Another highlight from our recent trip to Tokyo was getting to connect with some of our dear friends from LA. We had the opportunity to attend The Tokyo LOVE Show, which was the official launch of Keep A Breast Japan, the newest international branch of nonprofit organization The Keep A Breast Foundation. The exhibition was the largest collection to date
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While in Tokyo, the Active Team is on a mission to hit our favorite stores. Usually we spend a few days wandering around the back streets in Jingumae and Harajuku in Shibuya going from Neighborhood to FTC, and from atmos and Kamo. We even make it a point to hit up Tokyo Hands (the most amazing department store in the
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The Active Team is in Tokyo this week, tracking trends and hitting the pavement in search of new stores, directional brands and sweet street-style looks. Our first stop was at The Greenroom Festival in Yokohama. This festival appeals to Tokyo's "beach-bound" set, with a line-up of local and international indie bands including Brooklyn's finest The Drums, as well surf photographers
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Every spring, Burton Snowboards extends an invite to the Active Team for a viewing of its new gear for next winter season. May 2012 was no different and we were stoked to check out 12/13 outerwear, apparel and hardgoods at MILK Studios in New York City. Not to mention an additional invite to the annual Après in May Burton Bash held atop MILK’s penthouse. (More to
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The Active Team has been a longtime fan of Tom Sachs, so when it was announced he would debut a collaboration with Nike on the eve of his newest Armory show, we had to investigate. Curious to see how his signature 'bricolage' style - remaking objects with a do-it-yourself approach using tape, markers, and bits of cardboard and string -
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Art likes to go outdoors during the summer, as most of us do. The Metropolitan Museum in New York will open its rooftop for the art world's annual warm weather welcome tomorrow at the Iris and B. Gerald Cantor Roof Garden.
With today's overcast weather, arriving at the Rooftop this morning was more refreshing than the usual hot-glared mix, and with the invitation
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As Olympic news continues to roll in on a daily basis (just this morning the torch was lit for it's 78-day journey) the Active Team has to call out how impressed we are by the evolution of the London landscape as it prepares for this international event. The conversion of unused or dated spaces into massive arenas and multi-use stadiums
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#HelloBrooklyn! The Nets are coming to town.
Earlier this week, the Brooklyn Nets unveiled their Jay-Z designed logo to further prepare the team for the 2012-2013 season at the newly built Barclays Arena. Stylesight has watched the borough-wide response concerning the historic logo, mostly positive lending to its easy transition to streetwear and youth-centric brands.
Adapting the "RollSign" typeface in a simple,
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Bright and bold as ever, the U.S. Men's and Women's National Soccer teams are set to debut their new Nike home kits on the field later this month, just in time for the Summer 2012 Olympics. Available in stores starting May 1st, the Men's jersey will be the "must have" item for any true U.S. Soccer fan this summer. Nike
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With only 93 days until the Olympic torch makes its way through London, Luluemon has landed in the capital city and opened the doors to its Chelsea showroom. The Vancouver-based active brand, best known for its addictive yoga pants, will offer a limited selection of products at the showroom, which is a smaller, cozier version of its retail stores. Catering
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The Active Team was on site taking in the festivities at Coachella "part deux" this past weekend and made a special stop at the Jansport Bonfire Sessions in between sets. This was second event of 2012 (the first took place in Austin during SXSW) in a series of free outdoor concerts that will bring emerging talent to the people, in
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The Active Team had a chance to talk shop with former pro skateboarder-turned-Sports Stylist®, Cindy Whitehead in LA last month...and we are pretty sure that we may have met our long lost creative soulmate. We have had a "girl crush" on Cindy for a little longer than we would like to admit -- as it is very rare to find
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When the Active Team was invited to the Burton Snowboards’ Pool Party at The Ace Hotel in Palm Springs – taking place during Coachella weekend – we knew it’d be awesome. Let’s be honest, everyone knows that Burton can throw a hell of a good party…and the bash this past weekend in the desert was no different!
One of the biggest
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For the past month, we have been training for the She Runs LA 10k sponsored by Nike in LA. We were selected to be part of Nike's "Entourage" with a handful of other incredibly inspirational women within the industry, including DJ Lady Sha (beat maker), Leah Polcyn (trainer extraordinaire) Kitti Fontain (resident stylist), Brass (photographer/documentarian) and Ms. Karli Henriquez (all
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The Active Team stopped by the Keds Spring 2012 presentation at Eveleigh restaurant in LA this week, and we were pleasantly surprised to find an array of kitsch kicks that are the PERFECT compliment to any springtime ensemble.
From naive, ditsy florals to nautical-inspired seersucker, chambray and perforated uppers, Keds hit the nail on the head with its latest collection of
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