LOS ANGELES - Teruo Artistry believes that less is more when it comes to designing their clothes. Learn about the designs & philosophy behind the brand as well as the origin behind the name "Teruo Artistry". www.teruo.com
LOS ANGELES - The World of Dance Tour is the largest West Coast urban dance competition with focus on uniting today's indie streetwear with the art of freestyle dance and urban choreography. www.worldofdancetour.com
NEW YORK - From time to time, there's a female graffiti artist that pops out, and Indie's one of them. She's a mother of three, works for herself, and has a big love for graffiti. Check out her work. www.myspace.com/indie184
LOS ANGELES - Buff Monster loves heavy metal, ice cream, and Japanese art. Check him out in this video as he talks about his artwork and his gallery, The Sweetest Thing, at the Corey Helford Gallery. www.buffmonster.com
LOS ANGELES - Growing up, OG Abel was surrounded by art. He transferred his drawings from notepads to vectors in Photoshop and from there his clothing line was born. www.ogabel.com
SAN FRANCISCO - Apex talks about some of his work he's down around the San Fran area and how it reflects the city. You can check out more of his artwork on his Flickr page: www.flickr.com/photos/apexone
NEW YORK - 718 SESSIONS is a monthly party started by Danny and Benny, that's currently held at Santos' Party House on 96 Lafayette Street. So if you're in the neighborhood and you hear fresh music coming around the corner, it's probably 718 SESSIONS. www.myspace.com/718sessions www.dannykrivit.net
LOS ANGELES - Started in 2002, Show Stoppers have been in the industry for 10 years after branching off from MTV's Trick It Out. Check out the Show Stoppers warehouse and street team, Kosoku. www.showstoppersusa.com
SAN FRANCISCO - MAMA is a women's contemporary sportswear line that Gabrielle Khorsanee started. A year later, she teamed up with Liz and started MISS. www.mamaclothing.com www.missomnimedia.com
LOS ANGELES - We hung out with Lucky at the Joker's warehouse where he talks about how they started in the early 90's and how they were doing the gangster lifestyle before it got commercialized. Special guests include Snoop Dogg, B Real, Estevan Oriol, and many others. www.jokerbrand.com
NEW YORK - In July of '04, Leah decided to start making the first girls streetwear apparel. Check out her collection and a sneak peak of what's coming in the Summer. www.marriedtothemobnyc.com
SAN FRANCISCO - Graff head Sam Flores brings a street inspiration to tremendous fine art. He is proof that the self taught artist can thrive. A former skater, he now brings a wonderful since of color to the world. Listen to him explain his process and talk about his collaboration with VIMBY friend, Roland Sands.
www.samflores.com
PHILADELPHIA - You know it's a party when it's past 3AM. Philly knows how to throw a party with White T's White Belt's and hundreds of different faces. Party! Party! Party! www.myspace.com/paperstreetevents
NEW YORK Dunderdon is a work-wear brand that started in Sweden and has the buzz for its simple, yet practical, well constructed clothing material. Stay fresh in the work place or even on the streets and get yourself some Dunderdon. www.dunderdon.com
Dunderdon
25th Howard St.
New York, NY
(212) 226-4040
LOS ANGELES - Originally from NYC, Puma's PT3 migrated to the west coast where teams like UNDFTD, Union Zune, Swindle, Cosmo Street, and more duke it out in table tennis. www.puma.com www.zune.net
SAN FRANCISCO - We headed over to Free Gold Watch headquarters where they silk screen shirts and found out where the stripes actually start on their pen stripe shirts. It was awesome.
And no, you're not going to get a free gold watch. Maybe a free smile or some cookies. Maybe. www.freegoldwatch.com
LOS ANGELES - Gary started Dunk Xchange as a way to bring the sneaker heads together for a social gathering and just basically having a goodtime. www.dunkxchange.com www.myspace.com/dunkxchange
NYC- JAN. 09: Artists Jesse Hernandez & KaNo combine their unique talent for their Street Tribes opening reception at Myplasticheart
Photos courtesy by Elizabeth Allen of EMA Photography/HustleMode
NYC- JAN. 09: Artists Jesse Hernandez & KaNo combine their unique talent for their Street Tribes opening reception at Myplasticheart
Photos courtesy by Elizabeth Allen of EMA Photography/HustleMode
NYC- JAN. 09: Artists Jesse Hernandez & KaNo combine their unique talent for their Street Tribes opening reception at Myplasticheart
Photos courtesy by Elizabeth Allen of EMA Photography/HustleMode
NYC- JAN. 09: Artists Jesse Hernandez & KaNo combine their unique talent for their Street Tribes opening reception at Myplasticheart
Photos courtesy by Elizabeth Allen of EMA Photography/HustleMode
NYC- JAN. 09: Artists Jesse Hernandez & KaNo combine their unique talent for their Street Tribes opening reception at Myplasticheart
Photos courtesy by Elizabeth Allen of EMA Photography/HustleMode
NYC- JAN. 09: Artists Jesse Hernandez & KaNo combine their unique talent for their Street Tribes opening reception at Myplasticheart
Photos courtesy by Elizabeth Allen of EMA Photography/HustleMode
NYC- JAN. 09: Artists Jesse Hernandez & KaNo combine their unique talent for their Street Tribes opening reception at Myplasticheart
Photos courtesy by Elizabeth Allen of EMA Photography/HustleMode
NYC- JAN. 09: Artists Jesse Hernandez & KaNo combine their unique talent for their Street Tribes opening reception at Myplasticheart
Photos courtesy by Elizabeth Allen of EMA Photography/HustleMode
NYC- JAN. 09: Artists Jesse Hernandez & KaNo combine their unique talent for their Street Tribes opening reception at Myplasticheart
Photos courtesy by Elizabeth Allen of EMA Photography/HustleMode
NYC- JAN. 09: Artists Jesse Hernandez & KaNo combine their unique talent for their Street Tribes opening reception at Myplasticheart
Photos courtesy by Elizabeth Allen of EMA Photography/HustleMode
NYC- JAN. 09: Artists Jesse Hernandez & KaNo combine their unique talent for their Street Tribes opening reception at Myplasticheart
Photos courtesy by Elizabeth Allen of EMA Photography/HustleMode
NYC- JAN. 09: Artists Jesse Hernandez & KaNo combine their unique talent for their Street Tribes opening reception at Myplasticheart
Photos courtesy by Elizabeth Allen of EMA Photography/HustleMode
NYC- JAN. 09: Artists Jesse Hernandez & KaNo combine their unique talent for their Street Tribes opening reception at Myplasticheart
Photos courtesy by Elizabeth Allen of EMA Photography/HustleMode
NYC- JAN. 09: Artists Jesse Hernandez & KaNo combine their unique talent for their Street Tribes opening reception at Myplasticheart
Photos courtesy by Elizabeth Allen of EMA Photography/HustleMode
NYC- JAN. 09: Artists Jesse Hernandez & KaNo combine their unique talent for their Street Tribes opening reception at Myplasticheart
Photos courtesy by Elizabeth Allen of EMA Photography/HustleMode