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WTAPS “Red Dawn” 2008 Fall/Winter Collection Outerwear

September 29th, 2008 | James Oliver

Here is a greater look into a reknowned part of WTAPS success over the years, their outerwear and more specifically their gore-tex jackets. Briefly seen before this image provides the various colors the impressive jacket will be available, boasting a far more colorful pallet than what we are used to from WTAPS.
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Stussy x Rip Zinger “West Americanized Tour” Release in San Fransisco

September 29th, 2008 | James Oliver

Rip Zinger moved onto San Fransisco to release his recent project with Stussy which culminated in the publication of “West Americanized Tour.” The book features an impressive collection of photography from the Japanese skater while moving around the States and is well worth getting your hands on.
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Category - Events | News Tags - Rip Zinger | stussy
Banksy in New York

September 29th, 2008 | James Oliver

Banksy has made a fresh new onslaught of street art, this time in Soho, Manhatten. This latest work features a gigantic three story high commissioned rat adorning the iconic ‘I heart NY’ tee on a wall near Grand street and Wooster. Painted by professional sign painters Colossal, this moves for another interesting move from Banksy [...]
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Category - Art & Design | News Tags - banksy
Hoods in Kanazawa Opens

September 29th, 2008 | James Oliver

The latest edition of Japanese store Hoods opened their doors in Kanazawa over the weekend receiving a great reception. Hoods which is the retail combination of Neighborhood and WTAPS has enjoyed a lot of success in recent years culminating in a Hong Kong chapter opening earlier in the year.
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Category - Fashion | News Tags - Hoods | neighborhood | wtaps
WTAPS For Zippo Japan

September 29th, 2008 | James Oliver

Zippo have been at the centre of some of the most interesting collaborations recently, most notably the piece with Fuct. What is most interesting is the highly detailed artwork which features on the iconic Zippo which gives a vintage finish. WTAPS is the latest name to add their own personal touch which has been executed [...]
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Category - Art & Design | News Tags - wtaps | Zippo
Original Fake For Wonderwall

September 29th, 2008 | James Oliver

To celebrate the release of the “Wonderwall Masamichi Katayama Projects N°2″ book, they have worked together with a handful of Wonderwall’s clients to put out a collection of tees. This piece features the work of artist Kaws and his label Original Fake, with a ‘Wall’ character on the front really celebrating the architecture company.
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Category - Fashion | News Tags - Original Fake | wonderwall
The “Wonderwall Masamichi Katayama Projects #2″ Book

September 29th, 2008 | James Oliver

The likes of Bape, Uniqlo, Loopwheeler, OriginalFake, APC, BBC | Ice Cream have all acquired the services of Wonderwall while the recent success has partly been due to their work. Having been a pivotal part of Japanese architecture in more recent years, Wonderwall have compiled “Wonderwall Masamichi Katayama Projects #2″ a book which documents their [...]
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Category - Film & Books | News Tags - wonderwall
colette and Lomography Collaboration

September 29th, 2008 | James Oliver

colette have invited 10 women including Fafi, Tommy, Linlee Allen, Daphné Bürki (french TV), Claw Money, Feride Uslu, Shauna from PAM, Helena from Ich&Kar, Sophie Toporkoff and Jenny Mannerheim to take pics with the Diana camera from Lomography and write a story for the book “Through a Woman’s Lens” which will come with the Diana [...]
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Category - Film & Books | News Tags - colette | Lomography
Levi’s Fenom Fall/Winter 2008 Western Shirt

September 29th, 2008 | James Oliver

Levi’s Fenom have added a new version of there highly acclaimed western shirt to their Fall/Winter offerings. Featuring a flannel body along with nylon shoulders and trim I am sure this piece will entirely win you over or turn you the other way. This symbolic item from the Levi’s archives proves Levi’s Fenom’s innovation in [...]
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Mjolk Fall/Winter 2008 Collection

September 29th, 2008 | James Oliver

Mjolk have put together a very fascinating collection for Fall and Winter this year. While consisting largely of classic cuts there is the addition of far more abstract inspired items making it something really interesting. I am definitely liking the sparingly use off vibrant colors, like yellow, red and bright blue which adds a different [...]
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Category - Fashion | News Tags - mjolk
CAPTAIN BEEFHEART

September 29th, 2008 | Toby Shuall
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Category - Blogs
Keiichi Nitta’s “100K” Exhibition

September 29th, 2008 | James Oliver

Keiichi Nitta opened his latest exhibition entitled “100K” at the White Factory in Naka-Meguro, Tokyo over the weekend. A great collection of images which captured the Keiichi mimicking the likes of Michael Jackson and Marilyn Monroe and other iconic figures with his very distinctive approach. In addition to the photography on show there was also [...]
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Category - Art & Design | Top Stories Tags - keiichi nitta
Velour Spring/Summer 2009 Footwear

September 28th, 2008 | James Oliver

We have seen a lot of great things from Velour in recent weeks, from their highly anticipated Fall/Winter collection to part of what we are unveiling here, the Spring/Summer collection. Next summer offers more natural materials and traditional cuts from the Swedish label, while their footwear is sure to be a sought after part of [...]
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Category - Footwear | News Tags - Velour
Darlinghurst Nights

September 28th, 2008 | Joseph Allen
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Category - Blogs Tags - Rain Off | Sam Ash | Scott Lowe
Wacko Maria x SPIT Tee

September 28th, 2008 | James Oliver

Wacko Maria, have built there aesthetic surrounding a subtle take on the biker come punk scene. In this collaboration with SPIT they have worked with another label with similar roots. The final piece features a vintage esque tee reminiscent of Wacko Maria, with a motorcycle graphic.
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Category - Fashion | News Tags - SPIT | Wacko Maria