Archive for June, 2008

Air Jordan VII (7) Olympic - Joan Miro

Opium brings their love for Michael Jordan to their Barcelona location with this Jordan VII Olympic Miró that is inspired by the work of the Catalan painter Joan Miró. This Jordan will be available exclusively at Opium Barcelona (Black is Beauty) on Thursday July 3.

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Crooks & Castles x BRKW “Bandito” Tee


One month ago, Black Rainbow started their limited edition collab tees series for the the first year anniversary of their shop.   For the 9th collaboration in the series, they connected with L.A.’s Dennis Calvero of Crooks & Castles on this special “Bandito” design.  Available in two colors - black and white and you can get yours at the BRKW on-line shop.  Check out the short interview by BRKW of Dennis here.

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DQM x Nike Blazer - Grey & Purple

The last of the Dave’s Quality Meat and Nike Blazer collaboration pack is about to release and to get the hype rolling on this last Blazer, they posted a full picture of all three.  This last one features a grey safari print base with dark purple and black accents also done in safari.

BBC/Ice Cream “Space Beach” Lookbook

BBC/Icecream just posted up their Season 7 Lookbook called, “Space Beach.”  It looks to be their Fall/Winter lineup with several jackets, sweaters and denim for the colder months ahead.  They are staying true to their flashy designs and colors, but we do see them scaling back a little to appeal to a broader audience.  Check out more of the lookbook previews after the jump and the full preview in it’s entirety here.

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First Look: Air Jordan Force Fusion 20 (XX) Low

This Air Jordan Force Fusion 20 (XX) Low, is the latest to join the Fusion lineup. Doing their best to resemble the Air Jordan 20 (XX), the shoe features the numbers 23 (jersey), 45 (returned to the NBA jersey), and 6 (number of championships won), along with side panels with laser print and a nubuck toe box. Sole-Locker has several early pairs for those that can’t wait.

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Pacquiao Claims 4th Belt & Captures Lightweight Crown

Having a fairly large population of Filipinos and Filipino Americans here in the Bay Area, many of us were happy as hell when Manny Pacquiao secured his place among the greats in boxing history with a well-placed right jab and a solid left hand to the chin of David Diaz last night. Capturing his 4th championship belt, Pacquiao aka Pacman aka Mexicutioner is now considered boxing’s best pound-for-pound champion by knocking out his latest victim, Diaz in 2 minutes, 24 seconds into the ninth round of the scheduled 12-round title bout.

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