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Darren Romanelli, better known as Dr. Romanelli, is a Los Angeles-based designer known for creating customized and limited edition clothing within a number of brand collaborations. His collaborations began with a collection for F.C.R.B., consisting of t-shirts, polos and jackets. By 2004, Romanelli was working with Nike and collaborating on the ongoing RECONSTRUCT project, for which he created a patchwork jacket from vintage Nike jumpers.
Romanelli has also worked with high-end luxury brands such as Jaeger LeCoultre, sportswear labels, artists such as Black Sabbath and Pete Wentz of Fall Out Boy, as well as Coca Cola.
Romanelli co-owns a marketing agency named StreetVirus, hosting a client roster including Disney, FOX, Warner Bros., Converse and more. StreetVirus also owns The Pancake Epidemic, a creative agency division that focuses on content creation. Romanelli also curates for Blank You Very Much, a crowdsourcing platform that currently hosts over 50,000 graphic designers from around the world. Apart from these ventures, Romanelli has also director several music videos, among them for Kendrick Lamar.
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Las Vegas shop/label Fruition continue their collaborative “Recycled Pop Bubble Vest” project
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Collegiate jackets are the latest theme as Dr. Romanelli’s 2008 fall/winter collection takes
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Artist and customizer extraordinaire Dr. Romanelli and artist and taxidermist Nacho Cabrones
There have been some solid Bearbrick releases recently from Medicom this year, the newest added
As part of the ongoing “Glow in the Dark” tour featuring Kanye West, Rihanna, Lupe Fiasco and N.E.R.D., world renowned jacket designer Dr. Romanelli and graphic designer Nathan Cabrera have created a special piece for rising music star Lupe Fiasco. The leather bomber tour jacket features a laser etched design revealing intricate art work originally seen on Lupe’s “The Cool” album cover. The jacket is available exclusively at all the select cities taking part in the “Glow in the Dark” tour.
After much news and fanfare, the Dr. Romanelli x Converse Chuck Taylor All Star will hit UNDFTD today. The All Star created as part of the (PRODUCT) RED initiative has side benefits as it doubles as a humanitarian effort in bringing in the private sector to benefit. The shoe itself is covered in bandages as a reminder there is a fix for a positive change. Check your local UNDFTD dealer for availability.
Last night, Converse held a launch party for Dr. Romanelli’s new Converse (RED) shoe in Los Angeles. The new shoe was made with (PRODUCT) RED which is a program to help fight AIDS, Malaria and Tuberculosis. Inspired by the (PRODUCT) RED project, Dr. Romanelli went out to create a band-aid motif Chuck Taylor. According to Supertouch, Dr. Romanelli said:
“The 1HUND(RED) Artists project really motivated me to create something unique and I choose the band-aids as a fix for positive change.”
Aside from the unveiling of Dr. Romanelli’s sneaker, a high octane exhibition included other artist created footwear and artworks including Hiroshi Fujiwara (Japan), Jeremyville (Australia), Michael White for Dondi White (USA), Colletivo Design (Brazil), Grandpeople (Norway), Mike Schall
(USA), Supakitch (France) and UPSO (USA).
In addition, Lupe Fiasco was there at the party for some live performances. For those who missed out, you can check out the party pictures at Supertouch. The sneakers itself go on sale at the beginning of this month at the nation’s leading sneaker stores, Undefeated and Dave’s Quality Meats with 10% of net whole price going towards Geneva’s The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria.
