I’m pretty sure everyone at one point or another has worn Vans in their life. You really can’t deny their history. With that said, Vans will be releasing a book on June 1st. “The book weaves together the multi-generational story of the community and culture of all that has influenced and has been influenced by [...]
My buddy Brett Wiley has parted ways with Estate and has teamed up with Monarch Manufacturing to create his own headwear brand Quintin, named after his dog Quincy. Two weeks after I heard this news, Brett and I were meeting at my place where he rolled out the new logo with a full line of [...]
My friend Eden just hipped me to this feature on Honeyee; a click-through introduction of Carhartt’s line in Japan. Those jeans on page two have been on my body for months, literally. People are starting to look at me weird. Regarding Carhartt, here’s an interesting piece by Jeff Staple highlighting brands that aren’t quite as [...]
Another dope referral from Jason Eichhorst. I haven’t see this book yet, but judging by the click-through preview it’s incredible. The history of skate shoes goes further back than you may think, and this book catalogs all of it up to the present. Go here to check it out.
I must admit that I’m very into models. Her Famed Good Looks is a website which catalogs photographs of all sorts of models, from editorial to advertising shots. If you know of a model that’s not in their directory, you’re an aficionado. Check the site out here. Check the directory/galleries here.
Josh Sperber, owner of Bay Area’s Hella Tight hat brand (and Defgrip fan), sent through some caps for our melons. Thanks dudes!!! At first, the name didn’t ring a bell, but once I saw the branding/designs, it all clicked. The hats arrived in that solid black box, and appear to be built real nice and [...]
I’m super psyched on the intro animation/movie for the Re Reserved site. I definitely feel like you get a bit lost in there for a second, like you are looking at something more than just a website. I did find everything after the into a bit confusing… I’m also really into the repeat video on [...]
Kevin Porter recently opened up a coffee shop in Chicago with his wife Chelsea, named De•li•cious Café. I was stoked and intrigued when I heard about this venture, as it is a departure from the predictable bike shop that you would expect a pro rider to open. Hence, I asked KP some questions about it. [...]
Selectism just (and by “just” I mean in October 2008) posted up this interview with designer Trace Marshall which incorporates a look at the latest Warriors of Radness offering. In no particular order are my 6 favorite things about the interview: 1. The background story of W.O.R. and Gonz coming out of the Freshjive camp. [...]
Ride BMX just dropped their 2009 Photo Issue, which has a colorful photo of Rich Hirsch on the cover. If the cover caught your eye, but you didn’t know why, than you are in luck. I hit up Keith Mulligan with a few questions to find out exactly what is going on with the cover. [...]
Tom from Streetphire was so kind as to post up this little article on the new Lavar release, along with an interview with yours truly. Wynn Ruji supplied the photos of me and Tom’s dialed layout allows you to get a better look at the tees than we even have on our own site, so [...]
Ryan Denehy from BNQT hit me up with a link to a new project from the owner of Vestal watches called Tsovet. Tsovet looks more like a “grown up” brand compared to Vestal and has a lot of Bell&Ross/aviation inspiration going on. Check out Tsovet here.
Here is Randy Brown’s signature Orchid shoe called The Function. It’s meant to have the ankle protection of a mid-top, with the flexibility and comfort of a low-top. Click below to check it out. *UPDATE* – Randy Brown/Van Homan Orchid edit below too.
The brand new Lavar website is up and running, with a click-through book of the new product. More urgently, go to The Come Up right now and check out the Lavar/TCU giveaway. Check out the questions and then go to my Q&A thread to answer them, and we’ll send one of these to the first [...]
Click below to check out 2 upcoming Animal shirts, which should be available soon.
Famed fashion designer Hedi Slimane has been getting a lot of recognition for his photography over the past few years and after leaving his lead design position at Dior, that seems to be all he’s been doing. He has a personal site that he updates quite regularly and his images are pretty amazing. This past [...]
Odyssey teamed up with Estate LA on two new hat designs. One is a nice looking fitted with their O driver logo on the front in white, orange and blue and the other is a retro looking “pirates” style hat in brown and orange. They have a nice flip book going with a bunch of [...]
Nike Sportswear just released a new collection and Nigel is still holding it down for BMX! There are a few new photos and a few o we’ve already seen of Nigel, but it’s just dope to have a BMX presence in a mainstream campaign like this! Check it out on the Nike site.
Rich just sent over a sneak peek of Chase Dehart’s Lotek shoe. According to Rich, Chase’s shoe is based off a slimmed down throwback and will have double thick insoles and a stiffer/more durable sole compound, as will the rest of the 09 Lotek line. Full pic after the gap jump, and keep checking Lotek [...]
Ransom is coming out of Canada with a cleaned-up workwear look and some very nice details. Dope site Dope shop and brands Dope collection Having this guy photographed wearing your gear doesn’t hurt either.
I love The Sartorialist because, in addition to running his blog on top of his day job, his posts are always so eloquently written. He approaches fashion as a fan, rather than a know-it-all jaded “everything sucks” type. Anyone can knock bad fashion, and sometimes it’s funny to read, but The Sartorialist has no time [...]
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