Irving began Major Threat because he wanted to turn his concept into a brand that has meaning and substance. Through the use of images, quotes, people, themes etc., he wanted people to think about the threats that poses to society.
His initial collection has touched a bit on money and violence. The images and words used suggest: “Don’t be a Slave” to the dollar, Which is the bigger threat? The person using the weapon or the weapon blood shed for money, John Gotti: NY icon, Threat to many/God to some
The line is available in the following stores: Nom De Guerre, DQM & Closet, Commonwealth, HUF, and Bridge.
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Workhorse Studios is pleased to announce Logan Hicks’ involvement in the upcoming K-Spray Asian Tour. ‘K-Spray’, sponsored by shoe company K-Swiss, and curated by artist Ghetto Kitty, will bring the medium of stenciling to Japan, China, Korea, Taiwan, and Thailand. This stencil tour promises to be the most comprehensive documentation of this burgeoning genre.
Amongst the big hitters in the game like UNDFT and Union etc there are a few small stores providing the same service without the ƒ_~hypeƒ_T. They offer the buyer a different alternative to the more well know stores out there. I recently had the pleasure of interviewing a small store owner; Godfrey from Ultimate Street. He provides a great source of inspiration and insight into running a small but efficient online store. So take a look at what he has to say regarding business, Nike SB and Bape.
Refill issue 5 is now available for pre-order from their website for shipping the first week of September. This issue features Ben Drury, Skatething, Mister Cartoon, Frank151, Houston, aNYthing/Supreme, Madfoot, and MANY more great artists! Nothing but big names. This is one you don’t want to miss. Via High*Snobiety.
Freshness has some photos from the Nike [co]+Lab event “The SINGAPORE TEE BAR” on August 12th. The Phunk Studio crew were there showcasing their past and present work as well as hand screening tees with their exclusive Nike [co]+lab designs! Some really nice pieces, with that little hand made touch. It’s really great to see Nike getting involved with this kind of thing!
This fall, a quite dapper Air Force 1 will be released. My sources say that it will be released in October (no set date yet), and may actually come to the United States. The upper has a black corduroy material, with black and white premium leather. The color placement is similar to the JD Sports exclusive “Juventus” Air Force 1’s from last year. These could be limited (considering they aren’t on the national Air Force 1 Launch Date list on Niketown.com). More information as it comes.
