Woooooorrrrrrrrd.

A couple of nights ago, CHILDREN represented at Soled Out Tuesdays at the Crash Mansion in Downtown LA.

Mr. Choc and Rhettmatic of the Beat junkies were spinning hip-hop all night.  Choc’s set was classic hip-hop, mixed well.  Some westcoast vibes, some Tribe Called Quest, some GZA… Rhettmatic’s set was choppier.  He was dropping beats more than mixing it seemed.  He played a reggae set towards the end.  I know Rhettmatic’s got mad skills, I’m not dissing him, it just wasn’t my flavor from him that night. 

(The DJ pics are from going.com)

Mr. Choc:

DJ Rhettmatic:

There were 4 vendors there: CHILDREN, Urban Economix,Temple Effectives and a booth selling Konscious and Evolve.

The homies Antwon and Significant, hip-hop heads to the core, of Urban Economix (dig the logo with the b-girl/graff artist in the skinny jeans):

Frank was on the scene repping 2 brands, Konscious and Evolve.  Both graphic tees with a nature/hip-hop vibe.  They had some real nice graphics. 

And the homies from Temple Effectives, Aaron, Apu and some others were KILLING it on the dance floor.  Here’s Aaron about to hit the floor and looking smooth in TE’s cut ‘n sew windbreaker and jeans.  I think he might kill me for posting this shot but I actually think it’s a tight picture:

The rest of Temple crew rippin it:

Something is funky wih my camera and I lost some pictures of the event.  There was graffiti on display from FAZE ands ABEL and I had some shots of other people at the event. Sorry fellas!

And that’s Soled Out Tuesday in a nutshell.  BIG ups to the homie Bernardo for inviting CHILDREN to  be a part of this event.  Thanks, dawg.

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This Tuesday, December 18, CHILDREN will be downtown at Soled Out Tuesdays at the Crash Mansion, 9pm-2am.

1024 S. Grand Ave.

Los Angeles, CA 90015

Beat Junkies legends, DJ Rhettmatic and the ever-dope Mr. Choc will be mixing live.  Streetwear brands reppin like Temel, Honor the Brand and of course CHILDREN will be there selling their goods.

Contact me about guest list.

Hip hop and streetwear… isn’t that why we’re here?

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With so many streetwear boutiques popping up all over Los Angeles it’s hard to be cool anymore. I mean it’s no secret where you got that hoodie from anymore. You can get that tee shirt anywhere and they sell your dunks at Urban Outfitters. However, I still love clothes and the stores that sell them. So this will be the first in my series of reviews of streetwear stores in the Los Angeles area. Exciting, huh?

Barracuda… Melrose’s finest vendor of upper-end streetwear. Great tee-shirt selection you don’t see everywhere else, interesting kicks and an eclectic mix of brands make this store a must-see stop when out shopping. (I’m always forgetting to take pictures of the outside of the store)

You walk in to the girls’ section on the bottom floor where brands like Insight, Stussy, Gentle Fawn, and many more grace the racks. They’ve got a nice collection of denim and tees for girls and probably the best selection of tops, sweaters and jackets I’ve ever seen. Every time, I go in there there’s something awesome I want to buy for my wife. Barracuda does a really good job buying clothes that are unique and hip without being too weird and unwearable. They’ve got uber-hip, over-sized, 80s style girls sweatshirts, fitted jackets and more.

Head upstairs to the men’s section and there’s more clothing hotness for yo ass. Barracuda always has a big selection of Stussy tees and caps… always. They’ve also got tees from RVCA, Insight, 2K, and a bunch of other brands I can’t remember. Whether you’re looking for some soft, slim-cut tees, or some standard, stiff streetwear type stuff, Barracuda gotcha covered.

Barracuda also has a kick-ass shoe selection of not only Nikes and Adidas in rare colorways, but higher end Varvatos Converse, and other shoes like that.

Like the women’s section downstairs, the men’s selection of jackets and hoodies is dope. They’ve always got nice numbers from Stussy, FreshJive and others. They recently were carrying a dope black on black camo-ish jacket from Quiksilver, not a brand you see in most boutiques like this.

While I was there they were having some crazy dope sale. Like 50% off AND buy 2 get 1 free on shoes and tees or something like that. I’m not sure if that sale is still going on, but you should definitely check it out.

Lastly, Barracuda has a whole special section dedicated to LA-based line Kazuo. Kazuo is a cut ‘n sew line with simple graphic tees and clean, bohemian-modern shirts, jackets and more. I didn’t like this line too much when I first saw it, I thought it was kind of boring, but after a while it’s definitely grown on me. The pieces are classic with a just a touch of strange.

So that’s Barracuda in a nutshell. Definitely stop by if you never have. While it’s not strictly a streetwear store, I’d say it’s the most unique store of it’s kind in LA and there are always great finds there. The best store on Melrose for sure and arguably the best boutique in LA.

Barracuda

7600B Melrose Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90046

(323) 852-7179

www.wearchildren.com

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Alrighty… this past weekend, CHLDRN was in San Diego for the Thread Show. It was a lot of fun and a big success. Many, many people showed up to get their shop on and some retailers were in the house as well. Food was served, drinks flowed and money was spent. Good times, good times. (All photos by me).

The event was at the San Diego Air & Space Museum where they had old airplanes and spacecraft on display. Definitely not the first place you’d expect a fashion event, but it was actually pretty cool. It was held in a big room with a glass dome ceiling and massive, old military aircraft suspended above us.

Upper Playground was in the house. Well… not really, but their logo was:

In true fashion-world style, the drinks flowed and the art was displayed. Tee shirts and accesssories really compliment Heineken and art-gallery graffiti, don’t they? What would a trade show be without them?

A good bartender ALWAYS organizes his bottles largest to smallest.

The CHILDREN booth was in full effect. Slangin shirts and what not. We were stationed right next to PONY (yes, PONY, as in the shoes). Who were showing their new Winter collection and signature Chris Brown shoes. They had a Chris Brown model in black and yellow that I actually thought was pretty hot, but I would NEVER wear shoes that said Chris Brown on them! No offense to you, Chris. You’re a talented, dude. But that’s just not my style.

You’re humble founder with a retarded look on my face:

Wifey helping set up and looking sexy:

This is the first time a model has modeled my clothes. Pretty sexy if I do say so myself. In a non-gay way, of course. (Bad picture, I know.)

Some of the homies in the house were Andrew and Daniel from The Ampal Creative:

Ampal is a fast growing, independent hat line. They manufacture their own New-Era style fitteds, Fedoras and more. Cool dudes with a cool product. The hat scene has just been drowned by New-Era and a new entry to the game is a welcome addition. Support the new, people. It’s where the future lies.

Also in the house was Free Gold Watch. Mixing it up with streetwear and a little Hollywood couture styling, FGW is fast rising. From where I was standing, they looked like the busiest booth at the show. Nice work, fellas. Here’s Matt from FGW rockin’ the Tiger tee and reppin’ their signature dice:

Here’s one of FGW’s racks. The guy with his back to the camera here is Mike from POP! which carries both Free Gold Watch and CHILDREN down in San Diego.

Overall, the show was a big success and a lot of fun. CHLDRN sold somoe gear and got picked up by it’s first outside-of-LA store which was awesome and made the trip worth it by itself (Thanks Mike!). I’ll spread the word for sure on the next one if I go.

Holla!

www.wearchildren.com

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This weekend, the Thread show in SD was a huge, massive, gargantuan success. Not only were CHILDREN tees purchased and put into the hands of many streetwear loving San Diegans, but a boutique in SD called POP! picked us up and is now carrying 5 designs including the Miles tee, the Frank tee, Music fist and Headphones.

POP! is a cool spot that also carries LA brand 7 Lighting Bolts and the very popular Free Gold Watch.

All in San Diego check out the owner and my new homie, Mike at:

POP!

2927 Lincoln Ave. (at 30th)

San Diego, CA 92104

(619) 688-1038

Tomorrow I’ll have the full report on the THREAD show.

www.wearchildren.com

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Aaahhhh… busy busy busy. I’ve been off the blogging and afk for a lil while, but I is back.

This weekend CHILDREN will be showing at the Thread Show in San Diego. It’s a massive sample sale, trade show, fashion show that should be very very dope. Anyone in SD should definitely check it out.

THREAD Show

The San Diego Air & Space Museum, 2001 Pan American Plaza, Balboa Park, San Diego, CA 92101

BE THERE!

More real blogging soon, son.

www.wearchildren.com

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Big shout to Jay at Streetwear-websites.com for the write up on CHILDREN. CLick the link to check it out.

Streetwear-websites.com is a site that has short descriptions of tons of clothing brands and their websites and allows viewers to rate them. Founder Jay started Sneaker-websites.com a while back with the same concept, but with shoes. Finding it successful he started another site dedicated to clothing.

Here it is in his own words:

“After Sneaker-Websites.com kicked off so well and many visitor asked us for a similar place just for streetwear we created one.

Streetwear-websites.com is not just a directory of streetwear related websites, in each individual category people introduce their site and you learn why they do what they do. Enjoy the site.”

So check it out and don’t forget to give me a good rating!

Holla!

www.wearchildren.com

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A couple weeks ago I wrote a post about this Rogue Status sticker:

Well I guess my naive ass got it aaalllllll wrong. 

I got an email today from some guy I don’t know who explained to me the real deal.  I thought RS was really dissing The Hundreds, like saying they sold out or something like that.  I had it explained to me that what they’re REALLY saying is that The Hundreds have done so damn well, that they killed streetwear.  Like “That’s it, it’s done.  There’s no more.  The Hundreds killed it.”  “Killed” as in they’re so successful that there’s no reason to even try to compete.  And I just found out that there has even been a Rogue Status x The Hundreds collabo tee. 

So really, RS was giving props to TH.  Ah ha, I said. Makes sense to me.

So, my public apology goes out to Rogue Status for being misinformed and jumping to conclusions.  And if there were any other streetwear noobs out there who thought the same thing as me… there ya go.

www.wearchildren.com

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Whoever it was that said not to put all your eggs in one basket, Jigga was listening. First it was the Jersey Nets, now the hip-hop living-legend has invested, through the company he is part owner in: Scion, LLC (not the car subsidiary of Toyota, dumbass), in the clothing brand Artful Dodger. That’s bananas. Who would have thunk it?

A reported $15 million was payed to Scott Langton, founder of Artful Dodger, who will stay on with the company. I THINK it’s the same Scott Langton that designs the upper end line “Scott Langton,” but I’m not sure. And apparently, googling “Scott Langton” does not provide the answer. Did I say Scott Langton in this paragraph enough? Scott Langton.

I’ve never been a fan of Artful Dodger. In fact, I’d be embarrassed to wear it. The stuff is way elaborate; all-over prints, gold foil, embroidery, different color fabrics, etc. It’s pretty damned flashy. But that’s just me and I’m not the one who just got paid 15 million! An, I admit, it’s a good name.  So, I say mad props to Scott Langton on the payday and nice work making it happen for yourself. I will be there one day very soon. You just watch!

With the American Gangster soundtrack (anyone listened to it? how is it?) released just a couple days ago and the acquisition of a thriving clothing line today, it would seem that J-Hova is definitely having a solid week.

Btw… Jay-Z is NOT wearing a sombrero in the picture above.

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It’s official, you suckas. CHILDREN will be representing at the Thread Show in San Diego on December 2. It’s about time! I waited to hear from these fools for months!

For those that don’t know, Thread is a big fashion hullabaloo (that word really doesn’t make sense here, I know, but I’ve never used it and it sounds good) of sorts where about 75 designers show their stuff and thousands of public peruse the racks of up and coming young designers to cop new gear and retail buyers search for the goods. GOT IT? Sort of like going to Pool, or Project and getting to buy the samples.

It will be on December 2nd from 11am - 6pm in San Diego at the Aerospace Museum, 2001 Pan American Plaza, Balboa Park, San Diego, CA 92101

For public it’s $10 at the door or $7 if you rsvp.

It’s definitely a hot event. I don’t know exactly who will be there this time around, but past exhibitors include Diesel, RVCA, G-Star and mucho mucho more. There will be a ton of shirts and hoodies and whatnot for the fellas, and lots and lots of cute stuff for the ladies.

If you’re in San Diego or anywhere else around SoCal, head on over. It’s finsta be hot.

www.wearchildren.com

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