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Great article from Business of Fashion about Supreme. It’s a good read.
When the controversial young rapper Tyler, The Creator won the award for Best New Artist at the 2011 MTV Video Music Awards in August, he offered an enthusiastic, yet expletive-laden acceptance speech. “Yo, I’m excited as fuck right now, yo,” he said. “I wanted this shit since I was nine. I’m about to cry.” But with MTV’s censors on high alert, the speech was broadcast more like this: “Yo, I’m excited as $%*&, yo. I wanted *&#$%@%^%^.”
Like most NBA fans out there I was excited for the NBA season to finally start on Christmas Day. That day was full of video highlights but one video that stands out the most was not not a LeBron alley or Kobe spinning into the lane. It was instead a commercial by TNT to kick of the season. It’s hard to do a really good sports intro video these days. Seemingly every dramatic song has been used. The same awesome clips have been used over and over. Fans on YouTube get into the act, and there’s an increasingly blurry line between awesome amateur videos and awesome professional videos. That’s what makes TNT’s Christmas Day NBA preview video montage all the more amazing. The video somehow found a way to splice together current players going against legends like Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Oscar Robertson and many more. Normally, you’ll get a couple players in a split-screen with legends, but TNT somehow found a way to get the current player actually playing against the legend. That’s how you get Russel Westbrok shooting a pull-up jumper over Jerry West as if it was completely normal. Watch the video after the jump. 
I enjoy eating good food. Came across this article from New York and I just had to share it. It list the top eats. 
I love my Air Jordan’s. I remember getting my first pair of Air Jordan 8′s as a kid growing up. From that point on I had to get every pair that came after and before it. It has influenced me enough that it has lead to a career in the fashion industry. So when I found out that one of my favorite J’s were coming out again I pulled all the strings to make sure I secure multiple pairs. Luckily my Nike connects came thru for me and hooked it up free of charge for Christmas. Still not satisfied I had to get more and made sure I was up at release date to get additional pairs online. After it was all over I had to stop and think that was some irrational behavior on my part. Then the news of riots and mall madness started to circulate. I figured this has been a common occurance the past three years that any madness for this release would be avoided. Unfortunately not, it was complete mayhem out there, guns and knives were pulled and people were pepper sprayed. There has to be better crowd control on release days and it’s just a shoe. No matter how special these shoes are to me I am not risking getting trampled to get a pair. There has been a lot of finger pointing on who to blame for the mayhem. Is it Nike, the retailer?
In less than 10 years, men’s style on the web has gone from fashion also-ran to clickable powerhouse. How did it come so far so fast? Some pioneering street style, a few obsessed enthusiasts, and more than a few pairs of double-monks. Oh, and in their own words, all of these guys. 
Great story of Mother Robin, CNN Hero of the Year.
The Pirelli Calendar 2012, shot by Mario Sorrenti in Corsica, the calendar features Isabeli Fontana, Natasha Poly, Saskia de Brauw, Lara Stone, Joan Smalls, Guinevere Van Seenus, Malgosia, Edita Vilkevicute, Kate Moss, Milla Jovovich, Margareth Made, and Rinko Kikuchi.
I’ve worked for some cool companies in my career and have had my fair share of cool company parties. So far the company party for Jackthreads/Thrillist tops them all. I just have a great set of co workers that are as crazy as me. On that note check out the article after the jump on how to behave at company holiday events.
So GQ named Kate Upton body of the year. I agree. More images and video after the jump.
I eat out a lot. I’d say my favorite meal of the week is brunch. For a good brunch spot try out Cafeteria in Chelsea. Headed over there with Jamie after a long night of drinking. If you do decide to go try out the waffles. The one pictured above had fresh berries and cinnamon cream. Jamie had beer battered fish and chips.
Wishing you and your family a very happy holiday season. May you always have much for which to be thankful.
Drake’s album Take Care is getting all the attention this week. Don’t sleep on Childish Gambino’s (Donald Glover) Camp. Not your typical rap album these days. Childish tackles the issues of family, race, and class with good lyrics and originality.
Timberland, the maker of the classic 6 inch boot and Beef and Broccoli hikers and other outdoorsy type goods has just been purchased by worlds largest apparel company VF Corporation for $2 billion or roughly $43 per share. Everything should be finalized by the 3rd quarter. VF Corporation already has a large portfolio of brands, many of which you know, including: VANS, The North Face, John Varvatos, 7 For All Mankind, Lee, Wrangler, Eastpak, Majestic and Jansport just to name a few. Overall this will help VF Corporation as it compliments brands such The North Face and Timberland brings its deep-green and rugged outdoor expertise. Furthermore the Timberland brand will help VF Corporations global reach. There will definitely be structural changes and unfortunately some layoffs within Timberland and only time will tell if the consumer benefits with this deal. Timberland has been offering up really nice products lately and I’m sure that will continue. 
