Stussy Fall/Winter 2008 Plaid Flannel Shirts
Stussy continue to impress me with there flannel shirts which they construct in distinctive fashion. For this winter they have put together two great designs, the first the Lumber which takes inspiration from what we are so used to seeing lumber jack’s wear and the second is called the Homie, which is an oversized plaid [...]

Visvim Fall/Winter 2008 Collection
Here is a small batch of items from the Visvim Fall/Winter collection which has already been so successful that the shelves in FIL Tokyo look very bare. This release contains the Academia Blazer which we saw in wool, but now featuring the Giza45 material in addition to the new Chino Cords. While another noteworthy piece [...]

Martin Margiela ‘Key’ Accessories
Only Margiela could rework keys and produce something this creative having created three impressive items with a key ring, key chain and key money clip. The key ring impresses me the most, having taken a house key cast in brass and dipped in white rubber. Then there is the chain, which is more of a [...]

iDiom Fall/Winter 2008/2009 Collection In Full
Burton’s highly acclaimed sub line iDiom have put together a very green collection for 2009. Definitely a mixed bag and it really depends if you are into green to whether you are feeling the look compiled although one thing you have to appreciate is the different approach taken by iDiom. We have already previewed pieces [...]

Nike Flywire Windrunner Interview With Jarrett Reynolds
  The much talked about Nike Flywire technology has taken centre stage with a number of designs at the Olympic games. Here is an interesting interview with Jarrett Reynolds, who also appeared in our recent edition of ‘The New Order’, about the Nike Flywire Windrunner. For Complete Story and More Visit SLAMXHYPE

Five Minutes With Steven Vogel
This time we go to Berlin for our next interview, with Steven Vogel. Having lived abroad for many years in the like of Prague and London and having worked on many significant projects, most notably the Streetwear book he compiled and now works with the likes of Burton and is the man behind the website [...]

Dzine’s ‘The Beautiful Struggle’ Exhibition
In addition to the simultaneous shows by Chris Johanson and Swoon at Deitch, they are also set to present the first New York exhibit by Chicago’s Carlos Rolon, aka Dzine during September. Dzine’s tricked-out bikes, boats and cars garnered a lot of attention at this year’s Venice Biennale and Art Basel Miami so [...]

New World Order: Contemporary Installation Art and Photography from China
With the Olympics on in China it has certainly opened the country to the rest of the world and one aspect we have seen a far bit of is contemporary art. In this case I would have to say it is a good thing, with this new book from NAi Publishers titled New World Order: [...]

Stussy x EPMD Strictly Business Party Tee
    Monday, August 25th marks the debut of the S.L.A.T.E. trade show in Las Vegas. To commemorate the event Stussy, Undefeated, Ransom, S.L.A.T.E. and Complex Magazine have pulled together EPMD, DJ Wristpect and DJ Neil Armstrong for be a party that night at The Palms Moon nightclub. Stussy in genuine style have put together a great [...]

Free Tibet Artists Detained in Beijing
Artist James Powderly, a founding member of Graffiti Research Lab was amongst five Americans arrested in China for an attempted protest against China’s occupation of Tibet. Powderly is reknown for his creation of the Green Lantern, a small laser that can project beams as far as 30 feet was going to be his tool as [...]