GelaSkins x Dave White Jordan Series iPod/Laptop Protectors

Since the iPod’s inception in 2001, it has sold over 1 million units worldwide. The metal backing of the iPod was always susceptible to scratching spawning a variety of solutions from different companies. GelaSkins have sourced material from 3M that allows the worry free application of vinyl stickers that also allow the printing of photo quality images on the vinyl. This leads us to Dave White’s latest project involving a series of his Jordan Inspired paintings to be super-imposed onto these GelaSkins.

The iPod skins will be available online at www.gelaskins.com for a price of 14.99 + $3.49 S&H (iPods) & $32.99 + $4.49 S&H (Laptops). Select retailers in the US, Canada, and Europe will have the vinyl available for $16.99 (iPods) & $34.99 (Laptops).

Currently available is the Fire Red Jordan IV vinyl, with the Fire Red V and DMP VI following suit April 14th. Rounding off the releases, is the elusive Black Jordan III on April 28th.

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Kiks Tyo Head Shop & HTML Grand Opening

April 20th will mark the grand opening of both Kiks Tyo’s Head Shop (Kiks Tyo is famous for their Aki Hoshino collaboration tees) as well as their very own boutique, HTML. The Head Shop located in Shibuya will serve as the main base of operations for Kiks Tyo as it serves over 40 domestic retailers. Expect to find Kiks Tyo’s extensive product range that includes apparel, accessories, and special collaboration items. G-Shock has also choosen Kiks Tyo as one of the official retailers of G-Shock’s 25th Anniversary line of watches.

Across the way in Ikebukuro, the opening of HTML will create a retail space specializing in sneakers, popular domestic brands of streetwear as well HTML’s in house brand. Much like Kiks Tyo, HTML will also factor in as a G-Shock 25th Anniversary retailer.

The HTML store will be overseen extensively by Japanese Street Jack magazine contributor and Creative Director for Kiks Tyo, Hobby:Tech.

This grand opening will provide customers at both stores with collaboration tee’s as well as special G-shock watches. Check out Kiks Tyo for more info about both stores.

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Evisu’s First North American Flagship Store

The United States is set to receive it’s first North American Evisu flagship store this summer in New York’s SOHO district. This new store will give it’s shoppers the ability to acquire products never before available directly to the US public. Much like the Evisu stores in Japan, this new store will provide demonstrations of Evisu’s trademark Gullwing paintings on denim as well as give customers the chance to personalize their own denim.

Although this stores purpose is obviously a retailer first and foremost, it can also be considered an ever evolving gallery of Asian culture as well. There are plans to do exhibitions promoting various Asian artists with inaugural artist being large scale oil painter Simon Birch of Hong Kong. Concluding the list of interactive features is a proposed screening area to give some customers their first taste of Japanese films.

Evisu
92 Greene St.
New York, NY 10012

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KIKS TYO x Aki Hoshino

KIKS TYO is back again for their second coming. This time they have replaced the pair of Dunks in their design with a couple pairs of Jordans. Like before, they have Japanese model, Aki Hoshino, modeling with the pair of sneakers on. KIKS TYO has also decided to switch things up a little by coming out with a stadium jacket and a baseball cap rather than just producing a tee shirt this time around. Both these items feature printed graphics on the inside of each product adding to the subtlety of the design and definitely giving it a bit of flare.

Info: Secret Base