The return of adidas’s limited edition Consortium range continues with another strong showing for the second drop of the “Your Story” collection. Eschewing the usual array of globally known entities, the range continues with several new collaborators in a release of a further five sneakers. Several creatives enter the fold including photographer and Junior Olympian swimming hopeful Shaniqwa Jarvis and her ZX 500, Happy Socks’ Viktor Tell and his air pistol-inspired Matchplay, Amsterdam native and illustrator Stefan Glerum and his Decade Hi, streetwear-centric Kara Messina of Y’OH’s Pro Shell Model and finally, a special 20th anniversary of the lesser seen BC silhouette – celebrating 20 years of Olympic sporting history. A release is set for June 8 through select Consortium dealers on a global scale.

French contemporary label A.P.C has commissioned Italian sunglass brand L.G.R to re-create this piece of ’60s-inspired optical styles for their Spring/Summer 2012 collection. Constructed from a rich, 8mm cellulose acetate, the chestnut brown frame is hand-polished and finished with stainless steel hinges and accenting gold logo hits. L.G.R also fitted the frame with Barberini anti-reflective photochromic lenses that lighten and darken based on the level of exposure to UV rays. You can pick up a pair of these elegant and limited edition sunnies from oki-ni here, for £285 GBP (approximately $445 USD).

Recently, Odd Future’s alternative R&B duo The Internet (comprised of Syd Tha Kid and Matt Martians) announced their plans to make a full-length film about the music industry, asking fans to help by donating to the cause. On May 26, the group simply asked their followers to support by coming out to The Echo in Los Angeles for their first live show as a group. The lively and energetic show was lead by a confident performance from Syd and Martians, as well as cameos from Kilo Kish, Mike G and Left Brain. Other Odd Future members such as Tyler, the Creator and Earl Sweatshirt also came out in support, and the group plans to continue touring throughout the summer to Europe and other American cities. Above you can see photos of the concert and below check out the footage from the Internet’s performance of their hit single “Cocaine” here.

Fresh off its debut on Wall Street, it looks as though Facebook is having another go at developing its own smartphone. It would be Facebook’s third attempt at such a mobile device, as the software and social networking giant already has in their employment a number of key software and hardware engineers from Apple who worked on the iPhone and iPad. What makes this attempt different than the previous two, is that Facebook has a better grasp on the task at hand, and now has a much larger, and carefully groomed team of knowledgeable engineers working on the project — all of whom have had prior success developing mobile platforms. As a publicly traded company, Mark Zuckerberg is perhaps feeling the need to find new avenues for growth and penetration. Could the third time be the charm for a Facebook phone?

Source: The New York Times

Pulling upon inspirations from New York City and old newspapers from the metropolis, Evan Hecox has just completed a series of drawings for his “Dark Island” exhibition at Joshua Liner Gallery. Following a stroll through the city with Polaroid camera in hand, Hecox depicts various fragments of the city landscape, architecture and surroundings through the exhibition of mixed media work. “Dark Island” is now showing and will be open until June 23.

Joshua Liner Gallery
548 West 28th Street
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New York, NY 10001
United States

With an assist by director Chris Robinson, Nas has released the accompanying visuals for his track, “Daughters.” An ode to fatherhood, the video is captured from the point of view of his daughter, Destiny. The footage shows various stages of her life and how Nasir’s lifestyle and notoriety as an artist affected her growing up. The tenth studio album from Nas, Life is Good is expected to arrive July 17.

After taking a look at the Fall/Winter 2012 collection from Coca-Cola Clothing from Rio Fashion Week, the contemporary label returns to Rio De Janeiro, Brazil for Fashion Rio to showcase the Spring/Summer 2013 collection. The collection seems to take on a 1980s overtone making use of denim fits and vibrant color hues. While certain colors give a subtle nod to elements from the Coca-Cola company, overt branding is left to a minimum with the exception of slightly cropped script that is seen emblazoned across the front panels of the headwear segment that is included in the seasonal collection. The assortment continues in the same vein as the previous season by venturing into a slightly futuristic and forward-thinking aesthetic with experimental fits, textiles and layering techniques.

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After showing face with none other than Kim Kardashian at his recent Cannes Film Festival debut, Kanye West further adds to the reoccurring trysts via his Twitter account today. Updating it with three photos shot by Nick Knight, West posted two angles of him and Kim and one angle of Kim solo on his Twitter account. The duo has become decidedly less shy since the “Theraflu” track that started the talk.

Labeled the SP12 EC, Ferrari has officially announced this latest creation for British musician Eric Clapton. Bearing a similar silhouette to the 458 Italia, additional body panels inspired by the 512 BB model punctuate the profile while there lies a rumored 4.5-liter engine under the hood. Special Projects and private automobile designer Pininfarina contributed to the re-worked style of the vehicle, and represents an exemplary rival to any supercar. Clapton is known to have owned several Ferraris in the past while estimates suggest a price tag of around £3,000,000 GBP (approximately $4,700,000 USD) for the one-of-a-kind model.

Source: Autoblog

Continuing a steady stream of recent tracks in anticipation of his upcoming mixtape, Childish Gambino releases his latest track alongside Nipsey Hussle titled, “Black Faces.” Produced by Boi-1da, the cut is the second installment following on the heels of Gambino’s “Unnecessary” with ScHoolboy Q.

Source: HYPETRAK