My Favourite Footwear Picks From Hypebeast This Week

Visvim FBT LHAMO-FOLKs


Nike Safari Air Max 1


A.P.C. boot for their upcoming winter collection


ALIFE Rivington Club x Nike Air Footscape Purple/Pink


3sixteen x Quoddy Deck Chukka in "Peanut Grizzly"

Have You Discovered Discovery?

If you update yourself with the indie scene... you've probably already heard of DISCOVERY. An interesting side project taken on by Ra Ra Riot's frontman Wes Miles and Vampire Weekend's keyboardist/guitarist/back-up vocalist, Rostam Batmanglij to create a powerful electro pop duo that boast sugary synthpop combined with shameless RnB melodies and hip-hop percussion and sampled electronic sounds from video games and beyond. If you enjoyed Passion Pit's stuff, then I would recommend to you Discovery. Take a listen to some of their songs below... or on their MySpace Page. LP Coming July 7th.

Kyle Webster For The Hundreds

Visited The Hundreds site today? Probably. So you've probably noticed the new home page waiting to greet you, unless you usually jump straight to Bobby's wordpress blog. A collaboration with Kyle Webster... This kid has an impressive background as a design illustrator with a stunning list of clients. The New York native has spent time in Pakistan, Singapore, Cyprus, and Taiwan. He's illustrated for 3 limited edition tees coming out in black and white, giving much due respect to some of The Hundreds' favourite music icons.

Morrissey

Bjork

The Pixies

Here's some recent illustrations he's made for the Washington Post... incredible stuff.

Toronto Boutique Update: Crazy Sales

So if you're heading down to Downtown Toronto today or tomorrow for the MMVAs or for whatever, you're in luck because everywhere is seeming to have sales.

Livestock has extended their sale. I was there last weekend and had to wait in line. I snapped the photo below when i got in line, and by the time I actually got in the store over an hour later, the line had more than doubled. I was looking for an Acapulco Gold 5-panel cap going in but they only had one left in a colourway I didn't really like. I ended up heading to Ransom and picked up a 5-panel cap there and I absolutely love it. I'll probably do a product review on it in a couple of days. I didn't see any Mishka gear but maybe I missed it. I really liked the Penfield jacket and the Livestock x Reigning Champ full zip hoodie and I think both were on sale, I'm not certain. Details of the sale:

3 tees for $50 or $20 each
Zip-Ups $50
New Eras $25
All shoes in the store are discounted.

When I headed to Ransom they were also having somewhat of a sale.

I noticed 20% off some shorts, 30% some of Ransom's Fall/Winter and I even think some of their Spring pieces.

They also had 60% discount on a rack of Ransom Crewnecks. I ended up grabbing a green logo creweneck which had pockets for a nice $40. I'm definitely doing a product review on this crewneck, there are so many interesting features.

Goodfoot's also having a sale now too... 30% off EVERYTHING (I heard Visvim and Common Projects too) and this is for their Richmond, Yorkville, and Vancouver locations. I was out in Yorkville last friday but the store had already closed so I snapped some pictures.

And h(y)r collective did a blogpost on these RedWing 9012s a while ago. They are a little difficult to find, but they have arrived at "get outside" recently. I picked up a pair while in Toronto. They were $400 regular but were on sale for $360. They even tagged on an additional 10% discount at the end which was awesome, and they also had incredible service as well. So don't feel bad stopping by this place, it is an independent retailer. If you insist on copping your RedWings from Ransom, you'll have to wait till fall comes around again.

Searching For The Perfect Backpack

So I've been on the lookout for a backpack lately. I'm still in highschool and as much as I'd like to be all cool guy'd out and carry around a fine leather duffel bag, I just can't. So yes, I'm searching for a good backpack. I'm currently using my old Ogio backpack from back in my skater boy days... lol, but right now it's basically in shreds, and one of its pockets has a broken zipper, so I've been looking for a more stylish replacement.

One of my favourite options is White Mountaineering's new Moca Packable backpack produced by your favourite Japanese accessory brand... good old Head Porter. Going for around $304 USD which is probably way too high for my budget.

I'm also really interested in Outdoor Products bags as well.

The problem with both these bags is that I have a real hard time finding them in Canada. Whether their extremely limited edition back in Japan or Hong Kong or the shipping charges just add up ridiculously, they simply won't be a solution unleses I'm heading to visit Asia.

That's why Sydney's, a great boutique on Queen St West in Toronto, caught my attention with a bag by "Property Of..." An incredibly crafted bag made in Singapore, 100% cotton with 100% leather trim... going for a reasonable $189. If I can't find a cheaper alternative this might be next on my wishlist. Although, I'm looking for something maybe slightly larger... but that might be difficult to find with such a nice price tag.

Summer Blogrun

As summer has just come around the corner, there is just so many things happening within the creative community of streetwear. So many things that have got me excited that I can no longer simply sit as a bystander here. This period of time that I've spent away from contributing to the streetwear blogosphere has also been a period of growth for me as I have discovered so many different perspectives and angles to this intriguing culture, a culture of art which draws its inspiration from its entire surroundings, developing new concepts in the form of clothing, art, music, architecture, aesthetic, and words. Over the time, I have gathered an immense amount of incredible sources that recreate their different takes on street culture, and I would like to bring all these diverse perspectives and angles on street culture to the table with each blogpost, yet deliver them with a twist of my personal take on the topic at hand. Despite the recession at hand, I believe this summer is going to be huge, and will bring forth an era flourishing in the arts.

keep your mind open.

keep your mind hungry.

the lifestyle project is about to serve you.

the summer(2009)blogrun.

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