Preview of Kanye West x A.P.C. 2014 Fall/Winter Collection

 

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For the second go round of the A.P.C. and Kanye West collaboration, Touitou and Mr. West wanted to put together a military-inspired offering. Touitou sat down to discuss the second round process of working with Kanye West with Style.com, where he said, “Surprisingly easier the second time, except at the end.” The perfectionist in Kanye West wanted to work on the collection up until the very last-minute, which is a process adopted by the Chicago designer when working on music. Touitou also went on to share that both looked through military archives to grab inspiration and that the process was very hand on for the both of them.

Despite the great responses from consumers this will be the last time that these two creatives collaborate being that Kanye West’s Adidas deal will conflict and the fact that Touitou says he is tired of collaborating. The rugged, but luxurious 2014 Fall/Winter collection between French brand A.P.C. and Kanye West will release at retailers and online on July 17th. Mark your calendar folks because this will be the last time you see these two entities work together. Oh, need I mention the fact that this collection will leave shelves quickly? Share in the comments below what you thought about the first capsule collection leading into the second.

Virgil Abloh’s OFF-WHITE 2015 Spring/Summer Collection

The modern creative entity and safe to say the most popular upcoming designer Virgil Abloh has released a preview of his second collection for his recent success in Off-White’s 2015 Spring/Summer Collection. With wavy inspirations from the ocean, Virgil Abloh presents this collection entitled Moving Still. Virgil Abloh is well-known for his combinations of aesthetics from both the street-wear and high-end fashion sides to complement his style; therefore it does not serve as a surprise that that is the direction Mr. Abloh is heading in with this collection. The creative set out to introduce today’s generation to a much more sophisticated street-wear, which consists of many different layers that is projected within his Moving Still collection. The collection incorporates t-shirts and shorts as top layers, elongated mesh skirts, ponchos, and striking red, black, and white monochrome ensembles. This collection looks like a great investment for your closet.

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Behind the Scenes of Eleven Paris FW14/25 by Terry Richardson

The Parisian brand, Eleven Paris, chose Kate Moss and Wiz Khalifa to be the new faces of their FW14/15 communication campaign, launched on June 22, 2014. The brand sees both Moss and Khalifa to fit perfect as they coincide with the brand’s persona and message, which is being rebellious with some charisma. The visuals above showcase Wiz Khalifa being shot by well-known photographer Terry Richardson as Khalifa sports some of the brand’s pieces.

The Underrated Los Angeles Summer 2014 Release (Delivery 1)

The Los Angeles based street-wear brand, The Underrated Los Angeles, is looking to become more of a lifestyle brand with an urban twist, therefore, you will begin to see a bit more significance behind each design including some cut and sew pieces here and there. As the brand has started to make some noise worldwide in both Australia and Washington this year’s summer release has only yet to begun. Delivery one of this year’s summer release consists of a simplicity tee inspired by the great Hov’s Magna Carta Holy Grail album cover alongside their well-known “URLA” logo spread across a navy blue t-shirt. The newest addition to the brand’s look is their cut and sew hockey jersey, which also includes their “URLA” branded logo with a stripe here and there. This delivery is currently available now online. Look for delivery two to be coming soon.

A Bathing Ape 2014 Soccer Collection

Japanese legendary street-wear brand, A Bathing Ape looks to diversify their reach of garments by producing a 2014 soccer collection for the upcoming 2014 Fifa World Cup. Of course honoring the many countries who will be apart of the world cup, which are Germany, France, Italy, Japan, Brazil, England, Netherlands, Spain, Portugal, and Argentina. Bape never fails to put their well-known camouflage touch on each collection. This time around the iconic international brand applied their camouflage design to a soccer ball and jumpsuit. Retailer Zozotown also was honored within the collection with their own ball and t-shirt. Look for the Bape 2014 Soccer Collection to be available May 17th at Bape retailers including Zozotown.

AAPE by A Bathing Ape x Champion Capsule Collection

Japanese street-wear brand, A Bathing Ape’s younger line in AAPE and American legendary sportswear company Champion link up to collaborate on a capsule collection. This capsule collection between the two brands run along the lines of a basketball theme with the many pieces cultivated within the collection. The threads that make up of this collection all consists of AAPE’s camouflage print with a Champion athletic twist. The full collection is available now at your local Bape retailers.

Underrated Los Angeles Spring 2014 Lookbook

Just in time for the spring season, The Underrated Los Angeles releases yet again another simplistic lineup. The Los Angeles based line is looking to push culture forward by bringing forth their simplistic, but meaningful designs. The spring collection consists of a t-shirt baring the brand’s full length logo, a long sleeve shirt with the brand’s shorten logo that you may see often in the greater Los Angeles area, and finally their first pair of socks detailing a diamond “U.” All of these products will be available at 7PM tonight on the URLA website.

Adidas Originals Announce Partnership with Pharrell Williams

Adidas Originals formally announced today that they will be partnering up with iconic musical super star in Pharrell Williams. Many stipulations surfaced as the Virginia native has been seen rocking Adidas Originals’ apparel quite often. And now with official word of this partnership ship there is much to expect from this untouchable duo. This could possibly be another statement as Adidas also landed a deal with another iconic star in Kanye West and with Jeremy Scott, Yohji Yamamoto, and Nigo already amongst their company Adidas seems to be making the proper roster moves to increase innovation. Both Pharrell and Adidas went on to release some statements going into this partnership.

Working with an iconic brand like Adidas is such an incredible opportunity. From the classic track suit, to growing up in Virginia wearing Stan Smiths, Adidas has been a staple in my life. Their pieces are timeless. This is an exciting partnership for both me and for Bionic Yarn. -Pharrell Williams

I am truly thrilled to work with Pharrell. He is a pop-culture icon that never fails to inspire, not just through his musical talent and craft, but through his many other interests. He is the perfect fit for the multi-faceted company that is Adidas. -Dirk Schoenberger, Global Creative Director, Adidas Sport Style Division

Supreme Drops their 2014 Spring/Summer Collection

The hierarchy street-wear brand in Supreme unsurprisingly dominates this year’s Spring/Summer collections with their wide variety of creativity, but still sticking to the brand’s stigma allowing the brand to keep a stronghold on the culture. For the upcoming release of Supreme’s Spring/Summer lineup they put together so many pieces allowing the selection to grow tremendously, which stands out to the consumers. There is a distinguishing style and rich graphics that make up the whole collection with of course the usual, but intriguing collaborations with both Champion and Playboy with addition to a lot of cool accessories. 

The whole collection is not posted on Niche1080 because I thought I just post some of my favorites of the collection being that there is such a plethora amount of threads provided by the raining champ of street-wear this year. Look for this collection to be available in full force both online and in store in their LA and NY flagship locations February 20th and February 22 in Japan.

The Underrated Los Angeles Release their URLA Lookbook

The Underrated Los Angeles, otherwise known as URLA has been working on establishing themselves as a brand in their Los Angeles culture. Once establishing their foundation the brand will seek to reach across the country with their simplistic, but meaningful designs. In present street-wear culture you will see a lot of things going on, but what the culture lacks is its simplistic value that showcases different sections of the culture creatively presented on threads. That can be seen from URLA as they look to grow and move forward. Their URLA logo look book will be available on their website tonight at 7PM.