With a strong credible foundation as America’s provider of workwear apparel, the European facet of Dickies has sought to cast the fabled brand in a new light. Embodying the same qualities which has made Dickies such a respected and cherished brand, a new direction sees Dickies enter a more lifestyle and fashion forward direction. On the backs of a new and simple website launch, the brand pairs apparel alongside short editorial features which include the likes of photographers Ricky Powell and Brian “B+” Cross getting involved.
With a strong credible foundation as America’s provider of workwear apparel, the European facet of Dickies has sought to cast the fabled brand in a new light. Embodying the same qualities which has made Dickies such a respected and cherished brand, a new direction sees Dickies enter a more lifestyle and fashion forward direction. On the backs of a new and simple website launch, the brand pairs apparel alongside short editorial features which include the likes of photographers Ricky Powell and Brian “B+” Cross getting involved.
Considering Joe Williams’ background in noise rock, one would think that his debut album under the alias White Williams would be a flurry of shrill guitar feedback and abnormal strong structure. However, Williams’ freshman album “Smoke” was obviously inspired by the neo new wave movement sweeping the avant-garde music crowd. Complete with minimalist electro pop groove the album sounds eerily like a mixture between a young Beck and Moby. It was revealed late last year that Williams recorded most of “Smoke” on a single laptop in various apartments. This is not that surprising when the listener is engulfed by soft synth stabs and guitars that contain an immediately recognizable do it yourself ethic. Lyrically Williams can be ambiguous but his penchant for infectious melody and natural boyish charm over comes all pretensions.
The song “Violator” off of the album quickly became a fan favorite especially during Williams’ live performances. Williams has finally appeased his die hards by releasing a video that perfectly matches the easy new wave vibe of the track. Mimicking the slow driving bass of the intro the video shows moving black liquid and visuals of Williams staring nonchalantly into the camera. The simplistic vibe of the song is shown on the video in what appears to be an ode to weird 80s early MTV electro videos.
Here’s a look at a new t-shirt created in partnership between the Japanese fixie crew, t19, and fragment design. The tee is under the brand Rookie and features a graphic of a fixed gear rider and his doggy. No word on when the tee will be released but stay tuned for more info.
Source: HF
It seems like Han Cholo, makers of fine jewelry from Los Angeles, will be working with Puma to release their own version of the Puma First Round. This Han Cholo x Puma First Round will feature Han Cholo printed on both the upper back portion of the shoe as well as the bottom of the sole. Unfortunately at this time, no further information has been released.
Source: The Hundreds, Glenjamn
As winners of the NBA’s first draft lottery, the New York Knicks selected seven footer Patrick Ewing to cornerstone their team. Despite not paying dividends in the form of titles, the big man became an unforgettable member of New York’s die hard basketball community for the next 15 years. For 2008, New York will once again look to the basketball gods in hopes of securing something good on Tuesday, May 20th. In a similar spirit to an event that started last year, one day before the official draft, Classic Kicks will host their own lottery drawing on May 19th with the release of a No Mas x Puma First Round modeled in classic New York colors. Participants will be given the opportunity to score a life size portrait of New York’s former captain, Patrick Ewing. RSVP’s are required at lottery@nomas-nyc.com
Classic Kicks – May 19th
5:00 PM
298 Elizabeth Street
New York, NY 10012
212.979.9514
Stussy’s latest 2008 summer collection of t-shirts have started filtering out and making themselves available through numerous Stussy outlets. As part of their latest collection of tees as part of the Artist Series, living legends Eric Haze and Chris “Daze” Ellis have participated in the special collection. Eric Haze contributed the Chisel and Scratch tee while Daze’s work features the Dog tee. Available now at select Stussy dealers as well as Stussy Direct.
In the meeting of two colossal pairings, Mister Cartoon and Estevan Oriol of SA Studios were chosen to help create the movie poster for Overture Films’ upcoming motion picture Righteous Kill starting Robert De Niro and Al Pacino. Also within the creative mix is leading art brand Upper Playground, as this poster represents the debut of an ongoing partnership between UP, SA Studios and Overture Films. This August, SA Studios will open up the SA Studios x Righteous Kill Downtown LA Experience featuring movie merchandise and signed lithographs by Mister Cartoon and Estevan Oriol. The movie Righteous Kill opens up September 12th, 2008.
The full poster can be seen after the jump.
Crazy ass week as much of it was spent in Beijing for the launch of Nike Sportswear. Sleepless nights and tons of work went hand in hand but still a fun time nonetheless. Highlight aside from an incredible looking 2008 Fall collection from Nike Sportswear was bar none an action filled Tuesday night. This weeks picks range from the highly hyped RIM Blackberry 9000 to Season’s continued love of accessories and all-things eyewear.
éS Footwear is proud to announce a new collaboration with Krooked Skateboards and Bobby Worrest. Finding inspiration from Bobby’s local Washington D.C. basketball team, the Washington D.C. Wizards, and design inspiration from the crazy mind of legendary skateboarder, Mark Gonzales, éS designers worked some magical wizardry on the Prequel Mid and Square One models.
The Prequel Mid is a black mid-top featuring a gold and blue plaid pattern, while the Square One rocks some sharp black and gold stitching throughout, along with the Krooked eye’s graphic on the side panel.
Available on June 1, 2008, the shoes will come with a free video featuring Bobby and all his boys from back home. Visit www.esfootwear.com for more information and to check out a sneak peak of the video.
As one of Europe’s staple brand with skate roots, season to season has boasted interesting and creative offerings from CTRL. The highlight in our minds is the Ghost New Era fitted, featuring detailed prints around the whole cap. Stay tuned for more details from CTRL’s 2008 collection.
Say what you will about Lil Wayne, but it is obvious that he is quickly becoming one of the most dominant artists in not just hip hop but in music over all. The New Orleans natives’ relentless work ethic, his ability to unconsciously string together similes and metaphors and his penchant for virtually transforming his vocal timbre into a flow that almost becomes a musical instrument over tracks has made him omnipresent on the radio, videos and mix tapes. Though still a young man Wayne is a seasoned veteran whose skill has grown by leaps and bounds. He routinely releases energetic verses that play with rhyme patterns and tweaks flow in a state in hip hop when MCs all seemingly rely on the safe conventional conversational approach. His subject matter is almost a schizophrenic as he bounces between the humorous and emotional but it culminates in a formula that has garnered him the respect of certain legendary MCs and the wrath of others.
However, with popularity comes backlash and eventually unabashed hatred. Seemingly unaffected by the new crop of naysayers Wayne continued his onslaught on the listening public by releasing “Lollipop” the first single of his highly anticipated, long delayed “The Carter III”. The track is a hazy codeine induced song the combines a slow down tempo electro hip hop sound complete with auto tune vocals. When released, the song went number one on the charts almost immediately ensuring the public will hear the track all summer long and confirming Wayne’s popularity. Not content to rest on his laurels Wayne has recently released a remix to the song with arguably the other most popular MC on the planet Kanye West. On the remix, the playful vibe of the original is shifted a bit as the track becomes a trade of verse amongst two MCs who are now safely heavyweights in the game.
