Bape has never been a brand to stand still and has continually branched outwards in many different facets. Some of their projects include non-fashion related ventures such as cafe’s and salon’s. This upcoming Bape Kids remains a bit closer to home however this years spring and summer collection yield some surprising cut n’ sew pieces such as shirts and hoodies. As well there are the staple of jackets, tee-shirts, shoes, and accessories such as hats and bags. One of the most interesting pieces of this collection is the Name shirt which includes a large name tag that you can fill out with your child’s name.
Image: Bape Kids S/S 2007 Catalog via Secret Base
Bape has never been a brand to stand still and has continually branched outwards in many different facets. Some of their projects include non-fashion related ventures such as cafe’s and salon’s. This upcoming Bape Kids remains a bit closer to home however this years spring and summer collection yield some surprising cut n’ sew pieces such as shirts and hoodies. As well there are the staple of jackets, tee-shirts, shoes, and accessories such as hats and bags. One of the most interesting pieces of this collection is the Name shirt which includes a large name tag that you can fill out with your child’s name.
At Park Avenue Armory, creative director Stuart Vevers unleashed a classic New York fashion manifesto inspired by ‘Kids,’ the cult-favorite 1995 film directed by Larry Clark.
Coexistence have just put together a bomber jacket made from authentic Arab materials they sourced from Afghanistan. The jackets themselves are lined with lightweight windproof Pertex to ensure multi-season wear. They’re available for sale here through Low Rider.
Puma is looking forward to a Spring 2007 release of an accessories line created by Dutch designer Marcel Wanders. Wanders’ claim to fame began in 1995 with his creation of the Knotted Chair. This was the beginning of a long line of projects with major European contemporary design manufacturers like Cappellini, Bisazza, B&B Italia, Poliform, Moroso, Flos, Boffi, Droog Design and Moooi (of which he is a design director). The freedom given to Wanders via Puma allows for an interesting design perspective due to the dissimilarities in agenda of both companies. As you can by the pictures some very interesting pieces are set to release in terms of luggage and bags as well as non-conventional products such as tents.
Image: Pumatalk
Comme des Garcons have recently unveiled their newest location in Hong Kong. With the closing of the Guerrilla store comes a new brand new location located Hong Kong’s Central district. The store is divided into four floors, G/F is for accessories and bags, 1/F is women’s fashion, 2/F is for men’s fashion, and rounding out the 3/F are past exhibitions. Also available at this grand opening were special Hong Kong CdG exclusive products. The store can be visited at the following address:
Comme des Garcons Hong Kong
20 On Lan Street
Central, Hong Kong
Image: Monday via Hardon3000
Busy Work Shop Hong Kong celebrates it’s first anniversary on April 1st and BKRW has the scoop on the event. General Nigo himself attended the event where he was there to sign the Bape ‘Aperil Fools’ t-shirts that were on sale that day.
For more pictures, head over to BKRW.
The artist Augustine Kofie had an art exhibition yesterday night at Suru which is owned by Joe Hahn of “Linkin Parkâ€Â. Joe Hahn and the artist Kofie were both there to celebrate the special event. Kofie’s artwork and t-shirts were also for sale at the exhibition.
Check out the pictures after the jump.
Atmos have done an incredible job with the Safari theme, and if you couldn’t get enough faux animal print there here’s a serving of leopard serving set to release at the end of April.
Mess Store is causing a commotion in China’s capital, Beijing. They currently operate two stores, each catering to the different sex. They’re also currently in the process of sorting out their own store brand aptly named MESS, so expect big things in the future from Beijing!
Comme des Garcons is no stranger to the fragrance facet of fashion having released their first fragrance labeled “Comme des Garcons” back in 1994. Along the way they have created some innovative scents including ‘anti-perfume’, “Odeur 53” which was the result of the blending of 53 non-conventional scents. April 2007 will mark the release of three new scents under their Play series.
Head: bitter orange, black pepper. lime and saffron
Heart: thyme, sage and sea notes
Base: oak moss, patchouli and musk
Although CdG prides itself on unconventionality, the Play series doesn’t find a central theme in invention and design, but rather the find approval through simplicity. Each perfume will be boxed in a plain bottle and box. Each 100 mL bottle will cost 60 Euros or $80 USD.
Upper Playground and the FIFTY24SF Gallery will play host to an upcoming “Show Me Your Heart” Exhibition. The event will being April 5th and conclude April 29th. The exhibit is a foil of two influential photographers in the USA’s Estevan Oriol and Japan’s Yasumasa “Yone” Yonehara. In similar fashion to art show’s of the last little while, a strong basis lies in the ability to create and enhance dissimilarities due to the societal and geographical differences brought forth by each photographer.
Estevan Oriol entered the entertainment industry in an unconventional manner back in the late 80’s as a bouncer at various big Los Angeles hip hop clubs and hotspots for the people of Hollywood. However, his decision to start playing around with photography in 1995 gave him a great opportunity to capture and express to the world the raw essence of street culture. Not before long, his interest in photography yielded him the opportunity to showcase his works in leading magazines such as The Source, Details, Vibe, The Fader and Rolling Stone. As well a by-product of his success resulted in the creation of the creative agency SA Studios with famed tatoo artist Mister Cartoon. Estevan Oriol has also directed various music videos for artists such as Cypress Hill, D12, Linkin Park and Blink 182 as well as feature films.
Yasumasa “Yone” Yonehara is the creator of EGG magazine in Japan, a photo periodical that deals with the Ganguro fashion trend. As well, Yonehara’s success with semi-erotic Poloaroid pictures has resulted in projects with American Apparel and magazines such as Dazed & Confused, Warp and Vice. To top it off, Yonehara is also the author of numerous books.
Japanese sneaker store/brand, Atmos have teamed up with the iconic Sanrio character Hello Kitty to produce these tee’s. Although Hello Kitty has historically been considered a predominately female obsession, these tee’s are surprisingly wearable for either sex. As well the black tee has a colorway similar to Atmos’ own upcoming Air Max 1/Court Force Low Cement Pack. The tee’s are available here
Images: Atmos
