Ever the renaissance man, it can be a bit hard to keep track of all the different projects Pharrell Williams is working on at any given time. From his traditional role of producing bangers for hip hop’s elite to making waves with his various fashion endeavors, the man is branching out now to scoring the Oscars along with Hans Zimmer and the set up of his new Billionaire Girls Club line. GQ sat down with Williams recently for a brief Q&A, chopping it up about his Academy Awards involvement, the influence of his personal style, and more. Hit up GQ for the full interview with the Billionaire Boys Club leader now.
Billionaire Boys Club has just added a new coat with a classic and simple look to their already popular line of varsity jackets, shirts and accessories for their upcoming spring 2012 collection. Keeping faithful to their throwback, 50′s approach, BBC offers a black-on-black colorway with white knit stripes on the neck and ends of the leather sleeves as well as a red/white and green/white option that adds a bit more to the preppy look of this jacket. The front of the wool body is finished with the “B” on the top left chest along with double welt pockets made of leather. Head over to their online store where this jacket is already available for you to pick up.
Billionaire Boys Club | Ice Cream New York
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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 have become such that it was only natural to create a complete collection with the ladies in mind. As a prelude to the collection’s official launch, limited supplies of BGC t-shirts, vests, and tank tops are now available, exclusively through BBC’s online store and selected retailers worldwide. Each item is to branded with the new BGC “Space Girl” logo, a design by iconic Japanese artist SK8THING and a twist on BBC’s astronaut emblem. More info is to come as the BGC collection launch nears.
Billionaire Boys Club | Ice Cream New York
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New York, NY 10012
The best description of A Bathing Ape‘s fan is resiliency. Just 2 weeks ago, hundreds lined up for BAPE New York Pirate Store despite the oncoming hurricane warning. A repeat of the same scene played out in front its Greene Street flagship last night, all for the opportunity to purchase the exclusive A Bathing Ape x Billionaire Boys Club collaboration t-shirts. A commerative collection for Fashion’s Night Out only, the series features a myriad of join branding between BBC and BAPE. Additionally, the series introduce the new Billionaire Girls Club label for the first time. If you missed the opportunity last evening, however, expect more collaboration from BAPE in the near future.
Photography: Poe for Freshness
BAPE New York
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TEL#: 212-925-0222
BBC and BAPE are celebrating Fashion’s Night Out this Thursday, Sept 8th, with the first ever BBC x BAPE collaboration. Consisting of T-shirts split between the BBC and BAPE flagship stores (plus online exclusives), the assortment is highlighted by the crossbreeding of logos, so that the BBC trademark is done up in BAPE camo while Baby Milo shows up in the signature Ice Cream emblem as well as classic BBC logo. Additionally, BBC is introducing the first ever Billionaire Girls Club T-shirts and tanks, available also on Thursday, September 8th, but only after 6 pm. The top floor of the BBC store will be reserved for women only, with Pharrell on hand to act as host. Go to the BBC blog for further details. Images of the entire range follow the jump.
BBC Ice Cream
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New York, NY 10012
TEL#: 212-777-2225
BAPE New York
91 Greene Street | Map
New York, NY 10012
TEL#: 212-925-0222
Release Date: September 8th, 2011 (Thursday)
There is never a dull moment in Nigel Sylvester‘s life. The Queens-native works hard, ride even harder, and party the hardest. Thursday evening was no exception with the street style BMX rider unveiled his signature Casio G-Shock timepiece, the GD100NS-7, and officially joined the Casio action sports roster. Hosted by Nigel’s “Big Brother” DJ Clark Kent and dear friend “Hawaii” Mike Salman, in conjunction with the rider’s long time sponsor Hennessy, the event was a familiar redux to Nigel’s birthday party a several months back. Similar to that event, the venue was at capacity even before it started. Yet, folks still found ways to congratulate Nigel at the penthouse suite of The Hotel on Rivington, from Mayor, Mel D Cole (Village Slum), Dee & Ricky, DJ Soul, Billionaire Boys Club, L.R.G., Nike Sportswear, AM PM New York, Mishka, ALIFE, and etc… Even a dapper Pharrell swung by to wish his friend the best. In the meantime, the Nigel Sylvester x Casio G-Shock GD100NS-7 will be available in the coming weeks at G-Shock specialty stores around the world.
Photography: Poe for Freshness
A quick rebuttal via his Twitter account to clarify what GQ reported this morning, hip-hop mogul Jay-Z announced his fashion consortium Rocawear‘s purchase of Pharrell Williams‘ Billionaire Boys Club isn’t a purchase at all. Instead, its a partnership where each of the involved parties will bring their strengths to the effort. Under the agreement, Rocawear will handle the logistic aspect, from manufacturing to distribution. This will free up Williams to focus on BBC creative portion and marketing. In addition, in keeping with Billionaire Boys Club founding motto, its merchandises will only be available at select boutiques around the world still. Certainly a sweet heart deal for both men in the face of an uncertain outlook. More detailed information to come soon…
A common misgiving in relation to canvas sneakers is the bland appearance. Comfortable? Yes. Lightweight and Breathable? Yes. But any expectation on distinctive designs is quickly extinguished till this season as Billionaire Boys Club (aka BBC) made available its Nothing Canvas Sneaker in Camouflage Print. Absence of any branding with the exception of small astronaut motif on lateral sidewall of the sole and embroidered “B” on the leather heel tab, the Nothing Camouflage Canvas is the ideal for those strolls near yacht club, especially with its gum rubber outsole. As with any BBC products, supplies are limited and available only at select BBC retailers worldwide including SIX FEET DOWN of Caliroots.
Style: 11181001
Color: Camo Brown
Hot off the heels of their recent May web drop, Billionaire Boys Club is at it again, adding a bunch of new items to Season 12 of Pharrell’s famous line. This set has some heavier pieces, coming with some hoodies and jackets to throw on just in case the thermometer dips too low in the summer nights. Also including are a couple of new accessories, including the sharp coin case pictured above. One of the most interesting items available among these is the Blastivo Poncho, a nice piece with a southwestern influenced design that features the BBC branding. The design team at Billionaire Boys club has shown that they aren’t afraid to innovate and the poncho definitely works as a unique summer item. Hit the jump to for a look at the poncho as well as the rest of the just released items which are available online now at the Billionaire Boys Club webstore.
Billionaire Boys Club just dropped a batch of new items online to add to their Season 12 collection. Pictured above is one of two new colorways for their classy Ice Cream Drip model, whose name pretty much says it all for these canvas lowtops. As a whole the drop strikes a nice balance, featuring some smart looking cardigans as well as some other pieces that fall in line with the more off the wall stuff we are used to seeing from BBC. Continue reading for images of all of the just released pieces and head over to Billionaire Boys Club to scoop them up.
Mentioned already in a brief posting yesterday evening, Pharrell Williams released an official video announcement this afternoon of his creative (and equity) stake in Karmaloop TV. The Grammy winning musician, producer, frontman of N.E.R.D. , just to named a few, this new platform allows Williams to become an emissary of sort to the growing youth culture. In his statement, Williams addressed Karmaloop TV will “once again give intelligent and creative youth culture a voice and a TV entertainment brand they can call their own, something that has been missing for a long time now. We intend to create amazing programming that really speaks to this group and is innovative, fun and groundbreaking. Progressive youth culture is hungry for different content than what is out there now – they are currently massively underserved.” Greg Selkoe, Founder of Karmaloop and CEO of the new venture added ““We’re delighted and honored that he has joined our effort to create a multi-platform brand that will once again excite cutting edge youth culture about TV, just as MTV did in the 1980s.” Heads by Katie McEnroe, former President of AMC Network, Karmaloop TV is slated to be available later this year as a cable television channel.
Another new week in March marks more new drops from Billionaire Boys Club/Ice Cream. A healthy dose of shirts, t-shirts, jeans and pants will be available today, however keep in mind that not all of the items will be available at all Billionaire Boys Club/Ice Cream stores. The damage treatments on the Billionaire Boys Club Smart Cut Vintage Wash Jeans results in an almost galaxy like finish. The complete the look, the indigo denim is embroidered with the familiar Astronaut Faces on the back pockets. In contrast, the Ice Cream Waffle Cone Embroidery Chinos are detailed with waffle cone ice cream embroideries. Shirts and t-shirts are kept basic and feature iconic graphics as focal point of the garments.
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