The Hundreds spring and summer 2015 collections are now on Major Drop’s rack! The Hundreds was founded in 2003 by college friends Ben and Bobby Hundreds with an apparel brand inspired by the combination of Los Angeles lifestyle and Californian culture, focuses on skateboarding, surfing, punk and hip-hop elements. This new season’s collections is a significant transition that the brand makes from thematic lines to a core focus on functionality and construction of the apparel. Inspired by the California workwear, the collection are tinted with bright colours and a disposition towards outdoor, representative of the season they are released in. You can now get your hands on The Hundred’s collection at Major Drop in Sunway Pyramid.
Horksy – “The Beach Bound Series” Studio Lookbook
Made from and for the adventure. Horksy is now back with a brand new collection called, “The Beach Bound Series”. Still maintaining the 3 colour scheme; black, white, and heather grey, this new line consists of 5 options of design that you can choose. The idea behind this collection is to encourage the audience to hit the road, explore the world, and share the world’s wonder.
“The Beach Bound Series” is now available online and for more information about the brand, kindly visit their Facebook, Instagram and Twitter.
Battery Acid Club: From Pen to Paper
Who said back to school vibes only applies to little kids?
Attention fellow stationery freaks – like myself, From Pen to Paper is a stationery market held this Saturday (13th June 2015) from 11AM to 6PM at Battery Acid Club in Damansara Utama.
The event will showcase stationery such as: writing, sketching & drawing instruments, magazines, prints selected stationery items by local designers & brands including vintage finds and self-produced items for modern workspaces and stationery enthusiasts. Vendors you will be able to spot at the market: B’Nottee, BOK TJUV, BO&FRIENDS, OBSOLETE & CO, Tabiyo Shop and many more. Check out the full list of vendors and stay onboard with updates on the event’s Facebook page here.
Battery Acid Club
21, Jalan SS21/34,
Damansara Utama,
47400 Petaling Jaya,
Malaysia
The Borak-Borak Sessions: Asyraaf of Urban Explore
Kuala Lumpur, like other cities around the world, is going through modernisation with the birth of gigantic tall buildings and skyscrapers that our great-grandmothers could never understand. Urban exploration has made our city centre into a playground for the boys behind ‘Urban Explore’ where they capture images with a unique approach that accentuates the properties of these man-made world we live in. I had the chance to get in touch with Asyraaf of Urban Explore for a short interview to get a little insight on the project.
First and foremost, who are you? – give us a little background
First and foremost, I’m Asyraaf. 20 Years old and I live in Shah Alam. A graphic Design student who also loves the photo-taking art form.
Tell us about the idea behind Urban Explore; when did your interest in photography fully bloomed?
The idea of urban explore? Haha it’s hard to explain. We actually first started back when me and my fellow friends were influenced by international photographers such as Trashhand, Jayscale, Takubeats & etc.. They explore their cities by going onto rooftops, bridges, tunnels and many more but of course they’re all outside of Malaysia. They even have a big community where all the photographers meet up on the streets and share their visuals together. So me and my friends started going to a few places such as rooftops, tunnels and etc. in KL and we wanted to make a Malaysian version of the idea. We go out to shoot day to day and improve our photography skills for ourselves. So yeah, it fully bloomed when I gathered a few talented friends who actually have a passion in this kind of photography.
Does Urban Explore accept submissions? And if it’s a yes, are you guys picky with which photos are displayed? Be honest!
Yes, we accept submissions. You can go search our hashtag for submissions under #UEMY & #UEMYTAKEOVER. Tbh, yes we are picky with each photo displayed. This is because what we want is the quality of the photo. Not the quantity.
What are some of your favourite hotspots in KL to snap pictures, gather inspiration or simply lepak?
Our favourite spot to hang out & take photos? Haha! We hang around many places but mostly rooftops. Our favourite rooftop is one of the buildings near to Bank Rakyat Twin Towers. Find it yourself!
Name us three things you would never step out of the house without.
My backpack, my Casio watch and my favourite 6 panel cap.
Follow Urban Explore for updates and more information on their Tumblr and Flickr.
SO2- BLACK ON BLACK Collection
SO2, stand for SHOW OFF 2GETHER. A KL based brand that carve up their spirit and attitude together with fans throughout the design. SO2 released their latest “BLACK ON BLACK” series that highlighted black on black printing and highly detailed embroidery. They said, “BLACK is not just only a cool color, it is a sense or combination of style, fashion and attitude of the brand.”
Find out for more info at their Facebook, Instagram and website for more information.
The Cooler Lumpur Festival 2015: Dangerous Ideas
The Cooler Lumpur Festival is the first and only festival of ideas in Southeast Asia. Realising the importance of sharing ideas and building a new connection, this festival was first established in year 2013. The aim of this festival is to gather and attract writers, musicians,thinkers and artists from all across the world to share their thoughts and ideas. This year’s theme, Dangerous Ideas is not merely a name to attract more attention. They want everyone to realise the importance of an idea that can change something big. In this festival there will be several events which includes music performances, food workshops, film screenings, exhibition and many more!
Do visit their event page for more details!
Other Things Flea Market by Otherwise Cafe
It’s friday and we are clocking in to the weekend again #TGIF. So if you don’t have any plans in mind, head over to Other Things Flea Market which will be held at Otherwise Cafe this weekend on the 6th and 7th June 2015 (from 4PM to 12AM). 20 Vendors will be at the event selling their goods for us shopaholics, here are some familiar names: Medium Rare Store, Lah Lah Land, Bok Tjuv and many more. Photos above are shot at Otherwise Cafe and not to forget, during the event there will be a promotion for a combination of any cake + any drink priced at only RM20! What’s a good weekend without some indulgence, am i right?
Otherwise Cafe
No 6, Jalan SS4D/14 (Kelana Jaya),
Petaling Jaya, Malaysia
Contact Number: +6012-783 8818
For more info please check out other things flea market’s facebook page here or otherwise cafe’s facebook page here.
Types of Wallet to Go with Raw Denim
Diving into the world of raw denim tends to make way for you to discover other things in the sea of rugged fashion as well. Whether it be boots, belts, jackets, and other sorts’of leather products. But, one simply cannot deny that wallet is the most symbolic accessory in the style of raw denim. A good wallet tends to age outstandingly nice and also leaves its mark on the wearer’s jeans like as denim does the same to a wallet. Sounds like a good love story isn’t it? Now here are a few types of leather wallets that you can choose to go with your favourite denim!
1. Leather Goods and Supply Basic Medium Wallet
Leather Goods and Supply was established in 2012 and it is a one-man-brand who’s based in Bogor, Indonesia. This basic medium wallet is one of the best selling products that they offer to date. The basic medium wallet has the basic compartments consisting of 4 card slots, 1 medium coin pouch, and 1 bill slot. What’s interesting with this brand is all products are made by hand. The company does not use any machine because they believe in the uniqueness and imperfectness of a handmade product. The skin of the wallet is made out of the finest Indonesian cow leather, and most of the time, they use it all natural. No dyeing (which is the way to go!). Other features of the wallet including an original brass hardware, YKK zipper on the coin pouch, natural color cow tendon thread, and beeswax-ed hand burnished edges. Leather Goods and Supply is available at The Yard Dry Goods.
Photo by Leather Goods and Supply
2. Voyej Vessel IV Americana
Presenting the staple short wallet model from Voyej, the Vessel IV Americana. It has several improvements both on the design and functionality of the product. Speaking of the shape, this one’s slightly longer than the previous Vessel model and also notable features are the asymmetrical edges and two thin wavy machine stitched nylon threads on the exterior. The major re-vamped is where they try something new (and useful as well) with the half-stitched hidden slots and a curve slope to place your thumb which makes it easier for user to put their money in. Compartments include six card slots with two V-Cut signature slots. The skin is made out of pure Americana cowhide and also comes in 5 different colours; black, natural tan, london tan, navy blue, and brown. It is definitely to go for, less stress and also easy to use. The Voyej Vessel IV Americana is available at The Yard Dry Goods.
Photo by Voyej
3. Voyej Rover III Americana
Some people might be having issues in choosing a suitable mid-wallet. Some want it long, some want it short, some prefer it to be slim, and some want it to be bulky. However, problem solved, thanks to Voyej. Presenting the third generation of the Rover medium length wallet, the Rover Americana III. Rover Americana III comes in a completely re-vamped design where the shape is longer than the two previous versions, but slimmer. The exterior of the wallet features hand-stitched Natural “Artificial Sinew” and also Durkopp Adler-machined stitched using Nylon threads on the D-Ring leather holder and other several parts of the wallet. The compartment includes five card slots, one hidden pocket, two money slots (where the way to store your paper bill is now almost identical with the long wallet), and a coin pouch finished with YKK Zipper. The skin is made out of pure American Cowhide leather and it also comes in three different colors; black, light brown and natural tan. The best part is, with every purchase of a Rover III Americana, a solid leather rein is included! Definitely a plus! Voyej Rover III Americana is available at The Yard Dry Goods.
Photo by Voyej
4. Redmoon HR-01A-HM
Now here comes the ultimate challenger from the land of the rising Sun. Redmoon is one of the highly respected brand in leather goods, as this model; the HR-01A-HM was dubbed by the players as “Mother of all Wallets”. The skin was made out of Redmoon’s exclusively produced high-quality steer hide saddle leather. It also features hand-stitched finishing throughout the design, accents with Redmoon’s original 30mm snap concho. Compartments include one zipper coin pouch, three hidden slots (which probably for cards; they designed the slots to have cards stacked onto each other which I personally perceive it can helps to protect the cards from damage even though it’s quite a hassle when you’re taking it out), and one bill slot. Although it is available in several other colors; brown and black, the natural tanned colour is by far the most appealing. It is off-white-ish at first but it’ll turns to a beautiful golden brown over some time and moulds perfectly to the shape of your hip too. Redmoon HR-01A-HM is made available at Zolo Collections.
Photo by Neolatine
The Hundreds Takeover at Major Drop
Major Drop will be the first of its kind to have Los Angeles’ iconic streetwear brand, The Hundreds hit its store with collections ranging from Fall 2014, Winter 2014 to Spring 2015 and Summer 2015. This delivery with over 110 pieces in the inventory renders it the most extensive and indisputably, the latest array of The Hundreds products to be seen and sold on Malaysian shores to date.
The Hundreds Takeover will be a 5-day event from 8th to 12th June 2015 that will see The Hundreds goods filling up the nooks and crannies of the Major Drop store. There will be a private event on the 8th of June (11am-2pm). The 3-hour private event will be followed by the opening of doors to walk-in customers to view and shop The Hundreds collection till the 12th of June 2015!
New Kit Kat Chunky Flavours
Nestle Malaysia has just introduced 2 new flavours to add on to the Kit Kat Chunky family; the Kit Kat Chunky Hazelnut and the Kit Kat Chunky Cookies & Cream! What a special flavours of bar that you can eat whenever you need a break, am I right? The Kit Kat Chunky Hazelnut bar features crushed hazelnuts throughout the thick Kit Kat chocolate coating and wafer filling while the Kit Kat Chunky Cookies & Cream bar has cookie crumbs in the chocolate coating with light cream filling, sandwiched between the wafers. To be frank, not only the flavours are interesting and fresh, but I personally quite impressed with the graphical artwork that they did on their Facebook page too! Quirky, fun, and true. Here are some of them:-
The two fulfilling bars are now available in all petrol kiosks, supermarkets, hypermarkets, and convenience stores nationwide.