gilbert arenas’ sneaker war

from his nba.com blog:
“I’m a trend setter, people. I don’t want other shoe companies to try to jack my style now. My swag is too phenomenal. If any other basketball player out there wants to compete with my shoes, go ahead, we can have a 50 and Kanye right here. We can start it [...]

supreme x murakami

im not sure how many people kanye considers a “modern day warhol” but i’m pretty sure he’s mentioned both david lachapelle and takashi murakami before.
murakami got serious momentum from the kanye album art, and it just keeps building.
its ironic to write a ‘death of supreme’ post, and then tout their new products the next day, [...]

when money wins.

or another proper title would have been the unfortunate retirement of street/skate/lifestyle heavyweight supreme.

here’s 3 key reasons why, in descending order:
3.  they’re exporting their line to other shops — now you can get supreme at huf, commonwealth or your other favorite “street” boutique around the country.
2.  the stock is higher than ever (in both senses) [...]

Kanye West X So_Me

wordpress doesn’t support onsmash videos, but they should.
kanye west gets assistance from parisian artist/illustrator so_me for the good life video (here). HERE’S ANOTHER HIT (barry bonds), and a fresh video.
i thought it was parra, who has nicer type.  my fault.
so_me also did the justice ‘dance’ video:

and it’s STILL too bad this one didn’t get [...]

7.27.07

A BIG MOMENTOUS, SYMBOLIC, DAY.

the bay + … nascar?

why is this happening?  nascar has hood appeal?  and its gaining momentum?

I’ve never heard of  this guy (and I could honestly care less about the bay’s ‘hyphy’ movement), but I saw the video on mtv jams.  my favorite channel on television.
ok, commonwealth.  you win.  low key though, i didn’t know skateboard [...]

Commonwealth X Nascar

What a strange brand move for the DC/Virgina ’streetwear’ shop Commonwealth.

I want to know more. How did all this come about? What’s the strategy?
Here’s a snippet from the Commonwealth blog, which alludes to a couple different possibilites:
“… we look foward to exposure of the Commonwealth lifestyle amongst the fans of racing as well [...]

yup.

I need this:

‘Streetwear’ or whatever its called, is dead.  but that hat is fresh.
via strictly fitteds and king stampede

the art of streetwear / part two

In case you missed part one
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The Be@rbrick by Medicom Toy Company
Medicom is a Japanese company that originated back in 1996. Their first products were 12-inch action figures, but they also developed a toy character called a Be@rbrick. They produced several series’ of the standard “100%” Be@rbrick (which is about 4 inches tall), and [...]

Supreme X Oakley

I love collaboration.
I love when two companies get together and mash up their products/lifestyle to create something that elevates both brands to a higher level. What a perfect way to make Oakley somewhat “cool” again, to non muscle-beach-bound superjocks, or cyclists. I remember wanting a pair of Oakleys, in their youthful hayday, back [...]