Thursday, August 6, 2009

DENIM IS FOREVER

Where do I start? Denim is such an innovative force and deeply rooted in our history that you can bet it will be here long after we are all gone. It has been a part of our daily lives since the late 18th century and that alone is something you cannot look over. These are only a fraction of a mind blowing amount of reasons why we at BTMxSHLF gravitate around "denim". We love all sorts of denim but the most important part is the cut, after that then the word selvedge comes to mind. The selvedge or self-edge or selvage denim as they say are made by old shuttle looms from beyond the turn of the century and it creates this very clean edge (can be seen on the out seam of the pants) which prevents the denim from unraveling. Shuttle looms also create tighter weaves requiring more time and heavier fabric (on the oz.) which ultimately makes a longer lasting almost unbreakable pairs of jeans. Also purchasing your denim in raw unwashed form is almost a must not just because of the fact that it will last longer than a factory distressed pair, but you may also naturally age it to your own body's composition. These are just a few things we learned from years of just draping ourselves with the highest caliber pieces made to satisfy. Remember, quality over quantity (it will take you over a year to break a pair anyways) and only the ones with unsurpassed attention to detail and quality kind of quality. Thank you for your time. You have just been riveted (pun intended).






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Wednesday, August 5, 2009

TODAY (YESTERDAY)

Got my sleep on and woke up midnight on the dot. Then I was like, "today was a good day". Then I was like, "what video did they make for me this time?".


"Today I didnt even have to use my a.k. I got to say it was a good day" -Cube





-somegiant

Monday, August 3, 2009

CSUCI

Spent a little time around the beautiful downtown Ventura and main st. is always packed any given weekend. We were just in time for a free gallery on Main st. and California hosted by CSUCI. I had a few favorites and stole shots quietly. Then I found out that photos are allowed. So bring your EF 16-35mm f/2.8L II USM. If you don't have one, sell your fixie, get the lens and drive to downtown Ventura. It's titled "Summertime Blues" and they will shut down on August 23.










-somegiant

Sunday, August 2, 2009

so 1950's

Mid century design is undeniably supreme. This video is the best music video I've ever seen to date because it's solely inspired by mid century everything minus Kanye and his six inch Tims of course. The easiest most basic video, with the best glass on a vid cam. That's all you need and a little final cut knowledge. This video is so Choice and I love the low saturation with the horizontal split screens. Just mad good.



Kid Cudi - Make Her Say Feat. Kanye West & Common (HD) from DP on Vimeo.




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Friday, July 31, 2009

LABAN





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Thursday, July 30, 2009

DOUBLE OVERHEAD

So I documented a little bit of last weeks south swell that hit us like the winter of 69. Well not really quite that big but in my eyes, those waves were THE heavies. Absolutely the biggest I’ve witnessed around here because it never really goes double overhead in the summertime here. It was absolutely punctual and right on time for the 2009 US Open of Surfing. Went to the competition and the beach was packed and reminiscent of the late 80’s early 90’s period. The event was HUGE in direct correlation with the waves. I burned my face from the sun but it was beyond doubt worth the footage I got. And may I point out that I got to observe a few hall of famers and distinguished surfers in the industry doing their thing on the best waves HB has seen since the 90s. Congratulations to Brett Simpson who got bumped up to 5th place on the ASP rankings after winning 100K purse for the whole Hurley US OPEN. Also Congrats to Courtney Conlogue, Kai Barger, and Malia Manuel (the future) for winning the rest. It was fun and I wrapped up what I could in this video and a few still photos of the event. It's all Love.



HURLEY US OPEN OF SURFING 2009 x SOMEGIANT x BTMxSHLF from good peoples on Vimeo.



Rob Machado had two body guards (blue shirts) after every heat

packed like there's no tomorrow

volcom stone in the place to be


boardwalk and from my vantage point

this is to show us how easy life is


RIP to the 50 yr old man whose life was claimed by (in the words of bruce brown) "the dirty, old, nasty, wedge." He was a warrior taking on those 20-25 ft faces.




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Friday, July 17, 2009

TAKE (ON) ME LITTERALLY

CHEER UP. It's the weekend jumpoff. See you all on the flipside.






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