We had the pleasure of interviewing co-owners, Ryan Mante and Christian “Flip” Lilleland of BREEZY EXCURSION . In our interview, we discuss the nature of the brand as well as going a little deeper into their development of their fitted cap program. Ryan and Flip chime in on their preferences of hat manufacturers. Read up on the San Jose based brand after the jump.
THE HYPE BR is an online lifestyle magazine. It covers all elements of pop culture, from music, art and fashion from the Brazilian perspective. Their Editor-In-Chief (Entrepreneur / Promoter/ Producer) Lucas Penido blessed me with a featured interview. Muitíssimo obrigado! Brilliant PHOTOGRAPHY BY TONE. For those up on their Portugese, >Leia Mais< *Warning the Google translated version is not the move.
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We flew South for the winter and spent some time with SAFE of MI GENTE CLOTHING. Picture Miami, Florida as the backdrop and pick your own soundtrack. For those not familiar, with the man and his movement class is in session.
Photos: Derick G
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Everybody’s got their “something”. For cap collector Paul Carr it’s vintage Major and Minor league fitted baseball hats. Like many of our readers, he’s got his own unique perspective on what makes this piece of American culture great. His prized collection proves that even in this modern age, there is still room for nostalgia. More on our favorite obsession after the jump.
danny kass interview
YOURLIFESTYLEFITTED recently interviewed Danny Kass, an Olympic-medal winning snowboarder and the owner of Grenade Gear. This exclusive excerpt from the interview and read the full story on Danny Kass at www.yourlifestylefitted.com.
What do you anticipate during competition in the 2010 Winter Olympics?
DK: I think you’re going to see a lot of things this season going down in competition, people stepping up and either trying something that you just want to land, or you’ve been visualizing and you’ve tried a few times and you’ve just never done. The area to push it has been competition.
You and your friends are very hands-on with Grenade Gear. What is it like working with them in the company’s early days?
DK: The coolest thing about the whole circle was after the design and after the marketing was the delivery. We all kind of prided ourselves and we’d get together to ship the product. It was super hands-on and authentic.
fitted baseball cap hat strictly fitteds elm company
It’s been a long time coming. Many have asked “Where are the hats?”. At last we have a concrete reply and a story to tell. To date, Strictly Fitteds has logged in over 5,000 posts and 14,573 images covering over 50 international brands. You might say we like fitted baseball caps a bit. WIth great support from our Sponsors, Staff, brand partners and blog alliances we have reached a new milestone: The first Strictly Fitteds fitted baseball cap.
We are proud to have completed this project with the production of ELM COMPANY, who showed and proved their dedication to craftmanship, punctuality and client satisfaction. After the jump, is a post-production wrap up with Alex Karayan of Elm Company.
King Stampede Nick L interview
Founder of both BOUNDLESS NY and KING STAMPEDE, in the past 8 years Nick Langella has taken his purchase of diyhiphop.com (still links to Boundless, check it) and with the help of his team turned it into a mini empire. The man, Sticky Stampede, took some time out of his busy day to sit down with SF and give you some insight into some of his favorite fitteds, the future of KS and how his team has remained innovative. Enjoy.
KS: It seems like the fitted hat market has changed dramatically since 2003 when King Stampede put out their first New Era. What are some of your fondest memories of those first few years making fitteds?
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Jim Farsetta King Stampede
James “Papers” Farsetta has been the King Stampede Design Director since the beginning in 2003. Before that he was doing illustration, After Effects for video and web design. He is a graduate of School of Visual Arts – Class of ’97 and father of 2 and one hell of an artist. Follow his inner most thoughts and inspirations on his picture blog here. And check below to find out the why behind the KS fitted design processes. Our interview follows after the jump.
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