THE EMERGING MARKETS: 2009.01

1/31/2009

CRUELTY

Lise who´s a friend of Menno and me had a cameo appearance with her haute couture footwear during one of the Amsterdam Fashion Week shows. We scammed our way in.

Menno arranged a last minute ticket and I walked in with a camera in my hand claiming I was press... So easy.

The Paparazzi competition.

Hella fashion with some new AVE Vans.

The winner of the Sacha/FIA shoe award. Now her shoes go into all the Sacha stores. Whhoooptieeddoo .

Serious fashion.

There were a lot of nipplegates at this show. To a point where it wasn´t even sexy anymore kinda like Vice makes girls look like crackwhores.

1/29/2009

I don't have anything against gay people,but come on this is just to harsh. This car was in the middle of the center and it's like a riding billboard for some gay club. On the side it even said guys under 20 for free, guys 20-25 half price. It's just gross and even illegal to post that shit man, but on the bright side Limps you can get in for half price...

ONTOUR

Ontour is doing well, believe me they are on the right track. I am lazy today so check out their Barcelona report on Highsnob.

1/27/2009

FC

The new Freshcotton shirt line is in at the warehouse. I really like this piece. It´s done by a Polish artist that is into christmas and metal. It´s hard or diesel or Guantanamo or whatever terms you can use for a good shirt.

100

Because of all the tradeshows throughout Europe we had Ben and Brien over. They run The Hundreds saleswise. Bobby was in Hong Kong so it was them and us and the usual tourist route.

A smoked out Ben looking like WiWa.

TH Footwear is gonna be big if you ask me. This is the Valenzuela in all white.

BECHT

All around nice guy and newly veggie dude Menno Becht has moved to Amsterdam. It´s good to have you around me, good vibes.

POETS

Gino Iannucci runs his own shop in Long Island together with Matt Bell called Poets. I myself have some tough times since we had the tradeshows and some people are over in Amsterdam so I can´t really find the time to blog. Maybe tomorrow. Goodnight for now.

1/26/2009

RAW

Huub from Hardcore Distribution asked me about this before and I thought he was just out of boards but this has been the second time I´ve seen PJ Ladd on a RAW board. The Bostonians are backing their hometown hero now ? Waddup Plan B ?

1/24/2009

ESPANA

Across the street from our appartment.

The Berrics in Spain.

This fine piece of work was in the Denim department. Too bad.

Still hanging in there.

Tonal Suede.

To Hotel Claris for a Ransom meeting.

Inside.

Fraser from Ransom with a blurry sneak peak from the fall 09 line. Still going strong.

View from above.

Toby from Suburban Bliss and Mikkel from Norse at the Frank 151 party.

Paki street beer for a euro was smuggled into the club cause 5 euros for a Budweiser is just not right.

1/22/2009

BUSCEMI

Gourmet shoes had a cease on the Santo since it looks a lot like the jumpmen´s shoes. Nike shut these down and they had to pull them out of the line. On the BBB Fleamarket I picked them up for a lousy 75 euros. Gourmet is doing some good stuff, new stuff you know.

Out of the box.

BELATED

Barcelona is killing me, good times though. Check back tomorrow probably...

1/21/2009

JOB

Job Willemsen switch 360 flip. Supersteezy. Greetings from Barcelona.

1/19/2009

PACK

I packed my bag for a mandatory trip to the Barcelona Bread&Butter tradeshow. I will fly tomorrow in the evening. I´ll try and keep you posted.

FIXED

Fixed me a bike. I bought it from a crackhead for 9,20 euro. Gotta support that market as well.

DOWN

My roommate Billy claims he has had the most depressing day this year. Now there are people who find out what day of the year is most depressing and guess what, it was today. Good job at being mediocre Smillz.

BATTLE

A special report for you because of all the lacking updates I did the last weeks. Battlejuice Festival in Nijmegen with the boys from Arra. Here: Fungus at Arnhem Central.

Tomas who really knows all the lyrics to all the Dutch hiphop songs ever made. Every cd, mixtape, youtube clip. All on his moist harddrive.

The Limps and Harry at the regular dining spot in Nijmegen.

Done.

Walk.

No masters, no gods.

Doornroosje, Nijmegen looking like a gang took over the place.

Waterpipage.

Urban Vibez. What´s up with people uzing a Z where an S zhould be zufficient ?

This dancing workshop took about 45 minutes I really didn´t mind cause nr. 3 on the right, nr. 1 on the last line and the girl in the middle where hot as lava and bouncing.

Zo Moeilijk killing it.