A Journey Back To Innocence

As we approach the end of February, It's been a great 2011 so far for me personally. And in keeping with this, I'm continually being blessed with links and connections to some very talented people. Next up to bat is Carl Ranier Brunson . I'll let the artistic talent, and musical ability (of which he has in abundance) speak for themselves in this short video teaser - More to come......

I'm jones'in for these big time. Will be so awesome for the Summer, when it comes around. Vibram sole FTW. Currently only available at Colette , but after an email to Stussy and an update from The Hideout , these will also be available in April. Time to start putting aside the pennies! All 17000 of them!

I've wanted to highlight a friend of mine on here for some time now, only I've come to realise I actually know very little about him. He hails from......uh, At the age of........er....... What I can tell you for certain is he has great vision and imagination, he's a bad ass, and I'm proud to call him a friend. Until I can tell you more factual things, let me go ahead and introduce you to a fellow sneaker lover and aspiring tattoo artist - Omar Baba. These are just a few of his drawings (on the backs of fliers) - Much, much more to come. -Bossman

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The Milano Tattoo Convention is happening this weekend. Once more there is a very big line up of amazing artists, including some of my favourites - Chuey Quintanar Valerie Vargas Jun Cha Oliver Peck When the kids are a bit older this is an event my wife and I would like to visit each year, along with the Amsterdam Tattoo Convention  as well. I look forward to seeing some photos from the event, and I'm itching to get some work done at the London Tattoo Convention in Sept. Bossman

Serious post time. From the soul. Or sole ? Whichever suits . Get it? Reference to apparel and footwear, like, fashion related articles....am I trying to hard? I don't care. It's 2011 and it's apparent that things have changed. Look around you. People want something not just different, but something more. Even as we edged towards the end of 2010 already there was a shift in consumer demand and trend. If I were a mathematician this is how I'd attempt to present my case to you the learned people - Heritage > Hype Quality > Limited Quantity Hand Crafted > Factory Line Some of this is hypocritical coming from me considering my employer and my brand loyalty. The fact is, and this is NOT lost on me by any means, the majority of brands use the same factories, the same materials, the same fabric content, and it's the same machinery and human hands assembling what you see on the shelves and rails. That's business, that's fact. "Hello? You&

I want to start of my February posts with something humorous. This story is 100% genuine, about the only thing that is with regards to this actually. Hope you like. I picked up an email at work this week. Was from an end consumer with an enquiry about the authenticity of a watch she owns. I had to look several times to be certain......................like hell did I. I could have told her with absolute certainty that the shit was off, with my eyes closed. Tell me what you think. And if you DO think it is authentic, which brand made this hideous monstrosity? You really don't have to be an expert to give advise on this. My 2 year old Daughter could have advised. Even if all she said was "Want Peppa Pig on" it would ring truer than whatever this watch claims to be. Bossman