To Darrin Hudson

The Complete Works of jeffstaple.

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Name: jeffstaple
Location: New York, New York, United States

I think everyone had a "Darrin Hudson" in their lives. Darrin Hudson was in my high school, back in Marlboro, NJ. You know, that person that you had to one-up all the time. Didn't matter what it was: Gear, hair, grades, sports, whatever...it was ON. Well for Darrin and I...it was kicks. Plain and simple. Oddly enough, in a school with over 1000 kids, me and him were the only 2 really into sneakers back then. This is my blog dedicated to Darrin. This is to tell Darrin that I'm still out there, and if he wants to battle, here it is son!! Bring it!! I've since lost touch with Darrin, but thanks to him, you all get to check out the kicks I have amassed over the years. So it is here, that I will archive every pair of shoes I own. It’ll include detailed photos, a grading system, a little tidbit behind each one and every single one will be available for purchase. (Simply POST A COMMENT with your offer). Some other little goodies sprinkled throughout also. Even if I updated a different shoe every week, it would take me about 3 years to complete this project. So sit back and enjoy! The project begins January 1st, 2006...

Tuesday, January 30, 2007

LOMO AMIGO.

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Staple and Lomo are fallin' in love. haha... We have some really cool projects lined up this year. So to christen this, they gave our team some LOMO cameras and let us go crazy on film. I gotta say, this camera shoots like no other. Here's some samples of what we came up with and a lil Q+A as well.

BYE BERLIN.

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A nice farewell from Berlin as I witnessed the first snow for me this Winter. I love how it doesn't get that cold when snow falls and its almost the perfect level of chillness in the air. Speaking of Air, I wish Nike would set up these AF1 events so they don't conflict with each other. Don't they know I am trying to attend every single goddamn one of them!? Well on the same night as AF1 Berlin, something went down at 255 in NYC. The all time KING of AF1s, DJ CLARK KENT, was asked to host a special night at 255. He invited 25 of his close friends (1 for each year...Ed Lover, Stash, Chris Vidal (Flight Club), Dagan Ryan, Jamie Story, Clarence Nathan, DJ Johnny Wishbone, etc..) to create their own AF1s using the new Supreme fabrics and patterns. In my absence, Clark designed one for me. Am I fucking dreaming? Nike? AF1? Clark Kent designing an AF1 for me? This dude did Reasonable Doubt! "Brooklyn's Finest", "Cashmere Thoughts", "Coming Of Age"...do you know how many college all nighters this album got me thru? And now this dude is making custom AF1s for me! Pinch me please...this ain't real.

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If you had a private jet. You would have then went from Berlin to NYC to Tokyo where they did their version of AF1 called 1Love. They actually built a whole new structure for it and I'm looking forward to visiting soon. Hiroko and the Reed JPN team got to go and it looked like a shitload of fun.

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Friday, January 26, 2007

A NICE SET.

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About 3 years ago, long time friend and talented creative dude, Jeremy Hollister (Plus Et Plus) sat me down and pitched an amazing yet simple idea. "Artwork on slipmats." Most artists and creative people I know are so inspired by music. Why not use the music as the canvas for their art? 3 Years later, we bring you: A NICE SET.
We choose 33 artists.
We give them slipmats.
They craft their trade on said slipmats.
They give back to us. We shoot beautifully. IDN makes dope book.
We make duplicates of the slipmats so even bedroom DJs can make their 1200s look nicer.
And then we show off what we did!
The traveling exhibition begins at this spot I found called Reed Space Japan.
The opening night is next Friday 2/2/07. If you're in the neighborhood, stop by and check it out.

Some sneak shots of the book from Chris/IDN:
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*** R S V P ***

BERLIN AF25.

Anticipation was rising for tonight's AF25 celebration. It was Berlin's turn to shine this time around, and I was fortunate enough to be in the neighborhood so I decided to drop by (ha). The night had a cool house party feel. Imagine if Wilson and Arnold Drummond from Different Strokes had the mansion to themselves and threw a sick sneaker themed house party. It'd be something like this. I'm glad there was no hoopla "performance" or "extravaganza" tonight...i wasn't up for it at all. Nike Berlin kept it sweet and simple.

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Yes I have a decade old design and clothing company. I own 2 stores and galleries in NYC and Tokyo. But forget all that...you can just call me Jeff/Honeyee.com...the state of the blogosphere taking over...I had to chuckle.

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As heads gathered in the meeting point (lobby of the Grand Hyatt), a fleet of black Benz's took the VIPs to the secret location about 20 mins outside of Mitte. It felt VERY "Eyes Wide Shut". You roll thru a very suburban ritzy neighborhood of Berlin...looks like nothing is happening, then BOOM...this mansion rises out of nowhere. Security was mad tight. I thought I was going to be asked to put on a white mask and disrobe...

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Good times; good peoples: Ceyda from Bread and Butter, Thibault from Just For Kicks, Bianca from Nike (the hostess with the mostest of this event), Simon from Stussy UK, Jesse/Nike, Jeorg/Glade, Giorgio, Hikmet/Solebox, Berlin MC Fler...it was a cool mix of all different peeps.

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Berlin is already one of the most smoker friendly cities in the world...and as if there wasn't enough, they had a Cigar Master rolling and cutting fresh cigars!! Everyone was living out their "Big Pimpin'" video fantasies while I got lung cancer from second hand smoke.

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They had samples on hand of the upcoming AF25 ID selections. 25 different white leather combinations. These are SICK...Gavin...we need to talk when I get back. Peep the actual sized +41 AF1s made out of white chocolate.

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The mansion that housed the party had all these rooms (as mansions typically do). Nike did a great job of tricking out each room with a different theme. I just feel bad for the family that gets this place next.

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Nothing says 25 years of sneaker history like a 512MB USB Flash Drive (I guess.)
Bianca/Nike! Thanks for a great party!

Thursday, January 25, 2007

35,000 FT AND RISING.

Its no secret I travel quite a bit. But its becoming a punch line to my life now. When people call me, their first question is, "What country are you in?" (and they're not joking). I feel even stupider when I say something like, "Umm..well...Barcelona." I frequently get text messages from my mom asking, "So where are you now?" 2006 was pretty bad (or good depending on which way you look at it) so I hoping 2007 would be a bit more "domesticated." But I've already seen Beijing, Hong Kong, Barcelona, now Berlin, and Japan in 96 hrs. JUST in JANUARY ALONE....I see no improvement in the near future. I think my body (mental and physical) is adjusting. I actually prefer life at 35,000 feet now. In fact, being on the ground too long is starting to freak me out. I used to prefer home living to hotel living. Now hotel living is quite comfortable to me. Is this healthy? I'm not sure, but I don't feel like I'm missing much. I mean, with my laptop and wifi internet, EDGE connectivity and 3G phones, I can pretty much be anywhere, anytime. The world is my stopover. The air is my new home area code.

Two more talking points before I continue:
1) If I created an airline, I would ban children and infants from Business and First Class. Am I an asshole? I mean the idea of business class is that you should be able to conduct business (i.e., WORK). Tough to do when kids are screaming and brown diapers are rolled into balls 25 inches away from you. I'm just saying, there should First, Business, Economy, and "Family". I would even put Family Class in front of First, so they can get in and out easier. Just a thought.
2) Is it just me or do American carriers offer the WORST service in the entire planet? I mean its almost a cliche stereotype now. Yes we know ANA and Singapore Air is the shit. But why do our American airline hosts/hostesses HAVE to be so good at continuing the tradition of shitty service? Can't one person just break the status quo and be nice?! I'm still looking...I'll let you know if I ever find one.

Around the world in 80 clicks:

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Thanks to who ever sent this to me from Japan. Kit Kat Milk....the innovation continues.

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Hommoyo who owns the venerable Chapter and Atmos stores drops by the NYC lab for a visit. That's not actually me. Its just an actual size cardboard cut out for when i am not there.

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When in Berlin, pick up some Soundbombs. But make sure you apply first because he doesn't just sell these to anyone. These little robots record short sound tracks. They stick anywhere and play when they detect motion. Its audible grafitti. Only a Berliner could think of this.

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Also in Berlin, you always have to stop by Firmament and see what Errolson (Acronym) and Jeorg (Being Hunted/The Glade) have up their sleeves.

Two artists that are killing it softly.
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Bill Sullivan.

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Aurel Schmidt.

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Happy 50th Birthday Helvetica. Now go see the film.

I despise the word "tastemaker" but regardless of that, this interview I did with TTS is pretty good.

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Home is where the hatred is. (Or was it the heart?)

Monday, January 22, 2007

BK BITTIES.

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Wow...look what I found. This is something for the guys over at "youthoughtwewouldntnotice". Went into the British Knights booth at BBB and found this beauty. Hmmmm....looks kinda familiar. Like maybe the cover of our Spring 2006 catalog!?! They made their shoebox out of our catalog cover that Alist created for us! And they left the STPL logo on there! This designer was no amateur though. They managed to figure out the Horizontal Flip feature of Adobe Photoshop. Hey everyone in cyberspace, why don't you take the time and tell this designer what a great job she did!
Here's her name: Simone Van Der Koelen.
You can email her praise at: simone.koelen@afg-int.com
And if you wanna call her: +31-416-566-724
Props BK. Props...

BCN.

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My first time in Barcelona. The occasion is "business" as Staple was attending the tradeshow Bread and Butter. But nevertheless, I had a very good time in this historic and art-centric city. Many Americans forget from their History class, but if it weren't for Spain and Christopher Columbus, there might not be an America as we know it.

Barcelona has public art like NYC has hot dog carts and homeless people. The city is a virtual living museum.
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(Edison is so big, he has a subway stop named after his company here.)

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Dinner with Steven Vogel, his beautiful wife Nina, Gareth from Pointer, and Mia from Berlin.

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Ivan from Nike SB seen here at Trust Nobody. The dopest Nike SB account in Barcelona.

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I also got a chance to hook up with the BKRW Crew. Was great to just talk about the state of the union with these veteren heads. They videotaped the whole thing so lets see how they will blackmail my ass now.

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Dave White held an exhibition with Trust Nobody and showed off some brand new incredible work. He has moved beyond his sneaker profile paintings and is really flexing his true artistic skills. Props to you Dave. This opening was dope. Had a really NYC chill vibe to it... Rumor has it that Dave will NEVER paint another side shot of a shoe and has painted his last one of an AJ3. And its his finest one ever. Wonder what will become of that treasure?

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Back at BBB, Untitled Documents had another cool exhibit of streetwear culture. They asked me to contribute some personal affects.

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We designed the key visual used for the Sport & Street Section of BBB. (We did it last season as well for Berlin.) It's always amazing to see something we did blown up to the side of a building! Thank god for vector graphics baby.

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Witness the hands of a killer. SheOne in the house.

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Wes from Foot Patrol hanging out in the halls.

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Barclona is museum central. In one afternoon, you can see full-on museums dedicated to Picasso, Dali, Muro, Gaudi, et al. I opted for the Maritime Museo....The structure of this museum is just as impressive as the ships inside it.

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Kristyan Geyr, one of the founding partners of Bread and Butter, and Nicole Sumi/BBB were nice enough to take me thru the graphic & conceptual history of BBB.

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Rob Walker, this one is for you. 8 Euros (about US$11) for a beautifully designed bottle of AIR. Yes, flavored oxygen that tastes like crap and makes you feel slightly nauseous. Only "marketing" could allow this product to exist.

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Henrik from Untitled DJ'd the private closing party for BBB. Nice set Henrik!

Friday, January 19, 2007

THE PURIST.

The night before I head out to Barcelona, Spain for Bread and Butter, I wanted to drop by Gabriel Urist's new showroom/store/workshop. It's a really dope space. He deserves it for all the hard work he puts into his craft. Check it out when you have the chance. 204 Elizabeth St in Nolita, NYC.

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You can spot some early renderings of the Staple x Urist 10th Anni pendent we did together. The final version is dope. It'll be dropping very soon. In fact, that's what I went to go pick up.

Friday, January 12, 2007

SP ONE LOVE.

Excellent showing at the SP One reception last night. A few snaps.
My favorite thing about Reed Space gatherings is the mix of different people we attract: downtown cool kids, legendary artists, 9-5ers getting off work, industry heads, BK hipsters, skaters, graf heads, publishing hounds...we get em all. It's like a cross section of NYC. And the best part is that it's all love.

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Staple x 10Deep collab...

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And of course, Greg...the man of the hour.

5950 TIMBS.

Got 2 massive boxes from Timberland this week.
The first was (finally) the Staple x Timberlands that will drop in Feb I think as part of the 5 Boros Project along with RZA, Chris Mendoza, Skwerm and Atsuko Tanaka. If you dare, cut away the wool plaid sweater and see a secret surprise. (Editor's Note: Staple is not responsible for the design of the packaging. I would have simply preferred a simple carboard box!)

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The other box was this dope New Era x Timberland collab. Timbs and a Fitted: What more could a downtown cool kid want?

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There's a shoe box. And then there's this! I put the scissors in there so you can see the scale of this behemoth. It has locks and a handle for carrying...cuz it HAS to.

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The interior. Sherpa lined. Complete with a mirror for making sure ur 5950 is at the perfect angle.

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Butter soft leather Timbs and 5950. Both are fur lined. A very dope collab.

The tongue has an emboss that says 034/100. So I'm not sure what distriution will be on these. But at 100 pairs, it ain't gonna be everywhere.

INQMND.

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Inquiring minds want to know.....about Staple. Peace to the INQMND Crew.

Wednesday, January 10, 2007

WE NEED TO TALK.

I got so gosh darn excited about the iPhone, I had to just hop over to SF Macworld and see for myself.
Check out some actual shots from Macworld.
(...or am i joking? hahaha...thanks ant.)

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Tuesday, January 09, 2007

JUNE.

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The longest 5 months of my life begin now...
Full Specs: Engadget

SP ONE @ REED SPACE NY.

This Thursday, we'll be holding the opening exhibition of our newest show...legendary graf artist, SP ONE / Greg Lemarche. He promises to really wreck shit up in our humble gallery. I am both excited and scared shitless to see what's coming. Come early as we'll be selling limited edition t-shirts and decks in association with Zoo York. He'll be on hand for signings as well.
Invite.
RSVP.

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Mass Appealin.

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Coney Island represent.

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Clean and dirty...at the same time.

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Bang. Bang.

AF1/HK.

I decided at the last min to hop over to HK to celebrate more AF1 madness. Thanks to EDC and Florence/Nike for hooking everything up on the quickness. The HK event was a smaller affair than NY or Beijing. Bobbito and DJ Tommy played for a couple of hours so that was definitely cool. They also flew in some B-boys from Japan to perform. It was interesting to see each region's take on the AF1 XXV celebration. I'm glad to be home again...even if its only for 1 week.

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Team CLOT and HF enjoying dinner at the exclusive China Club in HK.

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HK: "...Ain't no half-steppin..."

Additional coverage.

Saturday, January 06, 2007

AF25: BEIJING EDITION.

So I decided at the last minute to hop over to Hong Kong and attend the AF25 event over there. But BJ was great. Had a blast here chillin with old friends, meeting new ones, and partying it up in homage to the AF1 and the new 706 Space Nike acquired in BJ. This massive massive space is just amazing. The potential for what can be done here is limitless. That's kind of the vibe overall here in BJ. It's like the Wild West...anything can and will happen. Seems like if they just had a little more pointed direction, shit could REALLY start popping off here.

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Can anyone say: "over the top"?

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What is love? Love is this dude...dropping $1300 for a pair of Pigeon Dunks. Then bringing them in their box...in a shopping bag...to a launch event like this...hunting me down; so that I might sign them! The passion exists the world over. Its almost too crazy for me to even comprehend.

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Random flashbacks...

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If you're ever at a Chinese restaurant and there's a huge lazy susan on the table, try this cool trick. Place your digital camera tilited sightly upwards and start the movie film mode. Then take her for a spin. You'll get a nice image of all your dinner guests. The more the merrier in this case.
How many faces can you ID?

LANDED BJ.

14 hours later and landed in Beijing...or as the locals call it, BJ. (ahem)

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Coming out of baggage claim, this is the first thing I see...funny...

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Check out this dope little souvenir Nike made for the attendees. A really heavy solid metal hunk of a chop. It's a keeper. What's it for though?

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...Making Nike chocolate obvioiusly!

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A few of us headed over the Nike 706 Space where the party was going to be held. We were lucky enough to get a sneak preview...Its not possible to capture in pictures how ginormous this place is.

The area it lives in is called 798...its a old ammunitions factory that was converted into art galleries, studios, cafes and restaurants. Really cool organic and creative area. I mean damn...just look at the size of these galleries! Looks more like JFK Terminal 9!

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BACK FOR DUCK.

I'm heading to Beijing, China...one of my new favorite cities in the world.
#1 reason: For (obviously) the best Peking Duck in the world.
#2, for the Nike AF25th Launch at "706" which is their new concept space (think 255 Elizabeth and Blue House, but like, the size of Rhode Island.)

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Best way to Newark...

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And in the blink of an eye....NYC ---> BEIJING.
How sick is that landscape? Straight out of a movie...

OK I've had some weird flights in my life (as documented at great length on this blog), but this was truly an alignment of the planets...I found myself on the same flight as Futura, Stash and Bobbito aka Cucumber Slice! (OK maybe it wasn't such a major coincidence since Nike put us all together on the same flight...but still; it was pretty damn cool to fly all together). I figured since this was truly a rare mile-high gathering (no homo)...I would do a little impromptu Q+A for all the readers on travel tips by these globetrotters.

BOBBITO THE BARBER aka DJ CUCUMBER SLICE aka COOL BOB LOVE
Living Hip-Hop Historian/author/DJ/Offical Spokesman of Nike AF25/All-Time Leading Scorer in the NRF
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WHERE ARE YOU GOING?
On my way to Beijing, China, and then to Hong Kong for more Air Force 25th Ann work.
From there I have to go to Chicago, Toronto, then Las Vegas for All Star weekend in Feb...
Then Paris and London in March.
On April 1st, the Cool Bob Love AF1 Lows drop and somehow, I need to be in LA and Tokyo on the SAME DAY for the launch of those! I don't know how yet....

WHAT MUSIC PLAYER DO YOU TRAVEL WITH?
No ipod, no walkman. I bring a Denon portable record player with me and a handful of wax.

TOP 3 PLAYLIST?
Donnie, The Colored Section
Minnie Ripperton, Adventures in Paradise
DJ Spinna, Intergalactic Soul

READING MATERIAL?
The Tainos by Irving Rouse
Sneaker Freaker Magazine
Left Turn Magazine
and of course, Bounce Magazine.

CAN'T LEAVE HOME WITHOUT?
Dental Floss and a basketball.

MOVIES?
None. Just read and slept.

WHAT KICKS DO YOU WEAR ON A LONG FLIGHT?
Today, I'm wearing the recently reissued AF1 Highs which I hand painted last night with the burgundy red Swoosh (till 2am!)
Back in 1983, when I was playing basketball for Lower Merion HS, we wore these same kicks and painted them also so it would match our uniforms. Back then, we called these the AF Zeros. This is because when they released the version with the perf on the toebox, they were also called AF1s, so we didn't know what to call these, so we dubbed them the AF Zeros. It was bugged out when I was painting these last night...just thinking back...that 25 years later I'm doing the same thing...the same love...it never changes you know?

WHAT OTHER KICKS DID YOU BRING WITH YOU?
Just this. 1 pair only. DJ Rich Medina gave me the nickname, DJ PACKLIGHT. I get really zen about being minimal when I pack.

FAVORITE THING ABOUT TRAVEL?
This is gonna sound really corny....but to be honest, it's learning about common inequities in people all over the world. For instance, I was just in Hawaii and even though it was a vacation, I started to talking to people about how they lost their soverignty...or building with politically progressive heads in Puerto Rico. In Denmark, I learned all about what a social democracy is. In China, I hope to talk to some people their government. You can read all about it in the papers, but it's totally different when you talk to people about it face to face.

LEAST FAVORITE THING ABOUT TRAVEL?
That's easy. Jetlag and the flights. It can bring a man down...

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STASH
Founder of Nort, Recon, Subware, Project Dragon and designer of the recently announced #1 AF 1 of ALL-TIME!!! (Wowzers...)
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WHERE ARE YOU GOING?
On my way to Beijing, China, and then to Hong Kong. Thanks Nike!!
From there I want to keep it pretty domestic. Its tough with the wife and kid. I have to get my daughter's permission first and then my wife's. its tough man.

WHAT MUSIC PLAYER TO YOU TRAVEL WITH?
I'm using one of like six iPod Nano's Nike has given me (mostly thru the Nike+ Apple campaign recently launched.) I'm housing it in this dope Gucci case my friend hooked me up with.

TOP 3 PLAYLIST?
Foo Fighters
The Clash
Boogie Down Productions / KRS-One

READING MATERIAL?
Nada

CAN'T LEAVE HOME WITHOUT?
First tip I want to say is that I try to avoid all food on the plane as much as possible. I'll nibble a bit here and there but Ginger Ale goes a long way bro. Settles the stomach and fills it at the same time. And the best tip I can offer you? Pillows at the feet man. Take an extra pillow and put it down by your feet. After all, who sleeps with a metal plate under their feet? Pillows by the feet makes your trip a completely different experience.
I also like to bring some herbal inhalers (not that kind, ha!) from this company called Lunaroma from Vermont. They make the best natural products. Its nice just to clear your head/nasal passages on these flights.

MOVIES?
Nada. I really try and sleep as much as possible on these flights. Even if I'm not sleeping, I just put the blanket over my head and power down, you know what I mean? I wish I was like Lenny over there though...[points to Futura, who is hibernating like a grizzly bear under some blankets.]
I am having a little PSP resurrection and playing a lot of Ridge Racer. My daughter has permanently borrowed my DS Lite.

WHAT KICKS DO YOU WEAR ON A LONG FLIGHT?
I'm field testing the new AF25s in all black. Figure why not since we're coming here for this shoe. I gotta say they are mad comfortable. They make me wish I played basketball.

WHAT OTHER KICKS DO YOU BRING WITH YOU?
I also brought another pair of AF1 Lows in the Brown Peanut Butter colorway. I'm saving some extra room in my luggage for any potential kicks i might pick up along the way.

FAVORITE THING ABOUT TRAVEL?
Juse seeing new places and meeting new people.

LEAST FAVORITE THING ABOUT TRAVEL?
I am really disappointed with how antiquated air travel is these days. Like you hear these metal doors slamming shut...shit, when was the last time they changed these cushions? How much drool is on this pillow? Don't even want to get into the process of getting ON TO the plane itself. 9-1-1 is a joke for real.

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JEFFSTAPLE
Yours truly.
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WHERE ARE YOU GOING?
Beijing..then back home. Prob not going to HK. Then to Barcelona.

WHAT MUSIC PLAYER TO YOU TRAVEL WITH?
Using the Video iPod mainly. Nano in case I wanna get some running in, and a Gen I Shuffle in case I need to transfer some files on the quick.

TOP 3 PLAYLIST?
Nas, Hip Hop Is Dead (All songs AFTER Black Republican. Before that...eh)
Jay-Z, Reasonable Doubt (Still sounds so lovely)
Anything in my Tyler Askew playlist.

READING MATERIAL?
National Geographic Magazine

CAN'T LEAVE HOME WITHOUT?
Chap stick.

MOVIES?
The Departed on the flight. Great to see again. You pick so many little things the second go.

WHAT KICKS DO YOU WEAR ON A LONG FLIGHT?
I'm wearing the ACG Air Zoom Goateks from 2002. LOVE these shoes and hope Jesse NEVER brings them back so I am the only human still rocking them.

WHAT OTHER KICKS DO YOU BRING WITH YOU?
Celux Air Force 1. That's it.

FAVORITE THING ABOUT TRAVEL?
Just the new experiences..learning fresh perspectives on life...and realizing that America ain't the center of the Universe. Bob told me a scary stat: Only 20% of Americans living in the US own a passport. That means 80% of our country has never seen any other culture besides "merkian". That's scary....

LEAST FAVORITE THING ABOUT TRAVEL?
I don't mind the flight, I found a way around the airport security bullshit (secret) and even jetlag doesn't bother me...but for some reason, I get gas whenever I fly. Sucks.

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FUTURA
Legendary graf artist turned legendary designer
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[...unavailable for comment...He literally looked like this for 13 straight hours. Amazing...]

Tuesday, January 02, 2007

WE BE SALEIN'.

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Take your hard earned holiday bonus and come thru Reed Space this week.
Heavy markdowns on all ur favs: Staple, 10 Deep, Crooks & Castles, Reason, Acapulco Gold, Maharishi, Nike, Umbro by Kim Jones, 2BG, One True Saxon, Mighty Healthy, Hellz Bellz, Dunderdon and more...

Wed 1/3 - Tues 1/9/07
Mon-Fri: 1pm-7pm
Say & Sun: 12pm-7pm

Reed Space
151 Orchard Street
b/w Rivington and Stanton

Monday, January 01, 2007

HAPPYNESS.

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Go see Will Smith in Pursuit of Happyness. It's a great film. It reinforces one of the principles I always live by: No matter how high you get and how successful you become, you can lose it all. TOMORROW. It can be snatched away from you at any moment. Remember 8 Million Ways to Die? Well, there are 8 million ways to lose everything you've ever worked for. And each day you go thru life, you try and avoid those 8 million things. The UNTOLD stories are the ones that get caught up in it. Just play each hand like its your last. Know when to hold em'. Know when to fold em'.
Oh...and don't forget the little things:

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Art.

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Fun.

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Home.

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Friends. (Getting high off toxic fumes.)

Happi New Year everyone.
Peace. 2006------------->2007.

90° XMAS.

I'm sorry...for all you guys out in Cali and Miami, Christmas just ain't the same when you're in shorts and its 90°. There is something about the snow, the wind and the cold. Well, regardless, I spent Xmas in Miami, FL with some friends and family. Other than the heat, its good to get out of NYC for a quick trip. I'm so used to flying to Asia or Europe that these 2-3 hour flights kind of mess me up. I prefer the 15 hr joints oddly enough.

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Beat the traffic and the security lines. Heli...the only way to go.

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First stop was hanging with the Spoonfed Crew, Al Moran and Bill Spector. Jose Parla b.k.a. Ease also joined and it was immediate culture shift! From 30° NYC to 80° in Miami chillin by the bay. These cats just RAN Miami and Art Basel with Jose's Cityscapes exhibition. The show basically sold out and Jose is now rocking an IWC. Nuff said. Props to Jose and Spoonfed. If you weren't in Miami, you guys can get the next best thing and pick up the book. Coming to Reed soon...

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At the end of the day, all this hard work pays off when you can share some time with close friends and fam. Blood is thicker than water. Never forget where you came from.