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Nike Sportswear 21 Mercer – 1Love All Borough Block Party

The cobblestone paved road might as well be made of gold since the city of New York was always, and still is, synonymous with limitless opportunities, where the probable take flights, the impossible becomes factual. In celebration what this city of 8 million has to offer for migrants of old and visitors of new, Nike Sportswear 21 Mercer will host a block party this Saturday, July 31st, in good old fashion NYC style. Join DJ Clark Kent, KS, and Miss Banks, along with BBQ, drinks, and countless of your fellow compatriots from NYC’s 5 boroughs for an evening great music, food, and company.

Nike Sportswear 21 Mercer – 1Love All Borough Block Party
21 Mercer Street | Map
New York, NY 10013
TEL #: 212-226-5433

Event Date: July 31st (Saturday) | 6 pm – 8 pm

Music By: DJ Clark Kent | KS | Miss Banks

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Nike Air Force 1 Low Supreme – ‘Five Boroughs’ Pack | 21 Mercer

For those who have decided on which pair (or pairs) of the Nike Air Force 1 Supreme – WBF “Five Boroughs” Pack they are going to cop, and live in New York City can save some money on shipping from Nikestore. Nike Sportswear 21 Mercer will be dropping the pack as well this coming Saturday on July 31, and will also be hosting a block party, the 1 Love Mercer Street All Borough Block Party, on the same day. If you are in the city, drop by, buy some shoes, enjoy some BBQ, drinks, and tunes by DJ Clark Kent.

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Clic Gallery – Surf/Skate Show

Just opened at Clic Gallery is an extremely seasonal appropriate exhibition for those who ride, the Surf/Skate Show. The Surf/Skate Show showcases the hedonistic and unrestricted tendencies of the surf and skate lifestyle through a multi-medium exhibition incorporating works of various artists and surfers/skaters. Some of the works showcased includes a collage by surf king Tony Caramanico, photographer by Drew Carolan, Lyle Owerko and also limited edition collaborative Supreme skate decks designed by Takashi Murakami, Damien Hirst and Jeff Koons. If you are in town, this might be a good place to stop for a quick dose of art and air conditioning after a day of pushing about on the streets. The exhibition is currently open to public and will be running through September 5.

Surf/Skate Show
Clic Gallery
255 Centre Street | Map
New York, NY 10013
Event Dates: July 27th (Tuesday) – September 5th (Sunday)

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ES Skateboarding Collabs – Diplo + Mad Decent

Mad Decent is the name of the Philadelphia-based record label spearheaded by Wesley Pentz, whose better known as Diplo, the Grammy-nominated producer of M.I.A.’s “Paper Planes.” Diplo also makes up one half of Major Lazer, along with the UK’s Switch. As an influential label that’s home to Blaqstarr (who has also produced many tracks for M.I.A.), South Rakkas Crew, and Rusko (to name a few), Mad Decent is often ahead of the curve in new music. In this collaboration with eS, Diplo’s Erving model features a tonal black upper complimented by lime green hits on the eyelets, laces, and the diplodocus logo stitched on the heel. For the Mad Decent Taido model, a reggae-inspired, yellow, red, and green gradient fade is used on the collar and heel portion of the shoe and on the “GET MAD” logo embossed on the tongue. These drop soon at your local eS retailer, so support progressive independent music and look fresh all at once with these models.

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CLOT x Levi’s “Black Sun Survivor” Denim Preview

Today we can show you some exclusive first pics of the upcoming collaboration between CLOT and Levi’s on the “Black Sun Survivor” denim. The jeans feature burned elements, along with 3M patches, studs and a lot more. As much as we appreciate CLOT introducing new elemtents on denim, for us personally they seem a little overloaded.

Take a further look at the denim after the jump.

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Huge Magazine Supplement by Nieves

In an interesting collaboration, Japan’s Huge Magazine has gotten together with Switzerland’sNieves publisher to produce a 24 page art magazine supplement for their issue 72 this year. The supplement features works by Beni Bischof, Chris Johanson, Dimitri Broquard, Hendrik Hegray, Ingo Giezendanner, Johanna Jackson, Kim Gordon, Rita Ackermann, Stefan Marx, Warja Lavater and Will Sweeney.

Take a look inside it after the jump.

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Sneaker Tokyo Vol. 3 | Sneak Peek

One of the most respected and coveted publications for sneakers created by the Shoe Master team, Sneaker Tokyo, since its inception has been extremely well received and considered one of the key reads for sneakerheads. Last year, Sneaker Tokyo Vol. 2 featured designer Hiroshi Fujiwara, the man behind multitudes of successful kicks as well as a market leader, this year we are all excited to see what Sneaker Tokyo Vol. 3 is about. Shoe Master gave us a sneak peek into their work in progress, and guess what, thus far we have eyed a lot of Pumas. Check out the quick sneak peek of the work-in-progress behind the scenes, and stay tuned for more information to come! via: Shoe Master

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24K Gold Bespoke IPhone 4

Whether you think bespoke luxury gadgets are true indicators of accomplishment or simply tacky, the truth is, someone would have fashioned Apple’s iPhone 4 out of gold and diamonds sooner or later. And for the sooner, UK luxury bespoke gadget maker, Stuart Hughes, have already rendered the new iPhone 4 in 24ct gold. Why wait for the white one and tap your feet impatiently on Apple’s indecisive release dates? Provided if you have approximately 30 grand to spare, these can be yours soon. Also, if you are interested, there is also a diamond encrusted version.

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BAPE – Multi Camo Mini-Octopus Card

BAPE have collaborated with Octopus Card in the past and a new Hong Kong exclusive collaboration project will release at the end of July. For those who have visited Hong Kong will know the versatility and convenience of the Octopus Card which acts as a debit card for transit systems, convenience and super market store as well as major retail and restaurant chains. The latest items utilize the Mini-Octopus Card that is almost one third of the original size and is highly portable as a key chain. Three different BAPE key rings are matched with the multi camo Mini-Octopus Card. Of course it is functional in Hong Kong but these items can be used simply as key chains and accessories. These will drop at BAPE Store HK on July 31st and in limited numbers.

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Nike Dynasty High – Multi-Dot Pack

Nike Sportswear has released a new pack of Dynasty High sneakers that is being called the Multi-Dot Pack featuring a polka dot pattern on the upper of the shoes. The Dynasty High was originally introduced by Nike back in 1985 and featured a signature strap for additional ankle support for basketball players. Nike Sportswear then brought the shoe back in 2010 in some original-esque colorways, fast forward to 2011 and the sportswear giant is giving the shoe a whole new look with this polka pattern and mixture of materials that includes, patent leather, synthetic leather, and suede. Pick up either pair of the Dynasty High’s from this Multi-Dot pack now at select Nike Sportswear retailers. via: Dunk.com.cn

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CLOT – Summer 2010 – Limited Edition Ice Cream Logo T-Shirt

Hong Kong’s CLOT is all about satisfying your sweet tooth this summer. After some limited edition CLOT M&M’s for gifting, the collective has come together to release a new limited edition CLOT logo t-shirt for the rest of the summer days. Featuring CLOT logo rendered from scoops of ice cream, this new t-shirt will be available starting July 28. Cooling, sweet and happy, these won’t melt in your hands either despite the rising temperature.

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Handmade Daft Punk Helmut artisan style

749 steps and 17 months. If you have that kind of time and patience and ingenuity to spare, you could possibly make a life-like Daft Punk helmet as well. Volpin has decided to remake the iconic Daft Punk chrome helmet and replicate it down to the flashing rainbow lights. The whole process is nothing short of painstaking, but it does provide a stunning photo op and garnered Volpin quite some attention on the cyber space. Enjoy the video which traces Volpin’s journey with Daft Punk’s helmet. We can only say, this is another time when the web seem to have inspired ridiculous creativity.

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Sony X Freshness – GIVEAWAY | Begins Today

Need some new sounds this summer? Are your current headphones not cutting it and stopping you from really enjoying what Usher or Uffie are intending for you to hear in their music? Are your headphones a boring, ugly black and you want something to match your new flashy kicks? Freshness has teamed up with Sony to giveaway a pair of their TRIIQ headphones from the electronic power house’s urban PIIQ headphone collection. To enter, first, “Like” Freshness onFacebook, then, head on over to the “Discussion” post to answer a few questions about the PIIQ collection (Hint: answers can be found in our coverage of the Sony PIIQ collection; and if you need convincing, check out our GIIQ review.) The discussion group will be up for a duration of two weeks, from now until Aug 6 (Friday), 11:59PM EST. Then, a winning entry will be selected at random and we will be contacting the winner via Facebook. Good luck, and god speed!

Sony x Freshness – GIVEAWAY

How To Enter:

1. “Like” Freshness on Facebook
2. Join in the Disucssion and answer a few questions about the Sony PIIQ headphones
3. Cross your fingers and hope we will be sending you a winning message after the contest closes on August 6th (Friday)

Starts: July 22nd (Thursday)
Ends: August 6th (Friday) | 11:59PM EST

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Andy Warhol X Dom Pérignon – A Tribute To Andy Warhol By Dom Pérignon

Andy Warhol had a thought (in actual fact, he had more than just one) and he wasn’t afraid to convey it. Before Damien Hirst and Jeff Koons came along, contemporary art’s household bad boy, was none other than the great and late Andy Warhol. While his silkscreen images of Marilyn Monroe in Marilyn Diptych and Campbell Soup Cans are one of the most pervasive art images around, when he first transgressed outside commercial art, inspired by other Pop Art movement key figures such as Jasper Johns and Robert Rauschenberg, he shocked and offended some by offering an alternative point of view on art– that art doesn’t necessarily have to be a mean to convey intimate emotions. Warhol blurred the lines between commercialism and art, and his signature silk-screen methods dethroned the concept that art is singular and rare.

Sure, Warhol was le enfant terrible when it comes to creating art, but in real life, when he is not sculpting or painting or printing, he was most often spotted at parties. And, he is one of the rare forerunners of artists (Jeff Koons would follow suit) who has established himself as a cult figure and social butterfly. A big fan of parties, Warhol was a frequent purveyor of the legendary Studio 54, and as he has once mentioned, one of his favorite things to do is to drink Dom Pérignon with his friends there.

One of Warhol’s favorite stories about Dom Pérignon was when he and his friends founded the “2,000″ club– a group of 20 people coming together to purchase 2,000 bottles of Dom Pérignon and will be drinking them together to celebrate the millennium. For them, the running joke was who would be around to drink it, but sadly, Warhol wasn’t there to celebrate the millennium by popping a copious amount of champagne.

As a tribute to one of the most influential artists and cultural figure, Dom Pérignon has teamed up with the Andy Warhol Foundation and enlisted the help of the Design Laboratory at Central St. Martin’s School of Art and Design to reinterpret the timeless Dom Pérignon bottle. Of course, Warhol’s colorful silk screen touches have been adopted to made over these bottles. The collection of bottles will be vintage 2002 Dom Pérignon champagne, and will come in three colors– red, blue and yellow. The collection is limited in run, and will be available for the public starting October 15 at fine purveyors across the nation.

Enjoy a video created for this collaborative collection, and remember, while Warhol does champion that art can be replicated, this may be the only way that one can come as close to partying like Warhol.