2023’s “IT” Hat is Savant Studios

When I was able to visit NYC every December, I could spot the trends by surveying the streets of Manhattan. One Year, it was the first Off White Long Sleeve shirts with the word White on the back with the giant X. Another year it was the Von Dutch Trucker Hat. I still have my Orange and green version awaiting the comeback of the one of the fastest selling trucker hats of all time.

This “IT” trend doesn’t come from being on the streetz myself, but from watching from afar. The Savant Studios Trucker hat seems to be on trend to become quite massive. For this trend I didn’t see the celebs wearing it first, it was the Hipster/Cool kid/Artsy types that have been rocking it since the 30 degree weather and the trend has continued thru Summer 2023

Below are some pix of the hat. I prefer the Pink/Yellow, the Orange/White and the Black/White versions. Some are straight foward and others have added bling. Pricing is $50-$100 per Trucker hat. And yes, you can purchase them on line here

Or if you’re in Brooklyn, check them out at 1463 Fulton Street. I really like the hours, these hours would be perfect for my sleep pattern. Tuesday – Friday: 2pm-9pm Saturday & Sunday: Noon-9pm

Here are some of my favorites Truckers:

They also have some fits that slay, some that could match your hat and others that give a nice artsy touch to your gear for the day. Be careful, don’t get too hooked on a couple hats and many pieces of clothing, because there are a lot of sold out items on their site.

If you want to feel like you’re with “IT” and looking good in 2023. Pick up some of their hats before they all sell out. Or snag some shirts, jackets, sweats, hoodies, handbags and more at Savant Studios on-line or at their store in Brooklyn.

Get your “IT” fit now before the trend passes. Or could be like Telfar & Off White and you’ll be good to go for many years.

What do you think of the brand? Let us know in the comments or simply vote yah or nay below:

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Pharrell’s LV Show is Extraordinary Joy!

Louis Vuitton Men’s Spring/Summer 2024 Fashion Show. Pharrell Williams. Pont Neuf. Paris, France. June 20, 2023.

Love, Peace, Power and Joy filled the golden Paris pavement for Pharrell William’s Louis Vuitton Men’s S/S 2024 fashion show. This was much more than a runway show, it was a spectacular spectacle like no other. Even the Paris sky cooperated to a tee like it was painted and not just a illimitable gift from mother nature. Watch how the sky goes from a purple hue to a nice dark blue to picturesque night time bluish-black.

I’m a big fan of the billowy baggy luxe shorts we’ve been seeing for Summer 2024. The luxurious fluid fabric and drape glows and flows oh so sweetly as they walk along the golden runway framed by the famed River Seine. I would even change out of black and wear the dessert colored shorts, they just look so cool and comfy.

Pharrell brought along a few of his streetwear staples like the computerized camo and the circular sunnys. Yet, they were both elevated to the Louis Vuitton opulent level of luxuriousness. I also enjoyed the chrome sunglasses. Oozing wealth and rock star flavor.

The bags and especially the branded boxes were perfectly on point pops of blues and reds. I would lock my box and would also add a hand-cuff to lock it to my wrist. I wouldn’t want it to leave my person by any means.

Orchestral music, pianist, a bit of street hip-hop then the Gospel choir. OMG! Such a fantastic show. Not just a runway event, this was like a Broadway show. And having plenty of seats for people is something I give many, many Thank You’s to Louis Vuitton for providing. I really enjoy the fact that more were allowed to watch in person than a typical show. And very commendable of Pharrell to be so grateful to thank his team and then to bring them out on the golden platform. Very classy indeed.

There have been shows, that have the clothes, perfect settings, iconic music or the…I could go on, alas you get it. This show has it all and this is the sound of the Streetzblog mic drop moment.

Congratulations! Well done. Je suis tres jolie heureux et vous donne beaucoup de benedictions et un immense bravo rempli de joie! Scott Mackenzie-Owner of Streetzblog.com.

Celebrities in attendance:

• Beyonce
• Jay-Z
• Rihanna
• Lebron James
• Jared Leto
• A$AP Rocky
• Skepta
• Zendaya
• KIm Kardashian
• Lenny Kravitz
• Jayden & Willow Smith
• Naomi Cambell
• Miranda Kerr
• Megan Thee Stallion
• Takashi Murakami
• Quavo
• Maluma
• Anitta
• Russell Westbrook
• Tyler, the Creator
• Jackson Wang
• BamBam
• A$AP Nast
• A$AP Ferg
• Lewis Hamilton
• Dan Carter
• Yuta

*The Pont Neuf bridge is the oldest still existing bridge of the Seine River. It was built between 1578-1607

*Jay-Z wore bespoke Louis Vuitton. And at the end of the show he took off one jacket and put on another, then he and Pharrell put on a mini show.

Celebrity names courtesy of the NationalNews and the New York Post’s Page 6. Pix taken from the video via my iPhone 13-With additional brilliance, Contrast & Saturation added.

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Enfant Riches Goes Tres Gothic-Punk

Enfant Riches Deprimes Spring/Summer 2023 Fashion Show. PFW22. Streetzblog Runway Review.

Before the show starts, we see what looks like a Psycho ward at a library. Can someone tell me the symbolism of this? Would be interesting to know your thoughts?

I really like the name of this clothing brand-Enfant Riches Deprimes, which in French translates to: “Depressed Rich Kids”. And for the first time ever, I enjoy the female clothing of this runway show better than the menswear. It looks like one of the ladies is wearing a skirt made from black and gold ties! Gothic-Punk is the overall vibe of the show. Lots of deep, rich blacks with some shimmering dazzle of sheen here and there.

The Soundtrack is indie-groovy with some interesting snippets of audio reverberating into the multi-verse. I particularly like the voice where the person says “This mailbox is not set up yet” that drives me crazy and probably drove Henri Alexander Levy into a torrential irritation when he heard it from someone he really wanted to talk to.

Beware, these clothes may look punk, but they tend to cost a pretty penny. T’s are $400-$1,000 and other items are over 10k. It’s been said that they only make a limited amount of garments, sometimes just 100 of each style. Not positive if that is still the case in 2023. If so, that may be why the prices are so high.

Interesting Info: The brand is worn by many celebrities including Jared Leto, Kendall Jenner, G Dragon, Sky Ferreira Travis Scott, Rita Ora, and Courtney Love. Kim Kardashian once wore an $11,000 studded leather jacket! ERD produced clothing for a Coachella concet by Guns n Roses.The label is based in Paris and Los Angeles.

Let’s check out the Highlights and the Lowlights of the runway show:

HIGHLIGHTS

• The Vibe/Attitude/and Swagger
• The Women’s clothing
• Gothic-Punk
• Orange sunglasses
• Ladies over the knee boots
• Guys low top brogues
• The music
• The “army” pants
• The spoons

LOWLIGHTS

• Lace tank top for men
• Maroon
• Chaps/Speedo combo
• Frumpy leather jackets
• Mens long leather gloves
• The spoons

What were your Highlights and Lowlight? Let us know in the comments section

Pro Tip: Check what the Mao shirt says before wearing

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Jackin’ Music Colorful Clothes Prelude to Summer Party

Jacuemus: Fall/Winter 2021-22 Runway Show

The Jacquemus Fall/Winter 2021-22 Runway show takes you on a colorful ride through a Teletubby land filled with Bright Orange, Florescent Pink, Bold yet Light Blue and some nice requisite deep dark monochromatic black. Complete with both menswear and womenswear rocked by super models including Kendall Jenner and Bella Hadid.

From the Mountains to the cover of Vogue to the Athleisure bondage bedroom. Jacquemus takes you on a journey thru a multitude of colorful clothing and beautiful people. Giving us a look into the post pandemic Summer of Love Candy Land filled with non-stop Parties.

France’s Simon Porte Jacquemus coed collection can be seen below and pre-purchased now (7/2/21) on their website. Utilizing the pre-order formula, made to take care of the environment while maximizing profits. Just Like Travis Scott and McDonald’s did with their “streetwear” collection.

See the Highlights and the Lowlights and the Video of the full show below:

HIGHLIGHTS:

• Bright Orange and Bright Pink-Love that color combo
• Faux Green Lawn & Faux Blue Sky ala 1990’s Teletubbies TV show
• Shag haircuts + Corn Rows
• Zip upon Zipper Layering-Pretty Dope Effect
• The clean flow + fit of the thin fluescent fabrics
• Athleisure Bondage Vibe
• Tinie Tiny Purses + Big Bold Colorful Backpacks
• The Risque Sexy Ibizaesque Women’s Tops-Bound to sell-out
• Vibrant Colors taking us to into the Summer of Love Post Pandemic Party

LOWLIGHTS:

• Baggy Brown Cowboy Pants
• Pink Skull cap hood like hat
• Flip-Flop cap ala Underdog
• Thick brown long skirt
• Men’s too tight black and grey striped and orange biker shorts
• Too many different themes

What do you think of the Runway Show? Let us know in the comments section.

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Run to the Siberia Hills

Paint on Paint on Paint

Clothing companies are great at pushing the boundaries of promotion in the digital age. Check out the video below by Siberia Hills. You won’t see the ubiquitous jumping into pants or flashy graphics. But what we do get is some extraordinary under painting. Await some cool surprises on the bottom layer and the top layer of the painting. Nice way to promote your their clothing line. And check out the matching shirt. For More on Siberia Hills, see more, buy more here

Now if someone could help me with the jumping into clothes thing, LMK in the comments sections. My friend said to jump up and down in front of a door. But that’s all I understood of her directions. LOL! Got a bunch of pants RTW RTS. (Ready to Wear and Ready to Sell!)

Siberia Hills Newest Collection 2021

The Streetzblog x Street Meat Market Designer Etoile Pants are done. Here’s a few pix of the newest piece of art from Waikiki, Hawaii on the island of Oahu. Upcoming project intertwines Aloha shirts and Tees for the Reduce, Recycle, & Retro Chic Collection 2022.

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Dark Defined Elegance

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Givenchy Fall Winter 2021/22

Sleek set, pulse pounding soundtrack, Laser Lights and Lots of Black colored clothes. This is my kind of Runway Show! Dark, Defined, Elegance from start till finish. Check out the Givenchy show below as they take you on a little trip into the deep, dark, cauldrons of precise, distinct, crisp French tailoring. Any show with this much black is a winner in my book. The soundtrack and light show exude elegance of the Rich and Famous. Kinda like a James Bond Spy movie told in 10 minutes via hot models and slick, dark, perfectly placed, layers of clothing. With some great accoutrements Like the Giant Gold chain and the fun triple back packs and spot on make-up and hair styling.

I would dig going to the after-party of this show. Then heading over to Hotel Costes for a night cap or two. Of course wearing my black double hoodie, tailored black trousers, with the giant Gold chain and the triple back pack filled with enough gear to stay out till the sun comes up.

Here are the Highlights and Low Lights of Givenchy

Highlights:

• The Vibe
• The techno music and laser light show. Nice build up adding on layers as the video progresses
• Lots of Black colored High-End tailored clothes
• The Double Hoody look
• The Triple bag back-pack
• Black on black on black. Loving the layers
• Vibrant oversized Giant gold chain
• That grey skin tight sheathe dress
• Any show with puddles is a winner. And black puddles even better!
• The silver flasks worn as Necklaces. Nothing says Lets Party like a flask flinging around a Hot Models neck

Lowlights:

• The Color brown. High-End French Luxury clothing should never be brown. The blacks, whites and a tad of taboo red do the trick quite nicely
• Some of that over the top bulky fur
• The fuzzy fur Mittens. Uhm?
• Main dislike is incorporating the knitted head-wear especially the creepy king crowns. Not even sure how they fit in to the HIgh-End tailored, dark, edgy, Spy Vibe. Could have used ultra High-End flat billed snapbacks. Maybe in black sleek satin or soft calfskin. Black logo on Black caps

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Helmut Lang-uid

Dope Music, Fluid Flow, & Comfy Clothes

Helmut Lang Runway Spring/Summer 2020

Helmut Lang Mens + Womens S/S 2020 Runway Show

Spacious, Stark blanc en blanc room with pops of colored clothing…fluidly floating thru Time and Space

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Spacious, Stark blanc en blanc room with pops of colored clothing…fluidly floating thru Time and Space. The Helmut Lang Runway show for the Spring/Summer 2020 season provides a nicely mixed soundtrack of techno tracks, with models perfectly choreographed to flow through the intersections of time and space provided.

Giving us high end luxury clothing that looks super comfortable to wear indoors and out. For both Women and Men. Trust me, Helmut Lang clothes are well constructed, made of high end fabrics, sewed to perfection. Flawless execution of fabrication deluxe. Below are the Highlights and Lowlights of the Helmut Lang Runway Show.

HIGHLIGHTS

• The Music. Flow of it. Techno pulse of it. Vibe of it, to fit the Venue
• The multi pocketed Olive green cropped jackets
• The Comfy, Fluid, feel of the clothing. It all felt just so comfortable. Flowing, Swirling, thru the cross Trafficked runway
• The Army Green/Olive colors
• Use of straps (Both Men’s and Women’s)
• Silver on White
• Blanc en Blanc setting. Let the clothes do the walking and talking
• Bright Yellow. Yep, Even I liked the Color yellow popping through the stark white background
• The Light Green Men’s Suit
• Bright Yellow + Neon Pink Women’s dresses
• The Helmut Lang Quality of the Clothing

LOWLIGHTS

• Too much of the color White
• Not enough of the color Black. (Most of the best HL clothes are black or at least Gun Metal/Nickel colored)
• Da Vinyl clothing
• Beige/Brown. Two of the worst clothing colors other than White and Aqua
• The Faded blue Jeans Jacket and Pants. Just did not fit the rest of the higher end line of the Brand

Y-3, Rick Owens, Yohji Yamamoto, Daniel Patrick and Chapter are streetzblog favorites featuring mostly darker shades of clothing, solidly made tailoring, to wear for many years to come. Over the last 3 years, Helmut Lang has become a go to favorite along the same lines as the brands listed above.

In December 2018, I had finished up a lunch with my friend at a super-good vegan joint near Union Square, NYC. I figured I’d head to Soho on Foot. Was a lot longer and colder than I expected. But, I landed at the Helmut Lang Sample sale. I do LOVE a good sample sale. And this was Perf for me. Almost the entire selection was my all time Favorite color-Black!

I was in that sample sale for like 2 hours. Trying on things, snagging & swooping upon shirts and pants as soon as someone put them back, and putting some back myself as I was on a Bit of a budget. Socializing, touching and feeling each and every piece of these high end quality items. And waiting for an XL or even a L to appear in the Hoodie section. I ended up with 5 items: Black Calf Skin Luxe-Life Kicks, Perfectly tailored Shorts, One T shirt and a pair of Gaberdine Trousers with crisp cool exquisite buttons on the bottoms of the legs. All at 70-80% off retail. Hanging out and purchasing these items, I became an instant fan of the Brand.

Here’s a picture of the Helmut Lang Luxe-Life Kicks. Super comfortable in the color black…of course:

Recently (January 2021) before going on my 90 day no shoes no clothes purchasing cleanse. In January 2021, I re-found Helmut Lang during their Surplus Sale. Was just like a NY Sample sale, yet on line. Not quite as much fun, no hanging with people, no touching the fabrics, no trying on clothes and shoes. But I did know the quality would be there. Scored some pretty dope pieces yet again. A long Sleeve Army Green Modal Cotton (The kind of cotton that is smooth and silky on the skin) A really nice pair of 3m striped pants (Black with silver stripe), a pair of Gun Metal Colored shorts similar to the sample sale, just a bit more fitting and of course a T shirt. Budget was under $225, retail was over $1050. SCORE!

Here’s the Helmut Lang F/W 2020 Pants with Silver 3M Stripe:

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  Bright Lights Big City

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  Helmut Lang Pants-Black x 3M Silver Stripes

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  Helmut Lang Pants Art

I’ve got my eyes on the New Helmut Strap joggers and the Strap knee length shorts. Hope they have enough stock for a sample or surplus sale on these 2 items. Maybe in May. And Maybe in May, we can shop in store again? Hope, the in-store experience comes back sooner than later. I really cant go anywhere nowadays, I like to touch the materials too much, and peruse for way longer than the usual customer. Thus, it’s way too risky of an endeavor for me in March 2020 thru May? 2021.

If you want to see the new goods or the current sale, check Helmut Lang out right here

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Rick Owens F/W 2021/22 PFW

Rick Rocks the Dystopian Athleisure Goth

Place: Venice, Italy Date of Show: January 2021 Name of Show: Gethsemane

Paris Fashion week is back and so is Rick Owens. Gone are the abstract art interpretations of his Menswear show. And Back, what he does best. Mostly Black colors with some Dark greys and bits of contrasting whites. This show is what you would expect to see if you thought of Rick Owens the Brand.

Models parading through the smoke and fire in the dystopian VIP line. Lots of nice black clothing. Some dark greys. Slits and slashes, bit of bondage. If you think Rick Owens, this is the show for you. Even the music, may have been repetitive but matched the mood of the clothing line and presentation perfectly. The music and show had a nice Cynamatic style, not to brash, precision flow, right on target.

Even had an ode to Dracula/Vampires with the bellowing black capes. This is how I prefer to see a Rick Owens show. Doing what he does best-Hi-End Dystopian Athleisure Goth. Vibe of show, clothes at show, music, all perfectly match the Rick Owens brand. Well done. A+ Four Stars.

Highlights:

• The gathering area prior to walking the Streetz/Runway. Dope like a VIP line for a nightclub
• The Smoke/the Fire/the Ambiance
• The Setting and Music worked well together
• The Black and Grey Colors of the Clothing. Rick’s best work is done in BLACK. He does not need to change that!
• Bondage straps
• Precision Holes and cuts in the fabrics
• Mask Wearing
• The Finale

I liked this show so much, there aren’t many Lowlights. But because it’s the streetzblog tradition to provide the two, here are the only lowlights.

Lowlights:

• The out of place abstract purple puffer jackets
• The white underwear (briefs) Just was not needed and didnt fit any of the rest of the show
• Chunky high heels for men. Just not a fan of them
• The light blue, once again did not fit with the rest, but there wasnt much of it, so its ok

Great Show and Glad that there was a Paris Fashion week 2021. Maybe next year, I can visit in person.

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YY Fall/Winter 2021/22 Menswear PFW

Fast & Furious x XLarge Collab

Fast & Furious F9 screeches to Theaters (soon)

The Fast and The Furious franchise continues with Fast & Furious 9 AKA F9 set to release in May 2021. Hopefully on the Big Screen. This set of movies is really only awesome when you watch it on the Big Movie Screen. Or you can watch the 4.5 hour F&F on TBS and not go to bed till 2am. LOL Actually not that funny, I’ve done it a couple times and had lots of trouble waking up for work the next day. And I have probably seen Fast & the Furious Tokyo Drift 12x. I like the music, vibe, fashion, style, cars, and of course the drifting. What’s your favorite F&F movie? Let us know in the comments section. (Author’s Note: I own a black Mitsubishi Lancer from watching the Fast and the Furious movie Franchise)

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F9 is set in London, Georgia (hmm) and Thailand. Looks like a mix of F&F, Mission Impossible with a bit of James Bond mixed in. The star Power is pretty impressive: Vin Diesel, John Cena, The Rock, Jordana Brewster, Paul Walker, Tyrese, Michelle Rodriguez, Ludacris, Charleze Theron, Kurt Russel, Eva Mendes, Lil’ Bow Wow, Even Lucas Black (NCIS) from Tokyo Drift is back!

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AND from the looks of the trailer below, Sung Kang/Han Lue returns from the dead in F9. He’s one of the most fun characters, but I swear he died in Tokyo Drift, but keeps making appearances every couple of years. Last time, he made an appearance, I think they said it was a “prequel”. This time, who knows where he came from? Hope they just think we forgot and he’s just back IRL and not just a mirage, vision or nightmare of Dom’s. I like Han, he usually shows up just in time to provide some snacking levity, right when the movie gets too intense.

There’s even one rumor circulating on the net that Han’s body was taken by Eteon who used Highly advanced Cyber-Punk enhancements to transform him into a living, “breathing” import car driving, fighting machine. That doesn’t quite sound like the Han we know. We’ll just need to wait to find out how Han is back again when F9 comes out either on our TV or hopefully at the theater.

And for those who may have forgotten Letty passed away in Fast & Furious. She was awakened from her “death” in another movie with a bit of amnesia. You know, it might just be like the Batman and Spiderman movies. Time doesn’t really exist, it just morphs around. Let’s just hope that theaters can hang in there long enough for James Bond and F9. The movie theater is the only and best place to watch these two action packed, well-renowned franchises. BTW: The Matrix 4 brings back some people who we thought died, but the Matrix world is already rigged for time and space not to exist, it’s already in the 10th dimension of reality.

In the 1990’s on Lexington parallel to Broadway in Soho and Noho, existed a nice row of stores: Supreme, Triple Five Soul and XLarge. Back then, it was near impossible to catch a cab from Soho back to Mid-town. So, I’d find myself wandering in the near freezing December temperatures, in and out of these stores and others mostly for warmth. Little did I know that I should have been buying up inventory to sell in the lucrative Vintage clothing era of 2021.

I do still have one T from Triple Five Soul, I gave away my XLarge flannel, mainly cause it was too Big on me and I never bought any Supreme. I didn’t really felt safe in there back then. Maybe my age or was all in my imagination.

Get Fast, Get Furious with XLarge Hoodies and T’s

The Iconic Lexington Ave NYC store, XLarge, now in Japan, has teamed up with The Fast and the Furious for a 2021 collab collections of hoodies, pocket T’s and long sleeved shirts.

Here’s the listing of what you can expect from this collab:

• Dom Toretto/Vin Diesel in full race ready mode
• Suki from 2 Fast 2 Furious
• Twinkie/Lil Bow Wow and Sean Boswell/Lucas Black staring at the over the top bright green Hulk car
• Scene from Tokyo Drift a bit prior to Sean tearing apart Han’s car attempting to race the Drift Master

The Fast & the Furious x XLarge Collab drips and drops this Saturday (1/23/21) AT THE XLARGE stores in Japan and at the ZOZOTOWN on-line shop. Pix of clothing courtesy of XLarge Japan and Hypebeast

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