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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.

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”

Hélas Caps Mixtape

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

French based skate brand Hélas Caps present their latest Mixtape comprised of several instagram videos from some of the top names in world skateboarding.

The video follows the Hélas crew hitting up spots around the globe, rocking some of the latest headwear from the brand. Featuring the likes of Max Geronzi, Lucas Puig, Ishod Wair, Brian Peacock, Mark del Negro, Dan Leung, Morgan Smith, Flo Mirtain and more.

Enjoy the video below and for more information on the brand or to shop their latest collection head over to helascaps.com

Life’s A Beach Spring/Summer 2015 Lookbook

Posted on February 9, 2015February 8, 2015 by bythelevel

Revitalised Surfwear brand Life’s A Beach present their latest collection along with accompanying lookbook for Spring/Summer 2015.

Founded back in the early 80’s, Life’s A Beach was renowned for their wild prints and vibrant colour palettes, becoming a favourite for skaters and surfers who were looking or something a little more extravagant than what was currently on offer. Following a prolonged absence, the brand has come back with a bang, utilising original designs pulled straight from their archives but giving a premium update and more considered designs for the modern customer.

This season, Life’s A Beach continue to produce laid back beach ready styles from long sleeves to their signature board shorts, adorning the brands easily recognisable retro graphics and loud patterns. The equally vibrant lookbook captures the theme of the collection perfectly, putting a light hearted spin on the visuals.

The Life’s A Beach Spring/Summer 2015 collection will be available from the brands web store soon and selected stockists including size?. For more on the brand or to shop the current collection head over to lifesabeachbrand.com

Blacksmith Spring/Summer 2015

Posted on February 5, 2015February 5, 2015 by bythelevel

Blacksmith return this Spring/Summer to re-launch the brand and launch their new webstore with this concise collection and accompanying lookbook.

Having made the move from Brighton to London, the guys behind Blacksmith Skate Co. have chosen to take a slightly different approach to their new apparel line while still maintaining some similar themes from their previous identity. The latest collection consists of long and short sleeved tees adoring clean, hand screened graphic prints, as well as a tote bag and two wool 6-panel caps that feature embroidered branding.

The brand have put together a nice set of visuals that follow the team as they take to the streets of London to shred some key spots as well as highlighting some key pieces from the drop.

Head over to www.blacksmith-store.com to check out the new look site and shop the new Blacksmith collection and pieces from several other independent brands.

KR3W Killers with Oscar Candon

Posted on January 31, 2015 by bythelevel

KR3W give us the first instalment of their KR3W Killers series for 2015, kicking things off with popular french rider Oscar Candon.

Fastly becoming a household name, the quick fire clip gives you a small teaser as to why Oscar is hailed as one of Europe’s most exciting and entertaining skateboarders. Having burst onto the scene in recent years, Oscar has quickly emerged as a huge talent, known for his creativity on the street and healthy mix of hammers. The first KR3W Killers video, shot by Jose Del Corral and edited by Olivier Fanchon, follows Oscar laying down some huge tricks from London to Barcelona.

Enjoy the video below and for more info on KR3W, head over to the brands website – kr3wdenim.com