World Cup Fever

I must admit, I am not that big of a football fan, and by football I mean soccer, the most overlooked major sport in the US that is the biggest sport everywhere else. However the World cup is coming up and it seems like many companies that I am familiar with are showing love to the world cup. Maybe the United States is slowly getting ready to accept Soccer as a sport that they actually pay attention to on a large scale. Here are some of the special edition products that different brands have put out specifically for the world cup.

Wong Wong x Happy Socks “World Cup 2010″ Collection


Good Wood NYC - 2010 World Cup Medallions


Undefeated World Cup T-Shirts









Adidas adiCup 2010 US Pack: Arkitip x UNDFTD


Nike - Nike Blazer High iD Limited Edition "Artist Series" for World Cup 2010







Louis Vuitton - LV will be the manufacturer of the case that holds the World Cup trophy

VADO x Crooks & Castles x Vault x Goliath “Slime Flu” T-Shirt

Fresh off of the release of Boss of All Bosses 2.5 Mixtape, Harlem's Own VADO is releasing a T-Shirt in collaboration with Crooks & Castles. The "Slime Flu" shirt will be available on May 20th at Vault in Harlem where Crooks will start off their East Coast Tour with an instore meet & greet / listening party with VADO. Shouts to the whole MH fam out there in Harlem, yall did it big with this one.

Vault‎
2498 Frederick Douglass Boulevard
Harlem, NY
(212) 281-1723‎

Banksy is Back in NY

Banksy is back in NY for his latest leg of his North American Tour. I didnt really blog about his other stops in Boston, LA, San Francisco, Detroit, Chicago or Toronto but this is NEW YORK, its my hometown so I had to share. Banksy's 1st stop is on Cedar Street between Greenwich and Trinity. Stop by and check it out in person if you are in the area. I look forward to more. Very Cool.



*UPDATE - 2 New Pieces Have Popped Up in NY

SoHo, on Bleeker at Bowery

DUMBO at the corner of Water St. and Jay St.

Source: Highsnobiety

Asher Roth - Muddy Swim Trunks (Video)

Directed by BBGun, Muddy Swim Trunks is the first video from his latest mixtape "Seared Foie Gras with Quince & Cranberry." The video follows Asher through a supermarket as he wakes up in the bread aisle until he gets some seared foie gras (poor duck). Check it out!

Pearl Nike Air Foamposite Pro 2010 Re-Release

Its been officially confirmed that the Pearl Foamposite Pro is set for a re-release later this year. Although these came out just last year, it was a House of Hoops exclusive release. And even though HOH had somewhere around 700 pairs they went quickly. Luckily this will be more of a general release so all of you who missed out will be able to get a pair this time around. Normally I am not a fan of the big black check on the side of the foamposite but for the Pearls I can make an exception. What do you think about them?

Art on Deck

One of my favorite past times is to take a trip to the museum or a gallery and just look at all types of artwork. It always interest me to find new and appealing art. Sometimes I would love to be able to take some of the art at these galleries how with me however some of these pieces can range well into the millions of dollars. My next best alternative is to find artwork from the artist that will fit into my budget, and believe it or not some of the most relevant artist and photographers of our time have featured their work on skateboard decks. Here's a look at some skateboard decks by a few incredible artist that have caught my attention

Damien Hirst - Best known for his "For The Love of God" Diamond encrusted scull, "The Physical impossibility of death in the mind of someone living" Tiger shark suspended in formaldehyde and "LSD" series of reoccurring dots. Damian also set the world record for the most expensive piece of artwork ever sold at $198 million









Kaws-The Brooklyn based graffiti artist best known for his signature "XX" has work with everyone from musicians Pharrell Williams and Kanye Wesst to Kiehls lotion and New York Magazine on special edition products and paintings that can cost well into the hundreds of thousands of dollars





Takashi Murakami-Japanese born artist who is best known for his sculptures and "Superflat" form of artwork has worked on special edition bags and prints for Louis Vuitton recently had a sold out exhibit at the Brooklyn Museum and also has artwork that cost well into the hundreds of thousands of dollars





Terry Richardson - The NYC based photographer best known for his realism in photography, void of photoshopping or even made up models, his pictures have been used is almost every fashion publication relevant right now.





Marilyn Minter - The NYC based female photographer often uses sexually erotic undertones in her photography that usually has some type of "dirty" feel to the final product. Her work has been used for various high fashion labels.






Jeff Koons - The American artist best known for his giant reproductions of balloon animals made out of steel with mirror finish surfaces set the 2007 record for most expensive piece of artwork for an astonishing $23.6 Million

Nike air 180 inFared

Nike keeps pumpin out the classics, heres a look @ the upcoming Nike air 180 Infared

Nike air 180 Nom De guerre, one of my favorites.