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people, sneaker collecting isn't a game anymore. you need to be
very serious these days if you're out there looking for the rarest
kicks. and please 'out there' does not refer to ebay! you need
to travel, wait in line, email, phone, wait in line, buy last-minute
flight tickets, talk to complete strangers. for what? just to
have them? no! to show like-minded humans that you are a lot better
at this business. there is one dilemma, though: to wear or not
to wear? check greyone's new short film which gives an insight
into sneaker mania, drool over sneakers that you will never ever
get your hands on, and - mr. ben baller: put away those undefeated
splatters - you're making us cry.
greyone has
these | movie here
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this just in - fixins.com just announced their second event -
soled out in san francisco. the first one in l.a. was a great
success. so you might consider doing a bit of what is mentioned
in the post above - the part about traveling, talking to complete
strangers, etc.. get updates directly from fixins. if you don't,
we'll remind you.
info on soled
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is soccer the biggest, most beloved of all sports on this our
planet earth? is this question relevant? probably not. what is
relevant in the context of soccer is a project initiated by tomomi
nakajima, who heads the design agency 'stoique' in tokyo. stoique
teamed up with the scrawl collective to produce a series of soccer
balls (by puma) which no one will ever play with - that's for
sure. where can you see them? yup, you guessed right, at vacant.
will this be our las post for vacant this month? we got one more...
for our
archive | more here
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people in the uk - you know this already. people outside the uk
- head to your local international newsstand to get a copy of
sleazenation. on the cover you'll find artwork by kaws, inside
you'll find posters. we heard that there are different ones in
each issue, so maybe you'll check that before you get it.
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you need to be honest to yourself now... if you answer more than
two of the following questions with a definite 'yes' you have
a problem. a problem that the people at cake will help you solve.
here are the questions: not commanding the respect you deserve?
requests for a pay rise falling deaf ears? bosses rejecting your
ideas? strong of mind but weak of body? cake says: time to toughen
up with the revolutionary 'temporary hard man tattoo pack'. beinghunted
says: get rid of your weights, throw away your ball pens, and
spare yourself the pain of the 'real thing'. keep in mind that
these won't stay on forever. if you plan on playing 'tough guy'
for a while you should consider getting a whole bunch of these
packs.
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"right kids... we figured it was high-time that we made this
little 'zine for you all. as the world goes crazy on the sneaker
tip, we felt it was time to drop a reality check on the idiots.
this is for those of ya who save all your pennies to get that
hot new dunk - only to find out that some media-twat in tight
twisted denim has bought that last pair before you [...]."
no futher comments needed - get deadstock!
sample pages
| deadstock site
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reid one customizes hats. not your basic plain colored baseball
caps but - perfect in the context of this site - camouflage ones.
those which you usually see on the heads of true sportsmen out
there in the woods. now you can wear these in the cities as well,
without feeling to militant a hunter yourself. a nice hand-made
label, or some spray paint make the difference. if you like to
hunt for these on your own - try nyc, sf, la, and japan. if you'd
like a hint - see below.
r*1
hats | ask reid
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various online retailers have already received the latest mhi
gear. among the new pieces: t-shirts by rostarr, mhi/kubrick ltd.
edition tees, the classic snopant, etc.. then everyone was waiting
for these - the new futura blazers. but before they were at niketown
they were already sold out. now they are on nikebay. a little
more expensive as one might expect. any chance of getting them
in europe? no info on that as of now.
find mhi here
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ok, we mentioned vacant quite a bit those past few days/weeks.
however, there are a lot of great things going on. the next date
that you should put in your palm or whatever is next friday. that's
when mr mad anthony will celebrate his official launch party.
who he is? - let his website do the explaining. a bit more info
on vacant: nyc is the first stop.
see invite
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for those few of you who don't know, vacant nyc is up and running
on lower mercer street. we have some pics of a few of the goodies
that are waiting to be found: limited edition jbs, frank 151 installation,
the soccer ball series. they have really got it going on. and
there's something almost every day - on the 13th you need to be
there to check out pete fowler. also, we have a special preview
for you from the vacant team: artist-decorated puma bags straight
from japan. these are two of a series of one-offs that vacant
will be revealing soon enough... well, not soon enough for all
of us!
see
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secret hint for people interested in getting those eminiem nikes.
they will be released this friday at niketown. people who can't
wait that long - use buy-it-now on ebay. be prepared to pay $200
upwards.
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you missed the opening of 8.5'' x 11'' at the 55dsl store in nyc?
no problem at all. go to the faesthetic website to check out snapshots
of the night. you can also catch a glimpse of the tons and tons
of artwork that are on display. a great project, great graphics,
and a great crowd.
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as always, around this time of the month we're giving you a short
insight into the latest issue of relax magazine. we see this as
a service for you to judge whether you should invest or not. since
many of you don't read japanese it's more a matter of whether it
has nice pics, new clothing & toys, and maybe 1-3 urls that
one could follow. so, this issue has lots and lots of food in it,
a feature on andy jenkins, t-shirts by rinzen, toys by kaws, furilla
(where do we know that from?), kubrick, and great photography, as
always. all in all a solid issue.
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this time we're squeezing 3 bits of info into one post - it's late
and we need to get the info out asap... first up - perks and mini.
they are ready to ship fresh gear for early '03. since they are
carrying their own brand at their own store 'someday', also, they
need some space for the new stuff. which means - they are having
a sale. the newly gained room will be used for pam - as said, supreme,
tonite, silas, etc.
in the uk the folks at subsurface have been busy over the holidays.
you can tell from looking at their new designs on sweats, hoodies,
and tees. but not only that. we can only mention a few names that
are to be associated with subsurface in one context or another (you'll
need to wait for the whole story, though): maharishi, mother, etc.
mini - not as in 'perks and mini' but as in 'mini the car' - seem
to have something really neat coming up in paris. la mjc and mini
are bringing together an excellent mix of music, graphics, photography,
and video. here are a few of the people involved for you to judge,
whether you should hop on the concorde: kenny dope, wk interact,
nonconceptual, surface 2 air. not convinced yet - check link for
more data.
new pam
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breakbeat science - this nyc store should be well known since early
drum & bass times. it was (one of) the first place(s) in the
big apple - or even the whole us - to import this type of music.
not too long ago, bbs had moved from its space in the east village
to the neighbourhood of alife, 360toygroup, recon, et al.. that's
great we hear you say, but what's all this about? - toys and t-shirts,
of course. music - yeah, but that's a different story. bbs just
released a set of dj related figures - the techheadz - in a nyc
and cali edition, designed and produced by bufalo club nyc. as far
as t-shirts go, bbs is a real treat, too. take a look and buy their
own designs as well as a new line by ryan mcginness.
techheadz: what?
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finally, munich - or germany in general - gets a piece of the world's
greatest street-art/design, whatever-you'd-like-to-call-it! modart
is a show and party event that runs parallel to the international
sports fair 'ispo'. the link is, as one might imagine, the whole
skateboard/snowboard environment which has been and still is one
of the driving forces behind today's (street) art. the following
people are part of modart munich: j. avignon, grant brittain, andy
howell, dave kinsey, loomit, marok, lance mountain, virus, and dalek
(...). apart from the art, there are workshops and parties held
throughout the event.
snapshots here
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what has jb been up to for the last month or two? hybernation? not
at all. however, we think he should take a rest for a moment and
give his 'competitors' a chance to catch up. his new series featuers
screen-printed materials, fresh new colors that we haven't seen
on sneakers so far, patterns which we could never have imagined
to end up on a pair of kicks, and a brand new model in excellent
color combinations, as well as textures. jb - he is not human.
these are new
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crownfarmer is a neat little 'zine which features illustrations
by names familiar to the bghd crowd. so, you can get it, look at
it, carry it around with you - you just can't wear it. crownfarmer
took this into consideration and came up with the follwing scheme:
7 months x 2 artists = 14 excellent t-shirts. so if you don't know
what to wear, get two new tees each month and you're all set. thanks,
crownfarmer!
crownfarmer key-vis
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this month will start with 2 pieces that
involve dave kinsey. one today, the other tomorrow. this post is
on dave's collaboration with 4skination of singapore. instead of
letting people run/fly/drive around the globe to assemble a small
collection of work by one artist, they put it all together in one
box. this box contains a 24 page booklet, a ltd. edition t-shirt,
and sticker sheet. the boxes will be sold through 4skin online and
other specialty stores worldwide. next up: dave kinsey (and others)
at munich's modart.
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