Android Homme
Our feet are probably one of the most unappreciated and ignored body parts (mostly for guys) and should definitely be shown much better care. It needs more ankle support, padding for long treks, and most importantly it’s appeal. Not just any type of appeal, something that possess human features with an interstellar collision of street and luxe design. Android Homme definitely fits the bill for those features. Hailing all the way from Zeta Reticuli via Javier Laval and his team of geniuses, Android Homme is coming in 2009 with no mercy on the footwear industry with futuristic designs that will definitely draw your attention.
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FALSE
We here at Limite only care for the independents, and we mean INDEPENDENT dependents, not the half hearted designers that get their products blasted all over just because they happen to get lucky with a shout-out from a loud voice. We’re talking about the true do’ers and shakers that have actually shed tears dealing with the tedious grinding that goes into making their dreams and visions come into existence and not giving a rats ass if the masses don’t like it, they cater to the influential minds that will recognize their worth and give them a standing ovation.
One of those brands happens to be the creation of Le Messie and Amanda Scully called FALSE, hand-screening and hand-finishing their garments since 2005, they’ve built their brainchild up through good old fashion roll-up-your-sleeves passion, blood, sweat and tears. Taking their brand from a small project to what is is today with the hands-on artistic qualities continuing to make EACH and EVERY design by hand using no hand-silkscreen machines but just simple wooden silk-screen placed free-hand, a high quality cotton combed tree, squeegee and paint. As you can see, FALSE is not your average street wear brand, we can testify that a majority of brands don’t get their “hands dirty” as this couple does. FALSE brings a sophisticated artistic movement on a ground level with each participants being a walking canvas.
FALSE is also a parent company to a number of sub-labels/brands headed by the creative couple:
Better Off Dead, The Black Watch Co., Fallacy Of Rome, FALSE Sounds, FALSE Art, FALSE Maps & FALSE Magazine.
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House of Cassette
During our very first Q&A with Rickey Kim, we got put on to House of Cassette by Peter James Lee and kept one eye of this label and as the months went by and NYC Fashion Week rolled around, we began to place both eyes on Cassette. What made us keep both eyes on Cassette is their presentation of fusion of high style, from hand-made double breast cardigans, boiled wool hoodies, crop pea coats. 2009 is sure to be a year that Cassette continues to moves and designs with the new breed of burgeoning members of the creative community.
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Past.Tell.Museum
The latest venture for music superstar Kanye West comes to us in the form of fabric. If you’ve been paying attention to Kanye’s career, you’re sure to have recognized that he has a lust for fashion and what better move to make for him than to launch his very own line, Past.Tell.Museum, originally known as Pastelle. There’s hasn’t been photos of the brand besides performance shots of West. But it might be safe to say that the color tone from the soft pastel colors previously used on the original site will no longer carry over into Pass.Tell.Musuem… but will we ever know? Kanye manages to do a good job with surprise the masses with his next moves. The first Past.Tell.Musuem Clothing store will open up early 2009 in Chicago – followed by the New York, Los Angeles and San Francisco launch. It is unknown whether the line will be syndicated in larger retail stores such as Bloomingdales, Macy’s, and Nordstrom’s. International Stores are also currently being negotiated.
Play Cloths
A few years ago when rappers all wanted to jump in head first into the “fashion pool”, we’ve seen some drastic and pathetic designs come out of showrooms. Unfortunately for V.A.’s own The Clipse, they took a pen and pad, watched the mistakes that others have fallen knee deep into and present to us Play Cloths. Taking a trip back to childhood when we all had clothing for school and for play, the brand expands on the idea by producing a range of apparel acceptable for the playground in the streets of Virginia or the beaches of St. Tropez. Utilizing bold graphics and a variation of influences to embrace individuality without sacrificing quality, let’s hope that Play Cloths doesn’t fall into the bucket of brand “I-would-if-I could-afford-it”, for now the collection consist of tees, varsity jackets and fitted caps.
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Staple Design
Staple Design continues to take menswear into the future. As one of the daring brands in streetwear always finding ways to reinvent their brand and having a sort of occult following amongst the urbanites. Sticking to their roots, we continue to see their classic mature look from military jackets, denim and button-down shirts for their Spring/Summer 2009 Collection. What we’re waiting to hear about is the possibility of seeing more exclusive sneaker designs coming from Jeff Staple.
