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People are going nuts over Black Friday. I bet you are too. Here’s a bunch of black friday sales fliers I got. My inbox was filled with them. Read more…

What it do party people! We have the freshest of the fresh tee’s this week. And were starting off with a selection from my homie Gabe. He chose the Original Fake “Halloween Monster Tee.”($?) The Original Fake character opposite a Werewolf reflection is dope. Gabe Said:

Classic Kaws character, dope classic horror movie font and image of the wolf man – graphic has fresh ghostly glow. Drawbacks: not for sale anywhere in the U.S. – gonna run you about $100. Still a dope tee though; I almost bought it myself but then I was like $100 for a tee? Nahhhh

I feel you. The tee went on sale on the 10th of october, so finding one might be hard. But you might want to try the sales department of the Invicible East store in Taiwan(sales@invincible.com.tw). They still might have a couple of them “Thang Thangs” in the stash.

My favorite tease this week is our “Money Isn’t Real” tee($TBA) that dropped in association with our compilation, “Money Isn’t Real”. We’ll be giving a couple of them away, so keep your eyes open for that. I really dig it for the message and how the money is off center in the lower left corner. The cats at Dabottom clothing(What up T and Six!) did a great job with this tee. And we did a great job with our compilation. So make sure to download it and enjoy some music made to get you through this recession.

Now this shirt is dope(Pun intended). Khal’s pick this week is the “Dopey” Tee. The shirt by Dope Couture features Dopey of the seven dwarves with a scarf over his face($29). Just putting the scarf on buddy gives him a slight sinister look. It’s limited to 75 pieces in two colorwars – One in black and one in white. Cop it from the Dope Couture web store.

If you don’t know who the internet celebrities are, Google them. Their probably the funniest duo doing it right now. Sheer brilliance on film. shout out to Khal for bringing this to my attention. I’d love to go on and on about the “Bodega Food Pyramid” tee($13), But I think it would better to watch the video that inspired the shirt. You’re welcome.

And last but not least, is Hav’s pick which is the “Good Greens” tee($34). T.I.T.S is probably one of my favorite brands doing it right now. They go for the graphics that will get a knee jerk reaction everytime. And when you put hot chicks into the mix, you already know its a done deal. Heres what Hav had to say about the tee:

Tits never fails to drop some really dope shirts. I get a lot of weird looks from women when I rock these shirts in public.

Women only give weird stares when theyre not used to seeing greatness. Stay flawless my friend. Scoop this piece of heat up over at the T.I.T.S online shop.

I’ve been following Maiden Noir for a couple years, but it wasn’t until this collection that I was moved enough to splurge on one of their pieces. They’ve always had outstanding quality and craftsmanship, but this season they’ve outdone themselves by crafting the entire collection out of wax coated cotton canvas from the British Millerain Company. I don’t know exactly what that feels like, but I’ll let you know when my jacket comes in the mail. This particular collection is also all muted darker colors, which is right up my alley.

Maiden Noir had always been one of those brands where I peeped their collections each season on the fashion blogs, and I liked them, but they were pricey and I was already doggedly loyal to a few other brands. I would describe their aesthetic as classic Americana meets crazy Pacific Northwest hermit woodsman with Military silhouettes. Sound confusing? Peep some of the pieces in the Maiden Noir Autumn/Winter 2009 “Darken Days” collection.

Select pieces from the Darken Days collection are available now at the Maiden Noir Online Store. The entire collection will be available within the coming weeks at Haven in Canada, DRGN in Mexico City, and Union LA. It’s really a shame that Union NYC shut its doors because they probably would have carried it too.

After the jump check out some more of the eclectic pieces on sale now at the Maiden Noir Online Store.
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Mark Ong aka SBTG is one the most famous sneaker customizers in the world, and Owner and Chief Designer of the Royalefam clothing line. Although based in Singapore, his name is known the world over in the underground fashion, and sneaker enthusiast world.

FH: In your own words, briefly tell the readers who you are and what you do.

SBTG: I am Mark Ong aka SBTG. I run a brand called Royalefam and i am a punk rocker , freedom fighter , a husband, a leader, a voice for Asia and a contributor to the world’s fashion / street subculture.

FH: I know you got your start in the fashion game customizing sneakers; tell us a little about that.

SBTG: I started out patching up my ollie holes throughout the late 80s throughout the 90s. The SBTG name gained worldwide recognition in 2003 when I killed it in a custom sneaker competition. Since the popularity was growing and all the branding elements were ready, Royalefam apparel was born.

FH: Tell me a little bit more about your start as a sneaker customizer, since that is probably what you are most well known for.

SBTG: Its been a crazy ride and a great life experience to be able to have this as a career. I have gone from being on the top, with all the opportunities in front of me to being down and just cashing in. There has been a lot of self realizations and shifts in way of being throughout the past 2 years and now I am back with a strong team and I am recommitting to my craft to contribute to peoples lifestyle. It ain’t just about me anymore u know?

FH: Tell me how you got in to customizing sneakers, and did you have a long term plan to have your own apparel brand, or did you start out just wanting to be a sneaker customizer?

SBTG: Well back in the 80′s when i started skateboarding at about age 8 or 9, i didn’t have a big rotation of sneakers. as a matter of fact i only had one pair. Being heavily influenced by my dads artistic talents, most things around me were aesthetically driven. Patching the holes up wasn’t enough, I cherished what i had so i made sure they were patched up in a way that looked like it was designed that way. It had to look dope! I always wanted to be known for something, and I was very into sneakers all my life. I wanted so much to have my own sneaker / colorway so nothing could stop me. I actually wanted to have a clothing brand but it worked the other way. But the whole point is I basically threw away the key the minute i walked in that door. I told myself that this is gonna be it, I’m gonna be here for a while now.

FH: So your customizing basically started out as a basic desire to design your own sneakers?

SBTG: Yup, very accurate.

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Porn stars are the epitome of counter culture. So it makes sense that now that its once taboo status is starting to dwindle with it being so accessible, “Counter culture” brands would tap these porn stars for their ad campaigns to signify how edgy they are. American Apparel has always being really racy with their ads, but when they feature Sasha Grey the internet went nuts. T.I.T.S got together with one of my favorite porn stars, Gianna Micheals, to release al imited addition tee. But before all of them, Supreme was calling in favors from Tera Patrick for their Ads.

I cant front, the pics are hot even though short looks like a vampire. The wet tee shirt joint is on point. Kenneth Cappello took the pictures with Polaroid film which sort of gives them an 80′s surrealism kind of feel.

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