If you haven’t seen my previous two posts on Pow Wow Hawaii 2014, check them out here – 1. Opening Reception and 2. Highlights. The third and final installment is this post, dedicated to the Process. Once the week of Pow Wow comes to an end, the walls remain for all to see (check out…
The SoCal storm didn’t stop our very first Warehouse Sale from happening at Illest OC. And it didn’t stop some of you either. Ok, A LOT of you: These were the first people in line, patiently waiting to capitalize on super discounted tees, cut & sews, bottoms, and even samples. Many thanks for your loyalty!…
Many moons ago I used to work as a graphic designer for FTC skateboarding. And at the same time, I ran a sticker business called meccagraphics out of my garage in Daly City. Kent, the owner of FTC, was looking for a designer and since I was doing all their window graphics, it kinda made…
Took a break from editing photos from Pow Wow Hawaii 2014 to post up some coverage from The Hawaii State Ruck Out last weekend. Fellow Fatlace blogger John P was also on island for the Ruck Out as well as Pow Wow Hawaii…check out his coverage of the Ruck Out here. And to start, a…
Last weekend I had a chance to drop by at Trilogy Boutique’s flagship store in Glorietta for the release of the 7107 x Illest t-shirt. This shirt marks the start of the exclusive collaboration for the 7107 International Music Festival to be held this weekend (Feb 22-23) at the Clark grounds. Enjoy the photos. …
The Ruck Out presented by Cycle World magazine, Alpinestars, Honda Powersports, Illest Hawaii and Flexfit entered the Aloha State for the first time this past weekend. Perfectly timed with the new opening of Illest Hawaii located in Kaka’ako and with Pow! Wow! Hawaii!, which is an annual art festival that brings together artists from around…
The week of Pow Wow in Hawaii is amazing. Art all around the neighborhood and artist sharing ideologies and styles with one another. Apexer and I had plans to open the store with his art in Orange County but the planets didn’t align. Fast forward almost a year later, Illest Hawaii was born, and everything…
Here’s a quick look at a few pieces from our 2014 Spring line with the release date set to March 2014. With the beautiful Island of Oahu as its backdrop, we put together the shoot using our handy 6D and the Defender 90. I had shipped over the Defender from California a few weeks ago…