Contemporary silk screen artist Kate Gibb and Stussy have teamed up on a new custom collection of silk screened tees bearing some iconic hip hop inspired photography. Gibb’s attention to color help further stimulate some stunning prints. Four designs can be seen over the t-shirts. The artist’s personal highlights can be seen within Stussy’s March Feature.
Less than half a week before the grand opening of Stussy Toronto, the fourth new launch of its kind for Stussy this year. Up until now, the store’s decor had been kept tightly under wraps. Stussy Toronto organizer and initiator of the project, Matt George has unveiled pictures of the store. The interior is marked by a series of wood flooring throughout the store against clean white walls and fixtures. Also seen here is the special t-shirt commemorating the opening of Stussy Toronto, with the slogan . The joint Stussy Toronto and Goodfoot 5th Anniversary event will go down March 18th, however Stussy Toronto will open up March 15th. For more details check here.
Ninja Tune, a London-based independent record label, was started by DJs Matt Black and Jonathan More aka. Coldcut in 1991. They are known for their electronic, abstract hip hop, instrumental hip hop, nu jazz, drum and bass, and chillout genres of music. Recently they have gotten together with Stussy to create a t-shirt for the recent release of their “You Don’t Know” Ninja Cuts album. The front of the t-shirt features the album cover graphic while the back has a list of the artists on the album. This t-shirt will drop on March 15th at Stussy Japan stores for 6,300 Yen.
Paul Mittleman, the creative director of Stussy, has posted some images of the Stussy Spring/Summer 2008 catalog where you can find an article about an upcoming project with Neighborhood called “Boneyards”. Unfortunately we haven’t gotten our hands on the Stussy catalog yet so we don’t know what it is about so until then, check out these pictures.
Part of the Stussy x Futura “Destiny” collection is this new “Skullacon” series which include a New Era Fitted Cap and a pair of swim shorts both decorated with colorful Skulls designed by Futura. Summer is still months ahead but these pieces will look good worn to the beach. Available now at We Sold Out.
Stussy flagship stores have opened one after another these past few months. From Las Vegas all the way to South Korea, new Stussy stores have popped up on the global map. The newest addition to the Stussy madness is the new flagship store in Toronto, Canada. To celebrate this event as well as the 5th anniversary of the sneaker boutique, Goodfoot, there will be a party held at the Reign. DJ Clark Kent will be in town to provide the music so better not miss out if you’re in town!
Source: Matt George
At the recent Stussy Las Vegas Grand Opening, music was provided courtesy of Just Blaze. It seems as though Stussy hooked it up with a special Las Vegas City Series tee featuring Just Blaze on the back in your well known Stussy font while the front features the names of prominent former Las Vegas hotels such as the Stardust, Hacienda, Maxim, Sands, Landmark and the Dunes. No word on whether the tee will be available commercially.
Source: Eddie Cruz via Neek
2008 marks a pivotal year for Stussy as they open a total of four stores in the first half of the year. Unbeknown to us was a further compliment to the store total coming via Stussy Seoul which opened up on February 29th. The Seoul retail landscape will welcome another interesting store front via 10 Corso Como Seoul, which is set to open March 21st, 2008.
Source: Freshness via Kasina
One of the new Stussy stores to open this year is the flagship store in Las Vegas which recently had its opening party on March 7th. A large crowd of both industry and non-industry folks showed up to have some drinks and listen to Just Blaze spin. The new flagship store is located right next to Undefeated so it will be easy to find for those who have been there. If not, here’s the address.
Stussy Las Vegas
4480 Paradise Rd.
#350 Las Vegas NV
p: 702.693.5400
Source: Eddie Cruz
To celebrate the March 8th opening of the Stussy Las Vegas Chapter, fellow LV retailers Undefeated and Fruition teamed up with Stussy to create a commemorative t-shirt. The shirt features an array of colorful ribbons emblazoned with slogans and logos from each of the brands. The shirt makes a nod to the parallels between the trifecta of winning retailers, and the Triple Crown honor awarded for sports excellence. There will also be 50 pieces in a special surprise colorway available only at Fruition.
It looks like Stussy has decided to team up with some lead designers and creative people in Japan including the likes of Hiroshi Fujiwara for different models of glasses. Here’s the Kiyonga Model which is made for Soph.’s new Osaka store. Hirofumi Kiyonaga is Sophnet. and F.C.R.B’s creative director. These brands are considered some of the top streetwear brands in Japan. Three colors are available each with Kiyonaga’s name etched onto it. The glasses will be available at Soph. stores in Japan on March 20th.
Something hinted to earlier in the Stussy 2008 Spring Catalog was an upcoming collabo with Hiroshi Fujiwara. The sunglasses seen here represent that clean and simple aesthetic that HF has applied consistently. According to Kix-Files, the eyeglasses are a re-release from a previous collaboration. No word yet on availability.
Source: Hiroshi Fujiwara