FPAR stands for Forty Percents Against Rights and was started by WTAPS designer Tetsu Nishiyama in 1993. The line uses political statements and guerrilla messaging as the crux of it’s designs. A wide array of inspirations helped shape the spring/summer range, from Beavis and Butthead logo to old horror films. You can pickup the pieces at a number … Read more
Nike has not been afraid to adapt and change some of it’s best known sneakers. The Air Force 1 is one of their longest running classics and the latest iteration adorns the upper with their patented flyknit construction. Not only is the sneaker completely transformed by the switch in materials, there also fundamentally changed the … Read more
Canadian retailer Haven announced their second collaborative collection with Urahara based streetwear legends Neighborhood. 4 pieces will release this saturday under the name “Dark Savage”. Included are two flannel “Lumbers” button downs, graphic tees and the heavily distressed, damaged and repaired “Savage” denim and Western inspired “Highliner” shirt. All the gear will be exclusively available at … Read more
Neighborhood’s new lookbook Spring/Summer 2016 is divided into three distinct sections. The first shows looks that play on military staples and styling. The second is a denim themed, with full outfits of indigo distressed jeans and jackets. The third harkens back to early 1900s American looks, bringing back the types of pieces that may have been worn by craftsmen and factory workers of the era. More information is available on the Neighborhood website in anticipation of a February release.
WTAPS founder Tetsu Nishiyama also runs FPAR (Forty Per Cent Against Rights), which is a niche graphic based line. Many of the graphics are straight to the point and draw influence from propaganda and fringe rebel movements worldwide. Two standouts from the 2016 release are this Beavis and Butthead logo flip and the collegiate styled … Read more
After stopping production on the Stan Smith, it came back in a big way in 2015. Adidas released countless colorways and collaborative models with this base sneaker. Along with the shelltoe Superstar, the Stan Smith is the most iconic and popular sneaker Adidas has in their archive. One colorway that was missing was the simple all-white … Read more
The Free Mercurial Superfly is a hybrid sneaker that combines the base Mercurial Superfly soccer shoe with a free sole making it street ready. This dark grey colorway brings to mind the highly sought after HTM version of the sneaker. The sock liner upper is accented by a silver swoosh, speckled midsole and back leather heel give this a refined look that can be easily worn with techwear staples from the likes of Acronym, Arc’Teryx and Stone Island.
This colorway and 3 others are available at Nike at a retail of $200USD.
The Hiking boot is a versatile style that matches well with denim, cargo pants or other military/outdoor styled pants. Ideally these boots offer durability, comfort and are good style switch-up when it comes to navigating both cities and rural areas in cold weather conditions. One of the better iterations on the style are these WTAPS … Read more
Dover Street Market has spend some time beefing up their t-shirt selection. One of the brands they’ve carried and worked with for some time is Brain Dead. Together they present an exclusive capsule collection available only at DSM location and the DSM webshop. Priced between 45 GBP (approximately $64 USD) and £300 GBP (approximately $429 USD) the capsule collection includes a jacket, t-shirts, crewnecks and select accessories. Check the whole selection after the jump.
A fresh batch of C.E has just launched on their webshop. The pieces emphasize familiar themes and graphics that have be become synonymous with the line in recent collections. My personal favorite is the crewneck shown above that features illustration by Roberto Baldazzini. This is just a small sampling of what is set to drop as part … Read more