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RWB Ménage à Trois

Last week, Akira Nakai of Rauh Welt Begriff was in town to build Manila’s 5th RWB. I dropped its home base ‘Car Porn Racing‘, to shoot some photos for the site. Enjoy. Its almost been a year that Manila streets had a taste of Nakai-San’s touch, RWB Victoria. Its Nakai-San’s 4th trip to Manila and…

Illest Summer 14 Capsule

Here’s a few photos from our capsule line which will be dropping June 13th. That weekend we celebrate the 1 year anniversary weekend for our Orange County Store which will include a sneaker gallery on Friday, The RuckOut on Saturday which features 100+ Cafe Racers & Ruckus’s, and Slammed Sundays, which always brings a huge…

THE NEXT GENERATION

Can 10 years be considered a long time in this industry? Yes and no. Yes, because things become routine and like clockwork. You see the same faces, you attend similar events, you foresee the cyclical patterns warranted by this industry. And you inevitably become jaded. I’ve gotten to that point – where I grew tired…

Throwback Thursday: The Best of Timbaland

During an era when music fans argued over which crew was the best between Death Row, Bad Boy and Roc-A-Fella, I chose The Superfriends. They weren’t officially a record label like the others were, but they were a damn good collective of artists whose creativity transcended our generation. Timbaland was the chief architect of the…

The Hundreds HUGE Workspace

I thought this would be pretty cool to feature The Hundreds 90k square feet workspace. I had no clue they moved since I visiting their NOW old spot in DTLA with the family a few years ago. The new space houses everything from the private offices of Ben & Bobby, a design studio, marketing team,…

BIA 2014 TOUR – PONTO STATE BEACH

The BIA Tour made its second stop in Ponto State Beach, Carlsbad, California earlier this month on May 3, 2014! Contestants dealt with warm weather, light winds, and small waves in the 1-2 foot range for most of the day. Illest Team Members Justin Cadiente, Sean McElroy represented well at the bodyboarding competition. Justin Cadiente made…

Socal House Hunting & Illest Outlet

We’ve setup 2 locations in Socal in the past couple years and every time I fly down, I think about how much I’ve spent staying in hotels and renting cars. Over the last year I’ve been looking at homes in Hawaii and SoCal. I haven’t pulled the trigger on either location just yet but I’ve…

Meeting in the Ladies Room

Meeting in the ladies room with my crew to start off the long weekend. Din, drinks, then lounge with artists. So stay posted…because this heat is just the beginning. Boot and Shoe ServiceCastelvetrano OlivesSomething on toast.  I forgot but it was incredible!Bucatini alla papalinaMargherita di bufala w/ a side of anchoviesLumpia….get in my mouf.With #OaklandAngelBurning…