Hong Kong’s CLOT wanted to create a special garment which could effectively transcended eastern and western culture to create a united garment. The by-product of this achievement yielded the CLOT Royale Western shirt. In recent memory, the Japanese market has often taken the Western shirt and reinterpreted it as their own. For CLOT, the problem lied on how CLOT could create a product that could cater to the local market. Traditional Western shirts often utilize a denim yoke. To give the product an inherent Chinese feel, CLOT went the route of silk on the yoke. The use of silk is accompanied by careful selection of the flannel design and detailed buttons. In the end, CLOT managed to offer an updated and elegant reinspiration on timeless classic. This shirt is set to release at Juice on Thursday, October 18th with a price tag of $1,780 HKD (approximately $230 USD).
In conjunction with the adidas Materials of the World collection comes this latest Peruvian inspired boot. The tall boot shape of the Arosa is a tribute to ponchos, a mainstay in the rural parts of Peru. Spanish colonial influences can also be seen within the design. As you traverse up the body of the boot, you will find tradition 17th century cushma (traditional cotton tunic) stitchings. Available now at Overkill.
On the heels of a recently released Vans Flannel/Plaid themed pack comes a similar designed pack. This latest release from Vans features the use of two bold plaid graphics available in both Slip-On and Sk8 HI models. If they haven’t already arrived at your local Vans dealer, be on the look out.
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AFFA (Anarchy Forever Forever Anarchy) was originally conceived in 1994 by the two Japanese heavyweights, Hiroshi Fujiwara (of Fragment Design) and Jun Takahasi (of Undercover). Each AFFA release is often quite secretive and created in extremely low quantities. This latest release features a button-up shirt and 3/4 raglan shirt. Both shirts incorporate a familiar AFFA design with the grid print.
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Having stores in both the US and Japan, FTC has just released some of their latest items as part of the 2007 Fall/Winter Collection. Some of the marquee pieces of this drop include the Ando tee which features a photograph collage of some images taken by Ando of FTC SF as well as a STLESS x FTC 5th Anniversary t-shirt. The items rounding out the collection include hoodies and a coach jacket. Available now through STLESS.
Puma has taken their flagship Clyde model to a new level with the upcoming release of this 3 pair pack, titled the Jungle Pack. Each pair includes a dyed pony hair upper with laser etching to create a tiger-like pattern. Other highlights include a saddle leather inner lining and a tongue tag. This pack is set to release at Hanon Shop on Thursday, November 3rd.
