Monday
Recently I lost someone very dear to me and just being home reminds me of her. So I figure I get out of LA and do some traveling to clear my head.
clouds...
looks like its gonna rain...
yup!
rain...
The storm clears up and I found myself HERE!
The first day of the MAGIC Marketplace in Las Vegas, Nevada. Everyone whos anyone in the Fashion industry will be here. Let's take a peek!
Upper Playground - www.upperplayground.com
Founded in San Francisco, California in 1998, Upper Playground has become a leader in today's progressive art movement with its innovative apparel line and gallery, FIFTY24SF. Recognized for fusing fashion with contemporary art, Upper Playground is a clothing and lifestyle brand that produces apparel, accessories and housewares which are sold through their retail stores up and down the west coast all the way across to London.
Live Mechanics - www.livemechanics.com
Spawned from the fusion of street and music, and energized by the creative spirit. Shaking up reality through art, music and an appreciation of life's challenges, Live Mechanics has been a force in the world of street couture since 2000. Live Mechanics continues to achieve this effect: incorporating a more conscious outlook into their product by exploring the differences in the world's rich cultural, musical, artistic, political landscape into street clothing for people from all walks of life.
Stussy - www.stussy.com
In 1980, Shawn Stussy was a local cult surfboard shaper who took his scrawled signature logo from his foam masterpieces and applied it to tee shirts that he sold along with his boards around Laguna Beach, California. As the clothing line expanded, it's raw and modern aesthetic soon developed into the next generation of new wave beach culture. Today, Stussy exists as a brand with worldwide respect and independence. With over sixty stores across the globe and a very strong tribe still in effect, Stussy is a leader in the culture which started over 25 years ago.
10 Deep - www.10deep.com
Established in 1995, 10.Deep/ Tenth NYC is a design firm and creative collective, of which the main output is the 10.Deep Clothing line. 10.Deep is one of the original New York streetwear brands. Through bold graphics and quality design, they create apparel that intelligently conjures thoughts of movements, individuals, and ideologies of days past and present. Goods that neither sacrifice quality nor style. At 10.Deep the motto is simple: forget everyone and listen to yourself. Strength lies in the hands of an individual (10 fingers), not in the approval of one’s peers.
Crooks & Castles - www.crooksncastles.com
Crooks and Castles started in 2002 out of Los Angeles, CA and was created to make a brand that was a direct reflection of the LA street lifestyle. Commercially designed, Crooks and Castles hold tight with the “guns and wealth” aesthetic. Founded by Dennis Calvero and Robert Panlilio, Crooks was crafted to express their culture, their experience and their passion. Fascinated by the mecca of american fashion and the individual styles of New York, Dennis moved to the east to broaden his craft and live a diverse atmosphere. Soon after a short hiatus the team relaunched Crooks in 2004 with the help from Hawaii's own In4mation and created 5&aDime distribution. A snowball effect took place and in 2007 Crooks and Castles is set to make their mark globally.
THE HUNDREDS - www.THEHUNDREDS.com
The Hundreds is a 2-part project that houses both a clothing line and online-magazine. Both ends of The Hundreds incorporate the trademark lifestyle, attitude, and personal perspective on street subculture. The Hundreds clothing is inspired by LOS ANGELES LIFESTYLE / CALIFORNIA CULTURE and Southern California’s skateboarding, surf, punk, and hip-hop cultures. The design is also reminiscent of 1980s surf-culture t-shirts, independent skateboard company apparel of the 1990s, and the advent of “streetwear” at the end of the millennium. More than just an online magazine or clothing line, The Hundreds is a lifestyle project that remains personal and direct, reflective of the community and culture, and dedicated to its fanbase.
The Hundreds is Huge.
THE HUSTLE
Upstairs
ECKO - www.eckounltd.com
The Company was founded in 1993 by Marc Ecko, Seth Gerszberg, and Marci Tapper. Evolving from just six t-shirts and a can of spray paint, Marc Ecko Enterprises has become a full-scale global fashion and lifestyle company that reported international retail sales of approximately $1 billion in 2004.
Akademiks - www.akademiks.com
Founded in 1999 on the principles, "in the pursuit of truth", Akademiks mission is to inspire and lead the youth fashion revolution. This movement challenges authority and social standards with a loud voice, creativity and energy that is translated into a fashionable aesthetic. From its inception, Akademiks has carefully crafted clothing for the denim enthusiast who craves quality and detail. Vintage washed, hand-dressed, hand brushed, over-dyed tinted, potassium-sponged and tripled-dipped indigo treatments are a few of the innovative design techniques that bring credibility to the title "Jeanius Level Products." Through time, Akademiks has grown its line to include Akademiks mens, Akademiks womens and Akademiks shoes for men and women alike.
Are there anymore stickers..?
The Las Vegas Convention Center is fuck'n BIG! I'll catch up wit yall later. onelove!
