AVEnue

The Air in my sneakers?

2010-04-01T04:21:00.000-07:00

This commercial actually gave me good laugh, check it out!

Kid Vanilla Fashion Show

2010-03-18T13:36:00.000-07:00

Last saturday the Kiddy Fashion show took place
at the art gallery Leguit that is located in the
red-light district near the river Schelde in Antwerp.
The show was great and I really enjoyed seeing the
collection as a whole. Especially liked the panther
prints and the 'Freddy' (dog) sweater. Would definitely

have liked to stay longer at the afterparty that was held

at Homey's café, nice company (thanks Elin :), interesting

crowd and good music but my last bus towards home

left early..

2010-03-16T13:11:00.000-07:00

Check this short video from the incredible JToTheC performance
last week! Big up to Puma, Jay Cee and the Bad Mothas!

Married to the Mob Spring 2010

2010-03-11T03:45:00.000-08:00

'For their second spring collection of 2010,

Married to the Mob wanted to evoke visions of

a lustful yet commanding woman maintaining a

fine balance between a life that's both scandalous

and refined. The photo shoot which took place

in NYC's luxurious Gramercy Hotel starred MOB

poster girl Sarah "Sweet 16" McSweeney and her

older sister - the Head Bitch herself - Leah McSweeney.

Heavy red velvet curtains, rich colors in royal hues,

and family love created the base for a strong

MOB look book.

Hellz Spring 2010

2010-03-11T03:36:00.000-08:00

'Hellz is proud to present our new Spring Collection,

"Obsessed with You," a collection that reflects an obscure

view of modern fashion and the obsession that it becomes.

A minimal color story reflects the theme of obsession with the

main focus on the unique and simplistic details of each silhouette.

With this new and daring collection, Hellz continues to cross

boundaries with well thought-out design and carefully crafted

details as well as demonstrating that fashion may be work to

some and it may be a hobby for others, but for popular culture

it will forever be an obsession.'

JToTheC - Night Till Daylight

2010-03-02T07:42:00.000-08:00

Night Till Daylight (rough draft video) from therealjtothec on Vimeo.

Definitely looking forward to Saturday when JToTheC

will be performing Live at Avenue. See you there!

Time: 15.00 – 16.00 DJ Smos
16.00 – 17.00 JtotheC and The Bad Mothas
17.00 - 19.00 DJ Smos

Location: Avenue, Lange Klarenstraat 29 Antwerpen

Undefeated Spring 2010

2010-03-02T06:21:00.000-08:00

Here's a couple of pic's from the UNDFTD Look Book.

Ha ha..

2010-02-23T08:59:00.000-08:00

Late night opening Friday 19/2

2010-02-23T04:53:00.000-08:00

Past friday we had a late night shopping together

with the release of the new Kid Vanilla 2010 collection.

Our in house DJ Smos on the 1&2's, drinks and some

special offers!

New video from The Opposites

2010-02-13T06:32:00.000-08:00

Our friends from the Netherlands has just released their
new video 'Licht uit'. Good work guys, check it out!

Kid Vanilla 2010

2010-02-11T02:25:00.000-08:00

Antwerp's finest Eva Balg bka Kid Vanilla is

about to release her new collection. After

studying fashion in Hamburg and at the

'modeacademie' in Antwerp she launched her

first collection in 2006. Growing up in Keulen

back in the 80's she gets a lot of her inspiration

from the graffiti artists surrounding her and the

skatescene. Not a patron of seasons she puts

all her efforts in one collection each year.

'For this years collection I asked my friend

Johnny from the Netherlands and my little

brother Sebastian from Germany to join us!

Johnny is a famous B-boy and upcoming graphic

talent who created our new logo and three

KID VANILLA t-shirts! And Sebastian, who's

obsessed with the 90ties designed our two

airbrush inspired prints.'

'We were inspired by my dog Freddy, the

90ties and graffiti of course...

KID VANILLA 2010 is sexy!'

ALL GONE the finest of Street Culture

2010-02-02T04:41:00.001-08:00

Yet another year has passed and gone. La MJC has

captured the best of it in the new ALL GONE 2009.

You can find the digital version here and also information

on how to pick up your own copy.

Shan Jiang

2010-01-29T11:17:00.000-08:00

Shan Jiang lives and works in Shanghai, in the South-East of China

where he focuses on figurative images to which each viewer can add

their own meaning from their own visual life experience.

He has done work for different company's including the

Jordan x Levi's pack from 2008

Last year he showed his incredible work at Avenue and this print has

since then been making me smile everytime I walk by it in my

livingroom. See more from this talented artist here.

Leah & the Most Official Bitches for Hypebeast TV episode 2

2010-01-26T07:51:00.000-08:00

MTTM Spring Collection 2010

Like Fluff

2010-01-19T05:10:00.000-08:00

Had a good time at the Nike Sb x Fluff Book Launch, the book

and the photo's were excellent, lot's of people and the beer was

flowing! The Fluff x Nike Zoom Bruin SB sold out quickly

on Saturday morning. See the rest of the photos on facebook.

The Fluff x Nike SB expo and book launch is coming to Antwerp.

This Friday evening 19 -23h at Lockwood. The Nike SB Zoom Bruin

will be released on Saturday 11 am. Apparently only 12 pairs will

be available and you also get a free book with your purchase.

In Barcelona and Rotterdam they were sold out immediatly,

it will definetly be interesting to see how Antwerp will respond.

To be continued...

Avatar

2010-01-13T04:59:00.000-08:00

Last week I went to see Avatar in 3D and it was an amazing

experience. Appart from the fact that the 3D glasses hurt

a bit and you feel kind of silly wearing them it felt like

you were actually 'in' the movie. Having been a fantasy/

science fiction nerd forever this was THE movie of a lifetime

for me. So, it also happens that this really talented guy I

used to go to artschool with Pelle Tingström works for

Weta Digital the primary visual effects vendor on the film.

Good work!

Precinct 5 Home of Enplus and Stüssy

2009-12-16T04:33:00.000-08:00

On December 10 the doors at the new concept store Precinct 5

were opened. In this classic Amsterdam canal house, once a

police station, you will find clothing originating from pure

street culture. With sophisticated and premium clothing brands

such as Headporter+Porter, Original Fake, Adidas Originals by

Jeremy Scott and Kazuki. Creators of this must see in Amsterdam

are the highly respected Mr. Wix, MassiveMusic and Patta.

Precinct 5 is also the home of the first dutch Stüssy store and

Enplus.

Enplus is about the outfit above the shoes: the perfect jeans,

shirt and jacket. Simple yet functional clothing that has become

fashion staples over the years.

At 12 pm on December 18 Patta will be releasing the Nike

Air Max 1 TZ at Precinct 5. This the last of the Nike x Patta

5 year anniversary collaboration is by far the cleanest shoe

I've seen in a long time. Get ready to line up!

Precinct 5

Singel 459

1012 WP Amsterdam

A Fluff x Nike Sb weekend in Barcelona

2009-12-14T11:49:00.000-08:00

This weekend was the release of the Fluff Magazine x Nike

Skateboarding 600(!) page book. The event took place in Barcelona with an expo and the release of the Nike SB Zoom Bruin x Fluff.

What do you get when you put 45 pro skaters together in one

place; a hell of a party of course, my other half looked like

he'd been driven over by a train when he got back home. Check

Nalden's site for more foto's and a short video from the event.

The expo in Rotterdam kicks of this saturday December 19 and runs

'til January 17, if you want to get your hands on the very limited

Nike SB Bruin x Fluff sneaker you better get there on time since

they're only releasing 12 pairs. If you're one of those lucky 12 you

will also be going home with your own copy of the book. For more

info head to the Fluff-SB site.

Fluff-Sb Exhibition

Westelijk Handelsterrein

Van Vollenhovenstraat 15

Rotterdam

Zeeland

2009-12-14T11:02:00.001-08:00

Last week we went on our annual family

get-away weekend. Away this year was the coast

of Holland, Zeeland about an hour drive from

Antwerp. And what we got was a lot of rain!

But when it wasn't pouring there were long walks,

fresh air, a lot of food and drinks and great company.

Sven finally got to wear his new Nike SB jacket and

didn't have any problems with the cold.

A healthy snack: real dutch 'Olie bollen'

Oil balls (my translation). Pretty good but don't

expect to get hungry in the next couple of days..

We rented a spacious house with room for up

to 15 people.

Vakantiehuis Heemsdael

Het Heem 18

Breskens/Zeeland

Nederland

Lovisa Burfitt

2009-12-11T02:51:00.000-08:00

One of my favourite Illustrators Lovisa Burfitt crowns the walls at

Restaurant East in Stockholm. Definetly worth a visit when in the

Swedish Capital. Good Asian / Sushi too.

East

Stureplan 13

111 45 Stockholm

+46 8 611 49 59

She knows a thing or two about Fashion also ;)

http://www.burfitt.com/

LunarWood TZ

2009-12-11T02:25:00.001-08:00

Here's a preview from the new collaboration between Nike Sportswear

and Danish brand Wood Wood. This Hybrid sneakers combines the

classic ACG Wildwood with a Lunar sole. I especially like the thought

of having dry feet in the winter which definetly can be a problem

when enjoing the Belgian climate in sneakers.

The Nike LunarWood TZ will be launched on December 11th at

Wood Wood stores in Cophenhagen, Berlin, and Vienna.

December 19th is set for a global release at select accounts.

"Whereas the original Wildwood was designed mostly for the

purpose of running in nature, this project is all about the city.

Since we rarely go hiking in the mountains, we wanted to bring

the shoe into an urban environment.

The LunarWood is made for the cold and wet Scandinavian nights.

Inspiration comes from the world of Graffiti and going on these

nocturnal expeditions. All Conditions / All City."

-- Wood Wood

And if somebody doesn't know what to give me 4 Christmas...

2009-12-08T11:26:00.000-08:00

This is the Bomb! Since I've been looking for the AM1 Huf-Quakes

for quite some time now (us 6 anyone?) I went crazy when I saw

these on the Patta site today. Amsterdam here I come.

To be continued....

Real Bacon from Dave's Quality Meat

2009-12-08T08:05:00.000-08:00

So, I found these at Crooked Tongues last week and got so excited

since I knew it would be the perfect christmas gift for my DQM

loving boyfriend. I ordered them immediatly thinking that since they

were already released in the UK there was no way we were going to

get them for the store. Now my only problem was finding somewhere

to hide them 'til the 25th. Yesterday on our day of we were working

in the garden when I get a call from Nike wondering if I would be

interested in their new collaboration with DQM. Could hardly say no

of course and I turn around to see my boyfriend sign for a package

from CT... To make it short: My boyfriend is already wearing his

'Bacon' Nike Air Max90 Current Huaraches and the release at the

store is set for Friday the 11th. Now I just have to figure out what

to give him for Christmas.

Nike Sportswear 21 Mercer

2009-12-02T07:20:00.000-08:00

Our trip to New York feels like ages ago altough it's

been only two weeks since we got back. Going through

the photos I realized that I've forgotten to show you

these. In SoHo on Mercer street this Nike Sportswear

Store is located. Here you will find the complete NSW

collection, product exclusives and they also have their

own tshirt collection. For a unique customization experience

be sure to make an appointment at the NIKEiD + Bespoke

studio. I especially enjoyed the interior design and the

staff was incredibly friendly.

Nike Sportswear

21 Mercer St

New York, NY 10013

Blixem Britt

2009-12-02T07:05:00.000-08:00

Last week we made some new photos for the webshop.
They turned out better then expected, all thanks to the
beautiful model!
I sure hope Britt had as much fun as me, there in our
cold studio/office..

See the rest of the photos here

2009-11-25T04:14:00.000-08:00

They're lacy, shiny, black, purple and cute(?)

It's the new Lacoste Hironia x Married to the Mob

Sneaker. No word on a release date yet.

Pics: Knotoryus

La Vitesse Et La Pierre

2009-11-25T00:56:00.000-08:00

From one of my favourite swedish fashion labels Whyred,

comes this very interesting short film from their Art Project

Series. It was made by director Igor Zimmermann and

photographer duo Frode Fjerdingstad and Marcus Palmqvist.

Music written and produced by Yourhighness.

Here's also a short film from their fall/winter '09 photoshoot, enjoy.

2009-11-24T12:03:00.000-08:00

Today I also got a peek at a part of Crunkswaggers

sneaker collection. I went from red to green to... jealous!

Once, twice, three times Patta

2009-11-24T11:44:00.000-08:00

I know it's been a lot of PATTA lately, but hey those guys are

killing it! Here's a look at their third Air Max 1 release this year,

will we see more before the end of the year?
I personaly liked the chlorophyll canvas better but you can't

hate on these. Hyperstrike release and they will be available

at Patta this Saturday November 28th. Get ready to get in line

if you wanna get your feet in these.

Patta Exclusive Sneakers
Nieuwezijds Voorburgwal 142
1012 SH Amsterdam

Patta x Reebok Pump 20th anniversary

2009-11-21T04:18:00.000-08:00

Nike SB Dunk Hi Premium 'Gucci'

2009-11-21T03:50:00.001-08:00

The Nike SB Dunk High was originally released in extremely
limited quantities in 2006, because the actual release at the
time was cancelled, we now see a return of the shoe.
Girl Skateboards had designed the shoe in 2006, which came
in black denim and of course the infamous Gucci colors.
Then some issue inside the Crailtap crew came up and the
project was cancelled and only 30 sneakers had been produced.

The shoe has finally been released and is now available
at Lockwood Skateshop

The city that never sleeps

2009-11-18T05:12:00.000-08:00

It's just not the same without the Twin Towers..

Manhattan Bridge

Supreme

274 Lafayette Street

NYC 10012

http://www.supremenewyork.com

Choo's anyone?

Smoke Jazz Club

2751 Broadway
NY 10025

We also saw Hamlet on Broadway. Great show,

the only problem was that we were both still so

incredibly jet lagged that we kept falling asleep!

My apologies Jude Law.

2009-11-17T04:25:00.000-08:00

Cinnamon bun, a healthy start of the day

MoMA Museum of Modern Art

DQM - Dave's Quality Meat

7 East 3rd Street

New York 10003

Alife Rivington Club

158 Rivington Street

New York 10002

NYC

2009-11-16T05:26:00.001-08:00

Gotta love the inflight meals...

The view from our hotel in Hells Kitchen

Big City lights

Nike Store Harajuku style

2009-11-14T08:25:00.000-08:00

The Nike Flagship Store in Harajuku opened its doors today. Interior design by Wonderwall film and complete with its own Nike iD Studio. If you happen to be in the neighbourhood...

Nike Flagship Store Harajuku
1-13-12 Jingumae, Shibuya-ku
Tokyo, Japan

Win a pair of Patta x Reebok Pump 20

2009-11-13T02:55:00.001-08:00

Our friends over at Patta are giving away 1 pair

(of 31 worldwide!) of the soon to be released

Patta x Reebok Pump. Also in the scoop

4 x 2 tickets to the (invite only) 20 years Pump

anniversary event. All you have to do to compete

is: Email them your best short tale narrating an

interesting or amusing incident involving Reebok Pumps.

Entries can be sent to pattaxpump20@gmail.com

Only two days left 'til New York!

2009-11-13T02:22:00.000-08:00

NEW BALANCE 850 X Sneaker Freaker

2009-11-13T02:09:00.000-08:00

Gotta love these...