Based out of Los Angeles, The Seventh Letter Crew features a star studded cast of talented and well known artists from the graf and underground art world. Together they have teamed up with skate & graffiti orientated brand JSLV to create the Blackbook jacket. The jacket is themed after the hardcover textures and inscribed pages of a writer’s blackbook. Details include a spray can pull-tab and a lining including handstyles from artists such as Chaz Bojorquez, Rime, Push, Sever and Revok among others, which feature the whole Seventh Letter crew. 366 hoodies have been produced and will be available at Versus, Brooklyn Projects, FTC, Street Machine, as well as from Seventh Letter directly.
JB Classics has released a new sneaker for the FAME Collective exhibition that took place this week in Miami. This Getlo Mid was designed by Jason Bass and Mdot and are limited to only 48 pairs in total. The shoe itself features details like ostrich leather and a reversed pigskin inner lining. All shoes come with double oval laces as well as a certificate of ownership, a gold JB hang tag and each shoe is hand numbered. Unless you were at the FAME Collective event, you probably won’t be able to get a pair of these.
Luxury eyewear brands Dita and familiar favorite Cazal teamed up to reproduce the popular vintage Cazal 902 style. Dita offered their own interpretation of the popular 902 style with exclusive colorways. The 902 originally debuted in 1982, enjoying a popular 14 year run before being discontinued. A release date is set for February 22nd of 2008. A special website has been created for this release and can be seen at CazalxDita.
Japanese lifestyle site honeyee teamed up with high profile labels Neighborhood, Leilow and hobo to produce some special items in correlation with their honeyee.mag print magazine. The items include a NBHD Slip It In L/S crewneck, Leilow Leopard Hat (material similar to HF Bearbrick) and hobo Horse Buckle Long Key Ring. Available later this month through the hnyee.Store.
A special CMD (CLOT Media Division) t-shirt pack was created for the re-release of Edison Chen’s album. Edison Chen put his creative skills to work designing the package which includes a t-shirt and Edison’s CD. The t-shirt features a Chinese proverb on the rear to express Edison’s feelings. Available at Juice on December 11th, with a price of $530 HKD (approximately $68 USD).
The CM320 model from New Balance is a lightweight and simplistic upper. The mesh toe box sleek profile and pre-yellowed completes the vintage looking model. Two clean colorways are available at various New Balance dealers including ripe.
Reebok has taken a stab at the lifestyle clothing market in Japan with their own Japan Limited Collection. The collection emphasizes sports-inspired styles with minimal branding. Within the releases you will see a wide range of outerwear, t-shirts and pants. Available now at STLESS.
You will most likely get bored of these and be so over them when they drop next Fall due to seeing them almost a year in advance. But here are some catalog shots of Nike SB’s 2008 Fall Collection. The scans include the SB staple of Dunks, Blazers, Harbors, Classic SB and P-rod II’s but also feature upcoming models such as the P-rod II High and Zoom Tre A.D. Although the scans are preliminary, there’s already been much talk about the Purple Dunk High’s aka Heavens Gate. Stay tuned for the real thing.
Image: NSB
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Over the last few days, different media outlets and successful brands have been gifted with satin stadium jackets from classic sports brand Starter. Here’s a look at the two created for Fairfax brand The Hundreds and Hawaii brand/boutique In4mation.
VISIONAIRE magazine is a highly respected multi-format album consisting of various art fashion. Releasing only 3-times a year, each album has become a great medium for established and upcoming artists, personalities and fashion designers alike. Together they teamed up with Mini to produce a special gift which includes an acrylic dome case, five 12-inch vinyl picture-disc records, 2 CDs and a Mini Clubman “Vinyl Killer” record player. Issue #53 includes content by Yoko Ono, Courtney Love, Alexander McQueen and Helmut Lang. Available at Ursus Books
Image: Hiroshi Fujiwara
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