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HUF Spring 2015 – Drop 1

Posted on February 13, 2015February 13, 2015 by bythelevel

Californian heavyweights HUF return to offer up their first drop from their Spring 2015 collection.

The release is much of what we have come to expect from the brand, applying many of their tried and tested techniques to a range of street and skate ready staples, as well as some new introductions, which take a focus on the construction and detailing. The range takes into consideration the slow transition into the warmer weather with a healthy mixture of outerwear, shirting, sweaters and tees, as well as large selection of headwear and accessories.

HUF have put together this creative yet simplistic lookbook to showcase their latest offering for Spring 2015. The visuals highlight key styles including patterned 5-panels, cut and sew shirting, photo print sweaters and the stand out Satin Bomber Jacket that arrives in black and white colour options and features the crooked ‘H’ logo.

The HUF Spring 2015 collections first drop will be available at the following stockists from the 14th of February;

5Pointz

Urban Industry

KR3W Rights Refused: Charles Peterson

Posted on February 12, 2015February 12, 2015 by bythelevel

KR3W have linked up with revered music photographer Charles Peterson to celebrate his role in immortalising the birth of grunge in this concise capsule collection.

The Rights Refused programme hand picks artists, musician’s and craftsman who have gone against the grain, choosing to do things their own way and because of that have made an impact through their art. This season, Kr3W look to Charles Peterson, whose raw images give an honest and gritty documentation of the grunge movement that inspired a generation. It’s a sincere tale of the rebellious spirit of grunge’s leaders and followers captured through the lens of Peterson.

Following the 20th anniversary of Kurt Cobain’s untimely death, Charles Peterson opens up his archives and applies four of his most iconic images onto tees, long sleeves, vest tops and cut and sew shirts, each of which tell their own story of a moment that changed music history forever.

The Charles Peterson x KR3W collaboration is available now at www.parlourskatestore.co.uk

Converse Cons present the Breakpoint Collection

Posted on February 12, 2015February 13, 2015 by bythelevel

Converse CONS have announced the launch of the Breakpoint collection, which sees the brand link up with four of Europe’s most renowned and influential footwear stores to create an exclusive pack of limited edition sneakers.

Londons Footpatrol, Amsterdam’s Patta, Berlin’s Solebox and Starcow based in Paris all apply their own unique take on the silhouette which is made up of a premium mix of materials, including nubuck, suede, nylon and a heavy cotton twill. Each design pulls inspiration from the stores surroundings and local culture, adding their own colour applications and sole constructions based on the individual stores influences. All of the styles feature Converse CONS’ iconic Star Chevron logo and dual branding on the heel tabs and insole, as well as a choice of tonal or contrasting laces. The shoes functional features aren’t lost as a lightweight cusioning is added for comfort and a padded tongue provides protection for the top of the foot.

Converse CONS have also introduced a Breakpoint Zine which will be available in each of the partner stores. The zine gives a visual representation of each stores cultural influences with 20 pages of inspirational artwork, artist submissions, musicians, photographers and filmmakers. It’s a nice touch from the brand to round off 4 solid reworks of the low profile shoe.

The Converse CONS Breakpoint collection will be available exclusively at the four locations in limited numbers from Saturday the 14th of February. The blue suede rework shown above will be available at Footpatrol London.

Rebel8 Spring/Summer 2015

Posted on February 11, 2015February 11, 2015 by bythelevel

Rebel8 find inspiration in pastures new and incorporate themes from the ‘Golden State’ in their latest collection for Spring/Summer 2015.

The brand made the move from San Francisco to Los Angeles in March of 2013, however this season is the first in the brands 11 year history in which all elements of the collection was not entirely developed in San Fran, and rather draws from the culture of LA. It seems as though the brand has toned down on their iconic 8 logo designs, although it features subtly on selected pieces, Rebel8 have introduced new experimental graphics, bold patterns and colours to a range of graphic tees, as well as mature cut and sew offerings in the outerwear and shirting options. The Spring/Summer release takes cues from the cinema and music, that is associated with the culture of the brands new home, but still stays true to Rebel8’s iconic style that has gained them their reputation and dedicated following over the years.

The Rebel8 Spring/Summer 2015 collection will be available in the UK from March at the following stockists;

5Pointz

Urban Industry

The Chimp Store

The Hundreds x adidas “Crush” Pack

Posted on February 10, 2015February 11, 2015 by bythelevel

The Hundreds and adidas join forces once again, this time on a collaborative project that combines themes from both football and skateboarding entitled the ‘Crush’ pack.

The collection celebrates both Bobby and Ben’s love for the beautiful game and the valuable life lessons the sport taught them. It also infuses elements from skateboarding and the inspiration they took from the contrasting independent culture. The release consists of a performance inspired CLIMALITE long sleeve tee and short sleeved jacquard print jersey, as well as a complimenting 5 panel and CLIMALITE football socks. Rounding off the collection is a custom pair of AdiEase, which features stitching on the toe area and tongue inspired by the classic football boot. The colour palette draws from Bobby’s youth football team and includes deep navy, vibrant orange hits and white, which is used applied throughout the concise collection.

The Hundreds x adidas “Crush” Pack is available now in limited numbers from selected stockists including;

Flatspot

Route One

Welcome

5Boro NYC X Stefan Marx ‘Airline Series’

Posted on February 10, 2015 by bythelevel

New York’s 5Boro follow up the success of their popular VHS decks with another solid series, this time teaming up with German artist Stefan Marx on a selection of Airline inspired board graphics.

The series consists of 6 deck designs adorning the distinctive illustrative style of Marx. Each illustration makes up an airplane and draws inspiration from 5Boro’s hometown of New York City and its various boroughs, featuring a unique registration number for each design. The 6th board is slightly different. Entitled the ‘JFK’, it has a special illustrated graphic wrap around the plane and features a ‘Big Apple’, pizza slice, NY’s iconic greek coffee cup, snake mascot and Marx’s favourite snack – potato chips or crisps as we call them here in the UK.

All boards are completed with fine details including Marx’s signature eyes in the cockpit windshield, as well as a nice touch on the top of the deck with a special graphic listing the names of all of 5Boro’s pros, ams and immediate crew. A range of special print techniques have been used from 10 colour spot print’s on the JFK to silver foil applications on the Brooklyn Model.

The 5Boro x Stefan Marx ‘Airline Series’ will be arriving in European stores starting from the 15th of February. For more information on the brand head over to their website: 5boronyc.com. Sizes for each deck are below.

5B Airline Series Brooklyn – 8” X 32”
5B Airline Series Bronx – 8.3” X
5B Airline Series Manhattan – 8.25” X
5B Airline Series Queens – 8” & 8.5” X 32”
5B Airline Series Staten Island – 7.8” & 8.125” X 32”
5B Airline Series JFK – 8” & 8.25” X 32”

Dickies Denim Spring/Summer 2015

Posted on February 9, 2015February 9, 2015 by bythelevel

Dickies team up with London based creative’s Peach Fuzz to showcase their denim offerings for Spring/Summer 2015 in this simplistic lookbook entitled ‘Denim and Dungarees’.

Perhaps less commonly associated with the brand, the Dickies Denim line still holds the robust quality that their famed poly cotton workwear does and still plays an important part in the brands rich legacy. Having made its seamless transition to the streets and in particular the skate scene, it’s classic workwear silhouettes have been adopted by the fashion conscious worldwide, and so has their denim offerings.

With contemporary and classic fits, the denim line stretches from premium selvedge to more rough cuts. The Spring/Summer line consists of dungarees, work jackets and several jean styles, which have been paired together with select pieces from the SS15 range in this look book, all the while keeping the brands European audience in mind.

I’m sure we can be expecting more from the brand in 2015, but for now be sure to head over to dickiesstreetwear.com to shop the brands current offerings.