Last week in PARIS… Many things to deal as usual…

But got a very unexpected nice visit of the “most sexy hairy aussie guy on earth” WOODY x SNKR FRKR founder, with his whole little family.

Coming in Europe for WOODY is not a party trip 20h of plane. He got nice project coming up with sneakers company and after AMSTERDAM decided to stop a bit in PARIS. It was a good family day!

(cant make a post without posting fooooooddddd… sorry! nice fresh organic french salad…)

Got a sneak peek all together into the new RENAULT exhibition on their parisian show-room. Great old school / vintage RENAULT cars.

We’ve been also pretty busy with the launch of many BLACK RAINBOW products : right after our third varsity jacket, the whole new BLACK RAINBOW SPORTSWEAR CLASSIC collection and then followed by our exclusive first PEACOAT.

Im really more and more proud about our products. Always limited to 50 pieces, really not that expensive and with a nice quality. Im most of all really happy about the whole result : nice twisted clothes. People seems to really like it, and it’s great.

I like all the details we’ve been putting on it. Such as those really nice purple handtag in the back of the tops and on the pocket of the denim and fleece jogging pants.

Also got the visit of two new young maverick french producers : THE TWINS. Those guyz are coming in our shop since a big while. And now starting doing their own project, it seems that we can help them… Perfect give and go indeed…

Check the last remix they’ve done BEYONCE “EGO” one. Honestly their sound is really fresh and each time they are doing a remix im really into it. Check their latest video : Because those guyz are doing a remix and a fresh video to spray it around the digital world. Smart. Nice!

Young generation is definitely not sleeping. Im happy to see that BKRW and BLACK RAINBOW is now also building a whole crew, a big cultural and artistical network, made by so many different talented people. (it sounds really cheezy but its true)

At last but not at least, it was XMAS time today at the office. Got a very nice present from COLETTE. The new REEBOK PUMP 20TH ANNIVERSARY x Colette. Wow. MERCI SARAH and GUILLAUME for the nice hook-up!

Great make-up. Really well made. Perfectly matching with our new PEACOAT… lol

Cant wait to wear it on court!

ITS ALL ABOUT DETAILS babv…

www.bkrw.com

all the pics have been shooted by a BLACKBERRY 9000 BOLD.

I know Heron Preston since a big while, when he starts to live in PAris some couple of years ago. And we both wanted to work together. We finally did it, with our first STREETLOOK Video ever.

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We are always trying to really push up online magazine, and not only thinking internet press as a new printed one. Video is one of the biggest key to make it happends.

Im really happy about that result. It was a great production from HERON, and a great work for Albrecht GERLACH the mad germano-brazilian photographer. Or cinematographer as Heron called him.

Heron took some backstage pictures and put it online on his blog. Check some more over there.

It is not the 25th of December, neither my birthday but honestly all the brands and my friends seems in a real Xmas mood those past feew weeks. I mean its always frustrating to not get thank you when you’ve offering a gift. So this a MERCI for all those peeps who are thinking about me when they’ve got extra goodies.

ADIDAS ORIGINAL x II COMP (Ivan LENDL pro-model)

François is one the head shoes product manager (maybe not his exact title) of ADIDAS ORIGINALS France. He is always trying to dig out amazing vintage silhouette. He was at the beginning of the AMERICANA x PARIS when we decided to work together on this launch. Now he just send me this new shoes. For all those who did love tennis. You can’t have forgotten Ivan LENDL. Here comes his shoes. 20 years later. lol

ASICS x BBB x SALMON and BUTTER

Well… HumHum… Ive elected this shoes in my special top 5 ugliest sneakers of the year when PHIL x SPORT&STREET x BBB decided to show it to me. (Sorry to be honest). After seeing it since more than 2 weeks, let’s say that this shoes is as ugly as the first sight. But honestly Im starting to like it… And honestly ASICS GEL silhouette really rock! Va comprendre charles!

HS x NEW ERA

When I was in Berlin DAVID x HS welcome me very nicely in his office. Apart the fact that JEFF was always sleeping noisily right next to me. It was a good times. The HS guys were just received this very nice NEW ERA collab. It is a really great one. Nice fresh preppy colors and a new fit and silhouette. Really confortable to wear. Merci les gars!

QWSTION Backpack

My old friend SEBASTIAN who Ive met when he was working for BURTON, is now founder of a great bag brand called QWSTION. He was in PARIS for CAPSULE and got a nice surprise for me. This bag is really great. Nice shape, very good materials. And very very nice details. Im happy!

NIKE x STAGES x Messenger Bag

After STAGES exhibition x PARIS, when it was about to leave the gallery. We’ve received this great NIKE x MESSENGER BAG with some YELLOW craies (in french) and a LANCE AMSTRONG x LIVESTRONG bracelet. The bag has not amazing materials but got a real great shape and design. With a perfect all-black and a yellow touch make-up.

Today was a good day… lol

P_RODRIGUEZ x ICECUBE x remix… (bonus track of the day)

today, we’ve just posted on BKRW.COM the interview of ANDRÉ.

don’t go on youtube, you won’t be able to find it (before a couple of days…)

this itw was a crazy shit to do :

first ANDRE arrived really really late, and I’ve got to go…

two he was really reall tired

three it was the day of the opening of his new parisian bar (LE MONTANA), workers everywhere on the set of the shoot… people getting mad about our crew…

four spray magazine was doing a picture of him

thanks to all bkrw and spray crew to have made this possible (lolololol)

thanks also to ANDRE always calm and nice during all this time…

here we are !!!

finally!!!

since last thursday (16th of october) bkrw v2.0 is now online!

my god I thougt it will never be up again… Internet is always such a pain the ass when you are working on building of new website. So many things to do. And the most crazy things is when you are talking when your web-agency it is always “don’t worry its gonna be short and fast…” LOL

But in fact there are always unpexpected bugs and unexpected problems poping up at the last minutes. But honestly this time we’ve been working with a new agency SEEDWEB and they are really good. Okay, my emails are not working with APPLE MAIL and BLACKBERRY (I am teasing you guyz but honestly they did respect perfectly the schedule and did work great.

So, I really hope that everybody will like this new version. We’ve tryed to do something more clear and easy to understand. More easy to check. We’ve also tried to upgrade our pictures display, and finally we’ve also got our own video player!!! ;), we’ve even got an agenda section and new categories such as fly and food one (about fly and food lol)

The new design is really cool too. Okay WE DO LOVE COLORS!!! lol But our web designer RESER did work very well. A good balance between too much colors and lots of colors… Lol

Check my testimonial here about the whole two years now being behind bkrw and also about this new BKRW V2.0…

And check the new website here : www.bkrw.com

Don’t hesitate to throw some nasty or cool comments about it… Can’t wait to heard about it!

peace

last week was a great parisian week, full of events and launch.

first one was the americana high x paris at the new adidas original store. all the french bloggers have been invited to this event. it was funny to see everybody all together at the same event. GLLTN, HYPEQUEST, BH, MJC, SNEAKERS.FR… and for the first time only digital blogs were invited. where are the printed magazine now? lol The special display of the AMERICANA was really cool with a red and blue french 3 stripes… The saturday morning the shoes has been sold out in less than 35 minutes and ADIDAS offers some goodies, hot chocolate and coffee for the early morning sneakerfreaks.

this small event was also a way to the new MI ORIGINAL space (sneaker custom program by ADIDAS). first adidas store in europe to have 3 computers in the same place to design your own SUPERSTAR or ZX. nice dentist seats… the result is interesting. we are waiting for many more style and colors…

the day after that we’ve also been invited to PIGALLE opening. it was the chance to see foreign friends such as FATZ and artist JOSE PARLA… But most of all discover an interesting new shop. The guyz of POK did work great. we hope that many people will come to visit them soon. Their position on the market is kinda brave. Lots of big expensive stuff such as DR ROMANELLI jackets… But also sneakers and tees and high fashion brands such as RICK OWENS… We’ll see if they gonna find their customer (we do hope so!)

last week-end I’ve been to milano, check the beginning of the italian fashion week.

I’ve seen the whole new adidas originals collection and their new fashion show, with an incredible adidas vintage kicks collection. and met two of my old journalist pal ! RIDO was working for ROLLING STONE now he is working for his own street TV SHOW and SIMON from PIG (actually he founded it with also the sunglasses brand SUPER)… It has been a long time that I did not see them.

before that event, I went to slam jam shop meet my old friend MATTEO and FREDERICA for the launch of the OPTICAL FORCE pack.

and spend the whole night with them. in front of SJ shop they were maybe more than 300 fixed addict guyz. ready to party and eat together. the atmosphere was really friendly with lots of girls. It was really warm and simple. In fact it even tease me to do some fixed… maybe soon?

It was great to came back in milano and i used to have some kind of bad memories about this town. too dark. too much graffiti (bad ones) on the walls. no nice people etc… but this week end definitely cheers me up and reconnect me with this town. It was actually a short but good moment.

ps : a big grazzie mille to the slam jam girl who sell me the VISVIM. IM SO HAPPY to finally get it!!!!

ps2 : during ADIDAS FASHION SHOW I’ve heard an incredible italian song… I dont know why but even the other french guyz with me loved it. It is from LUCIO BATTISTIx DIECI RAGGAZZE… (the you tube video is not the best one but at least you’ve got sound)

Fashion week hit Paris last week…

Our damm french old city is vibrating during the back and force of the best fashion (pret à porter) shows… I’ve brought my partner in crime GREG, to the CHANEL fashion show … The place was amazing, and the winter light so smooth, the models ugly, the clothes so colorfull ! a small revolution in da black/white world of the most parisian brand. It was so funny to be in the deep heart of the high fashion bling bling… hehehehe…

And then, Friday was also the big opening of the Paris x NIKE x FORCE CLUB. Really classy, all made in a deep chocolate wood, an amazing job has been done on this space. During the day, the opening was for the press… Short introducing by T. De Longeville, Julien Cahn, and Stephane Bayle…

The party was quiet intense, all the parisians urban peeps were all together underer the same small roof. Kinda of beef has been settle during the night… An impressive set of Djs: TEX, Arthur King, Acyde, Mister Frazer Cook… SOme damm fucking sound for a crowd of people who doesnt really care…

We were happy to finally see the issue of PARIS EN FORCE for real. We finally did it!!! Last backstage previews… Go check some issue on the  FORCE CLUB…

4th january 1979…

Years running so fast…

Im sure im not that old but damm 28 years old… Kinda old… Start to feel more daddy… Less and less young and youth… ahahahaha

Weird…