Denim by VANQUISH & fragment design
Driven by the success of his Fenom line with Levi’s Japan, trend maker Hiroshi Fujiwara teamed up with another Japanese label in launching another limited denim collection in the coming month. Introducing Denim by VANQUISH & fragment design, a curated series by Fujiwara’s fragment design and VANQUISH. These jeans will come in three washes, each with … READ MORE
A Bathing Ape – Men’s Spring/Summer 2012 Collection Lookbook
While the economic downturn has certainly been tough on the streetwear market, it has served to weed out the excess a bit. In this day and age only the strong survive, and Japanese giant A Bathing Ape is certainly one of the strongest, with their pioneering brand of high end apparel and gear still chugging after … READ MORE
Dover Street Market Ginza – To Open March 2012
Fashionistas in Tokyo will have something to rejoice about come this March. Dover Street Market, the hugely popular retail concept by fashion designer Rei Kawakubo and her advent-garde label COMME des GARÇONS, is finally coming to Tokyo. Surprising, the new store will not be at the expected shopping district along the eastern part of Tokyo, where … READ MORE
Carhartt WIP – Spring/Summer 2012 Collection Lookbook | Preview Video
It seems like fans of Carhartt WIP will enter the odd realm of photographer Alexander Basile once again this coming season as the workwear-inspired apparel label unveiled a bit of the collection lookbook for Spring/Summer 2012. In a brief video by Janosch Pugnaghi, with music from Lino Gaul, Basile repeat that sensibility of in-completion and work … READ MORE
UNKNWN – Interview with Chris Julian | Video
“…more than anything, UNKNWN is a modern educational platform…” Just ahead of its highly anticipated opening, netizens get the opportunity to see (and hear) the story behind UNKNWN courtesy of Creative Control. A retail effort by Samantha Jo Alonso, Chris Julian, both of FRUITION Las Vegas fame, and last and least the man himself, LeBron James, … READ MORE
White Mountaineering x PORTER – Spring/Summer 2012 – Used Denim Accessories
In few months time White Mountaineering will start to deliver their Spring/Summer 2012 pieces into retailers around the world. Included in the Dune Rover collection are some collaboration items with PORTER. We took a glance at them in their runway show, but here we can take a look at it in more detail. The collection is … READ MORE
Complex Cut & Show: J. Crew’s Men’s Shops | Video
Once the darling among catalog merchants, J. Crew started its expansion beyond the glossy pages with a series of brick & mortar storefronts in the late 1980s. The hope was to capitalize the already well known name to a new set of customer base, and it did just that. However, in the midst of this growth, … READ MORE
GQ – Tommy Ton’s Street Style: The Retailers | Chris Gibbs of UNION LA
There is something quite masterful about dressing well, and we do not mean a dress shirt, a tie, and a suit. Anyone can pull that off. But to incorporate something like a Junya Watanabe jacket effortlessly with a pair of Visvim or just a baseball cap, you literally become the poster boy (or girl) of what … READ MORE
Billionaire Girls Club – By Billionaire Boys Club
There will be plenty to celebrate come next year when Billionaire Boys Club launches a full-fledged line for women, aptly named Billionaire Girls Club. When first conceived by Pharrell Williams and A Bathing Ape founder NIGO back in 2005, the goal was to offer Billionaire Boys Club-related merchandises to female fans of the brand. But demands … READ MORE
Tomokazu Matsuyama x Evisu – 20th Anniversary “Make The Rules” Project | Behind The Scenes Look
Its been quite a hectic year for Japanese artist Tomokazu Matsuyama, or simply known as Matzu among his friends. After a succession of exhibitions, the Brooklyn-based painter ended the year with a new collaboration, this time with denim giant Evisu in celebrating the label’s 20th anniversary. Billed as “Make The Rules” project, Matzu created the “EVISU-Kirin” … READ MORE
