December 2008
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the professors hoody with patches on the elbow.
feb 9. get tired. the sleepiness begins.
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at the doctors office
june 13. one of the lucky few.
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it's good to be king
sometimes you need to drink wine out of a cartoon sized goblet. it’s good to be king…
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Interview in Bed
First off, rather than freak out, call the stores carrying the Obama shirt and I’m sure some, if not all, will do phone orders on 1-20-09. They WILL be carried at Loserkids in San Diego, and the reason for the exclusives is that until we relaunch in Feb. 09, we can’t add anything new online. So this is a bit of a hold over. That’s all. And once the relaunch occurs, about 90% of...
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grand opening...
this obama shirt will be limited to 144 pieces. it will cost 23 dollars. they will only be available at the chicago landmark store, gallery1988 in los angeles, gallery1988 in san fran and hopefully loser kids in san diego. starting on january 20th- celebrate with us. a portion of the proceeds will be donated to the K.I.D.S. charity- an organization that obama has worked with in the past.
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Our Ice Cream Maker
Pete debuted, and recently has been wearing at shows, an upcoming design from Clandestine that we’re calling “Angry Ice Cream.” I stole the picture below from Pete’s blog to give you another sneak peek. Well, I wanted to give you guys a small glimpse into the world of the artist who designed this shirt, Simon Oxley. Oxley is a British designer/illustrator, who currently...
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My Top 10 Films of 2008 - Year 15
As a Filmic Writing grad (a degree I’ve used soo much running an art gallery and clothing line), every year I find myself creating a top ten list of my favorite films, acting almost like Stadler and Waldorf taking my place on the balcony, tomatoes in tow. Actually, I think this is my 15th straight year doing this self-important countdown (it started with middle school pal B.J. - who know is...
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Burton
Every Christmas I try and break out Tim Burton’s “Nightmare Before X-Mas” and live in its ecstasy. And I was planning on just posting its trailer right now, as it’s obvious how much its aesthetics have not only affected everything I’ve done artistically since, including the graphics seen in Clan’s February relaunch, but also what it’s obviously meant to...
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And To All A Good Night.
Put a little love in your heart. From the new Clan to you, Merry Christmas.
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my fascination with all things japanese continues
ever since my first trip to japan i’ve been fascinated by all things japanese. mind you, this was even before my current obsession with sneaker and streetwear culture. i was always mindblown by how the japanese can take something american and just plain do it better. case in point is a company called loopwheeler which uses ancient (but better) technology to make insanely comfortable...
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Cruel Shoes
I haven’t been a “sneaker guy” in quite some time. I put that term in quotes because it’s become quite a strange moniker to have these days. You can’t just be into shoes anymore, because since the days of Nelly buying “2 perrrrr” - it’s become more about obsession than an actual love for the physical shoe. And in this new rabid environment of sneaker...
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The 2nd Happiest Place on Earth
Most of the items featured in the February relaunch of Clandestine will be rendered by San Diego artist Andrew Wilson, who was earlier known for his work creating all the Fresh Only Bakery graphics for Vlad the Baker (he claims, “Vlad was a serious slave driver, but may he rest in peace nonetheless”). Andrew is not only an amazing artist, but a really good dude. And ideas come out of...
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The Definition of a Relaunch
Main Entry: relaunchPart of Speech: v, nDefinition: to reintroduce a product or brand to the market after changes or improvements have been made Pete was telling me today that a lot of people are being haters and saying stuff like, “How many times is Clandestine gonna relaunch?” or “They’ve done this before, it’s not a big deal,” and much like when Spencer...
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Beats by Ron
I thought the Instant Messaging with DJ Dan Suh while he was in mid flight to NY would be the coolest thing I did today, but I was wrong. I stopped by my girlfriend’s work for lunch and saw the Ron Herman colorway of the insanely dope Beats By Dre headphones. My girlfriend works at RonHerman.com, and the Ron Herman boutique store on Melrose in the Fred Segal center and RonHerman.com are the...
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Yes, We Can (If Approved).
I know we’re all familiar with this logo by now… …even Clandestine is about to give it a nice little remix (more on that soon). But much like my last post about rejected shirt designs, there is always a cutting room floor. And Obama’scampaign is no different. A recent interview with Sol Sender, the man who led the design teamfor Barack’s campaign broke it down and...
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Followed
I see we have two “followers” on the blog already. Good news, since I think we’ll have a bunch more joining soon when Pete announces it on his blog, and once the dude himself starts blogging here. Figured since you are early birds, we’d give you a glimpse at the cutting room floor here at Clan. This is a design we passed on for this February’s relaunch, but why not...
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i’m not usually a hater when it comes to all things whack. usually i just kinda do the old “huh” for a second and move on. however, reebok’s most recent attempt at cashing in on the “fashion high top” phenomenon just comes across as a rip off of the nike “air yeezy” which itself is inspired by other crazy high tops (see: lanvin and dior homme)....
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Connect the Atomic Dots
Between Pete’s NY Times picture… …and his personal sneak on the PW blog… …you can almost put together “Bomby McGee,” a new t-shirt dropping from Clan at the Feb. relaunch. ALMOST!
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quagmire dunks. giggity giggity!
here’s a leaked pic of new nike sb dunks inspired by glenn quagmire from family guy. who’s excited for the cleveland spin off show? (source: sneakernews.com)
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congrats!
congrats to my friends in fall out boy and everyone at crush mgt. on a #1 itunes album. go buy folie a deux today! look out for some super secret and limited folie a deux related projects coming very soon…
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Sold! ...To the monkey wearing a leather jacket!
So it’s seems that Julien’s Auction House is pretty awesome. Partnering with Michael Jackson they’ll be auctioning off much of his personal property, which you only imagine is totally insane/fresh/insanely fresh. Although it doesn’t give you a list of what’s being auctioned specifically, you can buy the auction catalogue for $100, or $500 if you want it hand signed...
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Ears Ringing...
Speaking of Cassadee, here’s the Hey Monday singer sporting Clan. She’s cooler than early Brenda Walsh sippin’ a milkshake at the Peach Pit.
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Geared Up
Seems like Clan isn’t the only brand relaunching to start the new year. Retro sneaker company L.A. Gear is taking another stab at it in 2009, recently unveiling new designs, hoping you won’t remember that at one time they had a Paula Abdul signature hi-top. To keep it fair, they also had a Joe Montana endorsement - but the fact that MC Skat Kat was sporting L.A. Gears in the...
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A Brand New Day
Putting the parts back together Feb. 2009. We call “do-over” like kids who lost their handball over the playground fence. More soon.