Mo’ Wax Records has reached drinking age, and officially joined the shelves of music history/urban archaeology. Never one to shy away from commercial collaborations, their new “Build and Destroy” line with NikeLab is only the latest. Created in cahoots with Mo’ Wax founder James Lavelle, the “Build and Destroy” collection features the Mo’ Wax remix of the Nike Blazer sneaker (shown above). […]
21
Nov
James Lavelle + Nike's latest creative collaboration
20
Nov
"Mission to Planet X" bomber-jacket series
Artist, designer and fashion chef Drx Romanelli has teamed up with a member of N.A.S.A. (meaning the DJ/Producer Sam Spiegel more so than the nation’s Space Administration) for a line of jackets inspired by vintage astronaut fashion. Truly of the one-of-a-kind, made-to-order variety, each jacket is a hand-picked vintage bomber from Alpha Industries’ MA-1 astronaut flight jackets […]
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Aug
The classic bomber jacket with signature leather inserts
As we reported three years ago, Japanese luxury streetwear label mastermind JAPAN will shut its doors this year. Given the label’s success it’s clear they’re going to push their output till the clock strikes twelve on New Year’s Eve. Their latest collaboration is with fellow clothiers from the Land of the Rising Sun, Uniform Experiment. […]
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Feb
Premier sneaker hits 5th generation
It’s no secret we love our Undefeated/Converse Poorman Weapon high tops here — I’ve worn the black ones out so much they have about a millimeter of sole left. I’ll duct tape those SOBs before I let them go. The Dark Grey iterations were nice too (not to mention Bodega‘s spin on the silhouette), and […]
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Nov
Time to update the classic sneaker
You wanna know something personal about the Madman? The original Converse vs. Undefeated Poorman Weapon is easily the favorite shoe in my wardrobe. If it were up to me, and my imaginary girlfriend had no say, I’d wear them every day till they were battered and torn and tearing from the soles. Lucky for me […]
22
Sep
Military-inspired MA-1 Jacket in 3 colorways
Japanese street label swagger collaborated with Alpha Industries on the military-inspired MA-1 Jacket. The jacket is part of swagger’s Fall/Winter 2010 Collection and comes in three colorways — olive green, white and black. Available starting this week at all swagger stores for $473 (¥39,900). Black and white colorways of the Swagger x Alpha Industries MA-1 […]
