Daily Grind Clothing Interviews Kris "Dozign" Balerite

Team Manila’s Daily Grind Clothing recently had a great interview with DXB-based Filipino illustrator and clothing label owner Kris Balerite aka Dozign. From the conversation, DG has opened up great topic that have led Dozign talk about his penchant for music as an artistic preference, dream collaborations, upcoming label – Wolf & Sparrow, and Dubai as his playground for artistry. Click here to check out the full interview.

Hero Magazine: Raf Simons Transmission 1 Feature

Raf Simons is curating an event in collaboration with Mecedes-Benz titled “Transmission 1” and Hero Magazine recently had a good quick chat with the Belgian designer himself. This event is a 3 day multi-disciplinary festival which takes place in Berlin from 15th of July till 17th. Invited guests are people coming in from various different creative fields which include artists Peter Saville and Peter De Potter; writer, editor and creative director Jo-Ann Furniss, Industrial designer Konstantin Grcic, and choreographer Michael Clark, just to name a few.

"For me, Transmission 1 is a very exciting project as it's unexpected and not so logical," Raf pinpoints. "Maybe it's not what people would want me to do and it's what they can criticise – and that's why I find it interesting. It's almost more interesting at this stage [of my career] to do something like this than to curate some major art show for a respected museum. This is more challenging. And it's supposed to entertain people.

Click here to read the full interview of Raf Simons by Hero Magazine.

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[Vimeo Corner] Stone Island: Firmanent, An Interview with the Founders

Berlin’s Firmanent, one of the most well respected stores in the city, have hosted the launch of Stone Island’s Reflective Jacket last January 20. From it, the team from Stone Island has seized the opportunity to have a chat with the two founders and co-owners of Firmanent, Andrè Storvoll and Joerg Haas. The discussion have lead to the story of Firmanent, their relationship wth Berlin, and how the collaboratie tie-up with Stone Island begun. Catch the interview after the click.

Lacoste Legends x D-Mop Video

Lacoste Legends have impressively tapped a few guys from the fashion retail industry and featured on this video is Keith Cheng of Hong-Kong’s D-Mop. From the video, he gives a description to his pink sneaker creation for Lacoste Legends. Catch the video after the click.

Lacoste Legends x Bodega Video

Cult Boston sneaker store founder Jay Gordon talks about his design for Lacoste Legends collaboration project. His design features the new version of Lacoste’s court-inspired tennis cup shoe that is named after his sneaker store, Bodega. Catch the full interview after the click.

Lacoste Legends x Shoes Master Video

Next one’s the Shoes Master for Lacoste Legends. This time, Enemoto San of legendary Japanese sneaker magazine discusses his design for the French sneaker and sportswear brand. Catch the interview after the click.

Lacoste Legends x Sneaker Freaker Video

Even though the global release has passed by, the collaborative collection of Lacoste Legends will still have a spot here. For the next, I have here the Sneaker Freaker and Lacoste Legends video. Sneaker Freaker founder Woody talks about his memory of Lacoste from a kid along with the influence behind his design for this really beautiful collaborative boot.

Watch the interview after the click.

Individualism: GANT by Michael Bastian Video Feature

The great guys from Coolography and Individualism have headed down and spoke to Michael Bastian to get a few words from the great designer himself. Talking about interesting stuff, the interview had discussions about perfection, lacrosse, personal inspiration, and his collaboration with GANT.

Watch the interview after the click.

[Vimeo Corner] Umit Benan Interview at The Corner

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Hint: Dries Van Noten "One Sentence or Less" Interview

My favorite Belgian designer Dries Van Noten was the main man for Hint's "One Sentence or Less" interview. A direct to the point interview where there's no room for second thoughts or so, Dries Van Noten simply answered questions that are mostly not related to fashion. Check it out here.

Oki-Ni: Beth Vincent Interviews Margo Selby

Oki-Ni's very own Beth Vincent and photographer Ben Benoliel went up to visit award winning craftswoman Margo Selby in her Bloomsbury studio. With topics leading them to wonderful conversation, this interview got them talking about her renowned textile designs, weaving discipline, and her collaboration with London label The Old Curiosity Shop which you can actually avail here.

I guess what translates into your fashion and interiors collaborations is a real respect for the craftsmanship involved in the processes of your work. Is there someone you have in mind when you design?
I think there are lots of different people who appreciate what I do, but yes there’s definitely a connection between people who appreciate craft and also people who have a love of colour and who want to stand out and the people who are drawn to what I do.

Read the full interview here.

Oki-Ni: John Skelton Interviews Omar Kashoura

Oki-Ni's John Skelton talks to London based designer Omar Kashoura as part of their 'New Faces of Menswear' feature. The interview went well as John Skelton opened up some topics regarding his inspirations, and aspirations plus his opinions regarding the importance of supporting the new talented menswear designers. More about his personal views, I love this part of the interview:

John Skelton | As a designer do you set out with the intention of creating a brand?

Omar Kashoura | I think at the beginning you set out to become a brand, to create a brand but after 2 seasons you're like 'forget the brand, I want to make money!'. As a designer, to see that your line is going to turn into a big brand is quite a distant thing and a bit of a dream really. But for me personally, quality is the most important thing. You can tell when the product has been made in an Italian mill, and that's when it becomes a brand. That's more what I want to happen- to be supported by one of these mills and have them produce everything from sample to production. I am very involved in the sample process, I do a lot of sewing myself and I enjoy it but it does get really frustrating trying to maintain quality and still keep up with demands of being a young designer.

Read the full interview here.

Check out his collection here.

Photo Credit: Style Salvage

Style Salvage: Ian Paley Interview

Our fashionable friends over Style Salvage caught up a great interview with Garbstore main man Ian Paley. Bringing in topics surrounding Garbstore, Ian Paley shares some worthy infos regarding developments and more. 

SS: How do you see the brand developing over the next couple of years?
Ian Paley: I like the idea of splintering ideas, collaborations these days are two a penny, but working with new companies and like minded folks is a real joy and we are constantly looking at new projects that are different to what people would expect us to do. We try and collaborate with people. I'm really excited about some new stuff in the pipeline and over the next few years there are a few big changes planned..

Read the full interview here.

Debonair Magazine: Blake Mycoskie

The guys over Debonair Magazine talks to TOMS Shoes founder Blake Mycoskie. Mycoskie's endeavor with the shoe brand started after noticing some children in Argentina had no shoes to protect their feet. Gearing up with passion for helping and creating fashionable slip-ons, TOMS success is still raging up and this feature will give us more insight about brand name, future and even Blake's opinion about random stuffs. 

When I first started TOMS, I called it the “Shoes for Tomorrow” Project. “Tomorrow” wouldn’t fit on the tag, so I shortened it to TOMS.

Read the full interview here.

Ray Mate Interviewed

Ray Mate, co-founder of the insanely cool street wear brand Mighty Healthy, throws up some worthy infos about his brand's profile, history, collaborations, etc. in an interview conducted by Matt Cohen of itsbongoboy.com.

Everybody is inspired by everybody else. Everybody is a photographer, everybody is a blogger, everybody is a designer, so on and so forth.

Watch the full interview here.

Street Etiquette Video Interview

Our good friends from Street Etiquette tells about their website on this video interview by Tone on Vimeo. Gotta say I am a big fan of their site!

My Wardrobe: Grenson Q&A

My-Wardrobe had the time on chatting with Grenson's Creative Director, Time Little, talking about his inspiration and the story behind the brand.

Catch the full interview here.

Oki-Ni: New Faces Of Menswear

The premiere online store for men's fashion and lifestyle, Oki-Ni, have chosen 8 New Faces of Menswear having some exclusive interviews with the new and outstanding designers that will surely take men's fashion by storm. Interviewed by Oki-Ni's creative director John Skelton and photographed by their in house photographer Ben Benoliel, "it" designers Martine Rose, Christopher Shannon, Satyenkumar, Odeur, Lou Dalton, Kling by Kling, Mr.Hare and Hederus are featured with their collections being offered over the online store. "We've bought these brands because we believe in what they're offering. Their collections stand up to those produced by more established designers but at the present time we feel no one in the industry is giving them the platform they deserve to showcase their talent. We are hoping that this feature and the issues continuously raised in the series of interviews will create more awareness (and ultimately support) towards the challenges that all new menswear designers are facing."

Click here for the New Faces of Menswear feature at Oki-Ni.

NYLON TV + Joseph Gordon-Levitt

"No more f***ing commercials in front of the movies! If i pay 10 dollars to see a movie i do not want to see a commercial..."

Featured Music:
Anna Ternheim - Let it rain
Chris Garneau - Fireflies
Rifle Men - Lake is alive

Nigo & Jun Takashi Interview

Dazed Digital interviews Jun Takahashi and Nigo talk about their retail venture NOWHERE. Being the only UK stockist for A Bathing Ape, the pop up store was a serious hit around London bringing their brand's enthusiasts flock in to Dover Street Market's basement. The store also boasts LAST ORGY 2, the re-edition of first collection that the two Japanese fashion icons designed together. With some serious talks and chitchats, the two were also asked about how the success of their brands affected their position and some future works.

Dazed Digital: It’s been almost 15 years since you set up NOWHERE in Tokyo’s Harajuku area. What was the initial idea behind it?
Jun Takahashi: The idea was that by separating the small space of the store into two with wire netting, we wanted to express two totally different worlds of interests and of the way of thinking.
Nigo: I don’t think there was an idea. We were just doing what we felt like doing. I don’t think we needed to think about it that much.

Click here for more of the interview.