What's Inside that Counts

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Bape ® x Comme des Garçons PLAY

*sigh*...

My intuition is telling me that this could end really really bad. I'm just picturing camo sweaters with red hearts or ABCamo heart tees, and it's all making me shudder. But hey, let's be optimistic and hope for the best, because you know that no matter what it looks like, we'll be seeing it all over the place soon.

That image is literally all the info as of now, as Bape's twitter page uploaded it this morning.


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MIssoni x Converse - Auckland Racer

The Missoni x Converse collab has been consistently strong thus far, using the Chucks as the primary canvas to work with. However for the spring we get a sportier model, the Auckland Racer in a super clean and rather subtle pattern...

If done right these could be epically killer. Check for 'em in the coming months at Converse flagships and top accounts.


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via hypebeast

Bape x Medicom - Camo Bearbrick Set

January 28th.



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Original Fake s/s 2012 Tees

www.original-fake.com



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Schoolboy Q ft A$AP Rocky - Hands on the Wheel | Video

Schoolboy Q and A$AP Rocky bless us with some visuals for their latest track 'Hands on the Wheel', off of Schoolboy's album Habits and Contradictions...

Definitely one of my favorite tracks off of H&C, and the video perfectly keeps the vibe of the album and artwork that's already been established... aka dark, grimy and full of drugs and alcohol.
I'm not sure if this new niche of hip hop will be the new wave or maintain it's underground gritty appeal, but either way it's fun to watch and it seems like some new sounds and styles are finally entering hip hop. Exciting times; always interesting and inspiring to see an entire sub-genre become established, especially one that feels very DIY.



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Re-Rack

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High Definition

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Edwin - "JAPAN" Video

The denim guys over at Edwin put together this fantastic video, simply titled "Japan" that loosely follows the manufacturing process of their jeans, but also gives an amazingly accurate look into everyday life in Japan...

Maybe it resonated with me a little extra for having lived that life, but they captured that working class/ blue collar life in Japan pretty damn well. The people who you might never notice but keep everyday life in order, from the man controlling the subway platform, to the dude in the tiny stand still chef-ing up something for you at 1am. So if the point of this video was intended to strike those chords, it definitely worked.

Check the store locator on their site to find out where you can try on some Edwins yourself.


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Mind Games

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Coming Down

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Trips to The MoMa

A few visuals from my short visit to The MoMa today...

Not sure why this place just wan't inspiring me today, I think I was in the classical art mood... but none the less, these pieces definitely caught my eye and my mind. There was also plenty of Matisse, Van Gogh, Seurat that always blows my mind up close but that deserves to be seen in person, no camera can truly capture those.

Do yourself a favor and hit up a museum or gallery this week, we all could use more art in our lives.


Respect, love, and art.


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