Two big Japanese personalities, Hiroshi Fujiwara (of Fragment Design) and Hirofumi Kiyonaga (of Sophnet.) are at the forefront of a new collection titled uniform experiment. The more mature collection features sweaters, suits, pants, ties and other accessories created in painstaking detail. Here’s a quick preview, with more to come for the 2008 Spring season.
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At this year’s Art Basel Beach 2007, a special invite-only FAME-Collective exhibition will take place. The showcase of talent will include new unreleased works from some of the world’s most renowned artists such as Dave White, Futura, Stash, Ron English, Jeremy Fish, Sam Flores and Mars-1 among others. This event will take place for a short period of time between December 4th – 8th, in South Beach, Miami at FAME-Collective’s 5,000 sq ft., 4-story gallery. This opportunity will only bestowed via an invite and will also include parties alongside some of South Beach’s hottest night spots.
Canadian sneaker boutique Livestock have cooked up a fresh batch of New Era caps for the Fall season. Included in the drop are three distinct new styles, the oversized side logo, the classic LS logo, and a more subtle LS brim embroidered model. Each hat is available in three colors for nine unique hats overall. The whole series will be available this Saturday, October 20th in store and online at Livestock.
Last year, Hong Kong’s CLOT debuted their CLOT Fantasy Collection. For 2007, the collection has returned in the form of the Crown Fantasy line. CLOT teamed up with two artists from Hong music label EEG including Sherman and Yumiko who posed for this latest release. The Yumiko t-shirt will release on Saturday, October 20th while Sherman will drop on Tuesday, October 23rd. Both tees are priced at $780 HKD (approximately $101 USD).
Some of the most memorable Nike Air Force 1s within the last 25 years have been commemerated in this new Nike Air Force 1 Windrunner. The allover print sweater includes a side view of popular Air Force 1s. The Windrunner will release on Saturday, October 20th in Japan. The price is set at ¥36,750 (approximately $318 USD).
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There seems to be a larger supply of functional winter kicks in recent months with various companies creating footwear that provide a more comfortable and sometimes safer experience in the colder months. The Converse Monadnock Military Mid includes an extra grippy sole alongside a leather upper which should bode a bit better in the snowy conditions. Available now at Overkill.
A few days ago, an Afro Samurai x XLarge t-shirt was revealed. A follow-up to that has produced a stunning new Afro Samurai figure. Afro Samurai is a cartoon featuring Samuel L. Jackson as the lead character and produced in Japan. The figure is highly detailed, depicting the cartoon warrior in a fearsome pose. These are set to release Saturday, October 20th.
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Firmament has just released some of PAM’s 2007 Autumn/Winter Collection. The PAM movement extends beyond that of just apparel and also includes musical and art related projects. The small drop includes two t-shirts and a button-up. Also releasing are Aztec & UFO inspired blankets and bags. All the items are currently available at Firmament.
Japanese brand Magic Number recently previewed their 2008 Spring/Summer Collection. New to the scene, the label incorporates a certain lifestyle element to it’s designs instilling functionality based on it’ inspiration from surfing, skating, photography and DJing among others. For this upcoming collection, the t-shirts were created in collaboration with legendary skateboard graphics creator Jim Phillips, who’s popular creations include the Screaming Hand graphic. This collection is set to become available in February of 2008. Available at STLESS.
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