Suspended Operations. We’ll Be Back Summer 2010. Be Ready.

Due to unforeseen circumstances and personal issues that will not be disclosed at this time, The Word Unblunt and all of its blog operations (The Lifestyle Project, Hype Bytes, and All The Plaid Memories) will suspend operations until the summer of 2010. Chillan Space will be the only blog that will continue to be updated, for those who know who I am. I want to thank all of you for the love and support you’ve sent over to me for the past couple months. I’ve honestly had an amazing time. I want to first of all thank all of my friends for helping me, supporting me, and just showing me love and giving me advice when I needed it. I want to thank the Canadian streetwear scene for the feedback, love, and advice that you’ve sent my way as well. Much respects to the people in the industry that I’ve had a chance to communicate with. I want to send love over to the music acts Homebased and F.E.L.N. for all the support and love. I also want to shout out to Tthomas of Tragic Glory, Mr. Taylor Swan of Vice & Virtue, and Shun Kinoshita of Gold And A Pager for the love you’ve shown me too. It all means a lot. I still owe some blogposts to some of you including the boys down at Concrete Guerilla, Tragic Glory and some of the music acts I mentioned earlier. Stay true to what you do until 2010, and I’ll pick you guys up then. I’m sincerely sorry about that. It has been a tough decision, but believe me, when summer 2010 comes around I’m gonna pick this thing back up and deliver. I sincerely ask you guys continue the support by staying in the facebook groups for The Lifestyle Project and The Word Unblunt, and get ready for something special for summer 2010.

The Main Mind Behind It All Anonymous No Longer,

Johannes

Dark Chocolate Decks

Chocolate Skateboards blast us with their newest series - Dark Chocolate. The decks depict a simple design but a very cool one at that. Almost too nice to skate on! These decks are available now at Mischief Skate. I’ll take one of every flavor, er… colorway rather. Sweet! No pun intended!

Recon Flannels

RECON gives us a nice set of flannel shirts to keep us warm in these cold days ahead of us. There are a large variety of colourways, that are all available for $90 at RECON.

US Elections 2008

Congrats To Obama for his win.

Kicks/Hi FAll 2008

Kicks/Hi has released their Fall 2008 collection, theming on bright Hawaiian graphics and hat patterns inspired from the brand's island roots. Their collection include new t-shirts, some 5-panel caps, and a premium backpack. Toronto readers can grab Kicks/Hi at Capsule in Yorkville.

Only NY Fall 2008

Only NY have just released these images from their Fall 2008 Collection. The collection is comprised of these classic t-shirts and hats. The message is straight forward and extremely clear; NY Don’t Sleep! These items have just arrived over at The Reed Space. Only NY have got it right, don’t sleep on this one!

Reed Space
151 Orchard St
New York, NY 10002
(212) 253-0588

Homebased

A hip-hop trio straight out of the nation's capital, homebased is here to make their mark on the scene.
















"Homebased hip hop. A collective consisting of Textstyle, Dynamo and Kane. We each bring our own unique perspective individual to our style. We're seven years deep and still digging. We represent ourselves and our peoples, nothing more, nothing less. Our roots are deeply strung to original, golden era hip hop. We've grown up on realism and truth and our music has adapted to this lifestyle. Our sound is organic and natural and our message is relevant to our surroundings. Homebased is simply no fronts, it’s all us. We believe in real life. We write real life."























“Rap is something we do, hip hop is something we live”
-KRS ONE























They've recently released a new mixtape called "Back Home". You can download it HERE and check them out at their Myspace Page. On Thursday, November 27, 2008, they have a big show opening for Smif N Wessun from Brooklyn in a live concert at Babylon Nightclub. Tickets are $15 at Norml and Top Of The World in Ottawa.

Staple x Hypebeaset 3 Year Anniversary Raglan

For their thid anniversary Hypebeast teamed up with Staple, to produce a raglan t-shirt inspired by the strong roots in baseball that NY has. The shirt's front features an interlocking HB and S logo, and the rear has a jersey style set-up with "HYPE" covering the name section and "03" covering the number section. Now available for $50 USD from Reed Space or the Hypebeast Store.

Ideall Of The Future

On the Legends League blog. Ideall has leaked some photos of sample tees that will probably go into production sometime in the future. Two of the tees are in Major League Baseball themes with SF Giants and Boston Red Sox colourways. There's also a tee with a reference to a Jewish holiday along with a Gucci themed spread. Release date is probably Spring or Summer 2009. All will probably be at Livestock and Ideall's recently opened online store.

Flight Club Halloween Releases

Flight Club have just released a mini-collection of t-shirts, longsleeves, and a few crewnecks. The graphics that compose each of these items is simple yet make for very nice looking products. To view the rest of the collection or to purchase, please click here. Get ready for Halloween!

Gravis Indo Expedition Pack

Know for their designs revolving around active lifestyles, the Gravis “Indo” Expedition pack is the latest from the brand as they pair concepts of retro outdoor footwear on a runner’s last. Despite the number of colors making an appearance on this shoe, they all work together quite well providing a pleasing colorway with other nice touches including colored 3M, speckled soles and the proprietary Cloud9 cushioning system. To round out the collection are some matching bags. While the use of gray on the footwear balanced out the overall colorway, the bags are a bit flashier combining the brightest elements seen on the shoes.

Source: Crooked Tongues

Stussy, Trick or Treat?

Happy Halloween. Stussy has made some tribute tees to their favourite monsters under their Customade line. The pack is inspired by classics for the fifties like "The Blog and Creature from The Black Lagoon, comics from the sixties, and "Rids The World of the Evil Curse of Vampires" from the eighties. They've already been released since October 24th. Check Stussy Toronto or your local Stussy flagship store for remaining stock.

Congrats to Philly, 80 and 08

Congratulations to the Phillies for their second World Series Championship in their entire history. A 4-3 win over Tampa, Price couldn't do anything about it. Congrats Phillies, you earned 2008.

















I kinda wanted Tampa to win, but the Phillies are cool and deserve much respect. 80 and 08 Champs. Funny how Eric Hinske was the final out.

Know1edge Fall/Winter 2008

Honk Kong label, Know1edge ,have released their Fall/Winter collection for 2008. They have a solid line of cut and sew pieces, with small details and intricacies in materials, cuts and detailing. The collection consists of button up shirts, pull over hoodies, and a varsity jacket collaboration with Fiberops. Know1edge is stocked at both Capsule and Multi, so check with them if they will be receiving this stock.