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The Quiet Life Spring 2015 “56th & FIG” Collection

Posted on March 19, 2015 by bythelevel

The Quiet Life lift the lid on their latest collection for Spring 2015 and their accompanying lookbook entitled “56th & Fig”.

The lookbook gets its name from the intersection of 56th Avenue and Figueroa Street in the Highland Park district of Los Angeles. This season The Quiet Life have enlisted the services of Dan Monick to produce these minimal visuals which compliment the clean, street ready designs that its showcasing. The collection is lead by several lightweight jacket options including coach jacket and quilted gilet styles, a series of wardrobe staples that we have come to expect from the brand including button-up shirts, long sleeves, hoodies and sweaters, as well as a healthy selection of headwear and several small capsules within the main line release including the Eden pack, Hawaiian pack and another instalment of the on going Camera Club collection. A range of cut and sew, colour blocking and pattern techniques have been applied to add some texture to the release.

We’ve seen a lot of what would be considered the ‘core’ streetwear brands out there continue to develop their ranges and take more of a focus in to cut and sew with more considered graphic pieces. Spring 2015 sees possibly Quiet Life’s most mature selection to date with vibrant hits in all the right places, keeping it simple where they need to. It’s great to see the brand move with the times while still remaining true their roots.

The Quiet Life Spring 2015 collection is available now at Urban Industry and 5Pointz

Supreme x Vans Spring/Summer 2015

Posted on March 18, 2015March 18, 2015 by bythelevel

Continuing their fruitful relationship, skate giants Vans and Supreme link up once again to give another eye-catching rework to two iconic silhouettes – the Old Skool and Sk8-Mid.

The camouflage inspired reworks give a great representation of Supreme’s unique approach to their designs, always offering up something different to the norm. Each shoe features a black rich suede and canvas mix on the upper with 3 vibrant camouflage prints applied to the mid-foot panels. Plush leather lining and insoles add to the premium feel of the shoe, while contrasting white lacing and stitching complete the nostalgic, OG style.

The Supreme x Vans Spring/Summer 2015 collection arrives at Supreme’s London location tomorrow (19th of March) as well as their online store: www.supremenewyork.com.

Streetx x Manface Capsule Collection

Posted on March 18, 2015 by bythelevel

Perth-based StreetX have emerged as one of the most exciting brands to come out of Australia of late, having quickly developed and established their own clothing line through their online store and physical location, collaborations with the likes of Sly Guild and aNYthing has solidified their place in the global market. Following up a largely successful year for the brand in 2014, the Australian outfit now link up with LA based tattoo artist Manface on a collaborative capsule collection for Spring 2015.

Manface has gained serious recognition following his work with the likes of Odd Future and Trash Talk, which traditionally incorporates LA iconography mixed with dark imagery, and this follows through in his latest venture. You can see creative direction from both parties played a role in the capsule, drawing inspiration from each of their surrounding locations of LA and Perth, however its Manface’s unique graphics that take centre stage across an array of long and short sleeved tees, along with one-off hand etched accessories including dog tags and zippo lighters.

The StreetX x Manface Capsule collection is available now at the brands web store HERE. You can shop Streetx’s current collection for Spring 2015 over at Urban Industry

Vans teases “PROPELLER”

Posted on March 17, 2015 by bythelevel

For the first time in it’s history, the worlds original skate apparel and footwear brand Vans present a full length video, entitled ‘Propeller’, which is scheduled for release in May of this year.

Having played one of the most pivotal roles in shaping skateboardings history, its hard to believe that this is the first time in which Vans are releasing an edit. The name “Propeller” works off the notion that every major edit release moves skateboarding forward, taking the baton from the predecessors and building upon their legacy to drive the cultures progression. The highly anticipated video is sure to be the talk of the skateboarding world this year, linking up with critically acclaimed skateboard filmmaker Greg Hunt, Propeller features the entire line-up of Vans pro-riders, from some of the hottest names in skateboarding today as well as legends that include the likes of Ray Barbee, Tony Alva and Christian Hosoi all of whice, like Vans, have played key roles in pioneering the culture.

Although we don’t want to say too much too soon, we are hugely excited to see the full video and with so many big names involved we are sure this is going to be one that people talk about for a very long time. For now you can enjoy the trailer below, but be sure to keep an eye out for more news on the release of “Propeller” which is due in May 2015.

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Bronze56k present Trust Full-Length video

Posted on March 15, 2015March 15, 2015 by bythelevel

Bronze56K present their latest visual (and musical) treat, as Peter Sidlauskas presents his latest full length video entitled “Trust” for 2K15.

Following a year long hiatus, the latest video in Bronza56k’s series seemingly came out of thin air with little to no promotion around it. Widely considered as the pioneers of the ‘Lo-Fi’ skate videos that have become hugely popular with some of the top skate brands worldwide, their latest video “Trust” offers up slightly more in terms of editing and production continuing to draw themes from the pre-modern internet era. The visuals also sees the addition of a few notable faces to their line-up, with the 28 minute skate video featuring riders Shawn Powers, Aaron Herrington, Brendan Carroll, Josh Wilson, Jordan Trahan, Jake Johnson, Dela, Billy McFeely, Rob Gonyon, Joseph Delgado, Mark Humienik, Nick Ferro, Adrian Vega, Chachi (skating in a pair of foamposites), Kevin Tierney, Dick Rizzo and more, shredding key spots on the East Coast.

Enjoy the video below and be sure to head over to bronze.bigcartel.com to buy the DVD and support the cause.

Patta Spring/Summer 2015

Posted on March 14, 2015 by bythelevel

Patta unveil their Spring/Summer 2015 collection with this minimal look book shot by Menno Kok.

There are few stores worldwide that have achieved the momentum that Patta has over the last few years. The Amsterdam institution are perhaps better know for being one of the top sneaker locations, however with a string of notable collaborative ventures behind them with the likes of Nike, Converse and Carhartt WIP, the brand has gained serious attention for its unique and instantly recognisable approach to design. Recent years has seen the brand build one of the most popular clothing lines too, with every drop optimising all that we love about street wear, each eagerly anticipated and never failing to impress.

Their latest release is compromised mainly of wardrobe staples including tees, sweaters, hoodies and jackets, along with a selection of headwear. Patta continue to apply creative graphic prints and clever logo reworks, while the muted pale colour palette continues the brands refined aesthetic throughout the collection. Juxtaposing the main line is a concise shirt collection rounding off the release, utilising bold patterns including zebra, polka-dots and camo that are applied to fitted long-sleeve button downs.

The Patta Spring/Summer 2015 collection will be available on their online store from March the 18th and will be available at selected retailers including HANON. towards the end of March.

Lost ART x Nike SB present “The Old and the New of Liverpool City” Pack

Posted on March 14, 2015March 14, 2015 by bythelevel

Liverpool’s Lost ART make their love for their home city known as they link up with Nike SB to explore “The Old and the New of Liverpool City”, with two collaborative styles of the Bruin and the BA silhouettes.

The shoe collaboration sees the two camps solidify their already strong relationship, with the independent store one of the first UK stockist for SB and remaining a key door for the brand till this day.

Lost ART draw inspiration from the cities iconic ‘Docklands’ and derelict LOR (Liverpool Overhead Railway) system, both of which have played a huge part in shaping Liverpool’s history, while also paying homage to cultural diversity and rich heritage of the area.

With the classic Bruin representing the ‘Old’ of the city, references come from the colour and materials applications of the LOR guards uniforms. Constructed from a rich pigskin suede, the shoes upper arrives in all-over black with hits of red and yellow on the mismatched swoosh branding. There is additional wool panelling on the heel counter, a contrasting white sole unit and tongue, with exclusive artwork on the insole to celebrate the release. The ‘New’ SB BA gets more of a modern rework with vibrant red on the heel and teal on the mid-foot meeting with a grey toe box, as a representation of the landscape that surrounds the infamous Docks. The BA silhouette sits on top of a clean white midsole and gum outsole.

Lost Art Skate Shop x Nike SB “The Old and the New of Liverpool City” pack will be dropping exclusively at lostartshop.co.uk on March 14th followed by a global release on March 21^st.