The contemporary artist Takashi Murakami is known for his signature “Superflat” art style as well as commercial projects with Louis Vuitton and Kanye West. He has painted some paintings from last year which are now made available in a print format. The paintings include “Mamu Came From the Sky”, “Planet 66”, “Planet 66: Summer Vacation”, and “Yoshiko and the Creatures from Planet 66”. These will be available at the Kaikai Kiki store on Honeyee starting January 25th.
The Japanese brand FAT has released an exclusive t-shirt for the opening of the FAT 96 store in Kumamoto, Japan. The tee comes in two colorways, black and white, and will be released on the day of the store opening which is January 26th.
Originally debuting in 1976, the Pro Leather from Converse took the basketball world by storm as it was frequently seen on the feet of some of the games finest stars. The sneaker is a tribute to the Black Fives, a term designated for the five black starting players in a racially segregated basketball era of the past. Within the Black Fives Converse collection to celebrate Converse’s 100th anniversary, three different models are available from different parts in history. This particular Pro Leather includes a distressed and dirtied upper in its most original form seen over 30 years ago. Available now at select Converse dealers and through Black Fives.
Local San Francisco artist gemvsgem teamed up with retailer Invisible Stripes on a t-shirt slated to release on January 27th. Offering their own spin on the Cheshire cat from Alice in Wonderland, the stripes of cat are printed with solar ink. While indoors, the cat is without any stripes, but exposure to UV light results in the cats stripes appearing. This effectively keeps consistent with the original Disney story and the invisible cat.
Invisible Stripes
1800 San Jose Ave.
San Francisco, CA 94112
11:00 am – 7:00 pm
The streamlined design of New Balance’s former flaghship, the M1500 has been released in these two new colorways for the first quarter of 2008. The rich and supple leathers of these Made in England sneakers are available in brown or white. Available now at Mita.
American artist DJ Spinbad teamed up with Japanese personal DJ HIROnyc and clothing label Mackdaddy to celebrate Mackdaddy’s 10th anniversary. The music inspired collaboration includes a mix CD as well as two t-shirt designs. Available at select Mackdaddy dealers.
