The Tokyo chapter of the world famous sneaker boutique, Undefeated, celebrates its first year anniversary this year. For this occasion, they will be releasing an limited edition UNDFTD x Stussy t-shirt which will be available starting April 5th at Undefeated Japan stores.
Stussy Deluxe is Stussy’s take on high end streetwear which is catered for street heads that have grown up both age wise and style wise. Designer for Stussy Deluxe, Nick Bower, takes the classic street silhouettes such as military uniforms and sportswear and integrates that with premium materials, embroidery and cutting. We have previously seen some pieces from Stussy Deluxe’s Spring 2008 collection but coming Friday, Stussy Deluxe will be launching its very own website where the whole Spring ‘08 collection can be seen. Make sure to check out the new website at www.stussydeluxe.com.
Washington D.C. will be celebrating the grand opening of the latest Stussy Chapter this Thursday, April 3rd, with Biz Markie on the set. In addition, the DC Tribe will be releasing an exclusive tee to mark the occasion. Available in black or white, the tees feature Stussy’s stock logo outfitted with the DC flags double bars, and three stars, as well as a large hit on the back with the Raekwon line, “Connect. Politic. Ditto.”
Canadian artist Andrew Pommier brings his iconic caricature style to a series of t-shirts created in collaboration with Stussy’s Artist Series. The designs teeter between a line of reality and fantasy as he depicts interesting subject matter relating to the Canadian wilderness. With the popularity of Stussy, only 100 shirts of each design are available to go around.
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With our look at the Futura x Stussy “Destiny” collection yesterday, we saw the strong influences of prints created exclusively for the Destiny collection by Futura. The latest use of the Destiny Jungle Camo can be seen on the Pillica sandal from Tatami. Available this weekend, March 29th with a suggested price tag of ¥23,940 JPY (approximately $239 USD).
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2008 was a huge year for Stussy as they opened several new Stussy Flagship stores in North America. The new stores which have already opened include Stussy Honolulu, Stussy Las Vegas and Stussy Toronto. The latest and perhaps last Stussy store that’s opening this year is the Stussy Washington DC Flagship store. Partnering up with Omar Quiambao who also owns Commonwealth, this new Flagship store will have its opening party on April 3rd with Biz Markie as the special guest DJ.
Stussy Opening Party
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2473 18th Street NW
Washington DC
In a team up creating the “Destiny” collection, Futura and Stussy both represent powerful and iconic identities with credentials and accolades of shocking length. The collection is simple in its construction and stylings, maintaining mostly neutral styles and colors. The range of items seen here include bags, jackets and accessories such as caps and a utility knife. Available now at Haven.
As one of the founders and leaders of “streetwear”, Stussy Deluxe has given Stussy a chance to create a collection of apparel to suit the more refined tastes of those who have grown up loving Stussy and the image it represented. An evident visual difference is seen across Stussy Deluxe’s collection of jackets, hoodies and button-ups. Available now at Haven.
Contemporary silk screen artist Kate Gibb and Stussy have teamed up on a new custom collection of silk screened tees bearing some iconic hip hop inspired photography. Gibb’s attention to color help further stimulate some stunning prints. Four designs can be seen over the t-shirts. The artist’s personal highlights can be seen within Stussy’s March Feature.
Less than half a week before the grand opening of Stussy Toronto, the fourth new launch of its kind for Stussy this year. Up until now, the store’s decor had been kept tightly under wraps. Stussy Toronto organizer and initiator of the project, Matt George has unveiled pictures of the store. The interior is marked by a series of wood flooring throughout the store against clean white walls and fixtures. Also seen here is the special t-shirt commemorating the opening of Stussy Toronto, with the slogan . The joint Stussy Toronto and Goodfoot 5th Anniversary event will go down March 18th, however Stussy Toronto will open up March 15th. For more details check here.
Ninja Tune, a London-based independent record label, was started by DJs Matt Black and Jonathan More aka. Coldcut in 1991. They are known for their electronic, abstract hip hop, instrumental hip hop, nu jazz, drum and bass, and chillout genres of music. Recently they have gotten together with Stussy to create a t-shirt for the recent release of their “You Don’t Know” Ninja Cuts album. The front of the t-shirt features the album cover graphic while the back has a list of the artists on the album. This t-shirt will drop on March 15th at Stussy Japan stores for 6,300 Yen.
Paul Mittleman, the creative director of Stussy, has posted some images of the Stussy Spring/Summer 2008 catalog where you can find an article about an upcoming project with Neighborhood called “Boneyards”. Unfortunately we haven’t gotten our hands on the Stussy catalog yet so we don’t know what it is about so until then, check out these pictures.