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Netflix is good at a lot of things, but ultimately, it boils down to two: providing content for damn near every niche group, and also finding ways to flip said content on its ear. Series like It’s Bruno, which premieres on May 17, is one of them. The show, which comes from the mind of rapper/filmmaker/New […]
Kerby Jean Raymond lost his mother at age 7. The designer behind the men’s and women’s line Pyer Moss hasn’t made this a secret—his Haitian father’s life as an immigrant and single dad informed his fall 2017 show—but it wasn’t the story he intended to tell when working on the campaign for Collection 2, his strongest […]
From far away, a lot of New Balance sneakers look the same. Grey suede, thick midsoles, and reflective hits that outline the shoe. And the models haven’t changed much over the years. The 993 isn’t much different from the 992, and the most recent shoe, the 990v5, isn’t a far cry from the 990v4. There […]
Damon Dash wants to be called Billy Pablo the Third. It’s his new name that accounts for the Instagram posts featuring Dash playing a guitar in his recently opened DDS33 studio in Burbank, California. “I have an album coming out; it’s called Billy Pablo the Third. Do you want to hear some music?” he asks […]
Before Since ‘93, you worked in A&R at Virgin EMI and signed Professor Green and Krept & Konan. With Krept & Konan, they got a record deal after Young Kingz charted in the Top 20. Then their debut album, The Long Way Home, was a top five album. How do you go from a ‘good’ […]
Stephen A. Smith has always been a popular face and voice in the world of sports media, but over the past couple years the ESPN personality’s status has reached new heights. Whether it’s his rants on his daily radio show or outbursts on First Take or animated reactions that quickly get turned into memes, Smith […]
Daniel Arsham, Alex Mustonen, and Benjamin Porto, the partners behind design studio Snarkitecture, have developed a specific identity with their slick, minimal spaces and objects that confuse and entice the senses. But they’ve never been in complete control of how their work is presented—until now. Arsham, Mustonen, and Porto are usually showing their designs in someone […]
Marc Ecko’s impact is woven throughout pop culture, and now he’s using that influence to spark important conversations about education. Ecko’s clothing line, Eckō Unlimited, founded in 1993 and emblematic of ‘90s/early aughts culture, incorporated hip-hop and skater styles, and soon became universally recognizable by its rhino logo. Ecko soon went on to expand the brand, […]
This is what happened to Fubu: They oversaturated the market. “The biggest mistake we made with the brand was buying more inventory than we needed. This was around 2001,” said Daymond John, a Queens native who founded the label in 1992 and brought on his friends J. Alexander Martin, Keith Perrin and Carlton Brown as […]
There’s a person responsible for making that Supreme air horn you stood in line for, or the brick you found ridiculous but needed to have in your collection. Amaya Keller, Supreme’s production manager for headwear and accessories, is that person, and her Brooklyn studio is casually dotted with Supreme paraphernalia ranging from the Steiff teddy bear to […]
