Not too early to be thinking about NYE…
Sam Flores Wyger
Coming soon (or maybe not, we never know). The Wyger features elegant gradient blends, descriptive tiger stripes and staple Sam Flores elements such as the over sized clutched hands and the large Punchinella-esque covered feet. The Wyger gets it’s name from the amalgamation of the tiger and Upper Playground’s iconic Walrus. The Wyger stands nearly 10″ tall and also features two protruding tusks. The Wyger is packaged in a double sided window box featuring gold foil on the inside which doubles as a reflective mirror giving the packaged item multiple views. Also featured are Spot UV treatments against matte. Scheduled release date is the 3rd week of January 2010. We’ve got some on order!
After Christmas Sale
Get what you really wanted…take an extra 20% off the entire site, now through 1/4/09 at noon PST. Enter the code WANTED at checkout. Sorry, we can’t make adjustments to prior orders.
Mayer Hawthorne: The Vinyl Junkie
HypeBeast sat down with Mayer Hawthorne to conduct this interview. It’s a good read…
“If you name the most interesting new recording artist to have emerged in 2009, the list probably encompasses only a small number of worthy candidates. For the sake of music justice, make sure to add the name Mayer Hawthorne. The 29-year old musician hailing from Ann Arbor, Michigan created quite a stir for himself within just a few months, due to his fine interpretation of classic 70’s Motown Soul. With his fairly distinct fashion aesthetic and his undeniable musical talent, Hawthorne infused a breath of fresh air to a musical genre that has been on its death bed for some time.”
Read the full interview here.
Polls Open For The 2009 Robos!
Serious Procrastination
Somewhat works in your favor if you’re a Harajuku Lovers fan. Just this week, they’ve shipped us the Winter Line Up Hoodie, the blockbuster perfume gift set and these really cool hoodies that have a USB drive as the zipper pull (they’re pre-loaded with different wallpapers). We also just received a bunch of bags which should be up in the next few days.
The Winter Stalker By Stephen Reedy & Alex Pardee
Winners!
Winners for our 12 Days of Christmas Giveaway:
Day 1 Destructo – Taylor Lamm
Day 2 Nikita – Autum Hofeling
Day 3 Dub Wise – Joshua Stowe, Taryn Wittlin
Day 4 Rhymesayers – David Telesca
Day 5 5733 – Victor Mejia
Day 6 Kidrobot – Caleb Smith
Day 7 Hellz Meghan Murphy
Day 8 Exact Science – Chi-Kong Ng
Day 9 Flud Brenton Love
Day 10 Wild Ones Lachelle Reeves
Day 11 Harajuku Lovers Ariella Lynne Lakes, Lynette Eugenio
Day 12 Zoo York Heather Steele Morris, Benjamin Topacio
Congrats to the winners!
Almost everything has already been sent out (still have to pack up the skate decks & an international package, but it’s late and I need to go home…)








