September 30th, 2008
In college, one of my requirements was a science course, so I enrolled in Biology 30: Human Sexuality. Otherwise known as the “Dirty 30.” The entire first class was dedicated to yelling out every possible nickname for male genitalia so the professor could write it on the board. By the end of the period, the whiteboard was completely filled with weener words. My contributions were “pork sword” and “furry banjo.” The point of the exercise was that you can tell how much value a culture places upon something by the number of names they have for it. By that reasoning, America is passionately in love with the giggle stick. That is all I pretty much remember from that class. Actually, that’s all I pretty much remember from college.
Anyways, besides the number 30, that little anecdote has absolutely nothing to do with what this post is about, so you can forget all that tallywhacker talk.
So last week, Inc.com published their annual “30 Under 30″ online article on the country’s top young entrepreneurs. And this week, Inc. Magazine separately chose their own set of under-30 individuals behind America’s coolest companies. Turns out that we were selected for this article as well.
You might remember this Kareem Black photoshoot Ben and I participated in up in San Francisco. Yeah, they went with the toilet shot. I knew it.
Anyways, the issue is on newsstands now. Bonus: there’s a naked centerfold of Ben.
by bobbyhundreds
September 30th, 2008
We get the best fanmail. Hands down. Here’re some of the more interesting contributions as of late.
Jared wanted a The Hundreds tattoo, but didn’t want to go the traditional Adam Bomb route. “I’ve been a fan for quite some time,” he writes, “and had an idea to represent that TH lifestyle and to show my respects.“ I do believe this is the first time anyone has ever inked JAGS on themselves.
On September 6, Terence married his beautiful wife Peggy…
…and Adam was invited.
The only thing stranger than this gigantor bodyguard wearing our t-shirt (I didn’t know we made 14XL) is that it looks like he’s about to off Hillary Duff with his gat.
Carl “eats” a really big “sandwich.”
Wezz calls this his “lucky shirt.” The fish feels otherwise.
run2winp baked this cake for his girlfriend’s birthday. Score.
7-year-old Bela from Davis, California gets arts and crafty.
It’ll take you a second to figure this one out.
This one’s a little easier to understand.
Corrado Francolini sends his regards from Italy.
Cherm caught a TH cameo in a porno. Very observant, Cherm.
by bobbyhundreds
September 29th, 2008
Perhaps not so surprisingly, considering how his art career has been skyrocketing as of late, Tofer’s billboard (seen here) will be on display at the Reina Sofia Contemporary Museum in Madrid throughout this week. The Reina Sofia is Spain’s national museum of 20th Century art and is internationally recognized for its vast collection of Pablo Picasso (including Guernica) and Salvador Dali art. Tofer’s exhibition is even more impressive considering the Reina Sofia is largely dedicated to Spanish art and artists, with little space offered for outside work. Word.
by bobbyhundreds
September 29th, 2008
If you’ve kept up with us over the past few years, you should be keenly familiar with Corgishoe and his massive 2,000+ deadstock sneaker collection. Well, after over a decade of hording, it’s time to let go. That’s right, folks. Corgishoe’s entire collection is gradually making its way onto Ebay. Keep up-to-date on his listings HERE.
The end of a dynasty. The end of an era.
Unfortunately, he’s still holding onto his chewing gum collection.
by bobbyhundreds
September 28th, 2008
I’ll admit that much of the California Culture I bring you on a daily basis is depicted within walls. Whether indoors, or inner-city, the L.A. Lifestyle is generally associated with cement, cars, and overpopulation. But that’s misleading, because there is another life outside of the man-made reality.
I spent the weekend in Central California, far from the horn-honking and bright lights. They still have skyscrapers out here. They’re called mountains.
by bobbyhundreds
September 26th, 2008
Last year, established international footwear and bags brand Gravis approached us to be the designated team to work on their annual Black Box Collection. It’s been over a year in the making, but the fruits of our labor have come to light, as the Collection is hitting select Gravis retailers worldwide, and is set to drop at both The Hundreds LA and The Hundreds SF on Thursday morning at 11am.
Some of the best features about the The Hundreds x Gravis bags are what you can’t see in photographs. The SHADOW backpack comfortably fits my laptop computer, my DSLR camera and extra lenses, iPod and accessories, plus another section for normal backpack stuff like books, whips, and small animals. But it also has a secret stash compartment in the lower back, which is where I stick all the bustable goodies for my flights, like Orange Squeezit and my Al Qaeda-sanctioned hair gel (kidding). My bag has been fully searched by TSA 4 times at Airport Security, and not once have they thought to check there. True story.
When the Gravis design team worked on the JETWAY roller bag, they visited different international airports and literally measured the carry-on requirements at each. So they constructed this piece of luggage to be the maximum allowable size to pass as carry-on luggage. When Joe Babcock and I brainstormed different bells and whistles we could tweak out, we figured some dope skate wheels would be a nice touch to the traditional luggage rollers.
If you look in the group photograph above, you can also pick up separately some of the smaller accessories like the Hold All Trio and Terminal Case, which are case units designed to hold anything/everything. Like cameras, phones, passports, anything you might need to travel with and can easily wrap up and toss into your luggage.
So the overall theme, if you haven’t been able to tell already, was to streamline Gravis’ technical luggage and footwear, toning it down with a monochromatic black, highlighted only by a JAGS overlay on various components. The idea was largely to play with colors, darks and lights, so there were bright accents of pop Safety Orange and Lime Green to offset the opaque darkness.
When you open up the luggage, the liner virtually glows because of the luminescent colors. We wanted to bring that same mentality to the footwear, so although you’re looking at an overall standard black and white set of sneakers, you’re also drawn to the popped elements like the eyelets and the undersoles, which are literally glowing. Very simple footwear, but very keen on sophisticated detailing.
Thanks to Joe, Brent, and the rest of the Gravis team for seeing this project come to fruition. To the rest of the world, enjoy.
by bobbyhundreds
