Hi & Lo Art Opening
A lot of the big names in Japanese art, sportswear, fashion and design were in attendance at the Hi & Lo show the other night. Our friend James Bryce from SlamXhype was there to capture some great shots and give the rest of us less fortunate folks a look at some of the art. I particularly like Murakami’s pieces with the colored squares and his signature illustrations. I don’t know why I seem to be liking squares in different colors all together right now, something about the contrast in detail and color is having me like these. There is a lot of other work worth checking out. I don’t know if it’s because these people are ‘cool’ or the work is cool, the setting is cool or because Japan is cool…but it looks cool. Why are there so many wack art shows? Check out more shots from the show here
Think Silly Space
SlamXhype gives us a great look at the new retail space being opened by Think Silly. To be honest I don’t know much about the line, although they are carrying Wacko Maria and Julie Verhoeven which are fairly dope. This space however I do know is amazing. Styled after a classic looking wood cabin and coupled with some beautiful photos, it looks amazing. The home ware collection will also be a nice piece of the puzzle including items like ashtrays (people still smoke?) and plates. The button downs and buffalo checks look quite nice as well. I love seeing a great retail build out. I don’t know what it is. I guess because I spend a lot of time in boutiques I appreciate it when designers and retailers make a good spot for me to hang out in.
h(y)r views: James Bryce of SlamXhype
James is head of the daily content on SlamXhype, as well as heading up ‘The New Order,’ SlamXhype’s new monthly publication that just released with an extensive look at Nike Sportswear. SlamXhype has become one of the most directional blog/site/zines online and with their recent face lift, James and Adam Bryce are stepping it up. I caught up with James to chat about life.
What’s your favorite item you own right now?
I would have to say either a Martin Margiela cotton v-neck I have had for about 7 years or my all black Jordan 1’s from 2001, was that a good year for me? Oh and my camera’s…
What did you learn this week?
That building a new version of the website and an online magazine is not easy by any means.
What are you most excited about in the near future?
Either the English Premier League kicking off or Read more
Nike Sportswear Marketing
Nike is a smart company, they’ve been doing a relatively great job advertising their brand over the years. Now it seems with their new wave of evolution, they have finally embraced the blog world. In the past few weeks, we’ve seen Nike Sportswear features, interviews, and product updates from Inquiring Mind, SlamXhype, Hypebeast, and Highsnobiety. The big boys. Nike flew them out to the events in Portland and Beijing in the past six months. Nike gave interviews, photos, and blog posts, increasingly over the past few months. Now Nike Sportswear are running blog advertising campaigns on Hypebeast and SlamXhype. Although I don’t know how much they are paying, it is interesting to see Nike finally perusing this avenue of ads. Fortunately for these blogs it improves their branding as well, as they don’t have Kool-Aid and Fake Jordan’s ads filling their banners. Win-win? I think so.
SlamXHype ‘New Order’
I’m sure many of you have noticed the serious revamping over at SlamXhype a couple days ago. Now along with the site’s redesign, Adam and James have started a monthly publication within the website called ‘The New Order.’ The periodical will cover fashion, art, design and anything else the SlamX team feels they should cover. In the first issue they did an extensive look at Nike, the Sportswear division, the Loopwheeler collaboration, and the Olympic influence. There is a fair amount of content to get through, but there are some good product shots, and a chance to get to hear from some of the most innovative minds behind the Nike camp. Although ‘The New Order’ might need some redesigning to help out with navigation, it is well written and the new site overall looks quite good. Give it a read here.
