Nike pays tribute to Major League Baseball’s first African-American player with a Blazer Pack. All three Blazers feature different material uppers (textured canvas dark grey, canvas red, and gel Brooklyn Dodgers B logos over blue leather) and a “Brooklyn” script logo on the tongues. Available now at Kicks/HI.
Ricky Powell. Really, what is there to be said about this legendary photographer that hasn’t already been noted? His shots of New York in the 80s are timeless. His photo subjects ranged from friends on the block; to up-and-coming musicians, artists, and celebrities; to the then high-and mighty caught around NYC. Indeed, Ricky has covered it all. Now, for the first time available to the public for free, Walrus TV provides a nine minute video from Dithers featuring the man, himself, discussing things from back in the day as well as giving insight on some of his favorite shots.
As seen in the interview, Ricky Powell loves animals, especially his cat Blackberry and he’s the founder of the well-established and long-standing “Animal Lover Posse.” In the fourth contest slated for 2009, Upper Playground is giving away a Ricky Powell photo of RUN DMC in Paris from 1987. The photo is signed by Ricky Powell, is framed and measures at 3 feet by 2 feet. To enter, all you have to do is submit a photo of an animal on the Upper Playground Facebook Fan Page – it can be anything – your pet, a pigeon on the sidewalk, a rat on the street – whatever. The person who submits the best animal photo will win the photo of Run DMC in Paris/1987. The contest is open for 2 weeks and a winner will be announced on Wednesday, May 13th. For details, rules and more information please visit the feature on UpperPlayground.com.
Dave’s Quality Meat goes solid “Basic” colors with their new lineup of New Era Fitted Caps. Available in Black, Scarlet, Moss, Dark Green, Purple, Orange, Charcoal and Navy, all with a contrasting white DQM logo up front.
New York’s 3sixteen is giving an early look at their Fall 2009 collection with a video lookbook directed by Sarah Krusen. The brand has quickly evolved into a collection of clothing that focuses on the higher end of quality and material. Look for smarter looking clothing and warmer jackets for the months where Winter is just around the corner. via Hypebeast
Six new Supreme t-shirt designs will be released this week. Two of the t-shirt designs will feature the artwork of Pedro Bell. Pedro Bell is an American artist/illustrator who is best known for his elaborate Funkadelic album cover designs such as One Nation Under a Groove, Cosmic Slop and Hardcore Jollies. Available tomorrow April 23rd in NY, LA and online. Available in Japan April 25th.
In collaborative works with LTD Magazine; Lower East Side’s Favorite Tat/Ink Shop helps design this Etnies Invisible Warrior Weldon High. It is a primarily black upper embossed with logos with a touch of camo and orange accents. Only 380 made globally and available now at the Reed Space.
