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Ksubi X Richard Nicoll
December 10th, 2007 |
Central St Martins graduate Richard Nicoll, and Australian raised designer, has collaborated with Ksubi to create this pair of early 20th-century futurism inspired sunglasses which come in 3 styles with black, white or clear plastic frames. Ksubi’s eyewear programme has grown immensley over the past few years, and this seasons collection is no exception. Thanks [...]
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Reigning Champ Peacoat
December 10th, 2007 |
Reigning Champ, whilst best known for their heavy weight Fleece have now added a Classic Peacoat to their debut Winter season. Its to be expected that the Jacket is made only to the highest standards, and of course while it may look like a classic navy inspired coat its inact made of the infamous fleece [...]
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An Interview with Visvim’s Hiroki Nakamura
December 10th, 2007 |
While obviously the amazing quality and inventive qualities of Visvim have been a huge telling part in their success, a sucess which started with the FBT in terms of gaining worldwide recognition but has grown a very intrenched fan base all round the world, from their bags, to their shirts, denim and so much more. If you’ve been to F.I.L you’ll know the Hiroki Nakamura doesn’t do things by halves, infact just looking at a garment of any accessory and you’ll be able to see this, even their seasonal catalogue. The amazing catalogue which the Visvim team put together each collection in a way is a great example of just what the companies about, well planned, made to the highest quality and executed beyond anyone else. I had a quick chat with Hiroki about the book and inparticular this season’s issue entitled” Dissertation on Geographical Relevance in Rational Product Development".
AB: I’ve noticed over the years that within Japan, Cataloguing collections is a very important part of the process, alot of companies produce Magazine style Catalogues to present their collection to the consumer, Visvim take this process to another level, by producing a hardcover book of very high standards, something people can hold on to for years, to you, what makes producing a book to this level so important?
HN: I’ve always preferred things that you can keep for a long time and that will last. When we first started making our catalogs, we wanted to create something for our customers that they could keep for their own personal archives while at the same time documenting the process of all our collections. We are very much a product-based brand, so it\’s important to present our product nicely and neutrally to our customers, and our Dissertations are a good medium for this.
AB: Within the Book you prefer to pay attention to the detail and quality of the garment rather than talk of the culture around the brand, to me this is a sign of Visvim\’s philosophy in producing quality, to you, what is the best way to get the message across of the quality of the garment through print matter, without being able to show the consumer the product in its physical form?
HN: For us the product must always be the focus and subject. We prefer not to associate our product with any particular style, culture, ethnicity, nationality, etc., so all emphasis should be on the product\’s technical details, material specifications, and our attempts at improving the design, while only showing basic images of each item. We try to keep things simple, and our catalogs are one of the most important communication tools we have in doing this.
AB: The Autumn/Winter 07-08 book is entitled ‘ Dissertation on Geographical Relevance in Rational Product Development ‘ – what does this mean?
HN: Every season we have different development themes that help organize the thought-process behind each collection\’s product. We thought it would be interesting to examine how people re-appropriate clothing or footwear to fit with necessities in their lifestyles, despite the originally intended purpose of the designs. For example, in the city it\’s not uncommon to see people wearing mountaineering gear, hiking boots, etc., so we thought we\’d try to play off these re-appropriations and design Visvim product which could function in very intense conditions while not looking out-of-place in an urban environment.
AB: The Book is a very impressive and must take alot of time to put together, when did you first start working on this latest release?
HN: Every season when we start creating our collection, we simultaneously start creating the catalog; 250 pages later, the catalog starts feeling more like a book than just simply a catalog…
AB: Often within Fashion Design and Production, there can be delays, and even change of direction throughout the process, the Book must take almost as much time as the design and production process, how do you manage to put it all together and also ensure its accurate come the time of release?
HN: Well, as a Creative Director it’s my job to keep things focused and to keep people communicating throughout the entire developmental process, not only with the making of our Dissertations but with the making of the product. We work as a team, so it\’s important we all speak the same language to reach the same goal. For the catalog, its sole intent is to support the product, so we try not to give it too much identity. It should only be a platform to introduce and display our product. We try to make our catalogs beautiful, but only beautiful together with the product and only a medium for that purpose.
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HAZE Silkscreen Posters
December 10th, 2007 |
Haze as produced a limited edition poster as a memento for guests of the grand opening party that was held at his Brooklyn studios last month.
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The print is based on one of the new series of charcoal line drawings and was created especially for the event.
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OriginalFake x Resonate x G1950 M-1 Jacket
December 10th, 2007 |
Original Fake, G1950 and Resonate have all got together to create one classic MA-1 Jacket, with some signature OF details. I don’t have any more details about the Jacket, there’s no release date or information thus far, but I would expect it not to be too far away and to be a Japanese Exclusive. Info [...]
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Uniform Experiment
December 10th, 2007 |
In an ever maturing world of Streetwear, Hiroshi Fujiwara and Soph’s Hirofumi Kiyonaga have together developed a more formal brand, ‘Uniform Experiment’, we first featured the brand here some time ago, but Honeyee have now published an interview in English for us all to learn more about the brand, and what drove the two highly [...]
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NAME Ribbon Spring 08
December 10th, 2007 |
NAME Ribbon is one a select few streetwear labels representing a new phase in Street fashion, carried at some of the worlds best stores in just their third season and with an obvious aesthetic which should carry them for for years to come. Heres an exclusive look at their upcoming Spring 08 collection. Check out [...]
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Supreme x Neighborhood x Vans ‘Troops of Tomorrow’
December 10th, 2007 |
Dates are out for the long awaited Neighborhood x Supreme ‘Troops of Tomorrow’ release. Hitting NY and LA on December 28, and a split-drop in Japan on Dec 15 and Jan 2nd (one of the biggest sale days on the Japanese retail calender). Paying homge to The Exploited’s second album, the ‘Troops of Tommorrow’ capsule [...]
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Chinatown Soccer Club X Arkitip
December 10th, 2007 |
New York’s Chinatown Soccer Club have started selling their own line of products through Arkitip, soccer fans, or supporters of the NYC social team, can get a variety of products from Peter Sutherland (CSC) signed Game books to a new CSC Club Tee. The full list of products available at the moment is below.
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Hey Wire Guild and Gallery
December 10th, 2007 |
The introduction reads "Welcome to Heywire Guild & Gallery – the online community where artists can meet, share work, collaborate and get feedback. Join now and share your artwork with the world!", but basically its Facebook for artists. A place to find friends, showcase your art and so on.. its a pretty cool concept, the [...]
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