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Retail Spotlight: DIZTRICT

frederickm — Thu, 19 Mar 2009 15:51:11 +0000

Created by the founder of the EOS New York store, DIZTRICT in the West Village NYC houses all your favorite accessories brands. Themed to reflect the five boroughs, DIZTRICT offers brands that have a sleek and edgy design in a fun environment. “We chose the brands that sit together and hand-select the merchandise to build a story,” says Mukul Lalchandani, CEO of EOS offshoot Caseology. Lachandani, who also advises the MAGIC trade show on accessories, personally picks the timepieces to fit the NYC lifestyle for District.

Among the brands DIZTRICT carries are Diesel, EOS, G-Shock, Kidrobot, Modern Amusement, Nooka, STORM and Tokidoki. Check out store info and more images below…

DIZTRICT
259 Bleecker Street (at Cornelia Street)
212-627-8546

Brand Profile: Last Rights Inc. Clothing

Bradley — Tue, 10 Feb 2009 20:25:18 +0000

This spring, Miami gets involved in your wardrobe with a new collection titled Last Rights Inc. This streetwear brand mixes 1970s Miami street and drug culture, Art Deco colorways, and pop culture references from film, sport, and culture for a warmer take on NYC streetwear and T-Shirt staples. These guys are doing cut and sew too, so check the windbreaker jackets for spring, as well as some button downs and shorts.

If you’re going to be out at the Magic Tradeshow in Las Vegas next week, check them out at S.L.A.T.E., or if not, head over to the company site, lastrightsinc.com, for a collection preview. Read on to see Complex’s picks and the brand’s first promotional short film…

Produced by Joseph Cinnante, Directed by Jared Ryder

The Worst Sneaker Ripoffs Seen At MAGIC

Joe — Tue, 02 Sep 2008 17:35:03 +0000

Nas said it best: “No idea's original, there's nothing new under the sun.” But when we hit the upstairs portion of MAGIC in Vegas last week to browse sneaker brands on the come-up and potentially find a diamond in the rough (didn't happen), we saw an obnoxious amount of biting going on.

All the majors'Nike, adidas, Creative Recreation and the newly-popular Supra'fell victim to indie brands jockin' their fresh. To show what goes on in the underworld of sneaker culture, we compiled the silhouettes that were most flagrantly bitten. Shit's despicable.

Click here to see all knockoffs…

Who Was The Realest Rick Ross At MAGIC?

Joe — Wed, 27 Aug 2008 21:13:28 +0000

Above: RAWSE #1

Wondering what's the biggest trend at MAGIC this year? Nope, it's not cut and sew pieces, country-club attire, or seersucker. It's Rick Ross.

Walking around the tradeshow this week, it was evident that Kanye and Lupe have fallen off the trend-setter radar, and Officer Ross is the new sheriff in town. The hefty x grizzly beard collab was in full effect in Vegas, and although each carbon-copy was just a tad bit different, there's no denying these cats are channeling Rawse. After the jump, browse the a-alikes and vote on who you think had the best Rick Ross costume…

RAWSE #2

RAWSE #3

RAWSE #4

RAWSE #5

RAWSE (x Cee-Lo) #6

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MAGIC’s Hottest Booth Babes

Joe — Wed, 27 Aug 2008 16:39:39 +0000

We can't hate on all the dude-slobbing that goes on at MAGIC every year (”Man, those pink jeans are sooo dope!”), but it's just not our thing. While a gang of blogs (including us) have been bringing you re-caps of all the tight (literally) fashion that's going down at the Convention Center in Vegas, we also wanted to bless you with some of the ~~trifey~~ booth babe eye-candy you missed if you didn’t attend the show. From Soulja Boy's Yums' girls and the Dickie's chicks, to the classier Hustler chicks, they're all here.

Check out all the hotties who made the cut…

MAGIC Tradeshow Treats: Part 1

mollys — Tue, 26 Aug 2008 14:00:23 +0000

You got grapes?? In4mation has a purple G-Shock in the works.

The great clusterfuck that is the Magic Tradeshow has officially begun. And you know what that means…lots of teaser pics of upcoming gear you know you want. Check out new collaborations with In4mation, along with upcoming threads by Rogue Status, Quiksilver, and Lemar and Dauley, below.

In4mation continues to be heavy on the collabo tip. Here is an in-the-flesh pic of their upcoming denim Half Cab Vans.

In4mation also re-upped with Sal 23 Etnies, this time in cool-grey suede.

Amongst Friends let us preview their country club-friendly polo. They’re taking prep to the next level with Dri-fit golf shirts and logo-heavy khakis coming down the pike.

Here’s another piece that will take you to the golf course without hassle. Rogue Status uses their iconic gunshow print on the lining of seersucker shorts.

Quiksilver is set to release a super-high (Supra-esque?) high-top.

Check back all week for more sneak peeks from Magic…

UPDATE: Lemar and Dauley didn’t get down with Kangol. They just jacked the legendary brand’s swagger.

adidas and Dynamo Make Superstar Magic

bfred — Fri, 13 Jun 2008 20:50:28 +0000

We’re willing to bet you can’t tie your laces with a careful kick of your foot, which is why you are not the star of the adidas Originals‘ web film Superstar Magic and UK “hip-hop magician” Dynamo is.

As part of adidas’ Celebrate Originality campaign, this 4-minute flick takes viewers to Miami’s Little Havana, Arts District and South Beach, where Dynamo stuns locals with his original brand of street magic. Think David Blaine (but much less stunt-ier and weird) decked out in Run D.M.C gear. Superstar Magic launches online today, so go watch it at adidas’ website. After the jump, check out a few other videos that Dynamo made with adidas last year.

Magic Booth Babes

complex — Thu, 14 Feb 2008 21:00:08 +0000

Hitman chicks.

Associate editor, Bradley Carbone, continues his ballsy trek through Magic. This time around he stumbles on the things that make the tired trade show even palatable: lustful booth babes. Whether they’re walking around giving out samples or stunting as models, it’s the big boobs, plastic smiles, and rehearsed eye-f*cking that really makes the magic happen at Magic. Check for the sordid lassies after the jump.

Gino Green Global

Hustler â€“ Talk Shit Get Hit?

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Yums!

Ha! That's not a babe, it's a mannequin you perv!

Related Streetwear Magic: Day 1

Live From Las Vegas, It’s Magic!

Joe — Wed, 13 Feb 2008 17:01:14 +0000

Our associate editor Bradley Carbone is reporting on the glitz and glamor of the Magic trade show. Here’s a photo rundown of Carbone’s travels from day one within the Vegas Conventional Center .

Tony’s chick. Fig 1.

More magic after the jump.

Yes, those are sneaker necklaces covered in jewels.

Someone somewhere is still staying Coogi down to the socks.

Awesome. You can't even start to fuck with this guy. He still has a ski ticket on his jacket from 1995.

Best way to sell some average sportswear? Put Eva Longoria on some nutso Carbon bike. Yup.

Yeah, this is from the Menswear section. Hip Hop wins.

Does anyone know where I can get a “Red Sox Champions” shirt surrounded in tie die in a heart?

Everything in Vegas is for sale.

Umm….

Now that he's locked down the cereal game, this man is selling skateboard clothes.

This woman's face says it all.