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DQM Spring 2012 Collection

We knew it was only a matter of time until we saw DQM’s Spring collection, and our patience has paid off. This season is marked by a theme of simplicity and the New York based brand/retailer releases shirts, pocket tees, button-ups, chinos, jeans, shorts and jackets. Solids and subtle patterns comprise many of the products in a variety of color choices. Find it available at DQM, and authorized retailers around the New York area!

Moss Spring 2012 Lookbook

New York based brand, Moss has just launched their Spring/Summer ’12 collection. They look towards the past for inspiration drawing up 90′s New York, pop art and tribal patterns. The new line is made up of mostly tees with their 40 Bottle Shorts a perfect Summer item. Find it now in-stores and online.

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So many up and coming brands try to reinvent their style so much, they lack creativity, innovation and originality; a big problem with our culture today. However, that isn't an issue with the NeW York brand: MOSS. It holds it's roots with a very classic "back to basics" style that derives inspiration from 90's New York street style, pop art, and tribal patterns. SWAG!! I'm really impressed with this brand so far. you can check out more gear from the store #gallery-3 { margin: auto; } #gallery-3 .gallery-item { float: left; margin-top: 10px; text-align: center; width: 33%; } #gallery-3 img { border: 2px solid #cfcfcf; } #gallery-3 .gallery-caption { margin-left: 0; }

Harun International for Boylston Trading Co.

We first heard about Harun International previously from the mighty Mos Def, and now we see the New York based brand partnering up with Boylston Trading Co. for a small capsule collection of beaded necklaces and bracelets. The Harun International x BTC bead accessory capsule collection is made with 4mm and 8mm natural Jade, Red Jasper, Matte Onyx and Lapis; each bracelet and necklace is available in limited quantities and made exclusively for BTC. BTC also got together with founder Chace Infinite for a video interview to shed some light on the brand and its inspiration. More information can be found at Boylston Trading Co.

Inside Supreme: Anatomy of a Global Streetwear Cult — Part 2

Part 2 of the 032c Article published by the Business of Fashion yesterday (Part 1)is now live too. You can finish reading the article which looks at the brand phenomenon which is Supreme New York. The mythology behind legendary New York streetwear brand Supreme is so potent, it’s easy to imagine founder James Jebbia as a king pin of downtown Manhattan. But as he will be the first to tell you, that couldn’t be farther from the truth. In fact, Supreme’s core creative and business philosophies are the sum of Jebbia’s patchwork retail past; not, as one might assume, a storied legacy in skateboarding. His resume reads like a series of interconnected Google-map pins on a late-80s and early-90s SoHo New York. A British-transplant who arrived in New York around 1984, Jebbia got a job working at the now-defunct Parachute clothing store in SoHo. “I didn’t know what I was doing, but I knew I enjoyed clothes,” he says. He quit five years later to open, along with his girlfriend at the time, a small flea market on Wooster Street inspired by the myriad of stuff he coveted from The Face and i-D magazines. The project evolved into his first proper store, Union, an experimental shop on Spring Street that carried “mostly English brands” and one very important streetwear juggernaut at the time by the name of Stüssy. This allowed Jebbia to work with Shawn Stüssy, who asked him to partner with him to open one of his eponymous boutiques on Prince Street in 1991. When Stüssy left the business, Jebbia opened up Supreme in 1994 in a small storefront on Lafayette, a then-desolate street that was a perfect place for his clientele to skate first, shop second – an order that would very quickly be reversed. “I opened Supreme because there were no other decent skate shops around at the time,” Jebbia says. “I thought, cool, I might as well be the one to do it.” The store was able to become the holy grail of high youth street culture by curating a mix of the city’s iconography – fashion, music, celebrity and politics – within its walls and then instantly sledge-hammering the city’s high-low playing field. Limited-edition Damien Hirst skateboards are around the same price as decks featuring lyrics from Public Enemy; custom Spalding basketballs might be sold under the artist Nate Lowman’s gritty canvases hanging on the wall. The brand’s iconic T-shirts, like everything in the store, have become collector’s items that are collages of controversial provocations and heady imagery. Designs have included an oversized New York Times logo, a portrait of Kate Moss, lyrics from the reggae musician Lee “Scratch” Perry, Mickey Mouse’s hands praying with rosary beads, Budweiser labels, and alarmist political slogans such as “Illegal business controls America.”

Russell Moccasin x Nepenthes NY Collection

Russell Moccasin footwear is synonymous with quality and the brand has catered to fisherman, hunters and outdoors-men for more than a century. The W.C Russell Moccasin Company was started in 1898 in Berlin,Wisconsin and has been handcrafting footwear for the discerning adventurer ever since. Here is a hugely impressive collaboration with the New York location of Nepenthes with the Knockabout Boot and Chukka both reworked with a Laramie Suede upper, while there are two options of soles.  

Steve Powers “Train To Always” | Brooklyn

Last year saw Steve Powers complete an amazing project entitled ‘Love Letter’ which saw the graffiti artist leave large scale messages all over the US. The New York based artist continues this large scale work into the new year with this new piece entitled “Train To Always,” located in Brooklyn. This is likely to be the first of many thought provoking pieces for 2012. Source: UNURTH  

Terry Richardson – OHWOW “Terrywood” Exhibition

OHWOW is a gallery, publisher, and creative community with gallery and retail locations in New York City, Los Angeles and our own backyard in  Miami. The Los Angeles OHWOW gallery started out as a laundromat and now, has become a niche for the artistic and art patrons in the area.  Edgy pop fashion photographer Terry Richardson was born in NYC but was raised in Hollywood, California.  Coming in February 2012, Richardson will show tribute to the location with his “Terrywood” Exhibit. Im not really sure what the exhibit will display on its February debut, but if Terry’s previous fashion photos are any indication the exhibition that is dedicated to Hollywood life should be one to see. Terrywood will show at the OHWOW gallery from. February 24-March 31, 2012. OHWOW is located at 937 N. La Cienega Blvd – Los Angeles, CA 90069.

Nicole Martinez: Nerdy Dirty

Kudos to New York-based graphic designer Nicole Martinez for creating this very humerous and actually cute project, Nerdy Dirty, which illustrates signs of affection nerd-style in a set of witty images. Check it out after the jump.  

10. Deep lookbook

The New York brand gets ready for the colder days of the year, presenting lots of sweaters, vests and jackets in this latest release. The outerwear looks really good, some vintage Americana inspired, others more technical, but overall a good mix. The washed denim pieces are also looking nice, as well as the technical shell jackets in subtle black and camouflage. All in all once again a solid looking line-up of items.

Supermodels cover Jay-Z’s “Empire State of Mind”

Jay-Z's lifestyle blog Life + Times has just premiered an alternate music video for his esteemed "Empire State of Mind" record, only this time with the help of some models that are rather easy on the eyes. In no particular order, this ode to New York City features the following models: Selita Ebanks, Karlie Kloss, Constance Jablonski, Jourdan Dunn, Daphne Groeneveld, Edita Vilkeviciute, Hailey Clauson, Josephine Skriver, Zuzanna Bijoch, Shu Pei, Kristina Salinovic, Martha Streck, Toni Garrn, R'el Dade, Andi Muise, Ataui Deng, Chantal Stafford-Abbot, Kelsey Rogers, Ashton Phillips, Fabiana Mayer, Sabrina Nait, Sydney Edmonds, Claire Collins, Brenda Mutoni, Naoumie Ekiko, Sonia Niekrasz, Paris, Kaitlin, Lina and Tian. Enjoy.

ASAP Rocky Interviews with Fader TV

The good folks from The Fader TV met up with ASAP Rocky, the entire ASAP crew, and Main Attrakionz for an nonchalant interview. While they travel around New York, you can see how these young artists keep everything real, wish I could say the same for some people in the game already.

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