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5BORO x Gabriel Alcala

 

 NY skate institution 5Boro have unveiled the latest instalment in their popular artist series deck collections, this time collaborating with Miami artist Gabriel Alcala. The series features 6 decks for riders including Willy Akers, Jordan Trahan, Rob Gonyon, Danny Falla, Jimmy McDonald and Silvester “Doogie” Eduardo, with each board decorated in a different vibrant colour way and bearing Alcala's simplistic drawings. The 5Boro x Gabriel Alcala deck series is available now over at 5boronyc.com and will be available from select UK retailers shortly.

 

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5Boro x Brendan “5B Moto Series”

 

  5Boro are back at it again, bringing the hype with another board series, this time teaming up with 'digital folk' artist Brendan on the new 5Boro Moto release. Comprised of 6 pro-deck's, the series draws inspiration from the bold and bright colour ways and graphics used in extreme sports clothing and equipment throughout the late 80's and early 90's, applying big type, a retro colour treatment and cartoon style drawings against a white background. The 5Boro x Brendan "5B Moto Series" is available online now over on the brands website so I'm sure we'll be seeing it in UK stockists shortly. 

 

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Watch: 5BORO’s “5BNY”

The highly anticipated full length ‘5BNY’ video from New Yorkers 5BORO is now available to watch in full online.

Shot over three years in the brands native city by filmmaker Tombo Colabraro, the 30 minute video follows riders Jimmy McDonald, Danny Falla, Joe Tookmanian, Willy Akers, Karim Callender,and some more of the 5B fam as they make their way through the big apple, hitting various spots along the wat. The video also introduces three new members to the brands team – Jordan Trahan, Rob Gonyon and Silvester Eduardo, who have recently released their first pro decks in the VHS II series.

Packed full of good skating, good music and good vibes, the video is a solid visual representation of the unique NY skate scene and one of the most exciting brands to have emerged from the area. Enjoy the full clip below and be sure to support the brand by picking up the hard copy HERE or at any good independent skate store now.

 

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5Boro NYC ‘VHS II’ Deck Series

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 5Boro stay killing it with their deck series as they develop on their hugely popular 2014 VHS series release with three brand new designs.

Having put out some of the strongest deck graphic designs of the last year or so, including the first VHS series, Stefan Marx ‘Airline Series and the tropical ‘Caliente’ Series, 5Boro revisit the skate video golden era and pay homage to the VHS tapes of the 90’s in their latest release. The series consists of three debut pro models of Rob Gonyon, Silvester Eduardo and Jordan Trahan, with the graphics inspired by the designs on the old TDK blank VHS tapes.

The 5Boro NYC ‘VHS II’ Deck Series is available now at www.5boronyc.com and will be landing at all good UK skate stores shortly.

 

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5Boro NYC ‘Caliente’ Series

 

Teaming up with artist Monica Kim Garza, 5Boro channel some serious tropical vibes for their latest deck series dubbed ‘Caliente’

Raised in Atlanta and eventually moving to Brooklyn, NY, Garza draws inspiration from her Korean-Mexican decent, informing her various artworks which include paintings, drawings, ceramics and collages. Having delivered two solid Deck series releases already this year in the ‘VHS’ series and ‘Airline’ series with Stefan Marx, 5Boro now look to Monica Kim Garza to bring her unique hand painted approach to boards and a small selection of apparel. The ‘exotically erotic’ designs focus around a voluptuous figure enjoying the sun, sea and sand, juxtaposed with a distinctively New York City inspired background.

You can pick up the 5Boro NYC x Monica Kim Garza  ‘Caliente’ Series now at www.5boronyc.com. I haven’t found any solid confirmation on a UK release just yet, but as soon as I do I’ll keep you posted!

 

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5Boro NYC X Stefan Marx ‘Airline Series’

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”

 

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5BORO NYC Holiday 2014 Lookbook

 

New York skate staple 5BORO return for the Holiday season, as they present their latest offering captured in this gritty lookbook.

Shot entirely on film by Akiko Higuchi, the images follow members of the 5BORO team as they hit up some of Lower Manhattans most sought after spots. The collection is heavily graphic based with the infamous Reaper logo featuring as pocket and back prints, as well as a selection of tattoo inspired designs and 5BORO logo tees. The awesome retro VHS inspired designs, that were previously featured in a deck series and everyone went crazy for, are now applied as prints across tees, long sleeves, hoodies and sweaters.

The 5BORO Holiday 2014 collection is available now at Fifty Fifty and Route OneFor more information be sure to visit 5boronyc.com