Undercoverism SS2012 ‘Open Springs’

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Jun Takahashi has gone so many directions with the Undercover brand over the years. After a somewhat lackluster SS11 ‘Underman’ season Jun has been in top form. While I definitely enjoyed the styling found in the SS2012 lookbook for the ‘Open Strings’ collection I feel the styling and backdrop found in this editorial for Non-No … Read more

Video : Fingercroxx 2011 Fall/Winter “Black Seriex” Collection

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My interest in techwear has definitely increased in recent months. Menswear has become quite stale in my opinion and I have come to appreciate the few brands that strive to innovate both in design and function. Despite the questionable brand name, I am not too familar with Fingercroxx but came across this video of their … Read more

Video : Behind the Scenes – Robert Geller Spring/Summer 2012

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On this unbelievably mild January New York day I can’t believe Spring/Summer 2012 collections are already beginning to trickle into stores. My friend Joseph from Alwaysnever shared this video that provides a glimpse of the behind the scenes preparations at the SS2012 Robert Geller show. This video is well worth a view if you enjoy … Read more

Brand New Ape

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I haven’t been on it in forever but BAPE has a brand new website. Seems like the brand has been through a thorough brand revamp since being purchased by china based I.T. Well worth checking out to stay updated on BAPE news and new collections. Visit them online at http://www.bape.com.

Junya Watanabe CDG Man + Pink Scans via Milk 091

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I was flipping through Milk Issue 091 when I came across this great editorial featuring Junya Wantanabe MAN and PINK (A Junya line for girls featuring menswear pieces in smaller sizes). In my opinion Junya pieces have to be styled correctly for the brand to really shine. The pieces here are styled quite perfectly in … Read more

New Generation Tokyo Feature Part One: 90’s Tokyo

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I have begun to explore further into the world of Japanese menswear and the history of it’s development. While browsing LN-CC I came accross this feature in which LN-CC speaks with Hiromichi Ochiai of Facetasm and the design team behind SASQUATCHfabrix The Wonder Workers Guerilla band. An excerpt from the terrific feature below. ‘It was … Read more

Gyakusou FW2011 Collection

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Following up on my prior Gyakusou post, Nike Running paths (www.nikerunningpaths.com) has been updated with more images and video of the collection. There is a behind the scenes of the filming of the ‘Running Monks’ Video where Jun goes into some detail about the inspirations behind this collection; the mixture of technical advances and elements … Read more