Go check out Slam X Hype for a really interesting article about Japanese fashion. It focuses on a vintage shop in Osaka called Buzz Love and also touches on the popular clothing line; A Bathing Ape. It’s written by a good friend of mine so check it out!
Freshness and El Kartel hosted a sneaker exhibition yesterday in Vancouver where Billy Li displayed over 400 pairs of his sneakers from his personal collection. The place was quite packed and a lot of sneakerheads showed up. Thank you for hosting this successful event and it was nice meeting up with Billy. Vital will be hosting another show this Friday displaying all of Billy’s Nike SBs so stay tune for more news on that!
The second installment of NORT’s Advertised Attitude just dropped. Firstly, it covered the reissue of the Nike Air 180. This time it features the recently retroed Nike Air Zoom Spiridion. The whole concept is similiar to UNDFTD’s billboard project. The location is not as sunny California but it’s in Berlin’s hippest district The Mitte.
Know1edge is by Julius Brian Siswojo from Hong Kong Causeway Bay’s skateshop ‘8Five2 shop’. Know1edge first started in 2004 with world famous artists helping design the clothing including Alyash Owerka (Fiberops), Eli Morgan Gesner (Zoo York), Peter Huynh (UXA), Eric Haze （Haze） and Arai （Hex Antistyle). Check out new clothing from Know1edge for this season at essense.
The Nike Blazer Stussys were released yesterday on July 16th! There were of course the usual line ups but in the end, congratulations to those who got their pair! From the look of the pictures at CT Forum, the material used is very nice. Even though the colors are not as outstanding as the other shoes in the Clerks pack, these are still definitely a nice sneaker.
