience as Founder and Creative Director at Lyonshare Communications, Inc, the experi...

Nas Takes it Back and Reviews His 1994 Classic ‘Illmatic’ Record

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Speaking with Fuse, Nas looks back fondly on the release of his 1994 magnum opus Illmatic. Released at the tender age of 20, the album cemented his status as one of the truly “nastiest” in a genre of music where wordplay served as valuabl...

Hypebeast Trade: Michael Akira West of 686 Technical Apparel

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In November of 1992, apparel brand 686 was born with the goal of providing fashionable as well as technical outerwear inspired by the unique Los Angeles appropriation of street culture and its nearby mountaineering lifestyle. Doing the unheard of in...

“Excellence on Camera” with Stebs Schinnerer for New Balance 990

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With the success of New Balance’s domestic approach to manufacturing in its “Made in USA” collection, footwear enthusiasts were given an opportunity to embrace some of the most iconic sneakers today, but with an added personal state...

Aziz Ansari Talks with Hypebeast About Fashion, Food and Being Funny

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Aziz Ansari has cemented himself in culture as a man of many jokes, and perhaps a comparable number of suits. He has transcended his role as writer and performer in comedy into the realm of tastemaker with his close ties to fashion brand, Band of Out...

OTHERS by Hypebeast: The Mystery Behind Acronym

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When it comes to the world of technical fashion, there is arguably no other brand that has set the bar as high as Berlin-based Acronym. The brand founded by Errolson Hugh and Michaela Sachenbacher was conceived as a “unification of style and te...

Visions of Visionaries: Santigold

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In their ongoing series Visions of Visionaries, MADE presents a look at the creative process and inspirational path of songstress and thought-leader Santigold. Realizing that she wanted to be involved in music from a very young age, her follow-throug...

Jewon Yu: Levi’s Commuter Head Designer Discusses 2012 Fall Collection

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The Levi’s Commuter series of cycling-inspired trousers and jackets was not one born out of necessity, as many urban cyclists were already using classic Levi’s styles as their everyday riding staples. Rather, the series was created in rec...

CBC Television: Stacy Peralta Video Interview on The Hour

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Arguably one of the most iconic figures to glide on a wooden slab, Stacy Peralta’s multifaceted career includes thrashing as an original member of Zephyr’s Z-Boys, a successful career as a skate company owner, and an acclaimed producer and director....

Scholastic Survey with jeffstaple: Ketty Maisonrouge of Columbia Business School

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In this installment of Scholastic Survey, jeffstaple picks the brain of recognized expert on luxury goods and adjunct professor at Columbia Business School Ketty Maisonrouge. While running a consulting firm specializing in luxury innovation, Maisonro...

Kidult: With Rhyme and Reason

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“We’ve got to stop these brands from dictating a culture that belongs to us.” Love him or hate him, Kidult has certainly made waves with his bold tags that have graced the front doors of some of the most well known and iconic luxury...

HYPETRAK TV: Lianne La Havas – An Eclectic Arrangement

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HYPETRAK TV recently caught up with UK songstress Lianne La Havas on the heels of the release of her debut album Is Your Love Big Enough, which dropped July 9. Known for her dynamic sound that draws from the world of soul, folk, jazz and hip-hop, she...