DJ Artoo recently gave us his thoughts on the proliferation of not only collaborations flooding the streetwear market but also the increased corporate support seen in recent times. Artoo feels the need that consumers on the whole need to improve their filtration system and use better judgment when choosing products regardless of the collaborators behind the product. As the interview took place at the Million Dollar Vandal graffiti exhibition hosted by Nike, he was careful to comment on the involvement of a corporate entity in a facet of society that is inherently anti-corporate. You can check out this insightful and comedic interview at HypeBerlin.
Friday, August 3rd will mark the release of the Stussy x Huf 5th Anniversary Pack. The pack includes t-shirts, New Era fitted caps and skate decks. Each item is available in three different colorways including gray, blue and green. However the t-shirts are available in a fourth, white color as well. This Friday/Saturday should be a crazy weekend at Huf with the DVS Huf 4 Runner 3M PacK releasing on Saturday.
Contemporary Asian publication Theme Magazine has recently released their 10th issue. This issue features an interview with Undercover designer, Jun Takahashi and fashion collages by Le Messie (of False). The website features a lot of interesting content so be sure to check it out here.
At last night’s Staple 10th Anniversary Event presented by Mountain Dew, Staple released another version of their 10th Anniversary New Era Cap as part of a gift pack. Contrary to the previous Black 10th Anniversary Cap, this special VIP release features an all white colorway with metallic silver embroidery. The cap also has a satin lining like its black predecessor.
The special gift pack also included a limited edition Staple tee, a Gravis backpack and a special edition Staple designed Mountain Dew bottle.
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For as low as $20 you can get yourself a bus to transport you from New York’s Chinatown to Boston. Keeping that in mind, the good folks at Bodega created a special pack to commemorate those long interstate bus rides, devoid of entertainment and food, with this latest Bodega x Reebok Escape Pack. Although only 100 packs will be created, each pack will be stuffed with a range of different products to set you up with an awesome weekend. Items rumored to be inserted into each pack include reading material, music and clothing.
One lucky individual will walk away with the special grand prize of airline tickets, custom gear and sneakers. Stay tuned for this interesting concept from Bodega.
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The YO! Company, a venture by Simon Woodruffe is a conglomerate of different services such as Yo!Sushi (Restaurant), Yo!Zone (Health & spa), Yo!Home (Modern style apartments), RadiYO (Radio show about business) and the latest venture, YOtel. YOtel is a Western take on an old Japanese concept of capsule hotels where small hotel rooms are set up for high density living space.
Simon Woodruffe felt the need to outfit his staff in some unforgettable apparel to enhance the experience, sourcing out New Balance to create a special YOtel New Balance 576 sneaker for him. The sneaker is strictly a uniform sneaker and not a collaboration of any sort. The sneaker features a colorway inspired by the hotel uniform. There is no commercial release for these sneakers and only staff members will be allocated the shoes.
