2010 seems to be the year to be kicking things off with new ideas and adidas Originals is joining the crowd. Their collaboration with iconic movie franchise Star WarsTM looks to be their biggest to date.
The powerful and influential alliance have captured their fresh idea through a 60 second video showing Darth Vader and the Stormtroopers landing on the nitty gritty street corners of the Adidas home front.
The brains and creative minds behind Hellz Bellz have been at it again – this time with their Spring 2010 Collection titled ‘Obsessed With You’.
Hellz was born the brainchild of Lanie in the gritty streets of New York and let loose upon the world in 2005. Hellz aims to reintroduce strength, individuality, and sexual empowerment with a sassy, balls to the walls approach. Kill that cutesy, helpless damsel in distress; the bad girls, the bookworms, and divas alike are represented.
To reflect a woman deeper than the hyper-feminine stereotype, Hellz calls to all women to confront conformity, tear down boundaries, and rewrite the rules. From the back alleys to the art galleries, the suburbs to Broadway… wake up, take charge, and let it be known, “LONG LIVE HELLZ!”
The collection shows off their new and daring direction that was photographed by Brooke Nipar and modeled by Xian.
A minimal color story reflects the theme of obsession with the main focus on the unique and simplistic details of each silhouette. The Killa, in particular, is a cowl neck tunic given a hint of seductiveness through the use of a subtle zipper detail at the back of the dress. An exciting new take on the traditional blazer is Coat Tailz, which features a circle cut and a unique draped back.
Absolutely gorgeous in my opinion!
For more pics of the hot new line, click on over to here or here.
weAREtheIMAGEmakers, The Opening Hours, Stupid Krap and Semi-Permanent present “MIXED BUSINESS” – an exhibition of new artwork by many of Australia’s talented artists as well as a few cool cats from the US, Germany and New Zealand!
Showcasing at the aMBUSH Gallery (4A James Street, Waterloo, Sydney), if you’ve got a spare few hours, come by on opening night – Thursday 18th March at 6pm-9pm – to check out the flair and style of such creative types as Travis Millard (USA), Mel Kadel (USA), Ben Frost (Sydney), Webuyyourkids (Sydney), Kid Zoom (Perth), Mark Alsweiler (NZ/Sydney), S-t-e-p-h (Germany), Jae Copp (Gold Coast), and our boy Drewfunk (Melbourne).
If you can’t make it to opening night, Mixed Business will be showing until Sunday 28 March 2010.
Better late than never… During Buffet, we were able to get some footage of the experience had over the weekend. So to keep you from watching I will stop typing… thirteen itches presents Part 1: The Long Way Down.
One of my favourite bands collaborates with street cultures premiere photographer/director. The Deftones have been wrecking my eardrums since I first heard My Own Summer (Shove it) which was part of the acclaimed album Around The Fur. The latest single Rocket Skates is from their upcoming album Diamond Eyes, which is scheduled to release sometime in May. From the video, Deftones fans may notice that Chi Cheng (their bassist) is absent. Chi was involved in a major car accident late last year which put him in a coma. He has recently woken up from that coma and is now undergoing rehab. You can check for more details HERE.
Finally a new pair of soles for the ladies have been released!
Pointer have released a pair of boat shoes that’s both comfortable and easy on the eye. Available in three colourways – red, navy and tan - the ‘Alice’ shoes are lightweight and very feminine.
Freshjive, founded in 1989, known as one of the originators of streetwear culture has after 21 years dropped the Freshjive logo entirely from its product and marketing and I think that is a bold and brilliant idea. The following is an explanation letter from Freshjive founder Rick Klotz:
“Dear Friends,
If you haven’t already heard:
Since I started Freshjive, I have had a personal conflict with this business of “branding”. In fact, I was so conflicted at one time, that I quit working. I am in the business of promoting the company brand yet personally I am not interested in items for the brand name. It’s a bit of a quagmire with me because I hate the culture of promoting a brand yet I enjoy designing clothes and t shirt designs.
Beginning with our spring 2010 line, we will no longer be using our brand logo or name on any of our product, including all labeling and t shirt designs. Nowhere on any product will our name or previous brand logo be used anymore.”
A little while back I posted about the Faded Hope tee (the first product to have no logo attached) and recently Freshjive have dropped the rest of their Spring 2010 line; Which consists of bright colours, dark topics, cut and sew shirts and shorts, tees and a few other products. To get a better idea of whats out check the Freshjive site and there are a few examples after the bounce.
With discussion forums, exhibitions, an industry tradeshow and a public expo, Buffet promised to be the first of its kind in offering a niche street wear and lifestyle trade show experience – and indeed it was!
This time last weekend (26th-28th February), a few of the itches crew were down in Melbourne attending the streetwear tradeshow, Buffet, created and organised by Melbourne magazine AcclaimandFashion Exposed. An idea that sparked through by founder and editor-in-chief [of Acclaim] Andrew Montell:
‘The concept was relatively un-tested and we broke from the convention of traditional forums where the focus is usually on solo presentations, instead having a solo presentation at the start then a group panel discussing each topic and audience Q&A at the end.’ (Acclaim, 2010)
Things kicked off on Friday with an industry tradeshow where the streetwear stores around Australia (and some international) were showcasing the brands and collections they were plugging, whether it be their own labels or their favourites. The high temperature of the day was hitting everyone and with no air-conditioning inside the venue, some would agree that it may have been cooler to stand outside in the 34-degree heat!
What are you up to this Saturday? Not much? Well why not head up to the recently opened Mag Nation store in Newtown (with 5 other stores are in NZ and Melbourne) for a “Zinemaking Day” with the good people from Bird in the Hand Zine Shop. It’s sure to be a fun day where you’ll meet a lot of creative, inspiring minds. More details can be found on the Bird In the Hand facebook event page.
SBS’ Tuesday night documentary series ‘Hot Docs’ continues to impress, the program consistently delivers thought provoking and insightful documentaries focusing on critical global issues, tonight is no exception.
Screening at 10 pm is the unbelievable Danish documentary ‘Burma VJ’ (which in English speaking countries is subtitled ‘Reporting From A Closed Country.’). The film, by Anders Østergaard focuses on the 2007 uprising and mass protests by the Burmese people against the repressive military Junta, which has held sway in Burma for four decades. The demonstrations, begun by Buddhist monks, spread like wild fire amongst the disenfranchised people, with more than 100,000 taking to the streets, however the peaceful protests were met with callous violence as the authorities sought to eliminate dissent; perhaps worst of all for the Burmese was the speed at which the dictatorship managed to close ranks, banning all foreign journalists, shutting down the internet and even prohibiting the use of personal recording devices, essentially pulling down the shades and shutting Burma off from the rest of the world.
