FEATURE: FAM Music Inspired Artist Series

For FAM’s inaugural collection release, they hooked up with three artists for their Music Inspired Artist Series. Jeff Hamada, Stephen Holding and MC Yan all contributed their designs based on the music that inspires them from day to day. A full fledged feature with individual artist interviews and lookbook can be seen here.

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For FAM’s inaugural collection release, they hooked up with three artists for their Music Inspired Artist Series. Jeff Hamada, Stephen Holding and MC Yan all contributed their designs based on the music that inspires them from day to day. A full fledged feature with individual artist interviews and lookbook can be seen here.

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