During Agenda we had the chance to catch up with 686′s Mike West, Keith Hufnagel and Jeremy Davies of New Balance for an opportunity to learn a bit more about their recent triple headed collaboration. Amongst several topics, this short video offers insight into the chosen footwear models, inspiration for the color and material choices [...]
Not many know what it’s like to start and run a tradeshow quite like Aaron Levante of Agenda. In preparation for this season’s show which takes place today in Anaheim, we caught up behind-the-scenes with Levante. Originally getting his foot into the door and culture via his own clothing label, eventually a luck of suitable [...]
Britain’s public service broadcaster BBC recently pulled “The Look” from its vast archive. The Look examines the fashion industry over six, hour long episodes in attempts to understand what fashion means in society and indeed how it defines it. Shown here is episode four which if you missed it, concentrates at three key fashion markets. [...]
A fixture amongst the Brooklyn and New York fashion scene, Brooklyn Circus’ Ouigi Theodore has made inroads for the reinterpretation of black youth fashion. Long gone are the days in which being young and black was instantly associated with the baggy, anti-fit attire brought on by hip-hop culture. Ouigi Theodore along with a crop personalities [...]
In February of 2005, an assembly of die-hard sneaker aficionados camped for days outside Staple Design in freezing temperatures on New York’s Lower East Side, for undoubtedly one of the most memorable sneaker releases of all time. Riots, stick up kids, back door escorts and police were all present on the scene… Reason? The release [...]
VBS.tv recently launched a new series titled League of Two. The show’s theme was to highlight the relationships between close friends who incidentally work together through the realm of architecture, fashion, music, food and film. The attention turns to Partners and Spade who encompass a brand, store and an agency. © extremeugene for Hypebeast, 2011. [...]
Made with Japan recently paid a visit to the headquarters of Japan Blue Group, the makers and parent company of Momotaro Jeans. Located in Kojima, a small town in Okayama considered to be the mecca of Japanese denim, the company is now recognized internationally for creating high-quality denim and occasionally going over-the-top. Offered below is [...]
Made with Japan recently paid a visit to the headquarters of Japan Blue Group, the makers and parent company of Momotaro Jeans. Located in Kojima, a small town in Okayama considered to be the mecca of Japanese denim, the company is now recognized internationally for creating high-quality denim and occasionally going over-the-top. Offered below is [...]
In a rare interview with WWD during the recent opening of her new Dover Street Market retail space in Beijing together with I.T, Rei Kawakubo offered a short but interesting interview detailing some of the issues herself and the brand have faced over these recent times. Due to her expansive past designing, the scope of [...]
A new year brings about new resolutions and many new endeavors. Inaugurating the New Year, television icon and linchpin Oprah Winfrey ascends yet another monumental rung in her celebrated career with the debut of her new television network OWN. Highlighting the debut is a documentary series entitled Oprah Presents: Master Class; showcasing some of the [...]