For over 20 years, Stussy have had a strong presence within the industry. Paul Mittleman recently gave his thoughts in an interview with Format Magazine. Among the most interesting replies were Mittleman’s description of Stussy’s philosophy as a brand and how their clothing interacts and reflects their lifestyle. Check out the interview here.
A party by Complex and Asics was recently held for the release of the 2nd and 3rd installments of the David Z x Asics Gel Lyte III. This interesting project that included three sneakers designed by Ronnie Fieg (of New York based sneaker store, David Z) features an astounding 12 different colors and different materials to create a vibrant upper. Only 252 pairs were made available so if you don’t have a chance to purhcase out David Z Asics Gel Lyte II at the store, a small allocation has been made to their online store.
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With customization always being a big part of the culture, New Era has recently released the Soul Capture package. The package features an all white leather 59fifty cap alongside a set of 8 different colored felt pens that enable you to create and capture your inspirations and creative ideas. This package limited to 3,000 pieces is hand numbered and is presented in a laser etched wooden box. Only a select few retailers around the world will have these for sale.
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Here’s a sneak peek at the collaboration between adidas and DJ crew, 5th Platoon. There isn’t much information on this limited edition collaboration sneaker as of now. Stay tuned for more information.
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Chichu Art Museum, a gallery for works by artists such as Claude Monet, Walter De Maria and James Turrell, occasionally collaborates with different Japanese designers and labels for exclusive products. Such products include this upcoming pair of Chichu Art Museum x Visvim socks which is designed by Atsushi Okubo. 20 pairs of these socks are available at the Chichu Art Museum online shop.
Chichu Art Museum
Naoshima Fukutake Art Museum Foundation
3449-1 Naoshima, Kagawa 761-3110 Japan
Tel: +81-(0)87-892-3755
Fax: +81-(0)87-840-8285
Part of the “Gentleman’s Pack”, this Nike SB Dunk Low dubbed “Old Spice” resembles the packaging from Old Spice’s shaving products. The shoe has a creamy colored upper, a metallic colored swoosh, a red sole and navy blue accent colors. They should be available soon at your local Nike SB dealer.
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Twelve Bar has updated their website with a preview of their Fall/Winter 2007 collection. Other than the various t-shirts that they will be releasing, Twelve Bar will also be venturing into more cut and sew which include pieces such as the Duckhunt M65 jacket, Winston flannel shirt, Kangaroo crew, beanies and more. You can see the preview after the jump or at their website.
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Here is another look at the Arkitip x Original Fake x Incase laptop sleeve. The laptop sleeve produced by Incase features an embossed Original Fake design by KAWS and has a soft padded inside that fits most 13" laptops. Also KAWS himself will be curating the artist section for this latest issue of Arkitip magazine. You can order the magazine and laptop sleeve now for $65 at Arkitip.
Levi’s exclusive denim line by Fragment Design, Levi’s Fenom, will be releasing a new pair of Fenom 207 Light oz Cropped Pants. The folded denim pants are inspired by the recent popular boom in street biking. There are two versions available, “Rigid” and “Rock Used”. Both models feature the Fragment Design logo in the back pocket as well as gold colored stitching. Available at Tab Device.
Silly Thing will be releasing some new t-shirts July 21st which will be more fun than previous seasons. The new tees will include a “Mona Lisa” tee as well as collaborations between Transquad x Silly Thing. The new shirts will be available at the Silly Thing in Hong Kong as well as Colette in Paris.
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