CARHARTT WIP x Modes FW17 collaboration

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For the first time, CARHARTT WIP teamed up with Tokyo-based creative agency mo’design inc., who has been playing an important role in the Japanese streetwear scene for last two decades working closely with influential brands such as Fragment Design, SOPH., Stussy, WTAPS and Goodenough. Motoki Mizoguchi, Creative director and founder of mo’design inc, channels his passion for Harajuku street culture. mo’design inc.’s preview is nevertheless wide-ranging and its repertoire includes graphic design unquestionable know-how bridging street culture and art.

CARHARTT WIP x MODES collaboration presents new design of classic Carhartt logos reinterpreted with idea of modern hassles and monotone visual in black and white. Feature prints like “Maze” (or progress?), “Melting Script”, “Democracy” and “Sleeping Trouble” are strong visual language that speak our mind. The collection includes Maze Coach Jacket, Hooded Melting Script Sweatshirt, L/S Democracy T-shirt and S/S Carhartt Army T-shirt, and all the easy-to-wear pieces.

Carhartt WIP x MODES collaboration to be released in extremely limited quantities by this Saturday, Sep 9th  at COVER, Sunway Pyramid and Crossover Flagship, City Square, JB / Mid Valley and Crossover Online Store. The full collection would only be available at COVER where MODES pop-up store would be there for limited period.

TNTCO presents SS17 Italic Collection

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Trinni-T releases their SS17 “Italic” Collection that focuses on functionality of the garments, but at the same time keeping your outfit on point. Ranging of minimalistic wear consists of Italic Jersey in Black and Olive Green, Italic windbreaker, Italic coach jacket, Mean Tee, and the Duplicated Tee. Upon the new release, they are soon to be releasing another upcoming collection “CODE NAME: 117”.

Shop the Italic collection here or retailer stores.

The Air Jordan 5 Retro Takes Flight in Military Inspired “Desert Camo”

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The reincarnated Air Jordan 5 Retro Men’s Shoe brings back aeroplane-inspired style from legendary Nike shoe designer Tinker Hatfield. Similar to the Supreme x Air Jordan 5 “Desert Camo” collaboration from 2015, this pair is as close as you’ll get with a general release option. The Jordan 5 Desert Camo is a brand new colourway directly inspired by themes of the military – the AJV was inspired by the WWII fighter plane. The shoe comes in Dark Stucco suede upper contrast with a vibrant Red on the Mustang fighter jet-inspired midsole paired with camouflage accents on the tongue and heel both of which features “reflective” detailing.

You can find your pair here available now, priced at RM749.

 

 

The Marksmen Series: @fahrulazmi

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Unlike a conventional snapshot, time-lapse photography capture a series of movements instead of just a frozen split-second photo. On this week’s Marksmen Series, Fahrul Azmi used these techniques to create striking images that capture energy and action to tell a story in his photographs .

 

Tell us more about yourself and how did you get into photography?

“I am a workaholic programmer and I work almost every day and night. Almost 2 years ago I realised that I need a break from the screen and codes. I needed to do something that excites me, fun, does not take too much time, and Most importantly able to take my mind off work. I am always mesmerised by photos of the stars and milky way. So I bought a camera. Since then I have been experimenting and trying new things non-stop. Sometimes i go the extra miles, drive far, and wake up super early just to set up my camera for time-lapse.”

 

What are your primary photography tools?

“I am using Sony a7s, DJI Mavic Pro, and iPhone 7 plus. As for softwares I use Lightroom and Final Cut Pro X.”

 

What drone gears do you currently use?

“DJI Mavic Pro. But incase people are wondering which drone should they get, my answer is DJI Spark. It’s super small and produce decent quality photos. Good enough for sharing on Instagram.”

 

How do you go about planning a time-lapse? Is there a type of technique you use?

“When doing time-lapse of the sky or landscape, planning is key! The first thing I do is to look for spots. Usually Instagram, FB Groups, and ShutterStock are my primary source. Then I check the weather and sky conditions. I use an app called PhotoPills to check the sky condition and stars position for a specific place at specific time. Some people go to the location just to plan the framing and surrounding. I don’t do that because my locations are usually not easy to reach and unpredictable weather.”

 

What the biggest challenge for you personally in creating your time-lapse videos?

“The biggest challenge would be the weather. Even if you planned everything out carefully, you can’t rely on the forecast from any weather app especially since we are in tropical area. The weather can change from spot to spot and time to time. There’s one time when i was planning to shoot in KL, it was super hot in Seri Kembangan but heavy rain in KL. Did not expect that.”

 

Tips and tricks for beginners learning the technique of creating time-lapse videos.

“Learn a lot from youtube! Start small and simple. Spend a lot of time learning, experimenting, and developing good color for the time-lapse. Follow a lot of great people on Intsagram.”

You are into various types of photography, aerial and time-lapse, is there another type you are looking into venture soon?

“I’ve been doing time-lapse for quite some time. One technique that I have been experimenting and have not succeeded is day-to-night time-lapse. Learning from youtube does not seem to help me improve. So I am looking for a few clicks to join me and do more experiments. Aerial is quite new to me. I have a long wish list of places i would like to go and capture from above. While some photographers really focus on one category (landscape, street, portrait), well I am not really a pro photographer. I just love taking photos, discovering, experimenting, and share them with people around me.”

Discover more of his work on Instagram: @fahrulazmi

 

 

 

Congratulations Team Malaysia!

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After 16 years, a milestone for Malaysia to host this year’s SEA Games. Congratulations team Malaysia for the achievement of 145 gold, 92 silver and 86 bronze medals. With a total count of 323 medals, this is Malaysia’s best-ever finish in the history of the SEA Games. The SEA Games will coincide with the celebration of Malaysia’s 60th Independence Day as well as Malaysia Day. The closing ceremony will held a duet performance by household names, Jaclyn Victor and Vince Chong.

The BaeWatch Series: @anneessofea

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Our Bae to watch this week is this badass babe, Annees Sofea @anneessofea. A beauty and fashion lifestyle BVlogger, there’s more than meets the eye with this stunner, she’s 21 years of age and half Pakistani currently majoring in English, based in KL as a professional model she often appears on local television doing appearances and acting gigs.

She prides of her job with excitement and is always up for anything new!

“The fact that I get to meet a lot of influenced people when I work and travel to build networking and engagements, to me a strong networking and social engagements are equally important and fun. I’m always excited to meet new people to share different views and thoughts. As to improve myself, these engagements and meeting new people opens my mind and I learn by observation and my own experience throughout this journey – It’s always about trial and errors. Let’s just say I’ve done and tried a lot of different things to see what works with me and what I’m most comfortable with – and I have a long way to go.”

Apart from modelling, she is a writer who expresses her creative writing in poetry.

“I’d like to say this as a softer side of myself. I have another side of myself that I really enjoy which is writing poetry and perform my written work as “spoken – word poetry” at local gigs.”

She is an apparent muse to her boyfriend, @your.meal who is a photographer. They both work closely together in photography collaborations and projects.

“I love the fact that I can practise and work with my best friend to combine our creative contents together.”

“Call me old fashioned, but my favourite sneakers will always be the white Nike Air Force 1 and my floral Vans.”

It’s a nice surprise to see how she is always experimenting different styles. One thing for sure, girls love to steal boyfriend’s clothes and she’s guilty as charged.

“Honestly I’m all about comfort. I love experimental styles. I find streetwear very comfortable and cozy. I’m usually seen in oversized outfits and sneakers but i’m fine with experimenting something out of the ordinary. Sometimes I’m seen in my boyfriend’s sweatshirts and sweaters, they’re the cosiest haha. I guess you just gotta be confident and rock whatever you put on.”

When it comes to streetwear, she digs Supreme, Off-White and BAPE. She has worked with many local brands that she likes to throw on too are Trinnit Clothing, 3rd Culture, The Garment, Gifted, Sheby Clothing, Costura Clothing and Glamdiv.

Her confidence is part of her charm, she stays confident when her makeup is on point (when isn’t it though?), good hair days and a steady mindset.

“I try to be as confident as I can but there are days when I feel insecure and my personal way of overcoming that is by practising self-acceptance and not to compare myself to other people. Focus on the things that make me look or feel special.”
“I know this might sound cliche and familiar, but I simply live on the motto “Just Do It” – Life has so many paths and the possibilities and opportunities are endless, you gotta push yourself and just try. Doesn’t matter if you make it or not, but you actually tried and experienced it. You wouldn’t know if you don’t try.”

She admires how girls are changing the street game and how they carry it in their own personal style such as Little Simz, Adrianne Ho, Christina Paik, Alicia Tyre @ Sahlt and Ashley Lau, are her girl crushes.

“It’s great to see girls rocking the whole street style look. I don’t see an issue regarding this since culture is broad itself and people are always experimenting – it’s either to see what works or just simply because we fcking like it!”

Stalk her Instagram @anneessofea

Travel Photography – #aatakemeto
Film photography – #aanightshowseries
Light Photography –  #aacolourseries

 

Tarik Jeans And Kronoz Limited Edition 60th Merdeka Collaboration Jeans

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Creating fireworks like no other in celebration of Malaysia’s 60th independence day celebration are the boys of Tarik Jeans  and Kronoz Denim with their limited edition 60th Merdeka Collaboration Jeans. This Merdeka jeans in Tarik’s well-known Slim Ramlee cut is made from Tarik’s exclusive 12.5oz slubby raw stretch denim which is different from its regular model. Each pair is incorporated with triple stitched special back pocket featuring colours of the Malaysian flag, embossed Tapir button and specially designed leather patch. With its shell stitch fly construction and selvedge-like accent stitch, this denim reflects the creative ideology of both Tarik and Kronoz. As an added bonus, just in case that there is any doubt that the devil is in the details, they have printed the nation’s Rukunegara in its inside pocket.

Limited to only 60 pairs priced at RM299 and you can get them at Kronoz shops both in Fahrenheit 88 Shopping Mal, KL and JB store. World Wide Shipping is also available.

Nike Air Max Ultra 97 dipped in ‘Triple Black’

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As part of the Swoosh’s 20th anniversary of the Air Max 97 shoe, the Nike Air Max 97 Ultra gets dipped in triple black for its latest rendition. The model resembles the OG design is a knit, mesh, leather combination upper complete with its ultra light weight. Built with Nike’s Air Zoom unit technology as well feature the Air-Sole PSI cushioned sole pair with 3M reflective detailing atop its signature sole unit and rubber outsole.

Retail price at RM629, available at Nike official stores and webstore.

ANDFERSAND [ EXTRA DIMENSION ] Showcase 3 Collection Pop-Up Project

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Conceptual Jewelry Label redefining luxury at it’s best, ANDFERSAND just set up its latest conceptual collection at Lot10, Hundred% Store as part of its pop-up project. Titled [ EXTRA DIMENSIONS ] , ANDFERSAND came out with a goal to break beyond the boundary of the given limited space, designed in such a way where a person walks towards the space, it gives an extra dimension for imaginations with the use of subtle reflective materials.   

The pop-up project showcased 3 collections, which are [ TRUE HUES ], [ ACID ], and an exclusive [ Hundred% ] collaboration piece which consist of a mixture of bracelets, and their debut on necklaces.  

These collections available at www.andfersand.com or at [ EXTRA DIMENSIONS ] Pop-Up Project, from 25th August to 23rd September 2017.  For more info regarding the 3 collections, you may check out at at Lot10, Hundred% Store.