Product drops celebrating the start of basketball season continue with adidas Originals The Centennial Low Western Conference Pack, which includes colorways inspired by 5 different NBA teams. [Hypebeast]
So according to this interesting chart, Americans pay lots of money for really slow internet connection. Great. [Crunch Gear]
Original Fake Gore-Tex Performance Shell marries American technology with Japanese craftsmanship for maximum weatherproofing and functionality. Also, style points for sublte KAWS touches… [Freshness Mag]
Pop art icon Andy Warhol’s collection of Polaroids featuring the likes of Grace Jones, Jean-Michel Basquiat, and Truman Capote on display at Nasher Museum of Art at Duke University. [Cool Hunting]
Looking for quality suit at a cheaper price than usual? Hit up this sample sale. [Want Agency]
Check out all the awesome stuff at Nike Global Energy Marketing Director Fraser Cooke’s home. [High Snobiety]
Vogue Paris enlists KAWS and the stunning Raquel Zimmermann for an editorial entitled “Graffi-Couture” to be featured in the November issue of the magazine. Biters. [C'est La Vie]
RESN SB Dunk drops next month, and Diamond Supply Co. links up with Sam Smyth (aka RESN) for a matching T-shirt to commemorate the long-awaited release. [Sneaker News]
Monster pays tribute to legendary jazz trumpeter Miles Davis by designing special edition earbuds. They say the earpieces are optimized for listening to jazz. [Daily Drop]
Devil’s Disciple, the first solo exhibition by Neckface, opens Halloween night at O.H.W.O.W. in Miami. The space will be turned into a haunted house as well. Boo! [Superfuture]
Check out Visvim Fall/Winter 2009 Footwear Collection, which has everything from canvas sneakers to winter boots covered. [High Snobiety]
Welcome to the beginning of Complex’s October/November 2009 issue! If you’ve been keeping up with perennial hip-hop underdogs Clipse, you already know the duo frequently collaborates with art icon KAWS. And with their third studio album ’Till The Casket Drops coming soon, we thought we’d keep the partnership going with our latest collaborative cover. The sick action figure image will be on newsstands everywhere on October 6, but we’re dropping the full feature and behind the scenes video online now to whet your appetite.
Oh, and don’t forget, this is Complex cover week—tomorrow we’ve got a second cover collabo between a rapper and artist, and then on Wednesday we’ve got our third cover that shows off the sexy side of Complex. Stay tuned!
Complex’s August/September Style & Design Issue is burning up newsstands this week with a bunch of pretty ladies and awesomeness in the world of—yup, you guessed it—Style and Design. Brian Donnelly, A.K.A. KAWS, collaborated with N.E.R.D. on Complex’s 2008 Style & Design cover story, so this time around we decided to profile the artist in our regular interview series “The Shotcaller.” Donnelly has had a breakout year, with gallery shows in NY and L.A., artwork on Kanye’s 808’s & Heartbreak, and a recent collabo with Japanese illustrator Hajime Sorayama.
We just put the uncut interview with KAWS online, where he speaks on Sorayama, Clipse, working with Supreme and BAPE, and new projects on tap. We also put together an exclusive bonus video that features a smoking hot model making out with the KAWS x Hajime Sorayama x Medicom/Original Fake NO FUTURE COMPANION figure…
On Thursday, July 23rd, Pegleg, Casio, and Union NYC will drop 100 of these bad boys. Available exclusively at the store (176 Spring Street, NYC) and online at peglegnyc.com. This project will mark UNION NYC’s last collaboration – a closing of its Skittles door? We’ll see.
Louis Vuitton takes an average interview (?!) and makes it awesome through the power of editing. It helps that the subject is outer space, but still. Great job, handbags for everyone! [Louis Vuitton Journeys]
This coming Saturday, June 27th, the New York artist KAWS will release NO FUTURE COMPANION, a collaboration figure with Japanese illustrator Hajime Sorayama which was produced by Medicom Toy/Original Fake. The figure comes at the end of a three year process that started with Sorayama’s painted interpretation of KAWS’ iconic Companion figure in 2006. From there, KAWS and Medicom set forth with turning the image into a fully pose-able metal figure that comes on a removable stand. Check the jump for images of the KAWS x Hajime Sorayama NO FUTURE COMPANION as well as the original Sorayama illustration that was the base of the collaboration. $980, kawsone.com, sorayama.com
Here it is! The official single from Clipse’s upcoming third album Till The Casket Drops, brought to you exclusively by Complex.com. Fans of Pusha and Malice’s previous releases will be happy to hear them reuniting with Pharrell over a classic Neptunes banger. The artwork (pictured above) was created by none other than KAWS, who is also working on the cover art for the group’s album, which is now slated to drop this September.
Shout out to Steven Victor for sending over the joint—it’s the first of two official singles that Clipse will be dropping in the next few weeks. Listen or download it below!
Clipse f/ Pharrell “I’m Good” (Produced by The Neptunes)
CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD “I’M GOOD” FROM SHAREBEE CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD “I’M GOOD” FROM MEDIAFIRE
So, if this companion is 4 feet tall, that means that Kaws has to be at least 8 feet, right? Dude is a monsta. [Hypebeast]
So if you’re an ultra rich shut in, and want to turn your luxury apt. into a skate park, here’s your guy. [PSFK]
Eastpak x Ed Banger Records: this will work. [High Snobiety]
Nike Athletic Department has a new packable jacket. Still not sure when/why you need a weightless jacket, but hey, these are cool looking. [Mash Kulture]
Bape x Ghostbusters hahahahahahahahaha. [Hypebeast]
There’s mad Nike samples hitting the blogs. Um, chances of these being real is at about 80% so bid at your own risk. [O Sneaker]
Natalie Portman wants to tell you all about how movies are made. We’re down. [Making Of]
