Meeting a designer is always special, and so was my first meeting with Shaun. Since I couldn’t go to London, I decided to visit the Farfetch London Designers showroom in Paris last January. Born in California but trained in London at the Central St. Martins, where he earned a BA and MA degree, Shaun is...
I’ve been waiting since a long time to put my hands on this! The new Juun J x New Era collaboration is in. The iconic 59FIFTY was transformed to reflect the 3D embossing technique seen on Juun J Spring Summer collection. No commercial date was announced yet but I just can’t wait to see them...
The duo Agi and Sam were invited by Topman to develop a capsule collection as part of its support to British designers. Inspired by the last Olympics and its influence on East London, the duo came up with a virtual football team, The Owls, an occasion for them to design a sportswear line along with some...
If there is one label really dedicated to bringing back happiness to your wardrobe, it’s Lazy Oaf. Since its creation in 2001, the label has continuously designed eye-catching designs mostly influenced by Pop Art artists and comics embracing colorful design, humor and a slice of childhood to streetwear. Their SS13 collection is clearly paying homage to...
You probably remember those two sweatshirts from the Juun J robots series that were quite popular almost a year ago. It was about that time when everybody started being obsessed with Juun J’s work. Juun J started his career in 1992 but only launched his own line in 2007 during Paris Fashion Week. His new...
Victor is one of those guys that I won’t ever get tired of photographing. Their creativity and energy are like magnets. They have turned themselves into a concept for the beauty of it regardless of the trends and conventions. I’ve met Victor a year ago but it’s only last winter that we first talked. His...
I don’t play basketball and only wear classic but I’ve love performance sneakers, especially Nike. Their design teams always come up with outstanding creations. The Lebron x series is one of them. First launched in 2012, the series is one of Nike’s bestsellers and is part of NikeID, their customization service. To celebrate LeBron James’s...
MrBailey ‘Low Poly’ Lace Tips, are sculptured aglet’s that fasten onto your shoe lace securely. The lace tips come in two colors, metallic gold and gun metal black. With each set you receive 4 ‘low poly’ lace tips in a custom foam lined mini shoe box, with custom screwdriver included. Best shoe accessory ever! Each...
After exploring how Punk has evolved today (here), I selected few brands who embody the punk spirit like Tobias Wistisen and Comme des Garcons or those who are playing with punk’s visual codes like KTZ and David Lindwall. Tobias Wistisen. Born in Denmark, Tobias had his training in Paris where he’s now based. His aesthetic...
PUNK has been a recurrent theme these last months and with the Metropolitan Museum’s exhibition “Punk: Chaos to Couture” opening up this week, I couldn’t find a better opportunity to explore the meaning of punk now. Like most of you, I couldn’t experience this movement, so all I kept in mind when growing up was...
