One of my favorite artists, James Jean has just launched his jewelry and accessories collection titled OVM. Each piece is hand crafted and stunning. It also helps that Sasha Grey is his muse for the collection. I was lucky enough to be on hand at his studio when this shoot happened. UH-MAZING.
By now you’ve recovered from all the Black Friday shopping and your back at work ready to go shopping! Head on over to the Reed Space online store where the deals are awaiting you by clicking on the banner.
Black Friday, is upon us again and here’s what we’ve got in-store for you. Reed Space will be closed on Thursday, and open on Friday at 12pm ready for you! Check out the breakdown of the sale on the chart below and we’ll see you on Friday.
*Sale is only valid in-store.
We love Penfield!!! Hot off the heels of their RIDICULOUS sample sale this week at Reed Annex, we are dropping our Reed Space exclusive for 2011. We dropped our first colab last year and it blew out in a matter of days. We’re back this year with something special. A few posts ago, we revealed our Staple Fall 2011 Collection which is dubbed “The AutoShop Collection”.
So when we went to work on this year’s colab, we thought, what is the most iconic driving jacket known to man? Some would argue it’s the Schott Perfecto Motorcycle Jacket. What if Penfield had a lovechild with this jacket? What would it look like? We think it would look as cool as the Perfecto, but perform and protect like a Penfield. Water-resistent nylon, premium leather appliqués, nickel silver zipper and snaps. And a dope fire engine red lining inspired by the Craftsman Toolbox seen in every mechanic’s garage. This will drop tomorrow (11/22/11) at Reed Space! MSRP $285.00. Get em before they’re gone. Again. (Also available online!)
Kid Cudi rocking the Black Pigeon New Era Cap in this week’s episode of How To Make It In America on HBO. Get yours here.
Want to share some great images from our Fall collection with y’all. These are photos from a shoot the Staple Singapore Crew (Sabrina) produced along with our friends Joanne/Peek & Jacky/SUP. Unexpected double exposure FOR THE WIN!
This is the second instalment of Made By Hand, featuring writer turned knife maker Joel Bukiewicz of Cut Brooklyn. He shares his story about how he came to be a knife maker, and gives wonderful insight about the human element of craft and its artistic potential—while stressing on the merits of hard work and the meaning of handmade. Love.
Made by Hand / No 2 The Knife Maker from Made by Hand on Vimeo.
Recently, for whatever strange reason, I’ve fallen in love with sneakers. Again. I think it’s a combination of things.
1) The sneaker companies are just putting out good shit right now. Props to them for that. It’s not easy..especially in this fickle market with declining disposable incomes. You have to understand how a global economy affects a publicly traded company. When sales stall and people stop buying, as a company you still have to put out shit. But your bosses tell you to put out whatever will sell. “We can’t take risks.” Put out whatever will just move off the shelves. So for the sneaker companies to still put out innovative product—it deserves kudos. Add on top of that, everyone and their mom is now a “sneaker connoisseur” and an expert, their design and production has to be ever more discerning.
2) Social Media/Technology: Twitter, Instagram, Blogs, Tumblr’s and all the like are bonding our global community of sneakerheads ever more tightly. So even if there is waning interest in sneakers in New York City, I can easily get sucked into some dope sneaker thing happening in Singapore or Barcelona or Berlin—instantly—and find that passion once again.
2a) And right along with that is the new app GO HD. It’s actually not an app meant for sneakers. It’s meant more for live on-the-scene reporting by anyone. But it’s really gotten sticky with sneakerheads. I guess you guys just like to say to the world, “I’m here now at _______. And I’m rocking these sick _________’s on my feet! Whatchu got on your feet??” It’s fun and it’s one of the liveliest tags on GO HD. It’s dope to see what people are rocking in Croatia, Mexico City, Sweden, Malaysia…all over planet earth.
3) iPhone 4S: The new iPhone 4S camera is RIDICULOUS. Shooting sick photos of kicks has never been easier. And better. The best camera in the world is the one you have WITH you.
4) The Americana Trend: The more “lumberjacks” I see in NYC, the more I fall in love with sneakers, innovation and technology.
But I digress…
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Fans of our line will know well that each season, we explore a collection through the lens of a subject you might have taken in school. I try to inject some level of education in our creations so what better to do this than through a class subject matter? In past seasons, we’ve take you through Science Class, The Photo Club, After School Volunteer Programs, Economics, Gym Class, Film School and more…. For Fall 2011, we’re enrolling you into the AUTO SHOP Class!
There was something really “cool” about being in Auto Shop class…something rebellious. Guess it was that attitude…the dirt…the grease…the tools. It exuded rebellion and power all at the same time. That feeling then trickled into an entire attitude—a “Live With Regrets” way of living your life. We channeled all of that feeling into this collection. Hope you enjoy it!
For the look book, we worked with our friends at the Classic Car Club in Tribeca. What an epic shoot! All their incredible cars were at our disposal. We definitely tapped into our inner car nerd for this one. Make sure you check out all the dope photos taken by Ana Leiva.
