In a collaborative effort between iconic street artist Futura 2000 and snowboard brand Burton, comes the Vapour snowboard. Features a simplistic black top along with mutli-coloured atomic rings on the bottom and his famous font style. With the winter months and snow season approaching, this item is perfect for carving powder in style. Truly where quality meets quality. Full picture after the jump.
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A solid offering from Original Fake’s F/W 08 collection is this “Teeth Side Pocket” Hoodie. This button down hoodie features two large side pockets, as well as a tonal embroidered Kwas teeth logo at the back. Available now at Colette. More pictures after the jump. Keep reading →
From what seems to be a promising undertaking by one half of rap group The Clipse, Pusha T sheds some light on his umcoming streetwear line Play Cloths. One of the pioneers to bring Bape, as well as the whole streetwear exposure in the North American market, Play Cloths only seemed like the right project for The Clipse. Keep an eye out for them in the near future. Peep the rest of the interview here.
Ever find that your current wallet doesn’t have space due to your extensive network of business contacts? Me niether. But for all of you who find that lack of space for your business cards or receipts is a problem, enter the Trig card wallet by Entermodal. For $145 US, the Trig utilizes a pivot closure sleeve and is handcrafted from vegetable tanned leather. Available in black or brown at Odin NYC.
For the avid wristwatch collector, Abbeville Press’ Wristwatch Annual 2009 is set to release at the end of the month. The publication features a comprehensive guide to over 1700 luxury and limited edition watches by more than 100 international brands and has detailed information as well as full colour illustrations on the specifications and prices of each one. Featured brands include Breitling, Hublot, Rolex, Tissot, Patek Phillipe, Fortis, Cartier, and Piaget among others. Unfortunately, they show no love for Casio. f you’re a watch collector, you can buy the book here.
Japanese design firm Wonderwall Inc. has been known for designing some of the most incredible retail spaces internationally. Since their inception in 2000, they’ve been responsible for the architecture and interior design of all the Bape and BBC stores worldwide, Marc Jacobs TKY, several UNIQLO stores, the Original Fake store in TKY, the newly reno’d Collette in Paris and most recently the APC store in Kita-Aoyama, Japan. It’s no wonder that Fred Perry has reached out to Wonderwall for their latest storefront in Moscow. The store carries the full range of men’s and women’s apparell as well as accessories from Fred Perry.
Artist Takashi Murakami, more recently known for his work on Kanye West’s Graduation album cover, has been commissioned by french luxury leather goods label, Louis Vuitton, to wrap their 5th ave New York location up for the holidays. The process is currently underway, with a vinyl installation being put up around the whole “5th Avenue Maison” in Monogram Multicolore. If you’re in New York for the holidays, be sure to check it out!
Nike has just recently released these Air Classic BW’s inspired by the original Nintendo NES System . On top of the two-toned grey upper and red accent colourways, the top half sports mesh for ventilation. It even makes reference to the start / select buttons.
Now available via select Nike accounts and Proper (if you’re in the Long Beach, CA area):
Proper
425 E. 1st Street
Long Beach CA 90802
562 628 9100
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For your listening pleasure, Vers has produced their 1.5R compact sound system for all those who appreciate their music. This hand crafted real-wood setup takes a week to build and features a backlit LCD as well as a 15 watt full range speaker compatible with your iPod as well as basic AM/FM. Comes in a variety of wood finishes including Cherry, Natural Walnut, Dark Walnut, and several others. Availble from $200 at Vers.
From Beans+ Japan comes this set of zip wallets. Featuring an inner zip for your loose change and other items, as well as an exterior zip to keep it all together, this all-leather offering from the brand is sure to keep your cash in check.
