Blog
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#TBT :: How A Dutch Subculture Called "Gabber" Embraced the Air Max BW
In this edition of #TBT, we return to an article we published last year around Air Max Day in which Maarten examines an era when a powerful subculture known as...
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Girl Gangs & Tag-Bangers :: An Essential YouTube Playlist of Vintage Gangster Videos
We've compiled some of the rawest, realest vintage gangster videos on YouTube. Bonus: A lot of the earliest forms of streetwear are featured, from khakis to Pendletons.
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EXPOSURE :: Photographer Vicky Grout Is Enriching British Street Culture
"Her whole aesthetic is authentic and undeniably reflective of London itself...When Vicky wins, London wins." Find out how photographer Vicky Grout cut her teeth in London's grime scene and is...
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#TBT :: How Mossimo Went from Being Head-to-Head w/ Stussy to Target's In-House Brand
In this #TBT, Alec Banks chronicles the sudden rise and fall of the '90s brand Mossimo to see how it went from being Stussy's competitor to what it is today.
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#DadHat :: The Crown of Normcore
An essay on the rebranded "dad hat," and how, like Normcore, it suggests something about a millennial need to adapt and be accepted, rather than stand out.
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New Livestock Location Pulling Toronto Sneakerheads West
A closer look at the innovative, immersive new retail space.
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Meet York Athletics Mfg. :: New Running Shoes Backed By Industry Veterans
A new running shoe brand that's structured more like a skateboard brand than a Nike,
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#TBT :: The Rise and Fall of FUBU :: A Lesson in Business and Branding
Last June, we chronicled the rise and fall of hip-hop's quintessential '90s brand, "for us, by us," aka FUBU, for a hard-earned story of business and branding.
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Goodbye Four Pins :: The Vultures at Buzzfeed Begin to Circle
2015 already saw the loss of venerable periodicals from Details and Esquire to lad magazines such as Stuff and Maxim, but in the midst of the publishing loss, there was...
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Rare Gems :: Inspiration LA 2016 Recap
We spend the day at Southern California's annual Inspiration LA—a cultural hub for vintage and Americana enthusiasts to buy, sell, and exchange some of the rarest T-shirts, denim, and other...
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The Erykah Badu-Styled Pyer Moss Fall '16 Show Was Beautiful, Though Chaotic
"Chaos. That's what the vibe of the Pyer Moss Fall 2016 show was. From no one quite knowing who was whom and who was supposed to be where, the whole...
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Fast Fashion & Smart Phones :: The Decay of the Traditional Fashion Week
"Social media is the laxative of the fashion system." The New York Times peeks into the changing world of fashion and how social media and the Internet are flipping the...