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Thanks SuChin for turning us on..
Check the Chanel Mobile Art Exhibition website. Chanel’s Moving Exhibition has already been in Hong Kong, Tokyo and is now setting up shop in New York..(ahhh deam).. It is also set to stop over in London, Moscow and ending it’s journey in Paris.

Pics from the Hong Kong stop.



Rolled up with Rickey Loc to the Esquire Anniversary party in the Hollywood Hills..



1)Pool, Jacuzzi 2)Master Bedroom






1) Intels touch screen table computer


1,2) Taste test.. Up to 200 year old Richard Hennessy..
Imprint LA 2008:: A 1 day conference was with Kenya Hara-Art Director for MUJI, Sean Baptiste-Rock Band, Hiroshi Fujiwara-Fragment, David Wilson-Kangol, jeffstaple-STPL, Michael Kuhle-Lomography, John C Jay-W+K.. and many others.
Below are a couple of pics of Hiroshi Fujiwara-Fragment, David Wilson-Kangol, jeffstaple-STPL, Michael Kuhle-Lomography, and John C Jay-W+K as moderator.. speaking on “The Cult of Collaboration.” The lecture spoke on many different themes in regards to the history, pro’s, cons, likes and dislikes of collabo’s.. They also talked about how Fragment and Kangol’s collaboration came to fruition as well as STPL and Lomography’s collaboration came to be..
I really liked the 1-2-1 talk between Jeff and Hiroshi.. Jeff and Hiroshi spoke openly.. Jeff at times asking some meaty questions..
The session.. ended with a light hearted question from the audience(via text), “are rolled up pants the next trend” Hiroshi looked at his pants and looked at Jeffs pants(they both were rolled up) smiled and said…. I guess so…..


Thanks Raymond-URB for look’n out…
Disney Hall- Los Angeles:







Frank Gehry-Designer
111 South Grand Avenue
Los Angeles, California
Alicia Keys: Santa Barbara Bowl.
So fly,, So fly..




I was bugg’n out when I went up to where they were selling concert tee’s, posters, and programs..
I saw a poster and a tee with Alicia Keys wearing our red cassette jeans ….. Hello.. So fly… So fly..
Thank you for the Tickets. We’re huge Fans!
Johnny Cash Screening: Repost from our buddies at Evil Monito

Screening of Johnny Cash at Folsom Prison
The Hammer Museum – Santa Monica, CA
Event: 10/3/08
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The making of Cash’s landmark album is the narrative arc of this new documentary about a concert recorded in a prison cafeteria and captured by legendary rock photographer Jim Marshall. Two prisoners’ lives are also interwoven into the structure of this film that examines the transition of Cash’s character and his career. The presence of life in Folsom, the obstacles its prisoners faced and the struggles Cash encountered are brought to the surface. Original animation, interviews, and long lost archival material make this a compelling journey with one of America’s most celebrated icons revealing a complex unknown man in black. Johnny Cash at Folsom Prison celebrates his music, the history of an unprecedented recording, and its significance in understanding a life forever defined by darkness and light.
West Coast Premiere.
Starts at 7:00pm
Post-screening Q&A with filmmaker Bestor Cram.
* All Hammer public programs are free. Tickets are required, and are available at the Billy Wilder Theater Box Office one hour prior to start time. Limit one ticket per person on a first come, first served basis. Members receive priority seating, subject to availability. Reservations not accepted, RSVP’s not required.
LOCATION:
The Hammer Museum
10899 Wilshire Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90024
Question.. What do you do when you find your self the only one on the highway?
Answer.. Open her up…


Downtown LA…
The Futura Preview opening was last night.. Futura presented a huge body of work for the show…. Some people said it was one of his largest presentation yet..
There was an “A” list of underground peoples came out to represent…
Really good time to catch up with people I haven’t seen in ages.. Shout to Garth Trinidad and Max..old school LA sk8 days..






After the Metropolitan Home, Showtime house we rolled down to the Eldridge to say hi to Matt and Max. Hung out for a few.. Met up with Laura then we rolled to the Gold Bar… Where Max was doing it up behind the DJ booth..


1)Gold Bar 2) Friend, Rembrandt




1) Max-Public School, Laura


To wrap up New York Fashion Week Think PR, Style 360, Metropolitan home and Showtime took over a 5 story 20 Million dollar house in Gramercy Park and threw a party…



1)Claudine Gumbel, Reshma Patel- Think PR 2)A closet..


1) One of the bedrooms.. 2) Chair


1) One of the bathrooms 2) Butterflies flying from head board to the wall


1) Mirror 2) Another Bathroom

1) Paper Clip Chandiler..
What’s nyc without stopping by the Fish… (The Fish sure has changed over the years.. we’ll so has the lower east side in general.. and that’s I am going to say about that….)


1) Center of the picture.. Stas.2) Rhandy Loc, Sean
Josh and Lisa took us to Red Bamboo a vegetarian soul cafe.. Yo..! Gotta hit this place up.. It’s crazy good.. All vegetarian menu but they have fried pork chops.., ox tail soup, fried shrimp, bbq chicken.. Off the hook!! All Veggie…


1) Off the hook Vegetarian Spot.. 2) Josh, Jennie, Stas, Ant, Lisa, Paul
Talked with Josh Madden and he was just getting off of work so we met up and headed up to the Condé Nast building to vist Eugene from Details..
Condé Nast don’t play.. that place is high security Yo…
While talking with Eugene inside Details I saw the hallways lined side by side, racks upon racks of clothes sent from everyone under the sun.. LV, Gucci, YSL, Prada, I mean everyone.. Geeze.. It’s kinda funny..
Since the hallways were kinda crowed Eugene took us to the “closet” where we kicked it and talked for a little while.. Good shit Eugene thanks for you time.. Big up yourself..







Went up to Complex Magazine HQ and paid a visit to Karlyn, Anoma, Kelly and crew.. Everyone seams to be up to some cool things.. Karlyn was editing a new segment featuring Krink.. And Anoma was working with complex photographer Matt Doyle on some really cool shots for the next issue.. Anoma was nice enough to spend a little time with me.. Anoma is a pretty deep person. Very smart.. It’s always nice catching up with her and talking shop.. Big up yourselfs!


1)Ecko’s own redcarpet.. 2)Karlyn editing the new Krink segment..


1)Prince Peter, Friend, Matt 2) OG old school Kaws..
Rolled up to the Oak party..






1)Billy, Jennie, Ant 2) Mike, Friend


1) Steve, Morgan 2) Teresa, Anh


1) Paul, Ant 2) Colin, Joanne
After the show theres an after party and….














Inspired by winters first thaw and the seasons symbolic new beginnings, the Spring 09 collections embody Cassettes own voyage and growth as a fashion force. After entering the scene with its formidable denim collection, the line has incorporated the fluidity of silk in its tops and dresses. Wovens feature distinctive braiding as straps or on shoulders. Shell buttons, asymmetrical sleeves and Cassettes signature darting also add subtle yet effective touches to linen shirts and tops. Outerwear, from capes to military-style jackets, maintains the lines commitment to uniting functionality with a fashionable aesthetic. While the collections are mostly black and white, T-shirts are emblazoned with new prints, including animal, military seals and a Navajo-inspired pattern using stop, play and pause symbols. Cassettes renowned denim pieces will also incorporate color, particularly cyan, magenta and yellow.































Photo by Thomas Concordia/RunwayResource.net
***********All Looks not represented..
Behind the scenes look into the maddness…












































Behind the scenes photos brought to you by Robert Hamada, Lisa Graham, Jennie and runway resources.
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More behind the scenes photos from Mr.Kim, Bronques, MarktheCobraSnake,
With yesterdays storm we heard there where lots of delayed flights and rumors of JFK closing.. We all wondered how long the storm was going to last..
This is what I saw when I woke up.. Not a cloud in the sky.. Giving Thanks, and Praise….

The day of torrential down poor…
Claudine was sooo kind to let us to use her Stylist Closet/ Specialty Boutique Caravan (91st and Park)..
For the next 40hrs we used Caravan as HQ to work out the run of show..



1)Ant having fun…2)Ant, Josh, Jae
While we were indoors working out the cadence of the models and outfits, Josh took Ant and Paul on a scout that they will remember for a long time.. I could only imagine what it looked like out in the streets.. While at Caravan I happened to open the door and it was coming down like uncle Noah just had built his Arc.
After we did what we could for that day we packed it up sorta early (9:30pm).. and headed down to Dressler’s in Brooklyn for a nice dinner before the day of the show..














Makeup and madness..
Josh bustin triple shifts.. He’s been workin at Epic putting his finishing touches on a record.. Then coming down to help us… Then going out and grabbing shoes and accessories for the models..
Sarah Munoz makeup stylist for cassette came up from Maryland to work with the make up crew to create and put the final touches for our look..
New York is crazy right now.. It seams every young girl and guy is running around town with a little black book(filled with modeling work) running in and out of castings.. Upwards of 18 castings a day..


We used one of the lovely Think PR girls Eliza(1,2) as a makeup model..
Rolled over to Nylon Magazine to meet up with Samantha.. and talked with our buddy Faran..


1)Faran, Samantha.
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After chilling at Nylon for a while had to go back to Think PR for more castings..

Valentino :: Rolled up to an Exhibit Honoring the man himself Valentino Garavani..



1)Josh, Siki 2) The Legendary Mary J. Blige!
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Josh and I then rolled up to the Waverly Inn to grab some grub. We were lucky enough to sit at the booth where Sting usually sits.. SuChin, and Laura was near by so we all chilled and closed up shop at the Waverly.. Yummm…




1)SuChin, Laura 2)Josh, SuChin, Laura, Stas
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After we rolled to The Beatrice Inn..




Went uptown to meet with our head hair stylist. Sarah posing as model..


After our hair appointment we went down to Soho to style our outfits.. (Sarah modeling and Tara in the last photo.)






After castings and putting together outfits.. we were beat… We headed over to get some noodles down in LES then rolled over to Rob’s back yard and sat outside to make some game plans for the next few days..



Headed over to Think PR for castings all day..

Preping for our nyc runway fashion presentation..
1st night in the city.. I met up Josh and Stas we went and got some amazing viggie food at Atlas.


1)Stas 2)Josh
Then Rob Hamada, Hunter, Shannon and Alex came by so we rolled to another spot down the street..


Here’s pics of Shannon and Stas having fun with the camera…


1)Rob Hamada 2) Shannon, Stas

Inspired by winters first thaw and the seasons symbolic new beginnings, the Spring 09 collections embody Cassettes own voyage and growth as a fashion force. After entering the scene with its formidable denim collection, the line has incorporated the fluidity of silk in its tops and dresses. Wovens feature distinctive braiding as straps or on shoulders. Shell buttons, asymmetrical sleeves and Cassettes signature darting also add subtle yet effective touches to linen shirts and tops. Outerwear, from capes to military-style jackets, maintains the lines commitment to uniting functionality with a fashionable aesthetic. While the collections are mostly black and white, T-shirts are emblazoned with new prints, including animal, military seals and a Navajo-inspired pattern using stop, play and pause symbols. Cassettes renowned denim pieces will also incorporate color, particularly cyan, magenta and yellow.
Hudson and Cr8tive Rec Party at Tryst.. So fun..



1) Three Story Waterfall 2) Jon P, Sky


1) Steve 2) Tony Chu-Hudson Jeans


1) Joel, Enid, Erin, Rickey
Our Buddy Coltrane was throwing a event at the Mix at the very top of The Hotel (Mandalay Bay) The place is i’ll!!!





1) Public School, PegLeg 2) CP3!!
This years Kangol Dinner was at Simon (Palms Place)


1) Simon by the pool 2) Anoma, Sky


Like a book shelf.. they had a Indoor garden of herbs growing fresh for the kitchen.
We rolled up to Vegas on Monday.. After setting up at Project we headed over to one of the most yummiest Thai food spots around.. Then we headed over to The Palms Hotel. Our buddies from Crooks were throwing a party at the Hefner Suite.



1) Multi Room 2 Level Hefner Suite.. 2) DJ Alchemist


Our Buddies at Revolve Clothing just opened a new brick and mortar store. 8452 Melrose (West Melrose). Here’s pics of the opening party..






1) Joel, Friend 2) Cory, James
Our buddies Josh Madden and Bronques have been killing it…. One thing after another..
Check out what the duo did together on a fun night in nyc for Wild Dragon energy drink.
Josh styled and Bronques shot.



Male model wearing cassette.
The Kenai Peninsula has over 9000 lakes.. Here’s a couple of them..





Alaska is a State of contrast.. Temps that go well under -40degrees in the winter to in the mid 70’s in the summer.. One can readily see the cycles of life all around them.. The vast flourishing life that abounds in the summer is a constant reminder that everything is short lived when winter is a constant threat and always very near.








This morning looked like a fine day to go fishing.. Packed the gear and went down to the river..





Testing the Cassette gear..
1) Cassette Shacket (Shirt/Jacket) and Pants worked mighty fine up there.. 2) Jenn wearing cassette..catching a nice Sockeye.
Alaska is truly The Last Frontier..
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The fish count on the Kenai River has been a little low this year.. So we decided to go walking through the forest.. It was pretty cool finding things and reconnecting with your inner kid.. Trip out on our little findings..





1) Amanitas Poisonous Mushroom. (What up.. Super Mario Brothers)



Stopped by to say what up to Josh at the Roxy.. He was spinning for FlowTv, DCMA, Wasted Space, X-Games wrap up party…
It was a “Night in Hollywood”… Red carpet an all..Reporters from In Touch, Life in Style, People.. ect.. were there covering the event..
Heard.. Walle and Three 6 Mafia performing.. but had to be outro… Have to catch a plane in the morning..


We were shooting at the studio…. Josh and Dan the man was kind enough to stop by for a while to say hi and chop it up… Josh man is in town for a couple of gigs.., and Dan was in town for an appointment and a dinner….(then back to work-nyc) Dan is a man of many wonders and an has enough of experiences to last a few life times.. Dan was kind enough to invite me to join in on a dinner at the Polo Lounge (Beverly Hills Hotel).. Got to meet the a nice designer/architect couple one of whom designed the Doir homme stores.. Yessir..


1)Dan, Josh


1) The Kobe (Wagu) Beef was nothing short of wowzers.. 2)The blueberry and chocolate souffle is a MUST…. Soo good made us get a happy…
White Tie Affair performance at the Roosevelt Hotel and the Cast of MTv’s The Hills was there to get down….


1) Engineer 2) Josh Madden Dj’n


1) On stage Audrina and Lauren Conrad and the White Tie Affair. 2) Ryan wearing our Rude Boy tee.


Coast to coast…


1) East: NYC-Photo:Suchin 2) West: Huntington Beach
Mikey, and Chuck from The Cool Kids came by the studio today to do a little shopping. They’ve been on tour for the about a year straight.. Their next set of gigs will be with Rock the Bells tour.. Sharing the stage with A Tribe Called Quest, NAS, Mos Def, Method Man, RedMan, De La Soul, Rakim, MF Doom, Murs, Dead Prez, Raekown & Ghostface, Spank Rock, Sage Francis, Kid Sister, SantoGold, Afrika Bambaataa, Wale, Amanda Blank, Flosstradamus, and The Pharcyde….

Mikey, Wendy City, Chuck




1) Vashtie 2) Shannon


1) Jiae, Ssinjin 2) Jermy, Willy Dee


1) Robert Hamada 2) Omar, Sung


1) Josh, Lisa, Hero 2)Faran, Lisa, Dan the man, Josh, Stas


1) Shans 2) Meat Packing aka Zoo York #1






1) Lighting Storm


1) United Hooked it up both ways yo…




New night spot Santo’s Playhouse in down town.. Prince Paul was bringing the heat on the wheels of steel..




1) Legendary Graff artist Quik and Grammy Award Winner and all around cool dude Dante Ross.. 2) Sung from Clae and Eugene Editor of Details Magazine..
The cool thing about downtown you’ll never know who’s gonna be there.. Model Jessica Stam was hanging out in front..


Get your fix and stop by Chari & Co for your all your Japanese Keirn fix gear needs..
LES 175 Stanton St. New York NY 1002
Tell’em the kids at cassette sent you…


After the Cazals show we went over to Sway for Roxy Cotton Tails night…Â Boh Boh Boh…




After Josh was done we headed over to the Tribeca Grand Hotel to peep out the Cazals..






Stopped by the Rose Bar at the Gramercy Park Hotel to grab a drink with Joe Hahn of Linkin Park.. He’s on tour right now and using nyc as home base while playing in near by north east cities.. GPH is one ill hotel.. If you like modern art.. you must check it.. especially the roof top and the rose bar.. What you will you find is a 30’x40′ Damian Hirst butterfly collage, Andy Warhol’s Ladies and Gentlemen, works by Keith Harring, and others…….


It’s always a good sign when you see a cloud with a silver lining in the sky..

In front of Barrio Chino..


1,2) JC, Billy and I sat for a drink after a quick meal at Cafe Habanna.


1) Met up with our buddy Tamara for a chat at Shillers.. Always good to catch up with Tamara… After a few toasts.. 2) SuChin picked me up from Shillers to head up to Ben Cho’s night at Sway..


1) Humberto of Opening Ceremony, SuChin, Friend, and Willy Dee.
In NYC for market.. Debuting Spring 09 at our new showroom Steven Alan and over at Capsule trade show.


Cassette Spring 09 Femme
55DSL hosted BPM’s 12th Anniversary party with the DJ AM, TroubleMaker, Bloody Beetroots, Old school Miami Bass 2 Live Crew and DJ Z-Trip…
(In a mumbling voice..) While 2 Live Crew on stage it got a little raunchy…Cough Cough..

Z-Trip









1)Ann (55dsl), Bronques-nuff said, Charlene (55dsl–Jr. Lucky Bastard..)
Cassette sticker on Mstrkrft’s laptop..

Rolled with Joe Hahn (Linkin Park) to his band mate Mike Shinoda’s (Linkin Park) pre opening art show across the street at the Japanese American National Museum in little Tokyo. Linkin Park is currently one of the largest rock bands on the planet selling more than 40 million records and winning 2 Grammy Awards.


1) Mike 2) Mike Shinoda, Joe Hahn, and Shepard Fairey.


Our buddy Tal had a night at Central in Hollywood last week…


1,2) Tal and Audrina Patridge from MTv’s Hills


1) Brandon Saller from Atreyu and his wife Ashley, Tal. 2) Keller and Dingo
Hit in Japanese ‘Cover Magazine’..


Cassette Spring Fleece “Nate Short.”
Mr. Joe Hahn of Linkin Park rolled through the studio today after seeing Batman. Joe was invited to see a spacial screening with 10 other people in a IMAX theater….(How do you say lucky….)
Joe was kind enough to let me drive his 500hp V-10 Bat Mobile… Whoopie… sooo fun…
Joe….Thanks for Lunch and letting me drive your Bat Mobile… vroom vroom..


John ‘n Jiae and the guys at Theme have done it again.. With issue 15.. “On Your Mark” The Beijing Olympics issue.
This issue features way to many things to list… This issue covers the gamut of from secrets of ancient Chinese medicine using 6 to 20 herbs to help heal sports injuries…. to featuring the great Cai Guo-Qiang.


Cai Guo-Qiang. (Black Rainbow… )

Yellow cassette at Barney’s New York featured on page 103
Leave it up to Bronques to catch a great shot (while in London no less)..
1) Cassette “Please†tee..
Please feel free to shut the fuck up..
Rolled up with Tal and Dingo to Lindsay Lohan’s private B-Day bash at Teddy’s..
DJ AM was on the tables.. I haven’t heard anyone cut it up between the tracks like AM in a long time..




Kicked at the EM studio in Echo Park this weekend.. Enjoyed some beers and watch the day go by.. 

1)Haze 2) Klipsch
Audrina Patridge of the Hills spotted wearing our jeans..

Our buddy John Lee of Theme Magazine (nyc) swung by the studio to pick me up to go have lunch with Christian Hosoi. John recently wrote a nice piece on Christian in Theme for the Rebel issue. I haven’t seen Christian in ages.. We used to live a block and a half from each other. Back in the day I used to sk8 by his house on my way to get a double scoop of Thriftys ice-cream. It was good catching up with him for a quick reminisce of sk8 pro central (his house back in the day).. Here’s a pic of John and Hosoi at lunch..

Our girl SuChin is a host on the new eco show “G Word” on Discovery green channel.. She gave us a new little eco-sphere.. It’s soo cool. It’s a little sealed glass ball that is totally self sustaining.
Here some words on the eco-sphere::
Contained in each of these beautifully crafted spheres are several key components, each of which are critically important to one another. Active micro-organisms, bright red shrimp, and algae comprise the biological elements whose symbiotic relationship means they could not exist without each other. Their environment is composed of filtered seawater, Gorgonia (a non-living branch-like material), and gravel. Gorgonia and gravel serve as hiding places for the animals and provide the algae and micro-organisms with a stable platform for growth. Culminating in a perfect biological balance, each Ecosphere is a wonderful example of nature. This is how it works: First, light energy is used by the algae to fuel the photosynthetic process which produces oxygen as a bi-product. Then, using the oxygen, the shrimp produce carbon dioxide, which is used by the algae. The shrimp also produce waste product, which is then utilized by the micro-organisms who break it down into basic nutrients that can be used by the shrimp and algae. It is a perfect circle needing nothing more than light. (read more :: get one here) 



Our buddy SuChin was in town for a hot sec. Before going back to New York she found some free time and swung by the studio. On our way to get some food we swung by to pick up Rickey Loc..


1) The Yummy yummy.. “Cha Cha Cha” {Virgil and Melrose}


1) Shortstop.. {Sunset}
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It so happened to be Pehrspace night that Rickey’s been telling me about..


1) Inside: Band setting up.. 2) Outside: Girl getting videoed.
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Scarlett Johansson on the cover of this months Nylon..
Shout to Dani Stahl for the sticker hit on the guitar bag (Boo Yeah..) and Laura V for clean images.. and shout to Taylor Rae Lee for the heads up..

