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Vision Street Wear Gives Away Pair of Super-Rare Throwback Kicks
Posted November 6, 2009 |
Popular 80s/90s skate shoe company, Vision Street Wear, relaunched in September, rolling our several newly designed men's, women's and kids sneakers. In support of the launch, the company is running a contest to give away a pair of super-rare throwback kicks from their heyday. |
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Fashion Mogul Marc Ecko Sells Off 51% Stake in his Name
Posted October 30, 2009 |
After years of supporting a lavish lifestyle, Marc Ecko has been forced to sell off his brand. Some speculate whether it was out of desperation, since he had to layoff employees earlier this year, sell some his trademark brands, and pay off numerous creditors. This week, the fashion mogul inked a deal with Iconix, giving up a 51 percent share in the Mark Ecko brand. |
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Kanye West Closes Up Shop On His Pastelle Clothing Line?
Posted October 16, 2009 |
Kanye West isn't having the best luck right now. He's virtually disappeared since his controversial disruption of Taylor Swift's acceptance speech at the VMAs in September, and now, some of his businesses are disappearing as well -- his Pastelle line. |
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Eve’s Fetish Clothing Line Is A Wrap
Posted September 28, 2009 |
Rapper-turned-actor Eve recently shut down her clothing line, Fetish, for the second time. This time, it might be for good. It looks like the collection is headed to the dead pool, as she shifts her focus back to music and acting. |
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Popular 90s Skate Brand, Vision Street Wear, Relaunches
Posted September 18, 2009 |
Are you an 80s/90s baby? If you are, you might remember a cool skate clothing company called Vision Street Wear (VSW). They were super hot during that era, but then disappeared. Guess what? They're baacccck. |
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Akomplice Clothing: 10 Seasons of Consistency & Creativity
Posted September 11, 2009 |
One of our favorite street fashion brands, Akomplice Clothing, is already on its tenth season, which is quite an accomplishment in the fashion industry where especially independent labels often come and go. Co-founder Patrick Liberty, who sat down with BallerStatus.com to talk about the growth of his clothing label and the current collection. |
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Kim Kardashian Lands Deal With 50 Cent’s Fragrance Company
Posted September 1, 2009 |
Kim Kardashian has landed yet another deal, off her reality tv fame -- her first perfume, via a deal with 50 Cent's fragrance company. Via a deal with Lighthouse Beauty, Kim will help create the fragrance from start to finish, she says. |
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Q&A With Pennant Race Clothing Co-Founder Ryan Wantland
Posted August 12, 2009 |
Sports fans do the craziest stuff to support their favorite team or club. Wives and girlfriends are being kicked out of the crib so that the men of the house can watch a sports game without being bothered ... and that's just the tip of the iceburg. Pennant Race Clothing found a more creative way to express their love for sports -- by creating gear with sports themes. |
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Beasted Clothing: Time To Get Familiar
Posted August 7, 2009 |
Now that their shirts sell like hot cakes at Karmaloop, it was about time to get familiar with Beasted Clothing. The relatively young company, founded by longtime friends John Chapple and Steel Davé, are known for their hip-hop inspired shirts with straight from the shoulder statements. |
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Rocawear To Release Special Barbie Collection Wih Mattel
Posted July 14, 2009 |
Jay's Rocawear line looks like its going into the toy business by rolling out a line of Barbie dolls. In celebration of their 10th anniversary, Rocawear has teamed up with Mattel for a special collection of Barbie dolls -- all of which are black and rocking Rocawear clothing. |
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Beyonce Launches Sasha Fierce Collection
Posted July 9, 2009 |
Beyonce has pushed her alter-ego Sasha Fierce heavily since releasing her solo album, I Am ... Sasha Fierce, last year. Now, she's pushing the identity even further with the launch of Sasha's clothing line. |
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Q&A With K1X Brand Director Christian Boszczyk
Posted June 30, 2009 |
By ballers, for ballers -- that's K1X, one of the leading basketball-lifestyle brands worldwide. The brand, based in Munich, Germany, mixes European influences with hoop culture's finest delicacies. We spoke with Brand Director Christian Boszczyk to get a little insight into their history and future. |
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Pink Calls Kanye West ‘An Idiot’ Over Fur Fetish
Posted June 1, 2009 |
Pink has been a prominent supporter of PETA, contributing her voice in support of a campaign against KFC and was even featured in an ad campaign against the use of fur in clothing. Kanye recent said he likes fur, and it pissed off the singer. |
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Dream Team Clothing: Merchants Making Dreams Come True
Posted May 19, 2009 |
Kazuma Hatakari and Huy Dieu followed Afrika Bambataa’s advice from the classic "Planet Rock" song and saw their dream become reality with the launch of their own company, Dream Team Clothing. The über talented German street brand recently introduced their Spring/Summer ’09 line... |
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Reebok Teams Up With B.o.B For Classic Remix Collection
Posted May 14, 2009 |
After collabos with the Kidz In The Hall and then Kid Sister, Reebok has partnered Atlanta rapper B.o.B for their Reebok Classic Remix collection, in which the shoe company enlists top emerging hip-hop artists to re-interpret an original, influential 80s or 90s song... |
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Rare Blue Diamond Sells For Record $9.5 million
Posted May 13, 2009 |
A huge, flawless blue diamond sold for a record $9.5 million on Tuesday (May 12), making it the highest price paid per carat for any gemstone at auction, according to Reuters. |
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