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COPSON X FILA JAPAN X BEAMS T

Posted on July 21, 2016July 21, 2016 by bythelevel

COPSON have come together with sportswear giants FILA and Japanese retailer BEAMS T on perhaps the most summer appropriate capsule collection of the season. Teaming up on a head-to-toe outfit consisting of a bucket hat, striped tee, mock neck sweat and pool side shorts, COPSON take their poolside vibes and apply it to the classic Italian athletic silhouettes for a laid-back release. Each piece is constructed from a premium soft-touch fabric, dressed in a subtle 'prosecco' colour palette throughout.

Unfortunately no UK release for this just yet and you can only pick up the collection in-store at BEAMS T, so if anyone is in Japan - pick me up a couple of pieces! For more from COPSON, head over to their website

Dickies Life AW16 Lookbook

Posted on July 21, 2016 by bythelevel

Workwear specialist Dickies' European chapter 'Dickies Life' have unveiled the lookbook for their latest set of wares for Autumn/Winter 2016, reworking a range of popular shapes and key pieces that have served the brand so well over recent times.

With Dickies you know you're going to get reasonable pricing, hardwearing quality and timeless style, and this continues in to AW16, with a selection of robust pieces which draw inspiration from workwear and military, translated on to street level. You can find the staple work pants, tees, hoody's and plaid shirts, alongside a variety of jacketing options from light to heavy as well as some more interesting cargo pant designs, overalls, over shirts and coach jackets. The colour palette is understated throughout, again drawing from military themes with hits of khaki and sand, bulked out with simplistic burgundy's, grey's and black.

Head over to www.dickieslife.com for more info and to shop the latest.

Watch: Rose is the Apple of My Eye

Posted on July 17, 2016July 17, 2016 by bythelevel

This new short film from Pep Kim dubbed “Rose is the Apple Of My Eye” takes a closer look at the rise of Aaron Herrington and his development on the burgeoning New York street skating scene which led to him linking up with Polar Skate co. The video also features input from Josh Stewart, Mike Walter, Waylon Bone and Jeremy Elkin. Check it in full above.

Hippie Sex Summer 2016 Lookbook

Posted on July 17, 2016July 17, 2016 by bythelevel

Newly introduced Ohio based lifestyle brand Hippie Sex have dropped their latest set of visuals showcasing a new range of limited product for the Summer season. Drawing inspiration from counter culture, the unisex brand focus their designs around vintage inspired, simplistic pieces, and this continues in to their latest release. The small collection is heavily graphic based, with vintage washes and retro type's printed on to tees and embroidered on to deconstructed 6-panels. The political statement graphics and comical reworks of old cartoon characters, which are applied as bold designs throughout, give off an anarchic theme. Hopefully will be seeing more from these guys in the UK in the near future, they are definitely one of the more exciting brands to emerge out of the US in recent times who are really offering up something unique with their playful approach.

Checkout the lookbook above from photographer Chloe Lillash and head over to hippiesex.com for more.

Watch: Sour Promo 2016

Posted on July 14, 2016July 14, 2016 by bythelevel

Out of no-where Sour Skateboards have come through with one of the best promo’s of the year, nothing fancy, just good skateboarding all the way through. Filmed and edited by Gustav Tønnesen, the clip features riders Daniel Spängs, Nisse Ingemarsson, Albert Nyberg, Erik J Pettersson, Josef Scott Jatta, Kristofer Hallgren, Simon Isaksson, Barney Page and others, hitting up some of the best spots in Europe.

Enjoy the full 15-minute’s in all it’s glory above and head to sourskateboards.com for the latest.

Watch: Severn presents LDN

Posted on July 12, 2016 by bythelevel

New UK skate brand Severn have come through with it’s first promo dubbed LDN, filmed and edited by Sirus. The four minute clip follows the team as they tear up the streets of the nations capital, featuring riders Manny Lopez, Charlie Munro, Jimmy Silver, Ben Rowley, Sam Murgatroyd, Will Creswick, Conor Charleson and Sam Bottenberg.

Check out the video above and be sure to shop the latest quality headwear pieces from the brand over at Native and Parlour.

Stanton Street Sports Editorial

Posted on July 11, 2016July 11, 2016 by bythelevel

We recentley linked up with New York’s Stanton Street Sports to shoot a concise editorial focused around their latest release for Summer 2016.

Launched earlier this year, Stanton Street Sports was born as an in-house brand to ONLY NY – named after the brands New York flagship store location. Despite sharing some similarities to it’s parent brand, Stanton Street Sports has managed to carve out it’s own identity as a stand alone brand with a strong direction and solid designs. Now available in select stockists over in the UK, SSS focus on extremley limited quantities, with many of their products made as one offs, so once they’re gone, they’re gone.

Their latest collection for Summer is heavily graphic lead, with an early 90’s sportswear feel to it, deploying a bright, seasonal colour palette on to a range of t-shirt designs. Again we see parallels with ONLY NY through NY inspired designs which draw from themes around the city and the various subcultures within it. Rounding off the concise release is a collaborative hoody with Champion, featuring the classic collegiate font on the front as well as three hat designs, which again feel retro inspired with subtle embroidered or patchwork detailing on classic shapes.

Check out our photo set below and head to stantonstreetsports.com for more. You can pick up the latest from SSS over at Flatspot. now.