New Balance 576 20th Anniversary Timeless Collection

A few years ago, miniature shoes were a hit as the often micro sized toys were the closest things you'd have to owning the hard to get exclusive sneakers they represented. For New Balance's 20th anniversary of their 576, the legendary running brand has captured the essence of some of their marquee 576s in their Timeless Collection. The set features sneakers from various time periods from the shoes inception in 1988, presently in 2008 and futuristic modeling representing twenty years from now in 2028. Available now at select New Balance dealers.

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Shutter Shades

On the heels of Kanye West's massive part in the rise to prominence with his Alain Mikli custom-made 1 of 1 glasses comes some more affordable options courtesy of Shutter Shades. Shutter Shades' latest styles include Clear, Gold, Silver and Black. The Clear version is currently available now at Shutter Shades while you can expect the latter three styles to release later this month.

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The Hundreds New Era 59FIFTY Adam Bomb Cap

A new generation of fitted caps from The Hundreds and their beloved Adam Bomb character have recently dropped across various retailers. Two styles include a set featuring solid colorways such as black, red and pink as well as a set of contrasting colors such as white/green and turquoise/red. Check your local TH dealer and The Hundreds Los Angles/The Hundreds San Francisco for availability.

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Thrasher JAPAN x Know1ege Collection

Brian Siswojo has been among a series of OGs who have brought significant awareness to the skate scene throughout Southeast Asia. His work and influence has undoubtedly gained him a wealth of respect from peers all around resulting in a collaboration with the Japanese division of big time skate publication Thrasher. The collection features button up shirts and t-shirts in various colorways. A release date is set for July 2008 and limited to Japan.

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The Fred Perry x Comme Des Garcons Spring/Summer '08 collection has been released and is now available online at Triads. This is the last collection of this collaboration, as this winter Raf Simons will be working with Fred Perry instead.

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Bape Store New York Update

Bape, the ever-expanding empire of Nigo, has just released some news for its New York store. It seems that they are now taking phone orders for their current season collection over the weekends, which is great news for all those people having a hard time getting their hands on anything Bape. The policy remains the same as their in-store policy with no returns, no exchanges, and no refunds. All the orders taken over the weekend will be shipped the next business day. If you're a Bape fan, this is a good time to start expanding that collection!

Bape Store New York
91 Greene Street, New York
NY 10012
Tel: 212-925-0222

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Pastelle x Ksubi Sunglasses

Pastelle, the much much anticipated clothing label from Kanye West, has been very discreet. But finally, now we get glimpse of its sunglass collaboration with Ksubi, an Australian fashion label known amongst many celebrities. Ksubi designer, George Gorrow, first worked with Kanye in 2006 to create stage eyewear for his music videos. The line will be launched in October and will feature a limited edition gold frame sunglasses that will go for around $2000.

This is definitely a collaboration worth waiting for, as it seems like Kanye and George Gorrow make for a strong team as Kanye says, "I love the sunnies Ksubi has produced over the years, and it's an honour to collaborate with them on this first installment of Pastelle frames, George is an incredibly talented designer, and I've never met anyone who knew more about sunglasses and other cool stuff."

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HTC Diamond

With the mobile world turned upside down with the release of the iPhone, every touch-based phone since Apple's hot seller has been dubbed the "iPod Killer" however few have lived up to the billing. Enter the newly announced HTC Diamond. Utilizing Windows Mobile 6.1, the phone features VGA Screen, quad-band HSPDA 7.2 and other iPhone-esque features. Despite initial reports that the interface is a little slow, the bugs should be worked out by the time a release date rolls around. No word yet on a stateside release date.

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Krink 2008 Spring/Summer Collection

Krink's mark has gone from walls and trains, to his own line of popular inks and markers and most recently endeavors including t-shirts. Featuring imagery symbolic of Krink's style and beyond his drip styles, look for a list of retailers over at krink.com.

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Eastpak Raf Simons 2008 Fall/Winter Collection

The inaugural Eastpak Raf Simons bag team up pushed the boundaries of conventional backpack stylings as over 50 styles with diverse price points were featured. While some bags emanating from the creative thoughts of Belgian designer Raf Simons bordered on the edge of conventionality, the follow-up series from Eastpak Raf Simons features what appears to be more traditional bags over 18 styles. Price points range from €80 - €100 EUR (approximately $124 USD - $155 USD).

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Bape Roadsta - Black & White

The Bape Roadsta which features a visible Air Bubble will now come in two new colorways - black/white and all white. The simple colors of these new kicks will make them versatile when matching with your favorite outfits. We imagine the all white Roadstas will look great when worn with shorts. Sporty and clean, these will be perfect for the upcoming Summer. Available now at Cliffedge.



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Homeroom Lightening Strikes Twice Tee

New from Homeroom Clothing is the "lightening strikes twice tee." Graphic inspired by the power of Zeus. Apparently, lightening can actually strike thrice, as a crew and v-neck are also available. Out at the Homeroom online store now.

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Crooks & Castles x Rocksmith Lumberjack T-shirt

Each offering their own distinct style, a Crooks & Castles x Rocksmith collaboration has yielded some interesting results with one brand inspired by the notion of crooks while the other looking to Tokyo and 90s pop culture as the benefactor of its designs. The Lumberjack t-shirt features a flannel print, buttoned up at the top to reveal a white t-shirt. Available mid-May at select Rocksmith stockists.

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Lemar & Dauley Spring 08 Lookbook

Shaping a contemporary view with nostalgic flair, Lemar & Dauley strives to resonate with people of all generations. Their spring line plays with a wide color palate and pulls from the "toy chest" of American popular history. In this, they are less overt in pop culture references than prior seasons, and capture the 90s with shape and color choices.

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Stussy Moscow Pop-Up Shop

In a first for the inhabitants of Russian captial Moscow, local entities Kixbox and UK Style within the fledging streetwear scene initiated a special Stussy Moscow Pop-Up Shop space. This project comes on the heels of a recent exhibition titled Faces & Laces which created opportunity for like-minded Russians to gather and enjoy similar interests. The Stussy Moscow Pop-Up Shop will feature the obvious including both Stussy and Stussy Deluxe products as well as other relevant products including Head Porter, limited edition Nike and Vans and Stussy's other project items. A cool sight as different locales and cultures around the world put their on spin on things.

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Staple Spring 2008 Delivery 2

Here we preview the best Staple collection as of late, as seen on jeffstaple's blog. The basic style fused with strong aesthetics is key here, and nothing is over the top as Staple lets the detail and quality do the talking. A far cry from loud graphic tees and Dunks, jeffstaple provides remixed M-65s, a lightweight running windbreaker and a Napa Leather jacket. Even without closeups you can see the quality in the safari shirts and cargo pants. The one tee featured has a hint of jeffstaple's hip-hop oriented roots with the most basic graphic possible, an equation that lets the numbers do the talking: '93 Til Infinity.

DQM Blazer Tees

Several DQM Blazer t-shirts were produced in conjunction with the Nike DQM Blazers which will be dropping this Saturday. Three colorways will be available each featuring a DQM logo that has a print which mimics the upper of the Blazers.

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DVS Huf 5 Low | Runner

Despite HUF's strong allegiance with Nike, skate brand DVS has always been integral part of HUF's footwear arsenal. New more subtle colorways was created for the Huf 5 Lows and Huf 5 Runners. The 2 sneakers uses a stealthier purple/black/gray colorway with HUF's signature earthquake pattern; the HUF 5 Lows uses extra durable suede as its primary material and the Huf 5 runners utilizes smooth leather.

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Fragment Design x Deco Chocolate

Deco Chocolate allows their customers to customize their own chocolate packaging with pictures, graphics or whatever else you can think of that can be printed onto paper. When the design firm, Fragment Design, had a chance to design their own chocolate packaging, what better logo to put on it than their own Fragment Design logo. This is a prime example of branding. Put a famous logo on a chocolate brand and you'll catch people's attention right away.

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N. Hoolywood 2008 Spring/Summer "After Sputnik" Collection

N. Hoolywood mastermind Daisuke Obana has always maintained a precise theme and approach to each season's collections. Ranging from the medical world, Jello Biafra of Dead Kennedys and an Alaskan lodge in his Camp Denali collection, obscure themes achieve a sense of balance through the eyes of N. Hoolywood. Their 2008 spring/summer collection, After Sputnik details the fashion landscape of space industry workers in the United States as they follow in the footsteps of the Soviet Union in achieving space supremacy. The collection is currently available in select retailers around the world.

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