Alex Wong: For some, simply paying to show you can afford a brand is all the expression that is desired. But there is something to be said about the journey to find a t-shirt that defines a part of your life In 1992, Shawn Michaels and Marty Jannetty, the iconic tag-team duo known as The Rockers, appeared on a wrestling segment titled “The Barber Shop” hosted by fellow wrestler Brutus Beefcake. The pair was on the verge of breaking up. After talking it out, however, Michaels and Jannetty shook hands and everything appeared to be back on track. But of course, in the world of wrestling entertainment, happy reunions derived from open communication is a seldom employed storyline. With one swift, unprovoked superkick to his partner’s chin, Michaels became one of the most hated wrestlers on the planet. Cementing his newfound status as heel, he proceeded to toss Jannetty through the glass window of the faux barber shop set. Michaels went on to have a legendary wrestling care...
Three Major Streetwear Drops That Support the Black Lives Matter Movement Photo Illustration by C.J. Robinson Over the past few months, as COVID-19 ravaged the world, streetwear labels began harnessing the power of the drop model—highly coveted products released in highly limited quantities during highly abbreviated windows—to raise staggering sums of money for good causes in no time flat. Supreme racked up hundreds of thousands for coronavirus relief with a single Takashi Murakami-blessed tee . Across the pond, Palace Skateboards did the same with a capsule benefitting the UK’s National Health Service. Now, with protests across America stretching into their third week, a handful of brands have shifted their focus towards the Black Lives Matter movement—like the cult LA collective Brain Dead , who donated half a million dollars last week to M4BL and The Freedom Fund off the back of a Dev Hynes collaboration. This week, they’re being joined in those efforts with a trio of ...