The idea of Brigada eyewear was first conceived in early 2006 by Jim Greco, Andrew Reynolds, Terry Kennedy and Erik Ellington. Since there were no skater owned and operated sunglass brands the four got together. They came up with the name Brigada, sketched up a logo and gathered up all the ideas for shades they would like to see made. Before they knew it they had something real and people were starting to take notice. Fast forward to 2008 and Brigada eyewear is set to launch their debut collection. Consisting of nine different styles, including pro models for each of the four skaters. The glasses all feature spring fit hinges, 100% UV protection, and a hand-polished finish. Available Summer 2008 at select skate shops worldwide.
Generally described as having bright colors and loud graphics, streetwear’s style is actually very fitting for kids, and Fuct is one of the first to jump on that market. Here we give you a preview of Fuct’s 2008 Fall Children’s collection. The collection includes tees, long sleeves, hoodies, and jackets. As usual, Fuct puts in their own style and created some pieces that might be hard to get past the parents.
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“Things turn gray” is the slogan for the following Freshjive t-shirts for Spring ‘08. While other brands are putting out brightly colored one-tones, Fresh Jive is putting out slightly more pessimistic and low-key images and colors. The “Lords of Los Angeles” Tees seem to refer to a “Warriors” type theme and the old style gangs concept we saw during winter. If you look carefully there is also a “Raiders-esque” logo on the sleeve, the favoured logo of LA OG’s. Themes overall are of rebellion and deliquency; vintage bike racing, punk collages and axe diplomacy. See more after the jump.
Here’s a look into BBC | Ice Cream’s 2008 spring/summer collection this month. The collection is highlighted by various image intensive pieces some could consider true to the roots of BBC | Ice Cream. The products seen here will be available this Saturday at BBC | Ice Cream Hong Kong.
BBC | Ice Cream Hong Kong14 On Lan StreetCentral, Hong Kongp: 852.2526.7166
As previously shown, Nike unveiled their new shoe for the Beijing Olympics, the Hyperdunk, which will be worn by Kobe and his USA teammates. A video has surfaced showing exactly how efficient these new shoes might become. It looks like Kobe is joined by fellow Laker Ronny Turiaf in a scene where Kobe attempts to jump over an Aston Martin while wearing the Hyperdunk. Whether this is actually Kobe or a stunt double remains to be seen, but from the looks of it these sneakers can definitely take off.
Openers Gallery presents Volume 10 of its New Creator’s file. Yabuta Osami is the profiled photographer here and the interviewed pertains specifically to his “Tokyo Bunny Girls” project. He describes it as an “erotic/sexy but elegant” portrait of 70 Bunny Girls in downtown Tokyo where hostesses and entertainment outlets are vast. He names serious projects like “The Killing Fields” (1984) and world renowned Time Life photography as his inspirations, visible from his gritty black and white photography with manipulation of shadows and the hostesses’ sexy bodies.
