Check it: http://www.univ-shop.com/2009/07/30/sperry-top-siders-for-fall-now-at-univ/
July 31, 2009
KICKS: Fall Sperry Top-Siders
Peeped these at Univ and I am lost for words, should I shed a tear? These are, I need to go buy them.
Check it: http://www.univ-shop.com/2009/07/30/sperry-top-siders-for-fall-now-at-univ/
Check it: http://www.univ-shop.com/2009/07/30/sperry-top-siders-for-fall-now-at-univ/
SHADES GALORE @ Karmaloop
Grab a pair of shades, there is a plethora, smorges board, heaps, loads, lots to choose from.
I love 'em all, but if I have to choose a favorite it would be Sabre. Wear my Dude and Die Hippy shades everyday.
ACCESSORIES: Freshjive Herring Series
Some nice accessories from Freshjive dropped on Karmaloop. I love patterns and herringbone is classic. The wallet bring me back to my days as a kid with the velcro closure and the belt is real clean, a good departure from the basic webbed belt.
The Herring Belt - $34
Buy it: http://www.karmaloop.com/products.aspx?ProductID=66170&VendorCode=FRE
The Herring Belt - $34
Buy it: http://www.karmaloop.com/products.aspx?ProductID=66170&VendorCode=FRE
The Herring Wallet - $24
Buy it: http://www.karmaloop.com/products.aspx?ProductID=66172&VendorCode=FRE
Buy it: http://www.karmaloop.com/products.aspx?ProductID=66172&VendorCode=FRE
Lions Den
On my morning scour of the online shops I remembered that I hadn't looked at Lion Den in a while. They have some ALIFE in bright colored patent and United Kranes Regent up right now.
KICKS: IM King 420 Top Sneakers - $105
IM King teamed up with Radii to develop this solid high top. I like the black and tiffany color way, along with the straps over the upper. The IM King brand button details are a good touch too. Check out the faux ostrich detail on the front counter and the collar.
Buy it: http://www.80spurple.com/shop/product/94345/5250/im-king-mens-420-top-sneakers-black-tiffany
Buy it: http://www.80spurple.com/shop/product/94345/5250/im-king-mens-420-top-sneakers-black-tiffany
EDITORIAL: LAartlab presents The Hundreds x Hellz Bellz x Freshjive
It’s not everyday that one gets to sit in and listen to true streetwear icons like Bobby Kim and Ben Shenassafar from The Hundreds, Lanie Alabanza-Barcena from Hellz Bellz, and Rick Klotz from Freshjive; but I had to privilege to do so tonight.
The auditorium at the National Center for the Preservation of Democracy was a packed house and people arriving late were turned away at the door. LAartlab put together an industry event that brought three unique brands together with different directions and aesthetics yet with one thing in common; staying true to themselves as brands or as Rick would say a philosophy.
Rick started it off with his twenty-plus years of experience with Freshjive that has brought him a great deal wisdom. He has seen it all and given us a lot. The key point he kept making was that, “I am the boss and I can do whatever I want.” As one of the first true streetwear brands, Rick showed us his lifestyle through his ads and art. He dropped out of his last year at Otis Parson when he reeled in $250K from the Action Sportswear Tradeshow and kind of knew he had something on his hands. He partnered up with his dad and started putting things in motion. Rick never cared, and still doesn’t care, about what people say. He just does what he wants. As he became successful he faced the dichotomy of not caring about branding but having to promote Freshjive and tell kids that his brand was cool. In 2002 he read “No Logo” which would change the way he ran his business, but not until after taking a hiatus for a year in 2004, leaving the company to his dad. He came back to Freshjive after his dad passed in 2005 with a new perspective to make graphic art that pushed the boundaries and made people think. He stresses experimenting and Freshjive will express this next season by pulling all of its labels and logos off of its clothes and running a blank label. Rick’s favorite piece that he ever made is a tee with a parody of the Suicidal Tendencies logo: “Homicidal Tendencies” (it’s a long story and let’s just say that his buddy wore the shirt at a party and almost got the shit beat out of him).
Bobby and Ben batted second and Bobby did most of the talking as he is the man behind the blog that shows us the day to day of The Hundreds. They met during law school and that’s the last they ever saw of it. Bobby and Ben are a true inspiration as they built their brand from scarce resources into a true world-renown brand with a cult-like following. Bobby loves logos and branding which is a big part of The Hundreds and they have actually created many different logos including the world famous Adam Bomb. What keeps The Hundreds so strong is the fact they stay true to the ethos they set forth from the beginning. Bobby explained that his inspiration for creating the blog was from being at punk concerts and always being at the same level as the band. The band never performed above the people and he wanted to emulate the same thing for the supporters of The Hundreds. As a result, The Hundreds has become a true lifestyle brand. What also makes The Hundreds unique is the fact that they don’t just want to do clothing, but also get involved with music and publishing as well. Clothing was an avenue for them to get their brand out there and now they are blurring the lines between so many industries. They recently celebrated their sixth anniversary which happens to fall on my birthday, and are continuing to collaborate on multiple projects. We were introduced to a few that are monumental and going to shake things up like their new Italian handcrafted sunglass line. This is going to be huge! Bobby’s favorite pieces are graphic tees and Ben is a sneakerhead. Good thing The Hundreds dropped kicks this year.
Batting clean up was Lanie from Hellz Bellz. This girl has changed the game for women’s streetwear and has quite the resume. Although her parents tried to push her into engineering, she found another outlet for her technical talent. She interned at Alphanumeric where she realized that fashion design was her true calling and moved to Triple 5 Soul and then became the Art Director at Rocawear. When she experienced frustration at Rocawear because her vision was conflicting from what they wanted, she took a chance and started her own label to push the designs that she created. Hellz Bellz was born and came from an ACDC song that conveys her philosophy of going against the grain. As an in-your-face women’s streetwear brand it shows that girls can do it too and she was fortunate to have friends opening stores to help push her brand. She is a true inspiration to me because although Asian Americans are taught that the norm is to have a professional career, she has found success by following her passion. One of Lanie’s proudest accomplishments is to have worked with Stussy and she is working on many other collabs like her upcoming project with Vans. Lanie’s favorite piece is her outerwear jackets and you’ll get to see some of them this fall.
There are a few key points I took away from this chat. First, in a bad economy you have to get more creative. Second, if you want to start a brand or company you need to know why you are doing it. Third, stay consistent with your philosophy and work hard because it doesn’t come easy. Rick said to not try it at all and Ari said the same thing to Turtle in the last episode of Entourage, because if you really want to do it, you’re going to have to fight for it.
-Derrick Klunchoo
The auditorium at the National Center for the Preservation of Democracy was a packed house and people arriving late were turned away at the door. LAartlab put together an industry event that brought three unique brands together with different directions and aesthetics yet with one thing in common; staying true to themselves as brands or as Rick would say a philosophy.
Rick started it off with his twenty-plus years of experience with Freshjive that has brought him a great deal wisdom. He has seen it all and given us a lot. The key point he kept making was that, “I am the boss and I can do whatever I want.” As one of the first true streetwear brands, Rick showed us his lifestyle through his ads and art. He dropped out of his last year at Otis Parson when he reeled in $250K from the Action Sportswear Tradeshow and kind of knew he had something on his hands. He partnered up with his dad and started putting things in motion. Rick never cared, and still doesn’t care, about what people say. He just does what he wants. As he became successful he faced the dichotomy of not caring about branding but having to promote Freshjive and tell kids that his brand was cool. In 2002 he read “No Logo” which would change the way he ran his business, but not until after taking a hiatus for a year in 2004, leaving the company to his dad. He came back to Freshjive after his dad passed in 2005 with a new perspective to make graphic art that pushed the boundaries and made people think. He stresses experimenting and Freshjive will express this next season by pulling all of its labels and logos off of its clothes and running a blank label. Rick’s favorite piece that he ever made is a tee with a parody of the Suicidal Tendencies logo: “Homicidal Tendencies” (it’s a long story and let’s just say that his buddy wore the shirt at a party and almost got the shit beat out of him).
Bobby and Ben batted second and Bobby did most of the talking as he is the man behind the blog that shows us the day to day of The Hundreds. They met during law school and that’s the last they ever saw of it. Bobby and Ben are a true inspiration as they built their brand from scarce resources into a true world-renown brand with a cult-like following. Bobby loves logos and branding which is a big part of The Hundreds and they have actually created many different logos including the world famous Adam Bomb. What keeps The Hundreds so strong is the fact they stay true to the ethos they set forth from the beginning. Bobby explained that his inspiration for creating the blog was from being at punk concerts and always being at the same level as the band. The band never performed above the people and he wanted to emulate the same thing for the supporters of The Hundreds. As a result, The Hundreds has become a true lifestyle brand. What also makes The Hundreds unique is the fact that they don’t just want to do clothing, but also get involved with music and publishing as well. Clothing was an avenue for them to get their brand out there and now they are blurring the lines between so many industries. They recently celebrated their sixth anniversary which happens to fall on my birthday, and are continuing to collaborate on multiple projects. We were introduced to a few that are monumental and going to shake things up like their new Italian handcrafted sunglass line. This is going to be huge! Bobby’s favorite pieces are graphic tees and Ben is a sneakerhead. Good thing The Hundreds dropped kicks this year.
Batting clean up was Lanie from Hellz Bellz. This girl has changed the game for women’s streetwear and has quite the resume. Although her parents tried to push her into engineering, she found another outlet for her technical talent. She interned at Alphanumeric where she realized that fashion design was her true calling and moved to Triple 5 Soul and then became the Art Director at Rocawear. When she experienced frustration at Rocawear because her vision was conflicting from what they wanted, she took a chance and started her own label to push the designs that she created. Hellz Bellz was born and came from an ACDC song that conveys her philosophy of going against the grain. As an in-your-face women’s streetwear brand it shows that girls can do it too and she was fortunate to have friends opening stores to help push her brand. She is a true inspiration to me because although Asian Americans are taught that the norm is to have a professional career, she has found success by following her passion. One of Lanie’s proudest accomplishments is to have worked with Stussy and she is working on many other collabs like her upcoming project with Vans. Lanie’s favorite piece is her outerwear jackets and you’ll get to see some of them this fall.
There are a few key points I took away from this chat. First, in a bad economy you have to get more creative. Second, if you want to start a brand or company you need to know why you are doing it. Third, stay consistent with your philosophy and work hard because it doesn’t come easy. Rick said to not try it at all and Ari said the same thing to Turtle in the last episode of Entourage, because if you really want to do it, you’re going to have to fight for it.
-Derrick Klunchoo
July 30, 2009
Johnny Cupcakes LA 1 Year Anniversary
Celebrate the 1 year anniversary of the Johnny Cupcakes LA store this Saturday, August 1st at 3pm. 
KICKS: PF FLYERS MERCER
PF Flyers has released the Mercer for July, which is a nice perforated leather low top with a band across the upper. This is clean and simple and kinda of reminds me of Creative Recreation a little bit. We like the white and black colorways.
Grab a pair at Zappos.com, Pickyourshoes.coom, and piperlime.com.
Grab a pair at Zappos.com, Pickyourshoes.coom, and piperlime.com.
TEES: The Hundreds x Brooklyn Projects - CITY OF ANGELS x CITY OF ROSES
Peeped this on The Hundreds: To commemorate the opening of the Brooklyn Projects Pasadena store, The Hundreds and Brooklyn Projects have put together a limited reinterpretation of the Adam Bomb. 144 shirts in black and white are going to be available this Sunday August 2nd at Noon. A blue colorway will drop on a later date in The Hundreds store.
Brooklyn Projects
1776 East Colorado Blvd.
Brooklyn Projects
1776 East Colorado Blvd.
GILT: Theory Sale
Theory sale going on at gilt.com. There are some solid outerwear and suit pieces.
Sign up to participate in the sale through us: http://www.gilt.com/account/register?pkey=commercialmix
Sign up to participate in the sale through us: http://www.gilt.com/account/register?pkey=commercialmix
July 29, 2009
JT PICKS: Karmaloop
JT was just scanning Kloop and this it what he liked. You should like it too.
Creative Recreation The Dicoco Sneaker - $130
Buy it: http://www.karmaloop.com/products.aspx?ProductID=65949&VendorCode=CRE
Crooks and Castles The Medusa Band Tee - $32
Buy it: http://www.karmaloop.com/products.aspx?ProductID=62692&VendorCode=CNC
In4mation The Motor Boating Tee - $20
Buy it: http://www.karmaloop.com/products.aspx?ProductID=58695&VendorCode=INF
Creative Recreation The Dicoco Sneaker - $130
Buy it: http://www.karmaloop.com/products.aspx?ProductID=65949&VendorCode=CRE
Crooks and Castles The Medusa Band Tee - $32
Buy it: http://www.karmaloop.com/products.aspx?ProductID=62692&VendorCode=CNC
In4mation The Motor Boating Tee - $20
Buy it: http://www.karmaloop.com/products.aspx?ProductID=58695&VendorCode=INF
Vote for the Grape Juice Records T-Shirt Contest
Grape Juice Records and Always Urban teamed up for a t-shirt contest. Out of the many entries 16 made the cut. Now it is up to the people to vote for the best design. Go to http://www.alwaysurban.com/Grape-Juice-Records-Tee-Contest_ep_104.html to vote. Voting ends August 17th.
WOVEN: Commune The Salvador Buttondown Shirt - $58
Commune comes up big, literally, with this buffalo plaid woven shirt. Why not go big with the pattern and change it up? It is different, not to mention the asymmetric back stitch line.
Buy it: http://www.karmaloop.com/products.aspx?ProductID=65091&VendorCode=CMN
Buy it: http://www.karmaloop.com/products.aspx?ProductID=65091&VendorCode=CMN
TEES: Caked Out The Black or White Tee - $24
Seen this silhouette of MJ on many shirts, but I like this version with the play on black and white.
Buy it: http://www.karmaloop.com/products.aspx?ProductID=71437&VendorCode=CAK
Buy it: http://www.karmaloop.com/products.aspx?ProductID=71437&VendorCode=CAK
TIME PIECE: FLuD The Big Ben Watch in Green - $90
This is mean. Grean face on the Big Ben, just looks like dollar bills. Comes with band options, got to love that.
Buy it: http://www.karmaloop.com/products.aspx?ProductID=72173&VendorCode=FLU
Buy it: http://www.karmaloop.com/products.aspx?ProductID=72173&VendorCode=FLU
JACKET: Crooks and Castles The Nautic Jacket - $136
Features on the Buyer wire this is a solid transition piece. It's lightweight, functional, and in what I like to call the "really expensive" colorway. Crooks always loads each piece with detail like the lower center front patch and the sleeve embroidery.
Buy it: http://www.karmaloop.com/products.aspx?ProductID=60671&VendorCode=CNC
Buy it: http://www.karmaloop.com/products.aspx?ProductID=60671&VendorCode=CNC
Boundless NY 40% BLOWOUT SALE
Boundless is clearing it's online shop for the new Fall drops so get some gems at a good price until July 31st.
Check it: http://www.boundlessny.com/news/718/3-days-left
Check it: http://www.boundlessny.com/news/718/3-days-left
JACKET: Heritage 1981 Gingham Weather Jacket - $32
Here is a nice transition piece from Heritage 1981. Like the gingham pattern and lightweight fabric. Keeps with the nautical/collegiate look.
Buy it: http://www.forever21.com/heritage1981/product.asp?catalog%5Fname=FOREVER21&category%5Fname=81whatsnewall&product%5Fid=2062475226&Page=1
Buy it: http://www.forever21.com/heritage1981/product.asp?catalog%5Fname=FOREVER21&category%5Fname=81whatsnewall&product%5Fid=2062475226&Page=1
July 28, 2009
KICKS: Vans The Era Wingtip
I have been on the wing tip sneaker wagon for sometime wearing my Clae Whitmans, so I can easily appreciate the newest drops from Vans; the Era Wingtip. It still keeps with the classic Vans look with a little bit of flash. Find yourself a pair at select Vans retailers like Proper.
Source: High Snobiety
Source: High Snobiety
KARMALOOP TV: The Buyer Wire - Crooks and Castle
Crooks drops some transitional pieces leading us out of Summer and into Fall. Check out Holland's buy and a little bit of insight on the collection.
July 27, 2009
New Balance 574 Location Program
New Balance is making big strides this fall with the 574 location program. Select retailers are going to be stocking limiteds of this classic and will have trained staff to give you all the specs and details you need for these sneakers.
There will be four classic colorways in the mix, including: grey, grey/navy, navy, and black/grey. We especially like the burgundy colorway.
There will be four classic colorways in the mix, including: grey, grey/navy, navy, and black/grey. We especially like the burgundy colorway.
July 23, 2009
SHADES: New Retro Super Future drop at 80's Purple
Check it a new drop of Retro Super Future at 80's Purple. The heat wave is sticking around so you may want to think about grabbing a pair.
Buy it: http://www.80spurple.com/shop/product/94132/3734/retro-super-future-black-white-ny-black
Buy it: http://www.80spurple.com/shop/product/94132/3734/retro-super-future-black-white-ny-black
Buy it: http://www.80spurple.com/shop/product/94130/3734/retro-super-future-black-white-ny-invertito
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