Union LA Owner, Chris Gibbs, sits down with GQ to talk about his sneaker journey.
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SoundCloud Selections
A weekly playlist of the best tracks currently streaming on SoundCloud.
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Kitsuné Presents An Exclusive Mix by Andre Power
RSVP to Kitsuné’s Afterwork event in Los Angeles.
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The Carters Drop “APES**T” Video and New Album
Beyoncé and Jay-Z are the masters of surprises.
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Nigel Sylvester Releases New “GO!” Video – London to Paris
Street BMX takes a tour of the London Town.
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Mixtape Monday: Hotel Radio Paris
Mixed by Manast LL’
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SoundCloud Selections
The best tracks currently streaming on SoundCloud.
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Kitsuné Presents an Exclusive Mix by Yukibeb
A luxe hip-hop mixtape you need to play on repeat.
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Parisian Hoop Dreams with Pigalle’s New Basketball Court
Art meets fashion meets sportswear.
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Drake Debuts New Song “Signs” at Louis Vuitton’s SS ’18 Fashion Show
Another summer anthem from Drizzy.
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Peep This: FKJ & Masego’s Live Session at Red Bull Studios Paris
Two super talented musicians.
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Kanye West Drops “Wolves” Video Featuring Balmain & Friends
The mysterious clips tweeted by the Parisian fashion house Balmain earlier this week have culminated into a full video starring Kanye West.
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H&M Announces Collaboration With Parisian Fashion House KENZO
If the Balmain collection didn’t match up to your fashion style, you were not alone. Although the pieces were elevated formal wear, the whole Balmain craze started to resemble one gaudy Kardashian closet. But that Alexander Wang collection though…”shut up and take my money” was an understatement. So when H&M announced their new collaboration earlier today, […]
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BUSCEMI Launches First-Time Collaboration with Paris Boutique colette
Ultra-luxe shoe brand, BUSCEMI, linked with like-feathered high-end retail spot, colette, to present a special limited-edition sneaker for Spring/Summer 2016. How limited you ask? Try a scant 24 pairs worldwide. The collaborative pairing has produced an effort that still champions the expressive values of streetwear, without sacrificing the luxurious quality that both brands do so masterfully. “The […]
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2015’s Best: The Most Memorable Hip-Hop Moments
Just as any year before it and sure to come, hip-hop’s 2015 was momentous, disastrous and triumphant in a slurry of events, often dissected both as mega and minutiae. There were beefs, there were memes, there were endorsements and reunions. We saw many a classic album hit a milestone and many a rapper ignite and […]
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H&M x Balmain: WWKW – What Would Kanye Wear
You made up your mind and committed to waking up at an ungodly hour just to be one of the first to be at the H&M x Balmain opening on Thursday 11/5. Good for you. Does your boss know you might not make it in to work at 8? Wait, how are you paying for […]
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Balmain x H&M Collaboration
The Balmain x H&M collaboration was announced at the Billboard Music Awards in Las Vegas back in May, creating much anticipation in the fashion world. Since the lookbook released, you can tell the house’s signature style has been untouched despite joining forces with Swedish retail giant. The women’s line in particular has caught our eyes […]
Read moreParisian Brand Maison Kitsuné Opens Shop In Hong Kong
Since 2002, Maison Kitsuné has effortlessly maintained their aura of Parisian cool. Their minimal and contemporary fashion style has become a must have for streetwear shoppers looking to step up their date night wardrobe. The Paris meets Tokyo influence definitely appeals even to the new wave of high fashion hip-hop heads. “Maison” is French for […]
Read moreCapsule Introduces 5 Progressive American Fashion Brands in “New America”
Capsule Tradeshow is internationally recognized within the fashion community. With shows in Paris, New York and Las Vegas, they continue to deliver the best brands for buyers to get their hands on. If you have a favorite label at your go-to shopping destination, then it most likely started on the tradeshow floor among a sea […]
Read moreNike Retro Runner Huaraches Get “City Pack” Treatment
In what seems to be the Year of the Huarache, Nike is rolling out another edition of the retro runner with its own City Pack. Paying homage to four major European capitals — London, Paris, Milan and Berlin — at first, it was unsure on how the color schemes were linked to their respective cities. […]
Read morePeep This: Yasiin Bey Covers MF DOOM in “BEYONDOOM”
Yasiin Bey, formerly known as Mos Def, is a rare sighting these days. He’ll make sporadic appearances in the US, but more often than not it seems that the rapper/poet finds himself overseas chillin’ in Morocco or making sly videos paying tribute to another elusive figure in hip-hop, MF DOOM. Between the end of last […]
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Eon Paris’ Grand Design Turns Heads
If there ever were a print to bridge the Grand Canyon-like gap between style and wearability, then Eon Paris’ dress for the Spring and Summer season would be just that. The light and breezy dress is a perfect fit for the upcoming festival season months or for soaking in the coming resurgence of sunshine and […]
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Fall In Love With French Brand Spharell We Are
We’re crossing the Atlantic today with a brand spotlight on a clothing brand from France. There’s definitely something the French have perfected: effortless fashion sense and classic street ensembles. We’ve all perused around the web looking at snaps from Paris Fashion Week and each of them got it on point. Founded in 2011, Spharell We […]
Read moreIN MOTION: adidas by Rick Owens Spring 2014 Collection
You ever seen or known someone, say at work or school, that doesn’t strike you initially as attractive or even remotely double-tap-the-screen-worthy? Matter fact, they kinda fugly at first glance. But once you’re around them, front and center, live and direct, for a longer period of time, you get to see them in different […]
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