February 2009
14 posts
Weekly Artist Spotlight: Byroglyphics
Byroglyphics, aka Russ Mills, is an outstanding artist living in the UK, and his visually submersive works speak for themselves. Containing a fair ammount of grunge and also abstraction, his unique style is immediately noticeable and very captivating.
Here is a really enlightening interview with him from his personal site:
“WHAT METHODS/MATERIALS DO YOU USE ? ...
Agnes B. DC Dress Sneakers
Designer Agnes B. has teamed up with DC to create a contemporary sneaker that has all the aesthetics of a skate shoe plus the class of a dress shoe, and the result is sheer design goodness. Available in 3 colorways, these babies will be launching in Paris in a month.
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Stussy Spring 09 Lookbook
Stussy, never one to dissapoint, has just released its Spring 2009 lookbook, and its looking good. The Cut&Sew aspect of things is looking really strong for them this season, and the tees aren’t too shabby either.
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Criminal
Good, original stories, are hard to come by these days. Movies have lost their once surprise filled twists and turns, and TV plots are nothing more than redundant and annoying. So leave it up to the comic book genre to reinvigorate one of the most loved of all story telling, Crime Noir.
Criminal, is simply put, one of the best and most memorable comic books I have ever read. It has believable...
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Surviving the Game
Many new companies as well as old are struggling to make ends meet in this rough economy. But, is it all bad? A recent interview with clothing company, Five Four, was quite an insightful look into the current state of the fashion industry and its future, for better or for worse.
Experiencing a plummet in orders resulting from the bad economy last fall, the company devised a new game plan to...
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DC Life Collection
DC is stepping out of the skateparks and into the Highclass domain of fashion wear with its newest collection, entitled “DC Life”. The shoe features some outstanding yet simple lines and quite a bit of substance, especially when you stop to remember that DC is predominatley a maker of Skate shoes.
Look out for more here.
Villains need furniture too...
What proper villain would be complete without an awesome chair to compliment his methodical plan for world domination? A stupid villain, thats who. Well, fear no more villain underlings, because ES has found just the chair for your needs.
This fantastic over-sized brown leather lounger chair with swivel base definitely looks the part. Its great lines and beautiful design would make it a great...
Kicks for the Ladies
Married to the MOB has always had some pretty hard edge stuff for the ladies, and this pair of limited edition Reeboks is no different. Simply put, these are the sneakers that any woman would like.
Span of Sunset X Disney X BLOC28 X New Era
So apparently Disney is making a push into the streetwear game, and to tell you the truth, I LOVE IT. I mean seriously, who doesn’t like Disney movies? Insane people that’s who. But my emotional bashing of Disney hater’s aside, this New Era and Vinyl from Span of Sunset are really something, and are sure to get some looks wherever they are.
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Depthcore Noir
Depthcore, has done an amazing job with the latest chapter in the artist series, dedicated to one of my favorite genre’s in art, Noir. The overall scope of artist involved in this project is simply exhilirating, and there is a lot to be learned from most every work on display.
Melding classic appreal with photomanipulations, some of the works range from understandable to simply abstract,...
WatchGraffiti, gotta love it.
Monkey Assassins
Need I say more? Monkey Assassins are a line of Vinyl Collectibles from Wunderland War, and they look awesome.
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Know1edge Swallow New Era
I love the idea that even fashion and clothing can teach me something I didn’t already know. With that thought in mind, this Swallow New Era by Know1edge, is an impressive work of not only art but story telling. Taking inspiration from the longstanding tradition of nautical tattoos, a swallow tattoo represents 5,000 miles of sea travel. Sure something I didn’t know, and yet another...