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To mark the new arrival of Mighty Healthy to the internet store front Karmaloop, a series of special collaborative hoodies were created between the two brands. These two designs include the Paper Chase Champion and the Cee-Lo Champion hoodies. In a Varsity jacket-like style, these zip-ups feature extensive use of imagery and logos along the front, back and sides of the hoodie. Look for them to drop in the Mighty Healthy section at Karmaloop.
Inspired by nostalgic childhood references, Origami Clothing has recently collaborated with the Mickey Mouse of monkeys, Curious George. This unique cross is heavily inspired by the iconic images and pastel color ways created by Margaret & H.A. Rey, whose first volume appeared in 1941. Pictures of the curious ape have achieved iconic status including George launching a fleet of origami paper boats into a river as well as George in an astronaut suit launching into space. These paintings of George are printed with high density ink over aqueous coating on a highly versatile fabric, Tyvek. The inside is lined with silk like mesh and RiRi zippers compliment the entire jacket. This tech Jacket is the first of many collaborations with Curious George.
The jacket is the first of many more collaborations to come and will be released in very limited quantities. After the jump many more detailed images.
The J.A.M. Awards represent a special thought in the hip-hop community as the first institution which celebrates members of the community for their work involving social responsibility in the hip-hop community. The event itself is also a tribute to the life and times of Jam Master Jay and his commitment to the promotion of three fields, Social Justice, Arts and Music. Each year, a winner is chosen from these three fields for their outstanding work and achievement. Rogue Status had the honor of creating a special collaborative t-shirt with adidas for the event which takes place November 29th at Hammerstein Ballroom in New York. No word yet on availability for this t-shirt.
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It looks like Canadian label Goodfoot is taking an 1980’s skate approach on their latest release. The design you see was inspired by the classic OJ Speed Wheels by Santa Cruz graphic and comes in a variety of color treatments over custom body tees and New Era caps. Available December 10th at all Goodfoot retailers.
As a follow-up to the earlier feature we ran on toy/clothing label Garageworks Industries comes a further look into their 2007 Fall/Winter Outerwear Collection. The collection includes a series of hoodies and jackets which boast some top notch designs by collaborative artists Jim Philips (Screaming Red) and cartoonist Pat Lee (Transformers/former Dreamwave). Other highlights include a 3M lined bomber jacket.
Alife NYC continues their extensive collaboration with Krink. New Krink T-Shirts, designed by Krink permanent ink creator and artist/photographer Craig Costello—and the full assortment of Krink K-71 and EZ-Squeeze markers have been released in Alife stores yesterday.
This is certainly the best series of Krink t-shirts we have seen so far. Check out the entire range after the jump.
Focusing heavily on cut and sew pieces, California based label Orisue have produced their most in-depth season thus far. The 2007 Holiday Collection includes 5 different styles of denim along side an impressive array of jackets, hoodies, and much more. The highlights this season include the Comrade M-65, Beat Machine Baseball Jacket, Task Force Varsity Jacket, Scholar Cardigan, Members Only L/S, and Members Only Jacket. Look for these to hit your local Orisue dealers in the next week.
Irak brings their brand to the New Era fitted game with these “Derels” New Eras. Derels can be commonly seen on most of their tees that they released in the past seasons. From what we can see, the fitteds come in three different colors and there is no set release date.
A while ago we presented you the t-shirts out of the Rockers NYC Fall/Winter 2007 “Dope Throne” collection (see here). Now the brand participated in a photoshoot in Japanese Ollie magazine. In this photoshoot you see for the first time still unreleased cut & sew pieces of the collection, that are coming to stores now.
Have a look at the pictures and check out the Don Gardon cardigan, Evoleyes crewneck sweater and many other pieces. As usual Rockers presents very unique pieces.
More pics after the jump.
Some of the Nike SB December 2007 releases are already getting into stores. In4mation received the first shoes that are part of the Nike SB Premium line – the Nike Blazer Hi and Blazer Lo. The Blazer Lo comes in a khaki colorway, with suede upper and a faux-fur inner lining. The Blazer Hi comes in more colorful with a black/turquoise/orange upper. The new Nike SB Premium line comes in white shoe boxes with a black floral pattern running inside!
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The tees come in seven different color ways and yes, of course we have our Yanks and Mets color ways.
Here you see the next installment of the Undefeated Fall/Winter 2007 collection. Last week we already showed you the Undefeated “Skundefeated” New Era cap, which feature an all-over Skull/Strike logo embroidery. Here we show you now the rest of the pack. Other than the New Era cap there are also two hoodies, also featuring the same skull all-over embroidery. Last but not least they will also release a “Skundefeated” wool cardigan. Especially for Undefeated an interesting piece, since its less sporty and more sophisticated.
The Undefeated “Skundefeated” Series will be released this coming Saturday, November 17th, at all Undefeated Japan Chapter Stores. The US Stores will follow soon. Check out the other pieces of the series after the jump.
Flight Club Tokyo is the latest consignment store in the Flight Club chain to open, after NYC and LA. Now the Japanese unit has also released for the first time their own apparel. Overall its mostly t-shirts. We find most interesting the collaboration with Adidas on the “Wallstreet” crewneck sweater. The oldschool sweater features the Adidas Originals logo in front and on the back a large print of a Wallstreet Journal page. Via Freshness.
SiLLY THING is in the midsts of debuting their all new collection titled CHAPEL of DAWN. Seen here are a preview of their canvas tote bags which incorporate the Wrestling Elves designs originally conceived by artist James Jarvis. Three different sizes will release on Saturday, with a list of international retailers to come.
The Commissary Orange County store changed location. They did not go far, just across the street, but now you know. Here you can also have a first look at the new location. It seems a little bigger than the old one.
Notes:
The SDK included an Android emulator. Here are some screenshots from the software gPhone.
•There’s a browser (no flash, but still better than the shipping Windows Mobile browser), address book, maps.
•Missing are YouTube, Gmail and Calendar apps.
•There are demos for OpenGL/3D, autocomplete, scroll bars, alarms, and pop-up notices with images.
•You know you can download and run this yourself, right now, for free. Right? Go!
•There’s also a coverflow and grid type view for photos.
With their 2007 Holiday Collection on the horizon, Rocksmith has already laid claim as this being among the best of their seasons thus far. Rocksmith has combined innovation with their trademark clean Tokyo style aesthetic. A lot of pieces within this collection feature the use of mixed fabrics such as faux snakeskin/fleece and poly/fleece. Other highlights of this holiday season include a defined use of colors, cut&sew tees and above all else that Rocksmith level of design and detailing. Check your local Rocksmith dealer for these upcoming holiday releases.
Japanese accessories brand Porter formed a relationship with Sony Japan to create the PSP Pictogram Series. The goal of this partnership was to increase awareness with PS (Playstation) products. Among the latest releases as part of this collaboration is a GAS x Porter case and a Beams x Porter 30th Anniversary case. The GAS case incorporates the familiar “△〇×□” button designs of the PS series as the basis to their design while Beams chose to use shiny and durable patent leather for the design of its case.
Kilo Goods possess a theme which revolves around 80s commentary; a time of diamonds, palm trees and glamor. Their latest 2007 Holiday Collection includes a series of monochromatic designs as well as the usual dash of color. Their design direction focused on a journey through some of our times greatest and most memorable cinematic experiences.
Seattle based store front GOODS will be releasing a special collaborative effort with the clothing brand Crooks & Castles. The t-shirt incorporates elements from each brand with GOODS contributing their Crown & Lion crest while Crooks including their C&C design below it. Available on Sunday, November 11th.
Japanese fashion magazine Men’s Non-No will release a special gift as part of their 2007 December issue. It’s often a common sight to see the inclusion of special gifts such as bags, keychains and accessories with the release of certain magazines. Men’s Non-No has teamed up with label Number (N)ine whose style could be summed up as that of a Western meets Gothic edge to create a special “I Love N(N)” tote bag. Look for Men’s Non-No to hit your local import bookstore.
KIKS TYO has just released their “What The KIKS” t-shirt to compliment the recent release of the Nike SB Dunk Low “What The Dunks”. The t-shirt integrates direct references from the What The Dunks to recreate the body of each letter. The back of the shirt is printed with the tagline “WHAT THE KIKS!?”. Available now at the KIKS TYO international webshop. A select group of international retailers were also provided with no more then 10 pieces and include Solebox, Patta, Fatlace, Qubic, Espionage, Sole What?, Beetle Spoke, LTD EDT, Attitude, Gallery and Angry Daves. Only 200 shirts were printed.
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