Thirty Two had an event to premiere the new outerwear collection at the etnies showroom in NYC last night. We documented the festivities using the new Casio Exilim 5.1 Megapixel camera phone. It was a hot night but the set up was chill, there was beer provided by Brooklyn Brewery, ping pong on the roof, DJ Soul on the 1’s & 2’s and a good crowd. It was a good time minus a little scuffle. Check the pics, all shot with the camera phone.

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The CONSORTIUM 3 Way project is celebrating its 60-year anniversary by bringing together 12 global retail figureheads including D-Mop, VA, ACU, and Crooked Tounges who were “given full freedom to do whatever they want with 5 iconic 3-Striped silhouettes as 3 unique groups.” Adidas have allowed their valued CONSORTIUM partners to share a unique collective vision using the brief “Work Amongst Yourself.”

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Google maps launched a personalized mapping service, My Favorite Places, yesterday. My Favorite Places lets users select from famous celebrities and trend setters - such as Moby, Masaharu Morimoto, the homie Coltrane Curtis, Tony Hawk and yours truly “Hawaii” Mike - and see what sort of favorite restaurants, cafés, shops and other things that they let you in on. There are 14 different cities highlighted and some participants were asked for the favorite global destinations.

I was asked to let users know the best shops for kicks in NYC, check my map and everyone elses here.

Penfield’s first-ever sample sale in NYC starts tomorrow and goes through the weekend. Prices start at $5 and Women’s items available too. Get in there early as we’re sure things will go fast.

Reed Annex

151 Orchard St. btw Stanton & Rivington

212.253.0588

Clear your schedule on Sunday, July 19th and come support the Harold Hunter Foundation BBQ Skate Jam jumping off at 1:00 PM. Donations at the event will go to the Harold Hunter Foundation’s objective of providing young people with treasured experiences and opportunities by supporting and sponsoring their interest in skateboarding. Join HHF, Red Bull, New Era, Shut, UXA, CCS, Real, Spitfire, DC, LRG, Camp Woodward and Seshwan Print Shop. Questions email haroldhunterfoundation@gmail.com. Click here for Updates.

Rosa Acosta, the sexy Dominican ballerina or Sophia Marie, the sultry Puerto Rican video girl? Both of them worked it out and looked oh-so-sexy in Drake’s video “Best I Ever Had”. So which one’s sex appeal wins the battle? More pics after the jump to help you choose.

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Kanye, Jeezy and Mr. Hudson jammin in London.

After a year of dedication by our good friend Mik Jagga, the Passport brand comes to life. Check the pics of first tee’s that released this week (including collaborations with G.O.O.D. music artist Malik Yusef ), a sneak peek of some styles from the upcoming September launch and some teaser shots from the look book shoot. More to come soon.

Just got back from the inaugural Outerspace tradeshow in Barcelona and finally have some pictures to post. We’ll start with one of the best sneaker collections we have seen in one place. It wasn’t about the new limited editions, collaborations or just a new colorway, this was an EXTENSIVE collection of vintage sneakers dating back to the ’60s that would make any head gasp. The exhibition was curated up by Marco Colombo and Henrik “Artoo” Kürschner. It was part their personal collection along with other European collectors: Julia “Sneakerqueen” Schoirer, Lars “Kelle” Vetter, Chris “Langer” Sachse, Eddie and David Fauks and Tim “Tony” Seligmann. It was complete with boxes and all, the collection is said to have been valued at over 1 Million dollars. Too many to list check the pics for highlights.

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Altamont’s “Cut From A Different Cloth…” video series just added a new chapter (Pt 1 & Pt 2) featuring A-Ron aka the Downtown Don where he talks about his philosophy on the evolution and spread of skate culture. He also gives an exclusive look behind Off Bowery for Altamont Collection which hit stores this week.

Check out pieces from the collection after the jump.

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