COOLumn #001
Introducing Yannick & Sebi: Self-proclaimed (or denying) connoisseurs of rap, clothes and pop culture, here to deliver juicy discussions, bold hypotheses and pure entertainment on a regular basis.
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Recap: Robert Winter (Prod. By) – Release Event
Last Friday we celebrated the launch of photographer Robert Winter’s book project “(Prod.by)”and the accompanying vinyl compilation at the HHV store. Check out some snapshots of this illustrious gathering.
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journal.wav No 6 – Shot by R.Winter
V.Raeter a.k.a. our inhouse creative head Martin has compiled a musical homage to the Hi-Hat Club on the occasion of the release of (Prod.by), the first book by photographer Robert Winter. Beats for days.
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PJ Morton: From New Orleans to the Bretagne
The question »Do you know this man?« next to a photo of PJ Morton could lead to many overwhelmed faces. That’s about to change. Because the Grammy Award winning artist is promoting his third album on a world tour and in addition surprises with a collaboration with French headwear brand BÉTON CIRÉ.
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Recap: Yung Hurn Meet & Greet at the HHV Store
To celebrate the release of his new album »Y«, the current pride and joy of German rap Yung Hurn, dropped by the HHV Store for a meet & greet with his fans.
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Questlove’s »Mixtape Potluck«
From the bucket drummer at the street corner to a world-renowned connaisseur of music and culinary delights in 30 exciting years: Questlove’s life at the pulse of time.
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Kummer – How much is your outfit?«
Life is super nice, where you wear your shoes. Life isn’t so nice where they sew your shoes.
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journal.wav No 5 – Wasser Fall Edit
journal.wav No 5 Wasser Fall Edit Water is dynamic. Water is hard. Water is soft. Water is life. H2O otherwise KO. DJ Wasser (a.k.a. Milan from our buying team) delivers a…
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Hood Movies
Have you ever seen NEW JERSEY DRIVE? Those Carhartt Outfits? I could fill books with just romanticizing about the aesthetics of hood movies, especially the clothing style, but instead of doing so I filtered out six movies that really stand out.
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Stranger Collaboration Things
Ok, I get it. A collaboration creates hype, and in the best case, both sides win something. But there are moments that signal change, peak points, over-saturation, or even perversion.
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journal.wav No 4 – Welcome to Discoland!
Disco music is a performance of joie de vivre, escapism and excess. We’ve put together the perfect homage playlist for you to enjoy, chill & dance to.
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The Unisex Conversation
Don’t pink it, don’t shrink it. Streetwear doesn’t have to be repainted to please women. It doesn’t need to be cut differently either. Streetwear is as gender neutral as a cosy grey hoodie.
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Recap: HHV x Schindelhauer Launch Event
We had a party to celebrate last Thursday at the HHV Store: The launch of the limited HHV x Schindelhauer “Jacob” Bike. Check out our recap.
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journal.wav No 3 – Blinded by The Night
Our head of artistic design, creative director, photographer, illustrator, all-round talent and old hand here at HHV, Martin a.k.a. V.Raeter has put together a superb playlist inspired by cycling through the city at night.
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journal.wav No 2 – Spring Feels
The second edition of our HHV journal.wav radio is the perfect soundtrack for those lazy spring days.
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Recap: Fela Kuti x Carhartt WIP Launch Event
We got together with the good people from J.A.W. Family and Carhartt WIP to celebrate the release of the Fela Kuti x Carhartt WIP collection and the premiere of the film »One Day Go Be One Day« by Akinola Davies.
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Clothing as Canvas – From CANTWO to Keith Haring
Especially graffiti and the resulting »street art« is the go-to choice when it comes to fashion collabs. And one of the OGs in the field of graffiti, even if people tend to forget him in that particular context, is Keith Haring.
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journal.wav No 1 – Fela Kuti Edition
Eli Pavel’s NTS Fela Kuti radio show will get you in the right mood for tonight’s Fela Kuti x Carhartt WIP release event. Powered by J.A.W. Family.
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Fela Kuti x Carhartt WIP
Carhartt WIP dedicates the most extensive musical tribute collection to date to Fela Kuti, reflecting the spirit of this exceptional artist with iconic designs and details.
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»It’s a Big Book!«
Admittedly a certain amount of madness is required for creating 650 pages full of interesting stories of the last 15 years and taking 5 years to perfect each and every page.
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Art Comes First
Founded in 2007, Art Comes First is a revolving collective of friends and associates who champion the art of craft and craftmanship with co-founders Sam Lambert and Shaka Maidoh poised at the centre.
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