Koan

Weekdays and nights, I don’t get much sleep because I run a clothing label (shadow) also an online store called NiceProduce in between that I run an store in Melbourne city called Rancho Notorious. I also organise events and exhibitions and freelance graphic design for a crust.

Weekends I don’t get sleep because I’m a VJ and lighting at clubs and events.

Sleep when I can.

We run an artist series of decks on nice produce called team nice. Its all limited run, however the price is low.

www.niceproduce.com.

Figure 8 in Melbourne were stocking Vibskov,

They're recently gone under new management though and have lost allot of charm, so it might of been dumped.

Does anyone know who stocks Blue Blood in Australia/Melbourne?

http://www.bluebloodbrand.com/

found an image of the maiden dunks

Edited by Koan on Feb 6, 2006 at 07:40 AM

My girlfriend was over not having band T's that fit her. She's remade loads of them to fit her while given them a bit of her own touch, messing with front and backs and putting graphics upside down and varios other wacky stuff. Wicked with her pusheads.

Imagine with the iron maiden dunks, would look mad.

If your interested in more, she's selling them on nice. http://www.niceproduce.com.

Edited by Koan on Feb 6, 2006 at 07:42 AM

If your in Melbourne or Sydney on the dates come down and check the show.

Cheers

Complimentry beer by our friends at Brahma.

For More information check http://www.niceproduce.com

Edited by Koan on Feb 4, 2006 at 10:42 PM

you just can't keep robin down.

I dont know about you but in comparison i'd go for the racer X look.

Edited by Koan on Feb 4, 2006 at 10:16 PM

DJ C. Bouncement Mix.

http://www.mashit.com/djc/index.html

Lets not forget FiberOps.

Just found an awsome japanese online store, more backed up by detail images and a nice gui.

http://zozo.jp/shop/armth/goods.html?cid=102

Hey Robin Williams,

If your checking this forum check

http://www.niceproduce.com/shadow/catalog.pdf

This is the catalog to the second season of a label myself and a group of artists run down-here in Melbourne called Shadow.

If theres anything your after from this range PM me and we'll send it to you.

....

hehe

worth a try.

Edited by Koan on Jan 18, 2006 at 02:57 AM

man give the guy a break, my cousin has Cerebral palsy too, and he needs help shaving.

I say this guys a hero for doing his thing and just trying to live his life.

Edited by Koan on Jan 17, 2006 at 10:04 PM

Yeah Bapes dead and burried, the fact thats there any discussion on the matter is proof enough, but whats the next big thing, lets turn to Robin for guidance.

Apparently 06 is all about the dainty mime look. About time,

Edited by Koan on Jan 17, 2006 at 11:51 AM

Yeah true, its not such a bad label. It has started producing in China however and there are small thing which set it apart quality wise from other brands such as ones stocked at Someday, such as being produced exclusively in China, and using lighter fleece and cheap trimming for example. I mean even globe use YYK zips.

PAM has its strong points, some of the designs are interesting and like you said growing to the level it has, has inspired allot young designer.

However unfortunately Perks isn't supportive of the local graphic design and fashion scene, in "untitled" a book put out by Street Wear Today and Lodown he described the local scene as "Being in Australia is like being in solitary. Or a remote wilderness" and "We are pretty much on our own, I guess being here by ourselves drives us to make a world for ourselves. We named it 'foveverland'".

The naff aspect of the last statement aside, It pretty insulting, especially considering that his home town is filled with so much talent, like Kano, Phibs, Marcsta and Merda to name a few. All people he knows pretty well and is well aware of.

So on one hand you can say that he's contributing to Melbourne by serving as an positive example for others, especially through his association with One Gram and the international market he has attained. However on the other hand he has marketed himself as being the only designer in Melbourne. Which is harmful to the development of his community, and has lead to most artists in Melbourne and Australia not wanting anything to do with him.

As for the cheap Mondays logo, it’s not a carbon copy, however hes totally bitten the concept. I think the fact that it’s a skull with an upside-down cross on its forehead is sort of a spooky co-incidence.

I don’t hate the brand but you have to consider the above points.

Its really has two sides.

Edited by Koan on Jan 12, 2006 at 05:19 AM

Melbourne all the way.

Im not entirely sure about PAM, when the label first started it had allot going for it, but now it lacks originality its really really poor quality stuff, especialy for the price. I wouldn't rate Perks all that highly as an artist either, he just pumps out design cliches like dear heads on vintage illistrations and so on, especialy when you compare him to other melbourne artists such as Merda and Phibs who are 100% original and by an equal denomination more talented. Perks has even recently ripped off the cheap mondays logo for his new range, which is a bit rough.

PAM's store Someday is mad though.

Suicide in Hollywood is fresh, and has just found a major investor so, it'll be really big soon.

http://www.suicideinhollywood.com/index.asp

What about Australian stores, what are your thought?

Melbourne has a list of insane artists aswell, like Bonsai. Has anyone here come accross his stuff?

Edited by Koan on Jan 12, 2006 at 02:51 AM

Nope just came across it.

Check Japanese Rocker GuitarWolf's website for t's, demin and other merchadise.

Its good shit, tight rock look stuff for indy kiddies, cheap with a cultural reference.

http://www.guitarwolf.net/e-main.html

and leather pants http://www.guitarwolf.net/e-jlp.html. re the leather pants, if your really into, your better off going vitage but heh. bit of a laugh.

Hahahahahahaha

Man those goths are hard to please, i sence soo much angst and androgyny.

Tough crowd.

Yeah fully,

You want to enter the market as cheap as you can, its hard, especially if you want to have freedom creativly and use good quality fabrics, tecniques and so on without producing in asia.

Hahahaha yeah gotta love it.

Notesee, hates a harsh word for it, this brands just taking the piss at the industry and the established iconography of contempory street wear and culture. The guys behind it are both designers.

Around here, about 5 years ago it was cool to see someone wearing bathing ape cause you'd know that they were into the same culture as you. You really can't rep bape anymore without feeling like a dolt, cause its gotten to the supersaturated point, and pretty much everyones heard of it. But Bearded man kind of gives the whole thing a new breath of life. Now when you see a dude with ABM its kind of the same thing as bape was years ago. So they're really part of the same thing that they're pisstaking on. Its not motivated by anythign other than a sense of humor.

They had a mix CD in distribution a while ago that i'm trying to get my hands on aswell.

Edited by Koan on Jan 5, 2006 at 07:55 AM

Shit yeah dude, glad you like it.

Its a bit broader than just bape, they recently did a BBC pisstake which was recalled for legal reasons.

So pissed off that i missed out on it, i was about to by it a week before the recall.

Over Bape?

http://www.psyche.co.uk/site/index.php?pnum=1&section=search&ss=searches&st=brandsearch&man=ABM

Owned by two guys Kai and Sunny. Kai has a history working in the music industry designing for Mo'Wax. Sunny, graphic designer whose done stuff for Maharishi and Griffin. Two of them started the brand to take the piss out of the blind consumerism behind everyone favorite simian.

Not the best photos I’ve seen of their stuff. but hey, obscure, got a message, cheap. nice.

They have a site coming up soon, but its under constuction, there’s a link for the mailing list.

http://www.abeardedman.com/

His site sucks, most of his stuff is way faggy, and its overpriced.

But in the mess or experiments gone wrong, begging to be killed like ripleys clone in aliens 4, there's one or two gold pieces which you wont find anyone else repping, and even less people producing. so its alright.

http://www.henrikvibskov.com/pictures/news/70.jpg

astounded at young henriks flash skills.