School Supplies: I Got Colors

-According to Hypebeast, Levi's will be releasing a vibrant new series of 501s for the warmer months ahead. I have been devoted to 501s since a stole a pair of my dad's back in high school, and I was a big fan of the new washes they came out with earlier this year. While I don't quite share my co-editor's affinity for colored denim, I love the fact that Levi's never ceases to keep the world's first jean looking fresh as hell. more

PoliSci: PAlife

-While he was always clearly the hip candidate, the streetwear movement has latched on to Obama to an alarming degree. The good folks at Complex decided to explore the alternative, and see what a Hockey Mom x Hypebeast collabo might look like instead. More here. more

Design Major: Paris Spring 09 Junya Watanabe (+more!)

-I know what you're thinking, "Didn't fashion week end like 2 weeks ago?" and "Didn't your half-assed coverage end like a week ago with V&R?" The answer?--Yes! Well kind of, but we have an excuse! My interweb has been really cool lately and like um, not working. And you know, it's not like I could expect my lazy ass co-editor to pick up the slack while my shit was down. But anyway, Junya was the last show I was going to cover, and here it is, and it's good. Also, Hypebeast has some JW news today, so it's all timely and what not.
-You know the drill (don't you?), photos and analysis of our favorite looks after the jump.


-Ditch those high socks and this is a great look. Notice that the air-tie has been in almost every single show. What I really like about this show, which I maybe should have probably touched on in the intro was the overall theme: Even though JW comes from the Comme des Garçons Japanese fashion empire, the show had a real American, western travel/work feel to it.

-Short pants like we've been seeing a lot.

-I don't really have a comment on this look accept that seersucker is and always will be a spring classic. What's really sick though is the heavy luggage, I'd love to see people rocking huge, unpractical square baggage.

-More takes on the rolled pants and confluence of modern elegance and classic blue collar.

-I really like that there are good jeans here. The runways shows don't usually have a lot of jeans, but JW knows that that's what people wear most often, even with their jackets now days. The recurring plaids keep changing in this show, really highlighting the versatility of the pattern as a either a focus or an accent.

-I've mentioned a few times how adding a synthetic piece to a look can really add to the effect of nonchalance.

-This one is cool because it's a bit of a take on 70s with the big collar, but the pant has a short break and a narrow cut to keep it modern.

-The plaid under the cuff of the jean is a great detail, I think we'll see various takes on that idea soon.

-This show has made me want to break out the vintage plaid jacket that I've never worn.

-Again the plaid lining of the jeans, great detail.

Overall, this was one of my favorite shows. It was maybe the most accessible of all the shows to a casual American dresser. A fitting end to our coverage. Word.
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Design Major: Follow-up KVA Kicks

-Fittingly, right after our review of the KVA Spring 09 show, in which I mentioned his use of sneakers, Hypebeast informs us of the official KVA sneaker release. Like I said in my earlier post, the fact he's doing innovative sneakers really illustrates his age against the more storied designers. I'm surprised by how divergent the forms he's using are, most designer labels make a white sneaker and throw a logo on it and charge $300 for them .
-However, I don't know if I'd choose these over some Common Projects if I was planning on dropping $300 on designer sneaks.


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