We reported about the collaboration among Hirst, Warhol, and Levi’s at Fred Segal in Los Angeles, now we’re showing you the collector’s book that will be released along with the line. The book will demonstrate the process of creating the collection and the various people involved. Death is a central theme of the book, appropriate for both artists, showing dark and ominous pictures of knives and skulls. The book showcases Hirst’s signature spot paintings and his famous diamond-studded skull, For the Love of God. The book also has an interview with Damien Hirst and fashion photographs done by Beau Roulette feature Vincent Gallo. It comes hard bound in black denim, with an optional plexiglass and metal display box.
The book is now available at DHW Books.
Source: Highsnobiety
Honeyee posted the much awaited full feature on the Uniform Experiment Fujiwara x Soph. collaboration. As expected photography and product placement is an excellent supplement to the tops quality product, that is obvious in the feature. It contains elements we’ve seen previously but in a new light. A brand meant for the maturing heads, who’ll be needing blazers and ties, and necessities like jewel encrusted carabiners. An off-beat collaboration will also see a pair of board shorts developed in conjunction with Quiksilver. Check out the Honeyee feature and the Uniform Experiment site for more fulfillment and awe.
Neighborhood is doing big things this year, and they don’t seem to be getting burned out. Here is a more in-depth look at a collabo they did with Japanese designers, 7Stars Design posted today on Wolfgang Hoenecker’s blog. It’s available online and it seems they ship abroad for once.
New York based brand Alife has released part 2 of their Spring t-shirt line, but still no sign of the Alife Chocolate Bar design. Part 2 features both Alife and Krink tees including new colors of The Scratch tee, The Mountain tee, Helping Hand tee, the Bugged Out tee, the Our Gang tee, the Dr. Revolt II tee, the The End tee, the Sticker L/S tee, the Krink We Love NY tee, the Krink Mr. Red tee, and the Krink Strip tee. All of these tees come in a choice of 3 colors and are available at all Alife locations.
Fred Perry is an Iconic brand, another original brand with 5 decades of history. Fred Perry himself was world tennis champion in 1928 and in 1952 started making the slim-fit tennis shirts that were revolutionary at the time.
A few decades later, his clothes became the uniform for original street cultures in the UK such as Mods and Skinheads. Fred Perry has maintained its connection with culture as well as sport, and do alot of contemporary collabos.
The most famous collabo is with Comme des Garçons, but they even let Staple Design in on a piece. They have an extensive music part of their site, and have a small feature on a ska-punk group, staying true to their original fan base that rmade them famous. Check out a sneak preview of the newest Fred Perry X Comme des Garçons destined for release very soon in Spring ‘08.
