While the original pairing of Stussy x Original Fake for OF’s 2nd anniversary revolved predominately around sunglasses, a further look into the collection includes a few more items. Utilizing OF’s familiar imagery, some attire perfect for the beach plays to the strengths of Stussy’s roots as a surf brand including board shorts and a towel. The board shorts are slated for a May 3rd release while the sunglasses and towel are yet to be determined.
As part of the Stussy x Medicom Toy Destiny collection of Bearbricks comes a set of 100% Bearbricks. The 5 pack each features varying imagery taken from the Stussy Destiny collection inspired in part by graffiti artist Futura. The set is available now at select Bearbrick dealers.
Source: Stussy Japan
A look into the second drop from the Stussy Customade Our Gangs series has been launched. The premise itself of the Customade Our Gangs is the involvement of some big time artists as they offer their trademark designs in a Stussy format themed around gangs. This capsule includes Mister Cartoon, Gary Panter and John Pound as contributors.
Japanese bike shop W-Base has hooked up with Stussy Japan on an all new collaboration t-shirt. The tee features obvious references to W-Base’s trade as a bike store. The tee comes in white and black and will release May 3rd.
Turntable Lab, the store which sells all sorts of DJing equipment, has teamed up with Stussy on two new “Beats” t-shirts. One of the tees feature a drummer boy graphic with the names of various DJ’s on the back while the other tee has an assortment of instruments and also names of DJ’s on the back. Both styles come in two colors and are now available at Stussy Japan.
Yoshifumi Egawa aka. Yoppi from the skate/bike crew T19 gives us a preview of the T19 x Stussy Sunglasses on his blog at Honeyee. The sunglasses is based on the Stussy Naomi model and will be part of “T19 Candy Blue Products”. Not much is currently known but stay tuned for more info!
Stussy shows us a glimpse of their soon-to-be-released 2008 Sunglasses collection. All the sunglasses are 100% Italian handmade with high quality metals and cellulite acetate. All lenses are shatterproof and also provide 100% UVA/UVB protection. There is a total of 11 different model types, all with their own unique styling that fits with Stussy’s history as well as the current trends. All the pieces have subtle branding with a Stussy logo on the side.
All glasses will soon be available at Stussy stores and accounts all over the globe. There will also be a special product release with a sunglass model created by a collaboration between Hiroshi Fujiwara and Stussy Japan.
The Stussy Destiny collection represented a team up featuring familiar entities Stussy and legendary graffiti artist Futura. Among the prints created exclusively for the collection is this multi-colored monogram which is now seen on an upcoming 400% Medicom Toy Bearbrick. A release date has tentatively been set for May 3rd.
Source: Toy Beast
GOODS’ 5th anniversary will be marked by a stellar collaboration with Stussy Deluxe. The comprehensive range will include t-shirts, crew necks, hats and skate decks as a tribute to the popular and successful Seattle retailer. There has yet to be a release date set for the “Built To Last” collection, however check GOODS for more information.
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.
Philadelphia is the birth place of many notable peoples including The Fresh Prince and DJ Jazzy Jeff, The Roots, and Noam Chomsky. Now it is also home to the newest Stussy store. Stussy opened its doors in Canada and Washington DC lately and the Philadelphia location is its third this year and we are only in the fourth month of 2008. Maleable fluorescent lighting is used to decorate the interior, and we get a little peak at Stussy’s official site. Expect much much more from the originators in the fields of fashion and culture, stay tuned.
Here are some orthodox frames from Stussy with a contemporary update. Following suit of the “Michael”, “Naomi”, and “Kiyonaga”, Stussy now brings you the “Hiroshi” as in marketing monster Hiroshi Fujiwara. As one would expect, the details are small with high impact. Simplicity is key with everything involving HF and its the small details that always count. They will be available first at Stussy Japan’s stores on the 19th then Honeyee’s online store the 21st of April.