DicE x Neighborhood FW13 Lookbook

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A capsule collection between  motorcycle rag DicE Magazine and Neighborhood is launched with this lookbook. A familiar storyline plays out through the images, that of the all-american girl next door playing baseball, riding motorcycles and borrowing her boyfriends jacket (and not much more).  If you’re not too distracted by the model you’ll notice the flannel caps, baseball jerseys and embroidered varsities from the collection. The girls in menswear thing isn’t going anywhere soon so see all the images from the lookbook below. 

 

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In Rick We Trust

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Photo of LeeAnet Noble (Dance Choreographer) via Into the Gloss Reaction to the Rick Owens Spring/Summer womenswear 2014 show in Paris has been swift and divisive. In the presentation Rick eschewed the use of traditional models and instead assembled a team of step dancers recruited from US sororities. With the lack of racial diversity on … Read more

Stone Island Shadow Project Tech Coat Duffle Coat

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Techwear often comes down to features and this duffle coat from Stone Island Shadow Project has all the bases covered to get you through many a winter. Even if you don’t get the opportunity to field test this piece in the harshest of conditions, you’ll quickly notice the unique wool fabric on PW3 which is … Read more

The “Restless East” Editorial by Rick Genest

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HYPEBEAST produced this editorial in collaboration with Zomby Boy ‘Rick Genest’. An inspiration for the shoot was the Jiangshi (think the undead) identity within Asian folklore. The cityscape of Hong Kong plays it’s role as a gritty urban backdrop against the plush luxurious pieces from 3.1 Phillip Lim, ETRO and Burberry Prosum that Genest wears. Also should mention that the cameo appearance by a very cute baby makes this editorial more memorable than most.

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Nike GYAKUSOU Holiday 2013 Lookbook

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GYAKUSOU  is back for the colder months. Once again Jun Takahashi speared the design on this technical line for runners. To accompany the product shots , there are also these more stylized lookbook images featuring the clothes in action in a forest setting. The Holiday line seems to emphasize performance and technical features.  The centerpiece of it is the Nike Aeroloft Vest is a lightweight layering piece that can be worn to maintain warmth overtop the Dri-Fit thermals, longsleeve and shortsleeve tops. 

The collection also features these accesories: a Knit Cap, Thermal Running Gloves, and Dri-FIT Neck Warmer. Also on deck are 6 colorways of runners.  Once again Jun chooses the Nike LunarGlide+ 5 and the Nike Lunarspider LT+ 3 but this time the colorsways are tonal in nature.

The LunarGlide+ 5 in tonal red and brown colorways come in men’s sizes while the women get the same brown colorway as well as a light grey colorway. The Lunarspider LT+ 3 will be offered in a  blue colorway similar to last seasons offering and a light grey colorway. The 2013 holiday collection is set to launch at select stockists this October.

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Conversation with Stephen of Stylistics Space

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Stephen with Hiroki Nakamura at FIL (Photo by Josay)

If you care about the types of Japanese brands and products I like to feature here, you may have come across Stylistics Space before. Stylistics Space is a Sendai-based webshop run by Stephen Marzano, an ex-pat American who is an enthusiast and expert when it comes to brands like Visvim, WTAPS, Supreme, Goodenough and Neighborhood. Stephen is a proxy shopper for buyers outside Japan and his service comes highly recommended. Stephen was gracious enough to answer some of my questions on a variety of topics ranging from the ura harajuku scene to the what he’s learned proxying for years. 

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When did you move to Japan? What was the retail scene like when you first got there? 

I moved out here to Japan (Sendai) a little over six years ago, back in 2007.  The retail scene here in Sendai (North of Tokyo) was/is definitely a lot smaller than in Tokyo, but it surprised me a lot.  For a relatively small city, I didn’t expect the retail scene to be so big and vibrant.  I can’t really think of a brand, Japanese or otherwise, that wasn’t/isn’t available here through a stockist, if not through it’s own shop branch here.

 How did you begin your site Stylistics Space and what product do you like to share through it? 

Initially, it was simply a way for me to move old gear of my own.  I think I had brought some old pieces of mine to a recycle shop here to sell a long time ago and was just blown away at how low the prices were that they offered me.  I would rather have given them away to friends or just skated in them than sell them for the prices they offered me.  But at the same time, auction sites weren’t worth the trouble and I got tired of trying to move stuff on the chat forums.  With that said, I started up my first blog and after a short while, people started asking if I had any other sizes. After I noticed the interested, when I was making my weekly rounds to the recycle shops, I decided to start keeping an eye out for pieces that I thought people might appreciate and that were priced well, even if they weren’t my size.

As for product on the site, I tend to just stick to what I know and wear myself which is why it’s really heavy on brands like WTaps, Neighborhood, etc.  I appreciate a lot of different aesthetics and designers, but it’s just more fun to stick to what I know/enjoy and leave the rest to the proxy side of the business.

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Denim Jacket Picks for Fall

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A denim jacket is a key wardrobe staple that can be worn almost all year round.  I’ve went and picked out 5 of my favorites from the Fall/Winter 2013 season. Neighborhood Stockman-D/C Jacket A western-inspired light washed denim jacket from Neighborhood. The fading on the arms and body are quite believable and not overdone. The … Read more

New C.E Fall/Winter 2013 Items

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RSVP Gallery in Chicago just dropped an selection of items from CAVEMPT. The release included the ziggurat patch sweatshirt, a light white synthetic jacket and the brown MA-1 style bomber jacket. Many items from C.E seem to be selling briskly on other webshops so you may want to hurry if one of these pieces catches … Read more

Sophnet Fall/Winter 2013 Collection

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Sophnet presents a close-up look at pieces from it’s Fall/Winter 2013 collection. Sticking to the brand DNA of men’s staples with a twist, there’s an assortment of practical, well-thought out pieces here. Among them are a lightweight down shirt, crewnecks, some really dope flannels and jackest with knit-sleeve detailing and an assortment of denim. The standout piece is the military jacket above which flips a M-65 into a tech piece with knit sleeve inserts. The navy the effect quite subdued. See all the items after the jump

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