Continuing with their various collaborations, Wacko Maria teamed up with Porter to come up with some bags including a messenger bag, a tote bag, and a limited edition zip wallet. The messenger and tote bags come in similar style prints that have a very strong Jamaican flavor with palm trees, ocean, guitar, and different flowers. The zip wallet comes in two styles, one with cow print and the other with leopard print. Available now at Beams.
Japanese brand flaph has teamed up with fellow Japanese bag brand Lorinza to produce two styles of a messenger bag. Lorinza has had a solid background in bags producing numerous styles for various functions. The flaph x Lorinza messenger bag features linen material on the flap and bottom as well as metal buckles and closures. Two colors are available now at Cueve.
10 Corso Como Comme des Garçons created for Rei Kawakubo’s Comme des Garçons line with the help of Milanese lifestyle guru Carla Sozzani will be celebrating their 6th anniversary this year. To celebrate this event, a 400% Bearbrick as well as a Tote bag was created by Medicom Toy for this occasion. The Bearbrick will retail at 8,190 Yen while the Tote bag will cost 7,350 Yen. The items will be available very soon.
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Head Porter’s 2008 update on the Shati collection of bags features a new series of highlight colors to coincide with the original black base. The little changes are effectuated with the use of colored straps in original colors as well as the addition of red and blue. Head Porter’s most popular styles are represented such as the Ruck Sack, Messenger Back, Day Pack, Tote Bag and Boston. Available now at Honeyee Store.
Information regarding another addition to the CLOT Royale x Head Porter collection has been released. Looking towards the impending beach season, the two brands have set up a collaboration featuring the Beach Bag. The bag lives up to its billing with beach-relevant features such as a compartment for beach towels. In addition the bag can be altered via zippers should you require a bag with larger dimensions. A signature CLOT Royale touch with the use of silk is seen in the liner. Classic Black and Lifeguard Yellow are two colors offered with a suggested retail price of $1,680 HKD (approximately $215 USD).
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As you pass a light through a glass prism, the light becomes neatly broken up into the classic grade 9 science concept “ROY G. BIV”. With this in mind, this concept forms the basis of the Prism collection, a joint venture between Staple Design’s retail outlet Reed Space and Japanese brand Head Porter. The collection features an orange travel organizer, yellow gadget pouch, green note case, red pen case, violet PC day pack, blue 13-inch PC case and indigo 15-inch PC case.
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Head Porter has just came out with their latest summer collection, Vinyl, a name obviously based on the material used in this series of bags. The collection will come in black, brown, and white, all with a transparent plastic material and with the standard Head Porter monogram pattern printed. Also, it comes in four different sizes including two types of totes, a Boston bag, and a pouch. With the plastic material, the bags are definitely very practical for the summer if you ever want to hit the beach in style.
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A colorful assortment of Head Porter bags are on the horizon coming under the influence of Staple Design and resulting in the Prism collection. Although the preview shots reveal little, an interesting graphic features the Head Porter logo and the Staple Design chair icon together with an addition sign. Stay tuned for a full look into the Prism collection.
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With a knack for high end design and products, Nexus VII has upheld a strong brand identity and direction season to season as well as handling aspects of the Original Fake collection. Their latest range of products can be seen here ranging from t-shirts and hats to two Porter collaboration bags utilizing special models rarely seen. Available now at Sold Out.
Visvim and SOPHNET. have joined forces once again in a series of items aptly titled the Black & White collection. Spanning the Logan, Gutter belt and Homer Tote bag, the collection involves two colors of each item in black and white, satisfying the legion of minimalist fans each brand has catered to in the past. The items will only be available as SOPH. SHOP exclusives releasing this Saturday, May 3rd.
Under the tenure of Japanese brand GDC’s accomplished designer, photographer and stylist Takashi Kumagai, Quiksilver has created this special Asian exclusive collection titled Beach Fighters. The collection embodies a sense of environmental sustainability through a diverse collection ranging from outerwear to basics such as tees and shorts. This first drop includes print tees, shorts and footwear as well as a special sub-collection of products done in collaboration with Porter in some of the accessory brand’s most popular bag styles. This first series of products is available now at the Quiksilver & Roxy flagship store in Hong Kong.
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The brand Chapel of Dawn has created a special canvas tote bag for their friends, Sarah from Colette and the artist Eric Elms. The bag will be available only at Colette on May 5th which is also the date for the inception of the Eric Elm’s art show “Do you think about me as much as I think about you”. Eric’s show will take place also at Colette until the 31st of May.
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