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July 19, 2005
Bruce Lee Reads + Maggie Thatcher Tees
'K, we're feeling a lot of love for these graphic tees by Frank Lourenco in Argentina. Sure, at first glance, the Bruce Lee motif might seem like a played-out throwback to late 90's nostalgia riffing on 70's cool resurrected in the riptide of latter-day pre-millennial Asia-mania (where's VH1 when you need them?). But these shirts aren't just riding out a graphic cliche; they're riffing up a future one. And in doing so adding an original, clever twist that we wish we'd "thunk" up.
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July 12, 2005
"Surrender" Kicks by James Lavelle and Earn Chen
Woah! Now these kicks are killer. This is sneaker design that is sublime. (Dare we ask how much these retail for?) Earn Chen and James Lavelle, the Mo' Wax record label founder and DJ, collaborated to create the Surrender brand of clothing in the U.K., and this pair of "trainers" (as our British friends say) is their perfect spawn. Now here's the challenge: find a pair of these in NYC. (And if you do, send us an email telling us where!)
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July 07, 2005
Bathing Ape + Kaws Collabo Tee Found
Yes! It really exists! The much-hyped (like everything BAPE these days, it seems) Kaws and A Bathing Ape collaboration graphic tee is the real deal. We stumbled across this used one (in pristine condition, naturally) on a Yahoo! auction site. We'd be curious to know what the seller eventually fetches for it on the always active second-hand market for BAPE merch. Kaws, for anyone who doesn't know, is the old-school-new-schhol graf and street artist gone legit. His work is now the subject of books and arty monographs. BAPE, well, the man behind BAPE is Nigo, of course, a mysterious Tokyo dude who wears many hats and who modelled himself after seminal Japanese tastemaker Hiroshi Fujiwara. But that's a whole other story ...
On the iPod at this very moment: "Demon Days" by Gorillaz
On our boss's back: Green Lacoste (Izod) Polo shirt
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July 06, 2005
Iron Maiden Tokyo Tee by Just Another Rich Kid
Looks like there's a bit of a trend in the making here at Bathing Ape Massive (if it hasn't already been made long ago). Yes, another retro heavy-metal band graphic tee. This time the culprit is designer Ju$t Another Rich Kid. The vehicle is 1980's British metal act Iron Maiden. The t-shirt is a replica or approximation of a Japan Tour souvenir tee from a concert. We read about Just Another Rich Kid today in the latest issue of Surface magazine, which we flipped through while riding the subway home from the office. So, naturally, intrigued by the article in Surface, we checked out the label's Web site and stumbled across the Iron Maiden Tokyo tee. And, yes, we want one very much.
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Posted by Thurston Ali at 12:48 AM
July 04, 2005
Black Sabbath Tee by Trunk
We found this awesome Black Sabbath print long-sleeve t-shirt on Saturday at a small sellect shop on Elizabeth St. in Nolita, NYC. The shop, called Alex, was having a "warehouse sale" when we stopped by and found tee. The shirt label is Trunk, which we've seen before, but don't know anything about. Anyhoo, the retro-seventies heavy-metal band design is dope. Or, as Chuck Klosterman would say about Black Sab, "heavy."
Posted by Thurston Ali at 08:52 PM
July 01, 2005
Way of the Gun Graphic Tee
We recently saw this cool graphic t-shirt at a select clothing shop Stackhouse on Lafayette St., in Soho, New York. The gun silhouette is a bit dangerous. From a distance, someone might mistakenly think they're seeing a real gun dangling from the wearer's waist. What makes this graphic tee cool is that the graphic is place low on the garment's face and is cut of at the hemline. The designer is a French dude named Marc Sich, who sells them for 20 Euro a pop and takes orders via his email (marxich@hotmail.com). The men's tee comes in S-M, M-L, and L-XL sizes. For the ladies, the tank-toppy tee comes only in S size.
Props: http://www.thecoolhunter.net/home/
Posted by Ray Chan at 04:21 PM