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Johnny Cupcakes, the label that started as a joke is as elusive as it is popular, and March saw the opening of their 4th store in Carnaby street, London. the queue was stretched around block and people travelled from far and wide to be at the opening. below is part 3 in the series of videos documenting the event.

Andy Warhol is one of the most prolific visual artists of the last century who has always embraced technology seeing it as the future of contemporary culture and the arts. The new collaboration with accessory brand incase sees some of Warhols iconic imagery infused with Incase product styling. The collection features iPhone cases, laptop sleaves and laptop bags and Incase describe the project by saying ” As the preeminent American artist of the 20th Century, Andy Warhol challenged the world to see art differently. Andy’s cultural legacy lives on through his artworks and the works of The Andy Warhol Foundation and The Andy Warhol Museum. These products designs are based on Warhol’s original works, produced under a license from The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, Inc., a New York not-for-profit corporation which promotes the visual arts.”

Check out goincase.com for more info…

Check out the below trailer for the soon to be released Transwolrd video entitle “not another transworld video”. the video features skateboarders Theotis Beasley, Nestor Judkins, Wes Kremer, Mike Anderson, and Shane O’Neill, and has been put together by the usual transworld heads Jon Holland and Chris Ray. Premier date is set for May 18 and release is scheduled for June… Enjoy!

Tanks and work shorts are the order of the day at the moment what with all this nice spring whether we are currently seeing. Volcom have just released the above in a press release highlighting so key pieces from their SS11 collection.

A nice addition to the SS11 Vans vault collection features a new “one Peice” construction for the Vans Authentic. it seems everything this season is slimmer and back to basics, we have already seen similar silhouettes from DVS, Circa and Supra and this update from Vans seems to fit in well. The uppers feature really nice leathers in two colours, coupled with all white foxing tape.

New from Supra footwear this season comes The Wrap in a quiver of colours this show is a step in a new direction for Supra. Not that they don’t make hi tops any more, however this is something for those guys who want something more understated.  Read the rest of this entry »

Posted this week over at lakai.com is the new Vincent Alvarez commercial which showcases the skills of Chocolate skateboards rider Vincent Alvarez. As per usual the production on is silky smooth as it is on all Lakai video media. Check the nollie full cab super slow mo’!

Vincent amongst other styles is sporting the new Lakai Pico style which has just been released, looking super nice in the blue red suede.

Featured on Arkitip, check out the Bodega project which is a curated collection of large scale, eco-friendly, temporary indoor art. The concept is to make the art of emerging and established artists like Cody Hudson and Michael Leon, affordable and available to the public. Each piece is delivered as a complete package for the consumer and includes ready-to-apply art piece and tools for installation.

The wall art uses eco-friendly inks and vinyl to create layered die-cut, gallery quality vinyl that can be applied to any flat surface. The vinyl is low-tack and can be removed without damaging the wall however, the artwork cannot be reapplied to a surface after removal.

This is a step up from just hanging prints on your wall and gives a different twist on the modern living space. welcome to the 21st century….

HUF for Converse Skidgrip product red release in black canvas. Ltd release for aids charity product red this shoe features 3 way cross brand all in the name of charity. if you don’t know (red) then go here and learn.

Judging by the last week it definitely seems like spring is trying it’s hardest to power through so what else could be more topically than a post about Volcom‘s new spring swim wear that should be hitting shops any day. This Spring season see’s the introduction of the distinctive Volcom “Shred It” group in their swimwear collection.

This collection consists of a one piece and a bikini style, for which the inspiration came from what is happening in denim-shredded, ripped and torn apart denim trend was translated to create this group. The fashion on the streets was transformed to style on the beach… Biker jackets are “in” and with that comes ripped tee’s and subsequently ripped jeans?? what just a minute is this the early 90′s… no, well thought i’d check, so odd, i had really bad deja vu there for a second!!

anyway, jokes aside we really like this concept and not seen much like it about yet. we also like the way the ripped effect on the one piece forms the Volcom stone logo. Look out for this one at all Volcom swimwear stockists.

The Lakai Manchester select flag ship model in the Lakai range is just starting to hit stores with 2 new colours for the spring summer 2010 line. Updates include a bright and fresh orange and white suede and a bit more sensible black charcoal suede. We love this Lakai style and these colours definitely don’t disappoint.

Now live over at Nike skateboarding the latest instalment of the Nike SB tour video featuring the Nike SB amature team on their tour of the US. Part 3 of Don’t fear the sweeper picks up where they left off in pt 2 and see’s the Nike SB team finishing up in New York then and heading over to Pennsylvainia and Miami then on to their final stop of the tour in Texas… Yeeeeehaaaaaaw!