If you go through this site, you’ll see I’m a fan of the artist Kaw’s work. I mainly collect his toy figures and can’t afford any of his paintings or prints. Back in 2006, he started his brand, “OriginalFake” with Medicom. They had a retail outlet in Tokyo which sold his figures and their clothing line and accessories. The clothing line featured his graphics prints. The pieces were nice but very expensive. I don’t recall the original
I’ve stayed away from sneaker buying for quite a while now. That changed this month. My staple sneaker for the past ten years or so has been the Nike Air Max 1. The Air Max 1, designed by Tinker Hatfield, was introduced in 1986 and was the first shoe to
This is late, but a while ago for my birthday, my folks came over and my mom cooked up one of my favorite meals. I’m usually a homebody and don’t like leaving the Beast alone, so a home cooked meal with family is the perfect gift for me. Here’s what she fired up. Jumbo shrimps (my favourite)! Here’s the plate of shrimps, fresh pasta with sun-dried tomatoes and mixed mushrooms and cauliflower. Recently, I’ve been looking for a backpack and my wife picked up on this and the family got me this set of bags from Herschel Supply Co. Good quality, simply designed bags…
When I was growing up in Toronto, the weekend 6:30pm time slot was reserved for family TV time. Specifically CityTV’s Fashion Television (FT). I think it began with my mom wanting to followup on the latest trends and fashion designers. For my Dad and I, it was a chance to check out the models and get the rare glimpse of booby on the runway. I can’t remember when this ritual started, but I’ve been watching FT since primary school (although the network and time slot have changed). I’m not too fussy about what I wear myself, but since watching FT,…
In one of my previous entries, I wrote about the fall of Japanese fashion brand “A Bathing Ape” (Bape) and how they were one of the coolest brands out there. One way they separated themselves from the competition was through their incredibly designed stores by the Wonderwall design firm. It’s sad that a lot of their shops are now closed down, but you can see most of them on Wonderwall’s site (many of the below pictures were found there). Anyways, when I was in Japan several years ago, I was able to check out the Baby Milo store. Its a…
It was announced last week that the Japanese clothing brand, “A Bathing Ape” (Bape) was sold to Hong Kong based group I.T. for approximately $2.8MM. This might sound like a lot, but for those who have followed the rise (and fall) of Bape, this was one of the most influential and pioneering streetwear brands that at its peak, was easily worth over 10X and even 100X the current selling price. Here’s an article from the Wall Street Journal documenting the sale. Nigo (in the middle), is the known as the “General” of Bape. This is some of my Bape figure collection….
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