Christmas is largely an after-thought as you sit down to your desk on Monday morning. The next thing on the agenda, where and how are you getting shit-faced on the 31st… I know I’m thinking about it haha. As I’ve sort of alluded to, Hong Kong’s Christmas spirit is largely superficial, they put on a nice show, huge installations but that’s the extent of it. I definitely don’t rush out to buy gifts and what not but this was something I maintained even back in Canada. But we all know, probably especially this year more than others, Christmas is far from the gifts. Without getting emo, spending time with the fam and the friends are the main priority. I wish there were more universal holidays that were separated throughout the world so things could legitimately slow down. Growing up, we were the Asian family living in a small-town that probably just practiced Christmas for the sake of fitting in haha. But Christmas without the presents is like Chinese New Year without the Red Pockets, although the latter would be a greater injustice in the eyes of many. Quick run-down of some cool shit I felt was worth highlighting… some of it self-bought and some of it free swag but all of it was greatly appreciated nevertheless.
-Eugene
I was shopping for some “educational” gifts for my cousins which led me to the bookstore. I felt, pens and writing instruments albeit a dying art are hopefully the catalyst to greater creativity with carryover onto a digital format. I grabbed this same set for my cousin but felt it was pretty slick so I picked one up also. Staedler Fineliners are pretty good and cheap. The have small and compact nibs and a good array of colors although I would be more than satisfied with black, red and blue.
This one from my aunt left me scratching my head a bit… it really serves no purpose aside from Apollo Creed doing crunches in noisy fashion all while taking up a much needed USB slot on my laptop.
The shit in action…
Copped these towards the beginning of the month as I guess an “early” Christmas present but I don’t really feel I need to justify the purchases by throwing on a “Christmas present” tagline. Black-Out Luminox 3051 Black on the left and a Canon S90 on the right. Canon S90 all of a sudden started making some relatively unhealthy grinding noises when zooming… if it gets worse I’ll be choked haha.
I bought some stuff at MUJI and got this small little pocket pens… unfortunately lost one of the two already as well as a Field Notes notebook… so much for keeping that shit in your back pocket : /.
Probably some of my favorite sneakers this year. But maybe cause they remind me of my Danner Mountain Light IIs haha… regardless, the shits are clean, the unorthodox tan suede and maroon nylon tongue surprisingly work well. Huge thanks to Hikmet at Solebox. He fucking crushed it this year with collaboration shoes.
D-ring lacing at the top ties everything together neatly.
My boy Jefford (aka Hypebeast’s first-ever intern) came through with this handy iHome Capsule Speaker. Smart guy this Jefford… as I was talking to him quite a few months ago about wanting to pick something up along these lines. The single speaker is already a lot better and louder than the piece of crap on-board speakers for this Dell.
I sang http://www.sneakersnstuff.com/ praise a little while back for their magazine they did… and they followed it up with these beanie involving Kangol. Overall, cool concept, a little uniform experiment-esque even. But I do wish that it wasn’t so bulky cause of the reversible factor.
If you haven’t heard, Evisu is looking to undergo a overhaul in 2010 as they bring on Earnest Sewn founder Scott Morrison. It will be interesting to see what comes of that. Evisu has lost traction (and in the opinion of some, rightfully so) much like a Levi’s Vintage Clothing. I think Evisu’s diminished brand identity comes at the hands of both lower quality and questionable designs. Both (Evisu and LVC) have the right tools and name out there but this hasn’t necessarily translated into the right vision in the past few years. Landing in my proverbial mailbox was a pair of Lot 2010 No. 3s. For some odd reason, the current No. 3 was once known as the No. 2 as signified by the “Rising Sun” selvedge line. I was pretty confused by all the cuts/denim types but this sort of answered most of my questions. Another interesting note, these are some of the shortest inseamed jeans I’ve ever gotten. Not a bad thing cause they fit perfectly, but I’m by no means a tall guy at 5’11. The coolest aspect are the painted Gullwings. Can’t really escape the branding but the denim does fit quite well.
You can see the detail on the brush stroke… maybe they should have used less paint haha but I do like the texturized lines.
