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To celebrate the 15th anniversary of record label Stone Throw and Stussy have got together a special collection. The line includes a sweat varsity jacket, a t-shirt and an oxford shirt, which comes along with a special box set CD’s, stickers, posters and postcards. The collection will go on sale on October 28th, 2011.
The Process from 686 Technical Apparel on Vimeo.
Take a look at an in depth behind the scenes of how the jackets made and tested.
ACR-FW-1112-M from ACRNM on Vimeo.
Directed, edited, and shot by: KEN-TONIO YAMAMOTO
Produced by: KEN-TONIO YAMAMOTO and ERROLSON HUGH
Sound design and editing: KEN-TONIO YAMAMOTO
Animation and effects: KEN-TONIO YAMAMOTO
Background photography by: ERROLSON HUGH
Production assistance by: KENSUKE KOIKE
Action design by: ACRONYM®
Performed by: ERROLSON HUGH
Styling by: JOHANNA SCHNEIDER and SARNAI MANSCHUK
California native, Bobby Kim. 1/2 of the two-man wrecking crew who are the originators of streetwear label, The Hundreds. An obsessive documentarian, a proponent of counterculture (take that however you see fit) and owner of a specially customized Delorean DMC-12 (Yes, the time machine from Back To The Future). He’s also hated on by a few forum-dwelling teens with prepubescent angst who think for some reason that he’s “sold out” to the masses; but on the flip side, or should I say lopside, he’s revered by the boatloads of sensible streetwear enthusiasts out there. To us, he’s really the Socrates to our Plato…okay maybe that’s reaching. More like the Michael Jordan to our adolescent Kobe Bryant then. It was truly a long shot in scoring this interview with Bobby, I mean even in the FAQ section of the Hundreds website there’s an outright “No” in response to the question, “Can we interview you?”. Fortunately, by the grace of Livestock’s Bone brothers, we were afforded the chance to meet up with the man here in Vancouver while on some annual Spring/Summer trade show business.
Bobby’s World: The Brand Before The Man | Part 1 from hueTV on Vimeo.
Bobby’s World: On LA & Its Residents | Part 2 from hueTV on Vimeo.
TI$A Presents: The Americans
It’s ocean foam and mountains majesty. It’s heat off the Mojave sand; metallic ice on stone-faced Rockies. It’s the street, the city, the swagger. It’s style and strut, pavement and boardwalk. It’s glass and steel and cracked freeway dust. It’s all colors and it’s all creeds. It’s identity, creativity… and fashion as free expression.
It is…The Americans.
Taz Arnold AKA TI$A is the spawn of Inglewood, of Cali beach culture at the edge of urban funk, earthy, artistic, psychedelic… and place where a boy could surf in Venice, shoplift on Rodeo and smoke a jay high up in the hills, all on one fine day.
Always into high style and a consummate collector, over the years, Taz accumulated a massive array of some of the most coveted designs of all time – Ralph Lauren Polo. His became an archive, without rival.
“I was the Number One Polo booster,” he remembers, “God of Polo ’88-’98.”
And… little did he know it then… but he would become the keeper of the Polo shrine… of the burning flame… a future Polo pop culture historian.
Taz would go on to become a successful musician, producer and style icon, working with the likes of Dr. Dre and Kanye West. His collection expanded, this time acquired legit. Then, one day, Taz took another look at his Polo stash, kept in storage all these years, and realized he had something special.
Seeking out the talents of DRx, a world-renowned designer and marketing pioneer, Taz embarked on his newest high adventure. The two collaborators became “Cowboy” and “Indian”, working together from a mutual fascination with design, music, fashion and the power of style as reinvention.
The result is TI$A’s past – come back to life. The Americans is an experiment in art and clothing – a revamped and reconstructed line of one-of-a-kind wearable work. Taking Taz’s massive collection of vintage Polo, the duo have cut and collaged and reworked and revolutionized. Utilizing a mix of nostalgia, admiration and innovation, The Americans have resurrected and reformed Ralph Lauren’s legendary line.
The result is Taz’s cherished archives – now transformed into a limited run of exquisite, hand sewn jackets, hat, and totes. The Americans have taken Polo’s iconic early ‘90s Teddy Bear/Ski Lodge prep, beloved by early hip-hop icons and cool kids alike… and transformed it into their own poetic ode to pop culture.
Swagger 360 interview with Karl Edwin Guerre during fashion week in Paris from olivierlalin on Vimeo.
Swagger 360 interview with Karl Edwin Guerre during fashion week in Paris.
“Prior to Paris Fashion Week I was approached by photographer/ videographer Olivier Lalin who wanted to do “a day in the life shoot”. This project was about giving the public a glimpse into what I do during Fashion Week, and why do it. I thank Oliver for the opportunity to share with you a part of what I do”
Following ‘Carlo Rivetti’s tour’, the first video that Carlo Rivetti commissioned to reveal the top level skills that contribute to creating Stone Island garments and collections, the video camera focuses on the individual departments.
The second episode is dedicated to the experimental dyeing facility, a sophisticated colour workshop, where all the phases of the garment dyeing treatments are fine tuned. This know how is one of the company’s greatest assets and, since the very beginning, has set Stone Island apart on the sportswear scene.
Claudia Bergamini, Head of the Dyeing Facility, demonstrates the processes for double dyeing technique on the finished garment, one of the many possible variables for obtaining different colours and shades in the same dye bath.
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