Wow. It’s love at first sight. Beg Bicycles are b-e-a-utiful! Pure in form, minimal in decor, retro in styling and with a delightfully dignified demeanour, BEG bicycles owe their aesthetic to traditional Sit Up and BEG style vintage bicycles. Beg Bicycles are hand-built exclusively in Belgium by a bicycle-building family who have been making high quality frames and bicycles by hand since 1946. Combining gorgeous vintage detailing with highest quality components, and elegant Sit Up and Beg style traditionally brazed and lugged upright frame with a leather saddle, and a whole host of sophisticated features, the only bump in your ride will be choosing whether to go for delicious Persephone Pink, Flirty 30s Green or Toad. Heads will turn, hearts will flutter and you’ll be Queen of the road.
Now I know what you’re thinking what are The Cool Kids doing launching a store when they should be releasing When Fish Ride Bicycles, well I was thinking the same thing when I first saw the name but The Cool Kids Club has nothing to do with hip-hop group. The Cool Kids Club is a brand new venture from the same people who brought some slick visuals recently. And this new venture helps you join The Cool Kids Club by offering the chance to get your hands on some exclusive vintage clothing. Check out some of the launch products after the jump.
As promised last week, I’ve managed to complete editing my first interview video. It’s taken a good few days to complete the edit, 3 hours to export the file and a further 3 hours to upload to YouTube. Long! but hopefully the first of many interviews we have here at Y&Y. As you all already know, we spoke to Jesse Boykins III on his personal style, influences, new single cover, Street Etiquette’s BlackIvy series and more. Sorry about the shaky cam, I kept forgetting I was filming an interview, as it was so last minute I didn’t bring along my tripod and sorry about the blurryness too! will work on it for next time. Peep the photographs from the shoot on the flipside.
Hopefully one of you took part in the Wrangler ‘Stop Thinking’ campaign this weekend, if so I would love to know how it went! Last Thursday, Surgery PR hosted a press evening for the edgy denim brand over at their show room just off Carnaby Street. Here they showcased their spring/summer collection for next year. Read on..
Maiden Noir have launched their latest collection called “Wasted Youth” a vintage inspired shoot leaning toward a more refined and clean classic look. Fabrics used are a mix of heavy cotton twill, herringbone Frog Skin reversible camouflage, Army cloth twill and moleskin. The focus is on the detailing, tailoring and materials. All of the pieces are made from Japanese fabrics and the selvage denim. More photos after the cut.
See I’m not that much into vintage, I’ve always been a bit snobby when it comes to wearing 2nd hand clothing unless they were family hand downs from in my childhood. In recent years, the vintage hype has boomed and everyone has been purchasing vintage pieces from the 50s-90s because you know fashion tends to recycle itself. I think it’s mainly due to the recession! Shop Dutty founders have decided to launch The Gold Mine – a new vintage pop-up store for the folks of Bristol. More details after the cut.
Vans have gone all Native on us this spring as they showcase what’s coming up this season. They’ve continued to collaborate with Taka Hayashi for their ‘Vault’ campaign. The new collection features 1960s vintage style designs, Premium leather, high quality suede and earthy colours like coffee, brown, tan and grey perfect for the spring.. although you can’t really call this spring! Here we have merely a preview of whats to come, details of where you can find these will be added in due course.
