Seriously! This is awesome!

I’ve never seen a collabo with a watch company other than Barney’s NY and Nixon, and that was just kind of… eh. But this here is a pimped out watch:

Hawaiian streetwear kings In4mation teamed up with Casio and wetsuit designer Xcel to make this beauty. Green’s not even my color, but this is nice.

G-Shocks are making a big comeback with Kanye rocking them all the time, and this color kicks ass. I don’t usually get excited over watches except for my dream watch, the Louis Vuitton. But this G-Shock has got me all funny feeling inside.

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I saw this on a MySpace bulletin from Rogue Status, a new sticker they just put out:

I mean DAMN! Maybe it’s tongue-in-cheek and they’re good homies and The Hundreds family is laughing with them, but I doubt it.

Rogue Status is probably most well known for their “Gun Show” tee:

I personally don’t think RS has any real right to diss The Hundreds like that. I’m looking at their site right now and these shirts are nothing special. I’m guessing that Rogue Status takes pride in the boldness of their designs. And they are bold and definitely catch your eye, but bold just for the sake of being bold is really just loud and obnoxious. I mean, the “Kate Moss Blows” shirt? Come on… who wears that?

The whole thing is pretty childish. You don’t see top companies out there shitting on their competition. You don’t see Stussy with a shirt that says some shit like, “Fuck Upper Playground.” Yanawmean?

And also, the sticker doesn’t even make sense. It’s one thing to say “Streetwear is dead.” Alright, whoa, you’re making a statement here, you’re opening up our minds. But “The Hundreds killed it”? As if The Hundreds is responsible for the streetwear explosion that’s happened in the last 3 years? They’re a big company, don’t get me wrong, and they’ve done a really good job getting themselves out there. But outside of streetwear circles, nobody’s even heard of them.

My point here isn’t to diss Rogue Status, just to say that it’s not cool when your intention is just to piss people off or rile them up. If it’s done creatively and subtle then that’s different. It’s cool when you hide your message behind aesthetics, but this in-your-face kind of dissing is boring. It takes no creativity. It’s too easy to do and really just makes Rogue Status look jealous. They sound like some plain ‘ol haters.

“I” to the “M” to the “O”

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Niiiiiiiice. I loved me some Bo Jackson’s when I was younger. I copped a pair of the Trainers when they were re-released about 5 years ago and wore those shoes to death.

With so many fugly colorways going on with shoes these days, it’s nice to see Supreme come out with something clean and nice (with a jacket to match! aawww) with these low-top version of the trainers. According to Highsnobiety they’ll be available only in Supreme stores, in 3 colors on November 8th.

The webbing and the colors are reminiscent of the Jordan IVs, the most beautiful sneaker eva. I give them a B+. Nice kicks.

The jacket is cool, too. I’ve always wanted to rock a letterman-style jacket like that, but I could never pull them off. I think I’m too small for them. I’d look like I was wearing my big brother’s clothes.

Btw… will this ever slow down, the whole sneaker thing? Freshnessmag.com and Highsnobiety have new colorway drops announced DAILY! I mean every DAY it seems Nike and others are dropping new shoes. That’s ridiculous!

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New Balance have been a cool, clean alternative to Nikes for a while now. It’s mostly the 574 model that you see around. They have a real sort of even, clean (I use that word a lot, “clean.” Don’t I ?) look to them. With some jeans I have to wear hi-tops, but the 574s have just enough bulk in a low top to hold my pants right yet still look proper with shorts or skinny jeans. The other New Balance models don’t seem to have the same aesthetic value as the 574s. The just didn’t seem as… well… balanced. Until now.

New balance teamed up with sneakersnstuff.com, a European online shoe store, to make these super dope 577s.

These color ways are solid if I do say so myself. Especially the green ones. The offsetting of the earth tones with the hot pink is especially nice. And the gray on gray is just (ahem) yeah, you know… clean.

There’s something about these color combos that make the actual design of the show look better in my opinion. I’ve always thought they were a little too long and narrow compared to the 574s, but these shoes are hot. And besides that, New Balance makes a top quality, very comfortable shoe.

Sneakersnstuff.com has a real nice selection of all the other major shoe brands, but I don’t know what shipping would cost as it seems they’re based in EU.

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Freshjive has been one of my favorite lines for about 17 years now, ever since I bought the original Tide tee in like ‘91 or something over at LA’s original streetwear spot, Funkeesentials.

I’ve always liked their jackets and hats. Clean and simple, but just funky enough to stand out from the crowd. Founder Rick Klotz (how much of the cut and sew he actually designs, I don’t know), knows what he’s doing.

See what I mean?

Word is this collection is available only at their LA store Reserve, which I am yet to actually go inside. Freshjive used to have a spot, years ago, in Santa Monica on Main Street. That shop closed down right before Freshive seemed disappear for a couple years. They’re back in full effect, though and rockin it hard.

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E. Spleece, a popular Detroit based downtempo and hip-hop DJ, rockin the oh-so-popular fist tee:

GET YOURS NOW DAMMIT!!

This image from a Detroit nightlife mag.

SWEET.

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My wife and baby girl and I had a little time to kill today and we took a cruise over to Melrose and Fairfax where dunks reign supreme and if you ain’t got the sticker on your New Era, you best to get the fuck out.

Thanks to the vision of Eddie Cruz, who opened Supreme on Fairfax 2 or 3 years ago, the spot has blown up into what is undeniably the West Coast streetwear Mecca. Store front signs reading Alife, The Hundreds, Supreme, SLB, Flight Club LA, Hall of Fame (a shop of strictly fitted caps), Turntable Lab, Diamond Supply Co. and a rumored new edition of an LA arm of Huf, make this block and a half strip in the heart of LA’s Jewish neighborhood the undisputed go-to spot for bright graphic tees, hoodies, skateboards, Jordan IVs and all the other hot shit you be trying to get your hands on. The block is flooded with young people in dark denim, crisp Nikes, and crooked New Eras. Anywhere else and you might look cool in your fresh new gear. Here, you’re just another sneakerhead.

Every shop has it’s own look and it’s own vibe, some I feel, some I don’t. Supreme is obviously classic. Fresh decks and fresh gear.

While I was at Supreme today I ran into my boy Eric, the buyer at Backside in Burbank and their online store: droppingstyles.com which both carry CHILDREN.

Alife, I just don’t get. I know they’ve blown up on the east coast, but I just don’t see the Sesame Street face shirts selling very well. I mean, would you where one of those?

Alife did have some cool shoes, though. The solid color ones were nice. The store is one hallway with like, 10 foot bullet-proof glass walls on either side that the items are displayed behind.

Diamond is a clean, sleek, modern space. It’s nice, but they only have about 4 shirts and 3 decks in their store. I like it, but I don’t see how they’re staying in business.

Diamond:

The Hundreds store is small but they’ve got a nice selection of their stuff. If you’ve ever read their blog, I’m sure you’ve seen images of their store. It’s all black and clean.

A view from inside The Hundreds (image jacked from thehundreds.com):

The store that really stands out over there, though is SLB.

SLB is owned by legendary skateboarder Sal Barbier and carries a supply of Vans, Lee Jeans authentic line (which are dope and I really haven’t seen anywhere else), Clarks shoes (they had a cool pair of camouflage ones)

and some camping/hunting type jackets and Fedora hats. Definitely not your run-of-the-mill streetwear store. Solid, masculine stuff, more like an upscale and modernized Dogtown Z-Boys-style store. Part skater, part cholo, part tattoo artist.

So if you’ve never been to Fairfax between Beverly and Melrose, get your ass over there.

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Tonight at UFC 77 in Cincinatti, the crowd was let down when two home-town heroes, George Gurgel and ex-middleweight champ Rich Franklin lost their bouts.

Forget Gurgel, I’ve never been interested in his fights anyway, but Franklin… dude got his ass WHOOPED. I’m a Franklin fan. He’s a good fighter and good guy who works hard and has an incredible work ethic. But Anderson “The Spider” Silva was wwaaaayyyyyy too much for him. It was Rich’s second loss to Anderson and both were devastating losses. Tonight Rich was saved by the bell at the end of the first when he got brutalized with a flurry of crisp muay-thai strikes. He just got finished in the second round. Silva simply outclassed him.

Anderson Silva kicking a downed Travis Lutter:

Franklin’s nose after his first fight with Silva (yikes!):

Anderson SIlva, in my opinion, is definitely to be considered when talking about who is the best pound for pound fighter in the world. His muay-thai striking is crisp, precise and powerful and his Jiu-Jitsu is top notch. It’s an insane combo. Watching him control Rich Franklin’s body by having just one hand behind Rich’s neck was enough to prove to me that The Spider knows how to fight.

The talk on the fight forums is who’s going to fight Silva next? The only realistic challenge is Dan Henderson who could very possibly out-wrestle him and ground and pound out a decision. However, Henderson just lost to Rampage at Light Heavyweight, so he’ll probably have to put in at least one fight at 185 before he gets a shot at the title. I don’t think we’ll see another Anderson Silva fight for at least 5 or 6 months.

Brandon Vera’s loss to Big Tim Sylvia was a disappointment, but definitely not a surprise. I’ve been a huge Vera fan since he came in to the UFC; I met the guy and he was super cool.

Me with Brandon Vera about a year and a half ago (dig my hair):

He was undefeated before tonight, and I think he’ll come back strong. I wasn’t sure what kind of game plan he was going to come with. The only way I could see him winning this fight was by dancing around Muhammad Ali style and chopping away at him with kicks and punches. When he actually did that he got the better of some of the exchanges, but a lot of the fight was spent with Vera trying to muscle Tim around and just getting pushed up against the fence. You can’t muscle Tim around (unless you’re Randy Couture of course, then you can basically do anything). Vera will be back, though. He’ll be a very tough contender against anyone in the world at HW.

A-ite! more next time from the streetwear front.

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First off, you’ve gotta be living in a cave to have not heard the new Alicia Keys single “No One.” Is it just me, or is she the straight up bomb? I don’t think there’s a better pop/r&b artist out there. They’ve been playing it every 20 minutes or so here in LA on KDAY, so I’m sure I’ll be sick of it soon. But until then, it’s the only song sung by a girl that I don’t mind getting caught singing along to in my phresh whip.

Anyway… on to the fashion!

I just spotted on Highsnobiety (my one stop source for blog stealing material) the new Original Fake X-collar jacket. Hotness:

Original Fake has been making a name with Kaws vinyl toy-inspired designs and clean lines. I’ve never been all into the vinyl toy scene, I got enough shit on my desk already, but I can’t deny there’s been some cool designs to come out of that scene.

Here, Original Fake takes a classic, clean, bomber-style jacket and throws a couple nice details on it, namely the Kaws-style X’s on the collar; they really make it stand out. Good work kids.

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I’ve been talking shit about all the New Eras coming out (maybe that’s just cus I’ve got the only line out there without one), and low and behold someone drops a hot one on us. Check this one out from Leaders 1354, a streetwear boutique in Chicago.

Beautiful, huh? I love it. I just peeped it on Highsnobiety. Especially dope for us left coasters.

I gotta say I’m glad it looks like the trend is moving back to simpler, cleaner designs. Streetwear was crazy for minute!

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