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-john-

CLOT x NSW - GS Polo

Here's the CLOT x NSW polos that we got a little teaser for last week...

"This 2010 version of the GS Polo is featured in 5 colorways, each dedicated to all five JUICE stores. The color coordinations will be offered as followed: black for JUICE HK, navy/blue for JUICE Shanghai, red for JUICE Taiwan and white for JUICE Kuala Lumpur. In addition, all JUICE stores will have decorated Nike iD shoes with the pinwheel logo, kicking off June 18th, 2010."

The Juice stores will also be offering customization with CLOT and 67 available and special packaging (as seen in the picture, under the polos).




-john-

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CLOT x NSW - GS Polo (teaser)

Nike Sportswear has been pushing the their simplistic GS Polo pretty hard this season, and is now doing even more as CLOT looks to celebrate their 6 year anniversary. For now we just get a teaser pic but it seems like some more solid color polos with a nice chinese embroidery detail on the buttons....



Now we'll just have to wait to see if there are any more small details hidden on the shirt. Set to release on June 18th at all Juice locations and online at ClotInc. The same date that Juice Hong Kong will be relocating to a street level space below their existing store. No more stairs!


(oh, and GS stands for Grand Slam, I've asked multiple Nike people and nobody can give me a good explanation as to what, if anything, is behind the name).


-john-

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CLOT - "Duck Hunt" Knitted Sweater

CLOT takes us all back to childhood with this new knitted sweater that features the pixelized dog from the classic Duck Hunt game...




Yes it's out there but it can be pulled off, with a simple outfit and the confidence to do so.

Look for it soon in CLOT stores and online.


-john-

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CLOT x Adidas - From Dusk Till Dawn Rod Lavers

CLOT is back for another round with Adidas, this time toning it down a bit for some nice and clean (horse hair?) Rod Lavers.







The heels read DUSK and DAWN while the respective tongues read the same, but in Chinese characters. These are SO clean, I love it even with the hair. And you can't beat the small details down the the tip of the laces.

To release soon at all 3 CLOT locations and online.


-john-

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Juice Stand to Open in Shanghai

After the successful opening of their Kuala Lumpur shop, Juice will now be expanding once again, although just for a limited amount of time in Shanghai. The store will be called the Juice Stand...

(I like how the logo went from orange juice to grape juice)

Juice Stand will be a pop-up shop for Juice, opening on September 4th and remaining through the middle of October. It will carry a good amount of the regular Juice products, and especially push the CLOT brand into the China market to test the waters.


JUICE Stand
351 Zizhong Road
Shanghai, China


-john-

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CLOT x Kazuki - kzKLOT Polka Wind Jacket

CLOT's last collaboration with Kazuki was a complete hit as they released the gold stitched Levis that had people in line for days. Well this next collaboration might not be quite as epic but I do like the results...






I think this wind breaker is absolutely crazy, in a very good way. Simple yet out there and with a really nice mix of colors. The chest emblem reads "The Color Of Emotions", I like it.

Grab this beauty straight from the CLOT online store now.

-john-

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Juice Kuala Lumpur Opening

Following tons of hype and excitement over the past month or so, the doors to the new Juice store in Kuala Lampur have finally opened. More of an event than an opening, all of the Juice/ CLOT family was on hand for the celebratory day.

Kevin Poon, rocking the new red and gold CLOT denim, along with Edison Chen and the rest of CLOT.





This store, their second location, seems to be clean and simple just like the Hong Kong store, which I love. Definitely wish this had opened last year when we were over in Malaysia.


JUICE Kuala Lumpur
No. 46 & 46-1 Jalan Telawi 5
Bangsar Baru, 59100



-john-


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Wardrobe Essentials: The Military Jacket

Every once and a while when I'm getting dressed and just can't decide what to wear, in the back of my mind I know that there is that staple item that I can always fall back on. While some people consider white tees and clean boxers to be the staple essentials, I'm talking more about fashion essentials than survival essentials. So for the sake of this blog I'm going to call these items the "Wardrobe Essentials". In this segment I'll try and highlight a piece that should be somewhere in everyone's closet, starting this week with the military jacket.

Over the past few years many brands have been taking vintage military jackets and reinventing them or adding their own flair. The most popular model seems to be the M65, which came out in 1965 fittingly, for the Vietnam War. However my model, shown in the pictures, is actually a M42 Jump Jacket which was used in World War II by paratroopers.
These jackets are all a single layer of heavy weight cotton that was able to keep the soldiers warm but also mobile. As you can see below, even though the jacket is made to fit well so as to not get caught on anything, there are vents and pleats on the shoulders and back that still allow for range of motion.



While some companies go OG and use straight vintage jackets, there are many more that choose to reproduce these jackets and add their own flairs (stars, patches, name tags, buttons), as you can see with the custom patches below on my BBC M42.



Finally, probably my favorite part about these military jackets, is the pockets! Since soldiers had so much to lug around everywhere, these jackets are almost all equipped with tons of pocket space. While mine are all on the front, there are many models that features pockets on the arms as well.
Great for days when you don't want to carry a bag but still need all of the essentials. Headphones, check. Charger, check. Sunglasses, check. DS, check.



And how you wear the jacket is all up to you, it can be dressed up or down depending on the style. And the real beauty is that it can really be worn basically year round. While it's perfect for the Fall and Spring months, it also works on cool Summer nights and with some insulation can be pulled off in the Winter as well. (Except in Syracuse, you need something far more fierce for the Winter there)




So that is my spiel on the trusty military jacket. If you are interested in grabbing one, 3sixteen has been doing wonders reinventing military jackets and is worth checking out. Also CLOT does a ton of military inspired work, as does Neighborhood and W)Taps


*Salute*


-john-

CLOT x Levis kzKLOT Gold Stitch Denim

Already having some of the most sought after denim out, CLOT and Levi are collaborating once again for a new pair of gold stitched kzKLOT denim.



The detail on the denim is amazing as the 505 cut jeans feature gold rivets, and gold stitched denim. What this means is that the inside of the denim is actually gold color so when the denim rips or wears the gold threads will come through. On the pre-made tears there is the signature CLOT silk in gold to make it pop even more.


Close up to the gold tears backed with silk.

Here is the inside of the back pocket where you can see how the gold stitched denim works on the inside.


From CLOT:
"I KNOW EVERYONE HAS BEEN ANTICIPATING THESE FOR A WHILE NOW, THE GOLD LEVI’S X CLOT JOINTS THAT WE HAVE BEEN REFINING AND WORKING ON FOR ALMOST A YEAR. FINALLY IS BEING RELEASED THIS UPCOMING WEEK MAY 15TH. I KNOW YOU GUYS COMPLAINED LAST TIME FOR NOT HAVING ENOUGH AT THE STORE, BUT THIS TIME WE SHOULD BE GETTING A BIT MORE OF AN ALLOCATION SO DON’T GIVE UP FOR THOSE WHO REALLY LIKE THIS DENIM."


These most likely will only be available at Juice HK, but make sure you check your favorite reseller soon. They release on May 15th, so people are most likely already in line in Causeway.


-john-

via Kevin Poon

CLOT Home Mats

Expanding into the realm of home goods, just as Bape and Original Fake before them, CLOT will soon be releasing a series of colorful home mats.



Keeping the colorways full of a range of colors in each mat, these should easily fit in any room, as one of them is bound to complement and be a popping piece.


Available at Juice HK shortly, there is no word as to if these will hit the CLOT web store.



-john-

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The Conference Board: Footwear

Yessir! It’s been a while but we’re back with this jump off! We decided to call this little cop or notty segment “The Conference Board”. Why? Well, because we form little conferences and get to love, hatin and opinionating on the latest stuff on the interweb.* This time we round tabled a few upcoming artists - you might have heard of 'em. It’s supposed to go down every Sunday but uhm…some of us were a little late with our correspondences. But enuff…Peep down for the showdown.

Visvim Mowat Moc Veggies

More Info: HSB

Me: Hmm…I am tryna step my “shoe” game up and I wouldn’t mind Visvims being my first victim. I’m also down for hi-tops, but this isn’t the colorway for me yet. I’mma say nah.
John: Actually not sure how I feel about Hi/ mid looking boat shoes but I'd try 'em out for fun since they're so simple, plus I know they're damn comfortable.
Yom: Cop. I Love Visvim shoes and these are no exception. Really like the sole on these and the stitching on the back
FAME: Nah B. These look like wallabies but not really. I’m not feeling these, they look generic and I don’t like the sole. They need to be more profile for my taste.
Daytona: These shits look like Wallaby/Nike Boots...They look like somethin' an OG Jamaican would wear with a matching mesh tanktop.
Mickey Factz: not really feeling them, not my style... sorry

Nike Year Of The Ox Blazers

More Info: SwaggerDap

John: Simple colorway that goes with everything. SO CLEAN, I’m there all day.
Yom: Pass. Not feeling these. The Big ox stamped on the back really puts me off
Me: I love Blazers but don’t have a pair that I’m in love with. These won’t be it for me either. And yeah…Ox’s suck. How much longer until the year of the Rabbit?
Daytona: These joints are hard... I would cop them right there! I mess with them because you can rock them in many different ways. I do the hood preppy thing, ill fabrics with ties n ill jeans, sweaters softer than your next door neighbor!! These would definitely fit into my rotation!
Mickey Factz: These are cool... I can do them on a boring day... possibly
FAME: My favorite Nike shoe right now, next to Air Stabs of course. These are fresh I like the colorway and a splash of red is always welcome. The white sole is money and the comfort of the shoe already makes it one of my top pics.

Clot x Nike Air Force Ones

More Info: SwaggerDap

Yom: DEFINITELY!! These are fire, but are going to be impossible to get hold of. Love the color way and the way the surface will rip, leaving u with a unique pair of shoes. Awesome
John: SO ILL! When I 1st saw the pics I was iffy but after seeing that you can custom rip n destroy them, I want. Great concept
Me: Nah. I appreciate the customization concept and all that, but I’m still not sold on ‘um. You won’t see me camp’n out for these - unless it’s pure SwaggerDap promo of course.
Mickey Factz: eh... they aight, not my particular style
FAME: I like plain white on white air force ones. Once u get into patterns or canvas like these, I get a little weirded out. These aren’t my speed. They look a little canal street. I always say it....less is more.
Daytona: These are garbage... I hate tacky prints like this! Really nothing more to say than...... TACKY

Nike Air Jordan Force VI

More Info: HSB

Daytona: I’m really a fan of the collab between Jordans and AF 1's... It’s real creative and they do it in a stylish way. They take all the dope qualities of both sneaker and make 1 very dope shoe. Would definitely rock these!
FAME: These are dope...the colorway is fresh for the summer or spring...whenever that comes back. I like the style and build of the shoe. It’s athletic but fashionable. Fly sneaker right here.
Yom: Fusions are an abomination of a sneaker! All they do is ruin the memory of when Jordan used to be a brand that was respected; now it’s just a joke. Pass
Me: I meeeean. I’m not really a fan of fusions at all - Minus the six rings maybe. But these, I can definitely do. Especially this colorway, it’s so clean, humble, yet eye catching to me.
Mickey Factz: I feel like I'm in the heights with these... they dope tho... slightly
John: Ughhhh, another J x AF1 fusion mess. I'm sorry but get back to the basics MJ n stop putting out 15 new models a year, these are just as bad as the rest. On a side note - the hood will eat 'me up.

Ubiq x Jun Watanabe Fatimas

More Info: HSB

John: "My mind is telling me NO, but my booooddddy". Yea I know I shouldn't like these but for some reason the colors n silhouette are really appealing, I'll cop.
Me: I’m not gonna lie. I think I can easily do these – and not on my “I love obnoxious kicks” shit. Cuz honestly, I don’t think these are that obnoxious. I think they want to be tho.
Mickey Factz: Nah, I feel like I’m watching Beetle Juice when I look at these...Can't do it.
Yom: I love the gear Ubiq and Jun Watanabe put out but this collab really doesn’t do it for me, it’s just all over the place.
Daytona: A “get for free” Smash. These are dope but I wouldn't cop them... I would rock them once or twice! Lol, I like the basic design of the shoe but it’s the colors that throw me off. It doesn’t really give you many options of clothes to wear with these kicks... But they would work if you just wanted to try something ill for a day, not my style though.
FAME: Ahh the wildcards...these surprisingly look cool to me. Now u can get weirdo status with these by wearing some skinny jeans to show them off and throwing on some Technicolor shirt to coincide...keep it basic. Not sure about the yellow upper...but this could work.

-END-

Feel free to drop your own opinions in the comments and check out the previous Conference Board

The Board
Me? I’m SwaggerDap’s Obama and all around “now I’m blogging, now I’m not” guy. I also interned for a company called the Conference Board.*

John is THAT blogger. He's not looking for a date tho.

Yom is our Big Man in Japan. He loves raw egg on his rice and is allegedly the biggest Totoro in the forest. Just don’t ask us what that means. Look for his posts on SwaggerDap, peep his photography on Yom's Eyes and follow how Big In Japan he is.

The Kid Daytona is a Bronx bred MC. He's self proclaimed everything that is Fly, an all around ill dude, and has an endless amount of cool. Check his music out.

Mickey Factz says he’s the ruler of the galaxy and loves high top sneakers. The Achievement is dropping next year. Peep the MySpace.

FAME is a lyricist, beat jacker and graphic artist from New Jersey. Peep his Official MySpace or download his album Hardwork.

-Via Meez

CLOT x Nike Air Force 1

Yea it's Christmas eve, I'm about to go to sleep but 1st gotta show these CLOT x Nike 1World Air Force 1 cause they're just too ill.

At 1st glance they look like some normal AF1s shrouded in the royal silk CLOT material, which is true to an extent.
However upon further examination you can see that the red silk can actually be peeled off at the owners discretion to reveal a dark brown leather underneath embossed with the same CLOT pattern.

The silk being completely customizable can be torn, burnt, ot destroyed any way you like until you get juuuuust the right effect.


To welcome the Chinese Lunar New Year, Nike has teamed up with Clot to launch the lucky-red inspired Nike Clot Air Force 1. As seen, the red upper-shoe top layer can actually be peeled, burned or torn off to reveal a bottom layer made from dark brown leather. Clot’s trademark Chinese-print graphics, as embroidered onto the silk upper layer, are lasered onto this durable leather layer.

The Nike Clot Air Force 1 comes in a special “Chinese Candy Box” packaging set. Traditionally, Lunar New Year celebrations include offering sweets and other edible treats from a red lacquer box to ensure a “sweet” year. Honoring this custom, the Nike Clot Air Force 1 packaging is a hexagonal red box with a partitioned tray layer, to hold shoe accessories, and matching lid. The box’s exterior is adorned with Clot graphics in black.


The Nike Clot Air Force 1 will be available on January 16, exclusively from JUICE HK(2/F A, 53 Paterson Street, Causeway Bay, Hong Kong; and ACU (Shop 15, 139 Changle Road, Shanghai, China)


sorry for the more or less copy and paste there. Oh, and more in the 1world project.

-john-

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CLOT C.S.A. Releases for December

The next wave of C.S.A. releases from CLOT just hit Juice Hong Kong yesterday with a hoody, military shirt, cargo pants, and beanies.





Going right along with their CLOT Army theme, everything is pretty simple and nice. The roll up pants aren't exactly my style but I do enjoy the detail on how it was designed, pretty creative.

Other colors of everything also available, which should all be up on the CLOT site store soon enough.


-john-

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Juice HK - Garage Sale

Stopped by Juice yesterday n picked up one of these little fliers....



So that's up to 90% on Head Porter, Original Fake, CLOT, and more, should be pretty crazy there.

Juice HK Garage Sale (not actually at Juice)
487-489 Lockhart Rd. 3FL
Causeway Bay
Hong Kong


-john-

CLOT - December 2008 Releases

Ready for winter (well a Hong Kong winter), CLOT will soon be releasing a Major General Pea Coat along with some battle shorts.






I actually saw Kevin Poon wearing the jacket yesterday, looks really nice in person; so do the new CLOT crush denim!

The Major General Pea Coat will drop on Nov 29th and the shorts on Dec 4th @ Juice HK.


-john-

On Line in Causeway - CLOT x Original Fake (part 3)

Ok, so now for the last installment of this series from the Clot x Original Fake drop.
On to the youngins...


Names: Tam, Chau, Shawn, Cliff
Ages: 16, 15, 16, 17
Favorite Brands: Vans, Supreme, Stussy, Original Fake, Moussy
Wearing: Subcrew, Base Control, Nike, Visvim, Supreme, Bape, G-Shock, Seiko
"Edison Chen is ... : cool & handsome!"


Names: Peter & Sammy
Age: 16
Favorite Brands: Peter: Clot, Silly Thing, Supreme, Stussy / Sammy: Vivianne Westwood
Wearing: Peter: Stussy shirt, Chocoolate shorts, Y-3 belt, Supreme Bag, Stan Smith Adidas (even tho Meezy wrote down "Steven Smith" ..smh) / Sammy: Local brand shirt n shorts, Porter Bag, Jack Purcell Converse
Edison Chen is... : ... Handsome & famous"


We're still tryin to get a name for this segment but we'll be back with more from the streets very soon.


Jah bless

-john-

On Line in Causeway - CLOT x Original Fake (part 2)

Back to the line for a few more people that we talked too, with some opposing views of Mr. Edison Chen.


Name: Stephanie Ling
Age: 17
Favorite Brand: Undercover
Wearing: Undercover Tee, D&G Belt, Silly Thing Trucker Hat, Visvim Christos, local Japanese brand jeans
Complete the sentence, "Edison Chen is ... : ... GOOD! Really Good.



Name: Christopher Fong
Age: 17
Favorite Brand: Louis Vuitton
Wearing: Quicksilver Shades, Seiko watch, CAT jeans, Timberland shoes, local Australian brand shirt
Edison Chen is.... : ... a motherfucker!!



Gotta love the candidness.
I'll be back soon with the last of the profiles from the Clot x Original Fake drop, so stay tuned.


-john-

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