Dr Takahashi reports for surgery in the plushie emergency room…

Friday nite saw Supertouch buddy and Japanese fashion mastermind JUN TAKAHASHI—founder of iconic couture house UNDERCOVER—moving his international “The Sound & The Fury” tour to Hong Kong where his creation of a new art mannequin in a process he calls “live doll operation” was the highlight of the evening. Hosted by HK streetwear think tank SILLY THING, the all-nite party featured live sets by MISHA from PAM, DEXPISTOLS, DJ OGAWA, and longtime Jun Takahashi accomplice MAJOR FORCE’s TAKAGI KAN who provided background soundscapes for Takahashi’s surgical strike performance in the duo’s first collaboration since their NOWHERE STORE days in the ’90s. The event brought out a crowd of HK’s top celebs and hipster elite who partied alongside musician JUNO MAK, and visiting BATHING APE overlord NIGO dressed in his finest Catholic prep school summer uniform. HAVE A LOOK: Read the rest of this entry »

Nigel Sylvester in the clouds by artist Robert Wilson…

Just returned from China where ardent Supertouch supporters/footwear-to-the-gods giant NIKE have had their hands full for the past several months preparing for some incredible pre-Olympics events including the launch of the new Nike Sportswear division, the Nike technology retrospective “House of Innovation” exhibit, and the big (and seemingly impossible) takeover of the legendary and historical Forbidden City for a nite. Along for the ride was a veritable who’s-who of international tastemakers and shakers who transformed the massive trek into a traveling party & impromptu meeting of the minds. Under massive preparation for the upcoming Olympic games that launch on 08.08.2008, Beijing is a city in transition, undergoing a series of monumental building projects (Rem Koolhaas’ CCTV tower is a standout) and sweeping social changes that mark its slow, but obvious westernization—a fact made apparent by the ubiquitous presence of American and European shops and restaurants that dot the city’s cluttered urban landscape. HAVE A LOOK (and lots more to come): Read the rest of this entry »

Heavy flossin’ at Casa Odom…

This just in from Supertouch’s own DARREN “DR” ROMANELLI: looks like the LA LAKERS‘ superstar forward, #7 himself, LAMAR ODOM took delivery on his custom-made DRx Lakers’ championship tribute jacket in time to rock it at Game 3 against the Denver Nuggets tomorrow. Let’s just hope it’s weatherproof enough to withstand the upcoming Purple Reign…

6′ 10″ Lamar gives the ceilings a run for their money…

Fresh to death. Easy, Kobe…

OG streetwear homeboys Nigo & Takashi Murakami flex their street cred…

Love it or leave it, NIGO’s LA branch of the legendary Tokyo streetwear brand BAPE (aka: A Bathing Ape)—the brand that launched a thousand imitators—opened for business on Melrose Ave this Thursday nite with a star-studded media frenzy of a debut party. Two years too late? Yep, but remember this is LA, Ed Hardy and Crooks & Castles are still “cool” brands here. HAVE A LOOK: Read the rest of this entry »