Three Days In Hokkaido

Jim Joe is the progenitor of a famous tag that can currently be seen all around New York City. His marks take on many styles, but can be easily spotted by his signature use of all-caps. Many of his tags take the form of circuitous verses, like, “NOT LONG IS HOW LONG THIS TAG TOOK…

miguel yatco: First question, where did you grow up? 
fernando villela: I was born in São Paulo, Brazil, and lived there until I was 11, at which point our family moved to Europe, where I shared my adolescence between Belgium, Switzerland, and Austria. 
 my: What brought you to New York? 
fv: Photography and New York….

I remember that there were only two or three photographers there. I was shocked, because these surf guys were like rock stars to me. I’d seen so many pictures of them riding all these daredevil waves. For me, surfing was a nerd’s way of having a sport in my head visually—taking these photographs was my…

Earlier this year we spent three days on the Hawaiian island of Kauai surfing, exploring, and immersing ourselves in the island’s indelible beauty.

On a drive to the beach one day through Los Angeles’ Wilshire Blvd., photographer Adrian Gaut was struck by the beauty of the buildings lining the street. “You go from these sort of crazy downtown skyscrapers to modern stucco stuff to postmodern stuff to glass and steel,” he tells us. “There’s this whole range of…

javas lehn: What exactly is your profession? rip zinger: I’m a professional hanger-outer. By hanging out I mean that I go here to meet this guy, and then go there to meet that one. My profession is to just move around and make sure the world is spinning in the right way. I’m patrolling. I…

Much of our Fall ‘18 collection was inspired by the small, family-owned shops that line the streets of our neighboring communities—whether it be Chinatown, Little Italy, or Koreatown. Walking around these places, it’s easy to miss the tiny furniture stores, flower shops, and minimarts that have been serving the same friends, family members, and neighbors…

We’re pleased to announce the expansion of our Grooming Essentials line from hair care to now include two bar soaps—Moisturizing Soap and Exfoliating Soap—and a Shaving Cream. Our Moisturizing Soap is formulated with shea butter and mango seed butter to soothe and moisturize dry skin, while our Exfoliating Soap gently cleanses and repairs skin with…