Art Talk recently posted a conversation with prolific underground artist, Gary Panter. Over the past three decades, he’s been uber-productive on a myriad of art projects which includes: recording music, doing puppetry, designing for magazines, set designing, creating alternative comics, among other things. It is incredible how much quality artwork this man has produced aside from being one of the main designers for the memorable demented children’s program, Pee-wee’s Playhouse →

Karl Lagerfeld is one the greatest designers of our time. Despite his eccentricities, the man is extremely talented and he has certainly mastered the art of multi-tasking as he currently holds design direction for Chanel, Fendi, as well as his own name brand line Lagerfeld Gallery. This interview with Charlie Rose is very interesting. Please take note.

Adidas and 032c magazine celebrate the opening of No 74 with METROPOL PARASOL. The magic »Parasol«, a three-dimensional installation and photography by architect and designer Juergen Mayer H. is on display.

No 74 is a unique project curated by adidas, in partnership with No 6 in London. No 6 is a pure adidas store specializing in a select product range, following the same principles as No 74. →

I’m sure many of you have heard of Common Projects for quite some time. I was reluctant to give them a try because I was initially turned off by the high price point of what I assumed to be a very basic shoe. Recently I had a chance to try these babies on. I broke them in while I was strolling around New York. These white patent kicks are easy to maintain and they are extremely comfortable! The outsole of these sneakers appear to be a vulcanized →

ALIFE FOR Q-TIP: LYRICS TO GO!

The ROCK THE BELLS tour with headliner A TRIBE CALLED QUEST featuring a solo performance by Q-TIP kicked off this past Saturday in Chicago, Illinois. ALIFE collaborated with Q-TIP to create a co-branded T-Shirt that will be available exclusively at concert →

Arkitip’s latest issue is proud to present: Tommy Guerrero. This issue edition will serve as a virtual scrap book; a sentimental gathering of images from past and present. We were lucky enough to be granted access to Tommy’s vault of uncommon memorabilia, private photographs, and to be able to share it with you. It also includes many essays from friends and peers →

Evil Monito is proud to present a teaser of its latest project: A Womens Hand Bag in collaboration with Cinpila, a leathergoods company based in Tokyo and Los Angeles. Headed by Ryota Takahashi, Cinpila has designed special leather goods ranging from leather jackets to leather bags for the now defunct LVMH Celux club. Cinpila has also recently worked with Birkenstock →

Thom Browne excites me. What he is bringing to traditional menswear and pushing the edges in redefining the suit is something that appeals to me on multiple levels. I think with all things, one’s interpretation should not only challenge the consumer, but it should educate them. Browne’s approach of the southern genteel class fused →

Based in Brooklyn, New York; Martin Greenfield has been mastering the art of hand tailored suits for quite some time. Beautifully shot by Ed David. Take a look.

Occupation and Position.
Creative Director // Founder of K.Z.O (Kazuo)

What neighborhood/city do you closely identify with? What makes your community so unique?
Mostly I identify with Los Angeles because it’s where I’m from and Tokyo, only because I’m there so often……I think that Los Angeles can be construed as “unique” just by the simple fact that so many people from around the world come to the city to live and work just because of the weather and lifestyle. With that, you meet so many different and interesting people. →