GOLD

This is possibly one of the most megaturboyes things I've seen in a while. A while ago, some thing called eproze opened up on some thing called ZOZOTOWN. I don't really know much about either because they're both Japanese, but I figure that ZOZOTOWN is a website and eproze might be the online store on it or something. But all that isn't very important. The only real reason why I mention it is because a brand called MACKDADDY is releasing a pair of jeans to commemorate eproze's 7th anniversary.

Now before I go further, I'd just like to say that I like to cuff my jeans. I roll em up because they always drop below my shoes and get chewed up on the ground and that pisses me off, especially when I've paid good money for them.

That being said, maybe you can understand why I think this is one of the coolest pairs of pants I've ever seen. The jeans are a nice dark wash, and use gold thread for the weft (thread that keeps woven cloths together). It's way too fucking amazing when these are rolled up. Even when they aren't, the gold shines through and creates a look that's just mind-blowingly glam.



LOOK AT THEM

However, there are a couple things that hold me back from picking up a pair. The first is the fact that they're only available on ZOZOTOWN, a japanese site (or at least I think so. The translation simply said "This commodity is the reservation commodity"). Next, they're up for 30,000 yen, or 250 USD. That's a bit painful. Even more painful when I think about how I may never be able to "roll [the] raising, when [I] wear, rather [I] show the expression which has impact!"

ZOZOTOWN

MSTFKRFT

These guys are pushing all the right buttons. First of all, Jesse Keeler, one of the two guys who make up the band, is from Death From Above 1979. Second, they make kickass music, both original and remixes. And now they have shooooooooooooes. Three for three!





Check the gold lining
Check the orange soles
GOOD

While we're on the topic of shoes, I wanna talk about Bape for a moment.
Bape is ridiculous.
First of all, they copied the Air Force Ones for their "bapestas", then copied another Nike shoe for their "roadstas", and now to prove that they have no original ideas about shoe design other than bright colors and shiny patent leather, they've gone ahead and started calling converses "apestas".



DISAPPOINTING

New Air Force 1

Apparently no one is allowed to see the full shoes, so these pictures are only of part of the shoe. Regardless, they look awesome and I think that there are more to come in this line. The first is the China edition and the second is the Japan edition.

New Maharishi

They cost far too much (between £55 and £100), but are awesome.

Kid Robot 2/15/07

These two came out today. They're simple; nothing special. I think the brown one is pretty cool though.

These three come out next week. They're just the monogram hoodie in different colorways (though one has a larger print). I wasn't so big on the original, and the same goes for these. They're alright, but not too great.Regardless, there are going to be some awesome Kid Robot releases in March.

Roadsta City Series

More Bape here, this time, the Road Sta city series. Most of these cities are Japanese, maybe Jer can tell us what some of them are?

EDIT: I have to add these. Too awesome.

Bape Kids 07

I'm just as confused as you are.

Kid Robot 2/8/2007

Army Green Rainbow Hoodie by Lemar and Dauley
Da Bomb Hoodie by Huck Gee

These are dropping tomorrow, February 8th.

KISER

This brand caught my eye while I was looking through shirts on Karmaloop. The first shirt that I saw was interesting; it featured an off-center Desert Eagle pistol with red flower prints all over the gun, and on the rest of the shirt as well. The gun ends up looking bloodstained, which makes for a killer contrast. However, though this may have been cool, it definitely was not the best thing they had. I think that the best stuff they have is the clothing that features their brand's logo; two ak-47s cross-bones style and a flower (like the one from the Deagle shirt) on top like the Jolly Roger.





They use this design on lots of their stuff, and I want all of them. Hoodies and shirts seem to be their deal. However, to prove they're not a one-trick pony, they've got plenty of other designs that kick as well.

One of the other designs that I like a lot is the "Weapon of Mass Destruction" shirt which is simply a block color shirt with gold foil lettering of "Weapon of Mass Destruction" in Arabic. PHAT.

Do yourself a favor and check out their new collection. Every shirt and hoodie on the site is fantastic, and the detail put into them is fantastic. Every shirt has a hidden message on the inside that expresses the central idea of the designer's style. Pretty much this is just a fantastic brand of clothing, and I hope to be making a big order sometime soon.