“Shit people say at trade shows” – January was a busy month. Lots of trade shows, showrooms, new collections, meeting people and the whole shabang. It’s amazing that in 4-6 weeks time you see exactly the same people in 4 different cities. Designers, sales persons, buyers, pr… all the same. You just gotta love it.

After walking all these trade shows I think it’s definitely time for:

“Shit people say at trade shows”

I think the top 5 would be something like this:

1. “I hate trade shows” (Well, don’t go then)

2. “It’s so boring. Everything looks the same” (go look somewhere else)

3. “Well, it’s a sample. It will be much longer/tighter/shorter/softer.” (yeah right)

4. “However, we do have an order minimum” (yeah, me too)

5. “We work with pre-payment”. (fuck you)

Hahaha! I’m sure people that are in the same boat feel me right now.

After Florence and Berlin we hit Paris… here some snapshots…

Obviously, I’m getting the master bedroom in our apartment:

The WOR crew always makes us laugh:

At the Thom Browne show. Some mad Adam’s-Family-meets-Punk-meets-Frankenstein situation:

Dinner with my old crew from Amsterdam: Akim, Bir, Abby & the Staff International crew:

At Capsule:

At the new MAN show:

Dinner at Nanashi… Sandrine, Helena & Anais:

Samir & Max re-united:

Thanks for organizing, Alice!

Yorgus, Yue & Misla:

At Adam Kimmel:

The Tiger:

Sneak-peaking what they got:

Superb treatment at Acne as usual:

Followed by some serious meat at Ralph’s (yes, Ralph Lauren’s restaurant):

That’s 750 gramm!

Samir & Johan:

Probably the only time that all of us were quiet:

Paris Goodnight.

Last night’s THOM BROWNE show was literally a freak show: Adam’s Family meets Punk Rock meets Frankenstein! It was kind of hard-core.

Held at the” Galérie de Minéralogie et de Géologie” within the Botanical gardens the location was once again stunning.

I’m really looking forward to see the collection live in the showroom. With theses guys you never know what to expect…

Check the video and below to get a glimpse:

And here the happy ending of the show… please, note the little “penis-mouth connection”:

Karl-Osker Olsen, Wood Wood – Just before Wood Wood held their seasonal fashion show at the creative and multi-functional platform MADE, we sat down with Karl and took a look back the road and development Wood Wood, talked about his visions and the future of the brand.

Wood Wood has been a long-time favorite of mine ever since they introduced the brand in Germany and built a great team around it here in Berlin. (Laust aka Danish Dick aka the-missing-member-of-the-wolf-pack represent represent!) 

They always have some fresh pieces in their collection, very wearable with your daily outfit.

Pimp your brand knowledge right HERE!

Element Emerald Collection Launch – If you’re in Berlin, come join us today, Thursday, for the Element Emerald Collection Launch at MadeMyDay, Torstr. 66!

Some typical German food, some good old Jameson whiskey and lots of beers! Oh and for the dancers we got DJ Reznik from VICE/KeineMusik spinning some fine tunes.

One highlight is definitely artist Thomas Campbell who produced an exclusive art piece for the occasion.

RSVP and get more info HERE!

SOTO x STUSSY x HOLDEN Party – Tomorrow we proudly present a preview of the Stussy x Holden capsule collection which is followed by an after-party at Berlin’s newest club Flamingo for eerrrrbody!

We brought together a nice line-up of friends including Berlin’s finest Kaos and Micki, Soulland’s Silas, straight from Paris: Mimi aka Misty Rabbit and my brotha-from-another-motha Mehdi (replacing Kirikoo).

As a little highlight we have Mugler’s “Zombie Boy” aka Rico behind the decks!

Come dance with us right HERE!

Our latest Team MADE episode gives you a little glimpse into the Art Basel Miami fair itself.

Pretty cool to see some of the paintings and pieces live that you normally only read of. And of course super interesting to see some new stuff.

Check out more below and here!

Jay-Z, Outkast, Biggie, Eminem… everybody knows them. But most of you probably don’t know the man behind the scenes who’s making all of them look good.

Let me introduce you Mr. Jonathan Mannion. Photographer, artist, self-made man and much more.

Check this:

OHWOW “It ain’t fair” – Last night we attended the OHWOW “It ain’t fair” exhibition opening with team MADE here in Miami. Unlike the other art events we visited here, the typical hipster crowd was all there. Nothing changed. Same same.

Artists included Dan Colen, José Parlá, Aaron Young, Agathe Snow, Scott Campbell etc. and lots of people “from the industry” showed up: Dr. Romanelli, Andre, A-Ron and many more.

Had a great chat with my favorite artist of the show Mr. José Parlá who introduced a completely new direction of his works.

Make sure to check out the recap video right below!

SOTO introduces: “Le Berlinois” – Today we officially launched our own little in-house “label” which is called Le Berlinois. Don’t expect a proper label, don’t expect a full collection… just stuff we like, stuff we would wear, really simple.

Every season we will drop some quality products and some selected collabs. All available exclusively at SOTO.

Check some pics below:

Lee Scratch Perry VOV – This is probably the most bizarre VOV interview we’ve did so far! This guy is crazy! (in a good way). Simply from another planet. Take a look yourself: