Friday, July 31, 2009

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Scheduled to launch another series of highly customized Nike Dunks, Singaporean brand Royalefam brings forth the artistic talents of SBTG with their Prison Blues series. The kicks, created with a recurring denim theme, feature a wealth of details, including a full zip lace cover, custom tagging, and even distressed midsoles. Royalefam will be setting up a countdown release timer on their website, starting August 9th, 2009.
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Surely the ultimate in retro chic, the Lasonic iPOD Boombox is set for imminent release at Honeyee (in black or white). The box controls your ipod in the same way as previous docks, with the addition of a built-in FM radio which comes with 20 FM and AM preset stations. You're also provided with an adapter to fit the Nano, Mini and previous generation iPods, and a USB port and SD/MMC slot for MP3 playback. You're also provided with AV output for some iPod video action.

Packed into this urban ghetto blaster are 12W speakers with EQ adjustment and the option to plug in, or power up with batteries (so you can rock it on your shoulder, Old Skool.)

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Set to release August 1st through Dreamland Toyworks, artist olive47 has crafted the adorable 'Miss Cupcake.' Olive47 hails from the West Coast but has relocated to London, where some delicious inspiration struck. These 3″ confections are available blind-packaged in four scrumptious flavors with one chase colorway. She'll make the perfect companion and, says the artist, won't bite back.
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In a reversal of roles, Australian retailer turns their focus to their own in-house label of the same name with this look into Supply's 2009 spring/summer collection. Elements of skate and metal culture intersect as marquee pieces for this season include work by New York's Kostas Seremetis who boasts a design portfolio with relevant brands such as Surrender, WTAPS and NEIGHBORHOOD. Another strong element of the collection are a handful of different hat styles, all of which can be seen at HAVEN.
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The 2009 August collection of CASIO G-SHOCK watches features the popular DW-6900 drop under the theme of "CRAZY COLORS". Satisfying the need of some G-SHOCK fans wanting bright, bold colors, three styles include purple, green and blue. Available at select retailers in the month of August.
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A coming together of Stone Island and Acronym founder Errolson Hugh, the Stone Island Shadow Project collection pushes the envelope of technical apparel as it combines the particular SI aesthetic alongside the innovation and expertise of Errolson Hugh. Some new releases feature the Placket Shirt, V-Neck Sweatshirt, Field Jacket and the Modular Insulator Jacket. The whole Stone Island Shadow Project is set-up in a way where garments compliment and enhance the features of one another. More information on this concept can be seen over at StoneIsland.co.uk. These particular pieces are available now at The-Glade.
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New York-based skateboard and apparel company HOBBS, run by pro skater Jahmal Williams, present various new items for their 2009 Summer Collection. Included are a new line of signature skate decks, inspired by Billiards, with artwork done up by Andy Schansberg. Along with the decks, HOBBS offers three new colorways in their signature 5-panel cap as well as a pair of grey chinos and graphic tee. More information regarding the brand can be found at their official website.
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Still going on strong after its 6th year, The Hundreds is ushering the Fall/Winter season with a store wide mark down.  Save up to 40% OFF on ALL 2009 PRODUCTS at its 3 retail outlets - Los Angeles, San Francisco, and its online store.  The savings starts today and for a limited time only.
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Thursday, July 30, 2009

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T.I.T.S is back at it again this summer and due to popular demand,they have toss some of the classic deigns and a couple exclusive ones on a premium fit tees.New designs include Doghouse,Dirty Laundry, Smoking Mirror and Umbrella.Now premium fit is more of a fitted look for all the people that like their shirt to hug them.But why you still reading head over to shoptits and get yours today (right now). And pick me up one while your there ha!



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In commemoration of the X-Games in Los Angeles, Supra whip up two special colorways in their popular TK Society. The Terry Kennedy signature kicks are offered in both a florescent pink and green colorway, paired with black uppers. No information is available on a release date, but you can be sure TK will be sporting them during the street competition.
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Styled by none other than Cassette Playa's Carri Munden and photographed by Mark Le Bon, MHI continues on into 2010 with their spring/summer "Head Hunter" collection. A brand that is firmly entrenched in the British streetwear landscape, some of the pieces feature a strong graphic element. We look forward to a more comprehensive look as it becomes available.
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One of the brand's more poplar models thus far, the Ex-O-Fit Hi Strap continues to emerge as Reebok's most successful sneaker of the year. The high top, strap-equipped sneakers see a new colorway, done in collaboration with Japanese brand CLUCT and frequent collaborator mita Sneakers. Sporting a black/white frame, the sneakers boast tonal black text onto the upper and white script on the heels, with yellow accenting topping it all off. Available now through mita Japan.
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Premier Mexican boutique Headquarter unveil a new installation within their Mexico City location. Taking on the PLAY COMME des GARCONS theme, the special section features new product from the Japanese designer label including apparel, accessories, and lifestyle product.
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A few years back and still to this day, Diamond Supply Co. unleashed one of if not the most popular SB sneakers of all time, the "Tiffany" Dunk Low. With its iconic aqua color inspired by jewler's Tiffany, look for the color to make its way on another upcoming collaborative effort between Diamond Supply Co. and DVS on the JDUBBS model. Aside from the bold use of aqua, a nice epi-suede detailing is incorporated into the overall design. A release isn't slated till January, 2010 to coincide with the birthday of Nick Diamond.
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In a series of looks into SOPH. and uniform experiment's 09-10 fall/winter collection, some previews foreshadow the release of some marquee pieces including a collaboration between uniform experiment and Levi's Fenom. The denim which features the replacing of the trademark Fenom logo with that of the ue logo will be joined by button-ups and sweaters from the SOPH. and uniform experiment collections. A look into the whole collection for all SOPH. brands should be available soon.
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ROCK-N-JOCKS presents their Los Angeles Lakers 2009 N.B.A. Champions custom New Era fitted cap collection. We expect a quick sell out as these 59Fifty styles are limited to only 20 pieces each. This release will not be restocked once they sell out. Go pick up one or all four exclusively at www.rocknjocks.com

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Upper Playground announced yesterday that they, in association with ASTRO Gaming, would soon be launching the Artist Series Speaker Tags for A40 audio system. The three-piece gaming headset collection will feature interchangeable tags by Sam Flores and Munk One alongside the original Upper Playground 'Walrus' logo. The Upper Playground Artist Series Speaker Tags are available as part of the Upper Playground Edition A40 Audio Systems and standalone Speaker Tag sets in limited quantities sold exclusively online at www.astrogaming.com.

If you head over to www.upperplayground.com right now, you stand a chance to score this dope audio system, complete with all three tags, for free. Do it!

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Wednesday, July 29, 2009

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In an upcoming release from Billionaire Boys Club for this weekend, the brand releases their Hunting Pattern collection. Throughout this most recent Season 9, we've seen various forms of visual language as the Hunting Pattern balances things out with a classical element relative to some of the bolder prints seen recently. Two t-shirts and a backpack release on July 30th, 2009 at select BBC dealers including THE ICE CREAM SHOP.
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With a virtually unparralleled collection of Air Force 1s, DJ Clark Kent looked for some custom 1 of 1 flair outside his usual methods (of going directly through Nike) as he hit up South East Asian sneaker customizer AKALAZY to create this particular Air Force 1. The Jailbreaker theme features a dark, distressed upper with a white midsole and black outsole. This pair was created exclusively for DJ Clark Kent with no word on whether it will see a small run created.
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Dropping alongside yesterday's look into the Cultureshoq x Asics GEL LYTE III "Trilogy" sneaker comes the encompassing items as part of a pack. A tank-top and 5-panel cap by Quintin as well as a mesh bag will release to the tune of $135 USD on Friday, July 31st at the David Z. brick & mortar store as well as online at DavidZ.com.
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British crooner Lily Allen packs some punch in her lyrics and brings just the same playful attitude to the new Chanel campaign. Rarely seen without her beloved Chanel bag, Allen is a befitting face for the brand, albeit a surprising one. The songstress plays dress up in this black and white campaign shot by our favorite pony-tailed designer, Karl Lagerfield, donning tiaras and catsuit. The campaign turns out to be quite Breakfast At Tiffanys meet edgy punk princess, and the clash came out to be something rather beautiful.
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Over the past four years, Us Versus Them has defined itself through bold, meaningful designs that carry a slightly dark, cynical twist. Using their name as a jumping point to explore themes of individualism, idealism, rivalry and oppression, while maintaining a classic signature look, allows the brand to explore heavy themes without having to take itself too seriously. Fall/Winter 2009, set to drop mid-September in two deliveries, offers yet another comprehensive collection of graphic t-shirt interpretations, including a re-introduction of their Magnum Logo and Miscreants mascot, along with a special collaboration piece with Crooks & Castles, only available at the Crooks storefront and Us Versus Them in Temecula. The designs will be offered on crewneck and zip-down hoody options during the brand's second delivery in early November. All items will be available through select Us Versus Them retailers, including the brand's storefront in Southern California.
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For their Summer 2009 "Believers Never Die Part Deux" tour, Grammy-nominated punk rock band Fall Out Boy looked towards the services of cut-and-sew specialist Dr. Romanelli for a selection of custom-made pieces. The doc created various one-of-a-kind jackets, each designed specifically for the band members, making use of vintage military uniforms in signature DRx fashion.
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Mishka looks to open their latest art exhibition, this Thursday, July 30th at their flagship store in New York City. The show will feature pieces from UK artist French, known for his works involving ghastly, mutated creatures. Having done projects for skateboard companies and record labels, the artist will now lend his design hand to Mishka on a special t-shirt, which will launch during Cursed Skulls. The exhibition runs for 6 weeks, with the opening party set to take place from 7pm – 10pm.
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Tuesday, July 28, 2009

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Supra drop a new colorway of their popular Skytop. The design features a nice, clean "steel blue" upper. In addition the leather materials work well, contrasting with the white vulcanized midsole. Available now at CCS.

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For the September issue of Japanese fashion magazine HUgE, Dior Homme's 2009 fall collection is executed in noteworthy fashion as the theme of "Angles" comes into play. The unorthodox haircut pairs nicely with the collection's overall theme and aesthetic. Modeled by Robbie Wadge, the shoot was styled by Tetsuro Nagase and photographed by Takeshi Hanzawa.
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The Stussy Stock City t-shirt collection pays tribute to a number of Stussy Chapter stores around the world. The premise is simple, iconic Stussy logo meets various cities such as Vancouver, Calgary, Philadelphia, Tokyo, Hong Kong, Honolulu, Seoul, Milano, San Francisco, Las Vegas, Washington DC, Los Angeles and the incoming replacement for UNION NYC, Stussy New York.
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With an approach to fashion revolving around a simple and timeless throwback to the old days of workwear and outdoorwear, South 2 West 8 sees their 2009 fall collection presented here. Creating a casual mood, the message conveyed by the styling and photography give off the impression of simplicity with a penchant for creating well-replicated archival apparel.
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Bottled water brand VITTEL teams up with New Balance this season on a Japanese promotional campaign. For the better part of summer, sales of 500 ml VITTEL bottles (vending machines not inclusive) will include a mini-shoe key-chain featuring two iconic NB models, the 576 and the 996. The 576 comes in some simple, basic colors while the 996 features some bold neon versions.

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Japanese retailer ONSPOTZ house brand LOWERES has dropped their King NEW ERA 59Fifty fitted baseball cap. The cap features a K with a crown on it place on the front panels and 'Streets will speak about the king, who got the crown? That's Me!' is embroidered in Gold on the back. Coming in 5 colorways and available exclusively at Onspotz.
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Action sports wear company FOURSQUARE has just released their Stacker NEW ERA fitted cap. This cap features The Foursquare logo embroidered on the front two panels in Yellow/Blue/Purple on a Grey wool cap. This cap is available now on www.foursquare.com .
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`Starting August first, the Hirofumi Kiyonagi headed trifecta of SOPH., uniform experiment and F.C.R.B. unveil the respective collections for his three brands, SOPH., uniform experiment (done in conjunction with Hiroshi Fujiwara) and F.C.R.B. Stay tuned for details and more extensive looks into the collection as they become available.
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The Hajime Sorayama x OriginalFake KAWS No Future Companion blew away many collectors and KAWS fans alike for its awesome detailing and intricacies as it combined the icons of KAWS' Companion and Hajime Sorayama's "No Future" concept. Originally releasing in a darker color, the silver version has popped up in the offfical KAWS retail store. 500 individually numbered pieces feature fully articulate joints and a silver finish. Available now at KAWSONE.com with a retail price of $980 USD.
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Mostro has made these hilarious animal illustrations. He has conceived of four animals gangs—the Lower East Side Bandana Foxes, the Upper East Side Dagger Cats, the East Village Zebra Punks, and the Downtown Roller Bears—reminiscent of The Warriors.
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Fresh from UNDRCRWN today is the new "M.V.Penny" Tee, pitching NBA's infamous little puppet from the 90s, Lil Penny against Brooklyn-bred music icon, Jay Z. Since so many of us had enjoyed little puppet versions of LeBron and Kobe, it's time we get a quick reminder of their predecessor. This new t-shirt features lyrics from Jay-Z's "Who You Wit II" and is available in black, white, grey heather and royal blue for a limited run. These are now available through Pick Your Shoes.
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As a poster-child for small and innovative sneaker brands, Clae gives us the goods for the 2009 fall/winter collection. Their initial foray into the sneaker market brought us the first taste of sneaker meets shoe styling creating a more refined upper with a sneaker outsole. A preview of their 2009 fall/winter collection includes some familiar classics including the Whitman, Kennedy, Rollins, Romare Lo/Hi, Thompson and Russell.
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Monday, July 27, 2009

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Back to school was always an exciting time and an excuse to stock up on school supplies, but Nike makes it all the more fun. While you're out shopping for new notebooks, you can do it in the comfort of the 'Grade School' pack. The pack includes the 'Composition' Dunk (colored like a Mead Composition Book), the 'Crayon' Dunk Hi (with the recognizable Crayola colors), and the 'L-R Scantron' Blazer (as if you don't recognize the No. 2-only bubbles). If you don't get giddy over school supplies, maybe the shoes will do the trick.

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VANS aims for California cool for Fall 2009 with a casual collection. Another new addition to the Californian Collection family other than the previously mentioned California Zapato are pastel two-toned California Era. Many VANS fans' favorite canvas model, the Era, gets a simple two-tone and two-material update in variously subtle colorways. Gray canvas dresses down black suede while salmon pink suede is paired with a lighter pink canvas for those who pull off the slightly controversial color. There are some other easy matching colorways such as tan and blue as well, so there's a pair no matter what your favorite color is. These are now available at FLAUGE.
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In a joining of East and West, Japanese animation studio Madhouse and Eagle Award winner Warren Ellis are joining forces with Marvel Comics to create some new anime themed versions of some of Marvel Super Heroes' most iconic characters which span a four part series. Up to bat are trailers for Iron Man and Wolverine.
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Seeing the development of the atmos girls brand, the respected Japanese retailer focusing on female footwear teams up with Japanese sneaker brand UBIQ. The style takes on a modified Fatima outlook but looks to take things to new heights with an true-high-cut style. The colorways are hard to miss incorporating metallic foils into the upper. Available in four versions at mischief.
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A shoe involving Starks, DJ Clark Kent and Nike Sportswear and created as part of the 2009 NBA All-Star game, the two-shoe pack (white | black) dropped earlier this year. However seen here is a third version created exclusively for players. The mostly white shoe features similar hits as the other released versions with purple and red with a visible Air Max unit. The insoles feature the lyric "…Or you got a wicked jumpshot" split between the two insoles. Unfortunately these won't ever release on a general scale.
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Originally seeing themselves at the center of well-received celebrity collaboration, a few seasons after the fact comes some Polaroid photographs which were shot by Kenneth Capello involving porn star Tera Patrick for Supreme. With Polaroid film ceasing to exist with its trademark colors and exposure, this makes for some imagery that will never be duplicated.
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Upper Playground continues their monthly renewal of artist series tees and caps. Their most recent release consists of works form David Choe, Augor, Munk One, Alex Pardee, Jeremy Fish, and Estevan Oriol. All items, along with further product for Spring/Summer 2009, is now available through the Upper Playground online store.
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Sunday, July 26, 2009

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This latest Nike Blazer design features great graphics and even greater colors. The dynamic illustrations really pop due to the punchy reds, pinks, and purples used, but the white highlights and black toebox, midsole, and swoosh keep the kicks from being too psychotic.
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Nike SB has released their Eugene Backpack in a new colorway of all Red. The Eugene Backpack became famous because of the Buzz Lightyear version that was first released and now the style has become a staple in the Nike SB Collection. This new all Red Eugene Backpack may have been inspired by the various Visvim Backpacks that we've seen in all Red with the big difference coming in retail price. You can pick up this Nike SB Eugene Backpack at select Nike SB Retailers including In4mation Ward.
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Beginning as the official supplier of denim to Levi Straus & Co. back in 1915, Levi's Vintage Clothing revisit their iconic relationship with the the release of the Cone Mills x Levi's Vintage Clothing 1915 501xx. The 501xx of the era which bases itself on an archival pair known as the "Homer" (name of the original owner) features lightweight 11oz denim, exposed rivets, cinch and suspender buttons as well as crotch riviets and single needle arcrutes. As a further tribute, the denim comes complete with a shoulder bag.
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With models assuming the names of various breads, here's a look into Rhythm's 2009 fall/winter Scone style. The high-top features a upper comprised of patent leather with each model seeing a stripe along the bottom of the upper. Available now at FLAUGE.
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Saturday, July 25, 2009

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Amongst the many highlights at this week's Agenda Tradeshow was a special capsule collection between leading Surf/Skate brand Hurley and iconic wool garment company Pendleton. The outcome combines the cool California spirit of Hurley with a classic Americana vibe, pairing Pendleton's timeless fabrics within a collection that features flannel/plaid long-sleeve button-downs, M-65-influenced jackets, and various trucker caps, all utilizing the popular wool platform.
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Flipping a series of familiar logos from the world of Major League Baseball, Alife Rivington Club drop their latest selection of organic t-shirts. With some inspirations coming courtesy of the LA Dodgers and NY Yankees, the tees are available now at the A.R.C. Sports Store.
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Friday, July 24, 2009

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Returning to Bikini Bottom once again as timepiece designer Matthew Waldman and his company NOOKA just debut its limited edition watch line based on the jovial creature of the deep sea, SpongeBob SquarePants.  To mark this popular animated series' 10th anniversary this year, NOOKA created 2 timepiece variants, one an all-yellow rubberized ZUB ZENH, the other is ZENV in polished black aluminum.  Each will also feature specially designed wrist strap - Spongelevator graphics on the ZUB ZENH & Spongenvader on the ZENV.  Both made their debut yesterday during the opening of San Diego Comic Con (SDCC) and are currently available on-site only.  However, both watch will also be available at authorized retailers near you in the Fall.  Stay tune for more details…
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Less is more in these doleful times. But, what if we add a little more to the "less"? The 1966 classic VANS Authentic canvas trainers has reinvented itself with some simple changes- switching the colors from upper to the lower. Instead of donning the usual colored canvas upper, the colors have now migrated to the shoes' waffle soles. These shoes will still go with everything you pair your plain white kicks with, but with an extra pop of energy. Who says basic has to be boring. Bring a little color back to the hearts and souls of your whites at oki-ni.
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