For The Homies
For The Homies is a brand that draws influence from streetwear while mixing techniques more akin to high-end fashion, thanks to the cut and sew education of its illusive founder. Add to this Homies' use of quality materials and superior craftsmanship and you have a brand that is truly unique.
You might be familiar with their limited t-shirt line, featuring a range of graphics that could be hung on your wall as easily as hung in your closet - but it's the couture side of Homies that's winning people over.
Vivienne Westwood for Melissa
Artistic collaborations are a pretty sweet thing. Matthew Barney and Björk, Andy Warhol and Lou Reed... Starbucks and Sonic Youth.
'Anglomania' is the love child of one such collaboration, between the queen of punk, Ms Vivienne Westwood, and the cult of Brazilian footwear, Melissa - also the brains behind the original jelly sandal invented in '79.
Asuza
It seems that the further we go into the future the more our focus on durable craftsmanship regresses. Some fashion, in particular men's, has a lot to answer in this regard. Asuza are bucking this trend through retro-futurism, which it would seem is a combination of forward-thinking design and dedicated craftsmanship from a time long gone by.
Spring Court Shoes
"They're turning kids into slaves, just to make cheaper sneakers. What's the real cost cause the sneakers don't seem that much cheaper? Why are we paying so much money for sneakers when they're made by little slave kids?" ‘Think About It' - Flight of The Concords.
NO MORE must we a) support child slavery b) pay so much money for sneakers.
Spring Court shoes
"They're turning kids into slaves, just to make cheaper sneakers. What's the real cost cause the sneakers don't seem that much cheaper? Why are we paying so much money for sneakers when they're made by little slave kids?" ‘Think About It' - Flight of The Concords (1.26).
NO MORE must we a) support child slavery b) pay so much money for sneakers.
Ken Done for Vice T-Shirts
Ken Done has said, “In the times in which we live it is far too restricting to say that art can only be found in art galleries and not touch people's everyday lives... I want to use any means that are necessary to communicate to people what I feel about things.” And he’s following right through on that, communicating to us via the medium of Vice t-shirts.
Limedrop Live Photoshoot
If America's Top Model has taught us anything, photo shoots are all "walruses in chiffon" and "look bitch, I was chosen out of a million people, I don't know what your problem is." ATM turned photo shoots into hilarious performances starring photographers pointing their lenses towards dolled up cats hissing at their competitors.
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