Everybody’s favorite brand these days seems to be Wacko Maria, brought to light by Tet’s Honeyee blog or by hipster’s guidebook Huge mag. We’ve seen a strong South Western/Blues/Mexican theme until now but of course we had to see some Militaria coming. After all, Army jackets are an integral part of true American fashion, adorned by patriotic loners from Steve McQueen, to John Rambo (First Blood not Rambo pt. 100) and Travis Bickle (Taxi Driver). These jackets are slightly different from the played out M-65 and we see pre-Vietnam garments including the M-56’s forefather the M-51 which has a full velcro strip down the front. Wacko Maria keeps it relevant with the latin Catholic touch and prints the back of the jackets with its trademark Maria icon. Available now at Ark.
On April 28th, Bape will be releasing a new A Bathing Ape G-Shock. This new watch will come in a navy blue color and will feature a the Bape STA Camo on the front dial. Retail for 21,000 Yen, these will be available at the Bapexclusive store as well as Bape stores worldwide.
This Saturday will be the release of the Stussy x Hectic x UNDFTD x New Balance “Triple Threat” MT580 Synthetic Pack. Three colorful MT580’s will be released each representing a collaboration with either Stussy, Hectic or UNDFTD. These clunky sneakers won’t match with your jeans but they will be perfect for the summer when you have your shorts on. Available at Undefeated Japan on April 26th.
Editor-In-Chief of Transworld Surf, Chris Cote has teamed up with retailer Univ in the creation of a special collaborative surf board. The allover print detailed board comes complete with a four-fin double ender set-up for the ability to ride it both forward and backwards. Look for this board under the feet of some of the world’s top surfers as well as in an upcoming feature in Transworld Surf with the subsequent release of a t-shirt and art project.
Spotting of the Air Yeezys endorsed by Kanye West have been popping all over the place, but this is the first sighting of the glow in the dark technology in effect. A cross between McFly’s, Air Bapes, and a UFO, Nike has the fashion, Sci-Fi and sneakerheads going crazy over reports of this new high-topped phenomenon.
