Nike Waffle

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  Siapa Sangka dan Percaya Ilham Tapak Kasut Nike Tercipta Ketika Makan Waffle?

   
  Jenama kasut Nike di pasaran antarabangsa telah pun menapak lama di zaman moden ini. Sebut sahaja Nike, semua orang sudah mengenalinya. Bermula kasut sukan hinggalah kepada pakaian dan peralatan sukan, jenama ini begitu gah di pasaran. Jikalau Jenama Adidas diasaskan oleh dua beradik, manakala Nike pula diasaskan oleh dua sahabat yang bernama Bill Bowerman dan Philips Knight pada tahun 1957 . Dua orang sahabat yang bertemu atas minat yang sama dalam perniagaan kasut sukan.

   
  Namun siapa sangka yang Nike bermula hanya sebagai pengedar kasut sukan Onitsuka Tiger dari Jepun! Asalnya Jenama Nike ini dikenali sebagai Blue Ribbon Sports @ BRP yang diasaskan pada tahun 1964. Perkataan Nike berasal daripada bahasa Greek (Nik-key). Logo Nike dikenali sebagai swoosh yang dikatakan sebagai sayap dewi kemenangan Yunani @ the Goddess of Victory. Slogan nya “just do it” begitu unik sehingga dipilih sebagai top 5 slogan iklan pada abad ke 20 oleh Advertising Age . Namun tahun 1971,namanya ditukar kepada Nike sehingga ke hari ini.

   
  Inspirasi penghasilan Kasut Nike sangat unik! Untuk melakukan perkara besar yang luar biasa dalam hidup sudah semestinya memerlukan sumber inspirasi. Semua orang perlukannya namun hanya beberpa orang yang berjaya menemukan ilham tersebut. Kadangkala dengan hanya melihat sesuatu peristiwa , idea unik datang secara tiba-tiba. Begitulah yang terjadi kepada pengasas kasut Nike iaitu Bill Bowerman. Dia memerlukan kasut yang berkualiti untuk atlet trek larian. Dia sentiasa mencuba untuk memperbaiki kasut yang direkanya. Jika sebelum ini kasut-kasut yang dijadikan contoh adalah daripada buatan syarikat Jepun. Bill Bowerman mahukan kasut yang lebih baik dengan tapak yang mencengkam yang dicipta sendiri olehnya.

   
  Tercetusnya idea tapak kasut waffle apabila Bill Bowerman terpandangkan menu sarapan pagi yang disediakan oleh isterinta Barbara. Sarapan pagi waffle yang dhidangkan isterinya diatas meja ketika itu menjadi topik perbualan hangat dan ada diantaranya mereka memikirkan tapak kasut yang kuat mencengkam paling bagus di trek larian. Akhirnya Bill Bowerman memutuskan untuk menggunakan waffle iron keluarganya untuk mereka design tapak kasut Nike!. Tapak kaki kasut yang bercorak groove berfungsi menghasilkan cengkaman kukuh semasa melakukan larian.
   
  
  

  

  
  Bill Bowerman sebagai jurulatih trek larian pada masa itu mencari cara bagaimana untuk menghasilakn kasut larian yang lebih pantas. Beliau ke makmalnya degan membawa pemanggang waffle isterinya untuk menguji kaji ideanya. Material tapak kaki yang digunakannya adalah daripada getah yang mudah dibentuk. Akhirnya eksperimen beliau telah berjaya mencipta tapak kasut nike pertama yang bercorak seakan waffle!. Fungsi utama kasut waffle ini adalah mapu mencengkam dengan leboh baik semasa berlari dan mampu bergerak dengan lebih pantas. Rekaan bentuk ini kemudian dipatenkan pada tahun 1974. Ianya menjadi daya tarikan apabila digunakan oleh atlet-atlet yang bertanding di US Olympic Track & Field Trials di Eugene, Oregon pada tahun 1972.

   

  *dipinjam dari post member facebook.
  

Cerita - Sugar Cane Co

SUGAR CANE JEANS are uniquely Japanese denim made from — you guessed it- sugar cane. For many years, Sugar Cane Jeans were a ferociously guarded Japanese secret but today the brand is attracting global attention. Interestingly, Sugar Cane prefer to use the vintage term ‘dungarees’ in preference to the term ‘jeans’ to describe their product: “The word ‘jeans’ has become the vernacular for faux denim fashion wear that masquerades as the tough, classic waist overalls history made famous.”

ORIGINAL SUGAR CANE DENIM FABRIC

Sugar Cane Jeans are constructed of fibres derived from the plant that gave rise to the brand name SUGAR CANE. Sugar is made from sugar cane, which seems simple enough, but not everyone knows that sugar cane and its byproducts contain essential amino acids and enzymes necessary to fuel and rejuvenate our bodies. Likewise, byproducts from sugar cane are used to fuel automobiles in Brazil in order to have a less harmful impact on the environment rather than found in burned fuels of a purely fossil origin. Following these facts in a rather philosophical approach, the textile specialists at Sugar Cane were the first in the world to produce a selvage denim fabric made from woven cotton yarns and sugar cane fibres .

WHAT MAKES OUR JAPANESE DENIM DIFFERENT FROM OTHERS?

Sugar Cane original vintage denim jeans were developed from the accumulated results of more than 20 years of research and experience of vintage jeans reproduction. The features of our jeans are that they do not resemble any other pair of manufacturer ’ s jeans. The jeans we make are based on ‘ 5 Pocket Denim pants with rivets ’ that the great forerunners made but are not just a copy of their external appearance .

Sugar Cane Jeans are cut from original and truly outstanding Japanese selvage denim. Japanese selvage denim is arguably the finest in the world and is made on old style shuttle looms rather than modern projectile looms. In simple terms this means that the cross thread goes back and forth during the weaving process. Modern looms shoot each cross thread through individually, hence the edge of the cloth is frayed rather than clean. No shuttle looms have been made for over 40 years as they can only make cloth about 30 inches wide whereas projectile looms can make cloth 60 inches or even wider for much less money.

 ps : dipetik dari web Sugar Cane Co.

Kepala Kain

(Kepala kain/pale kain/palo kain/selvedge)

Kalau berjalan dekat bundle jeans, pasti tuan puan pernah dengar, "Hok ni kepala kain bos. Mahal la sikit bos." Lepas tu dia lipat kaki seluar, dan kita tengok bahagian dalam, seluar tu tak berklim. Tapi ada line warna putih yang kemas menggantikan klim. Ya. Seluar macam tu la kita panggil "Kepala kain".

Secara internationalnya, kepala kain orang luar panggil selvedge.

Selvedge asalnya dari perkataan self-edge. "Tepi sendiri". Sebabnya nak buat seluar jeans jenis selvedge ni, kena pakai kain denim yang ada self edge tu.

Datang kat kampung kita, kita panggil kepala kain. Sebelum ni ramai yang cakap kepala kain tu macam kepala lemang. Dalam satu gulung kain denim tu ada bahagian badan dan ekor. Kita sangka seluar kepala kain ni dibuat oleh kain denim yang hujung. Yang selebihnya kain denim tu buat seluar yang tak kepala kain/selvedge. Maaf, tafsiran itu silap.

Yang betulnya, nak buat seluar kepala kain ni kena pakai kain denim yang berbeza dengan kain denim yang buat seluar bukan kepala kain.

Dulu, sebelum 50an, tok tok kita kat Amerika sana pakai mesin tenun yang manual. Bila pakai mesin tenun tu, di hujung hujung kain denim tu terpaksa dirapatkan sendiri untuk mengelakkan kedut dan berjuntai. Nak pakai mesin klim, tak ada pulak. Jadi benang yang putih tu digunakan dan ditenun rapat rapat supaya lebihan tenunan denim tu tak berjuntai, lari dan berkedut.Kiranya sebelum 50an, semua seluar jeans adalah selvedge dan kepala kain. Tapi tak pasti pulak diorang pakai seluar tu lipat ke tak nak tunjuk kepala kain bila pergi jalan beraya.

Yang lecehnya pakai mesin tenun manual ni, bidang kain denim yang dibuat tu kecik sangat. Dalam satu bidang kain tu, tak banyak pasang seluar boleh buat. Selepas 50an, permintaan seluar jeans semakin meningkat. Kalau sebelum ni orang pergi kerja berat je pakai seluar jeans buat belasahan, kini orang yang kerja pejabat pun nak jugak seluar jeans buat pergi ke bandar dan Tesco hujung hujung minggu. Mesin tenun yang ada tak dapat menampung permintaan yang begitu banyak. Nak import lagi. 

Jadi, mesin tenun yang besar mula dicipta. Selain dari pembuatan yang laju dan automatik, mesin tenun ni jugak dapat hasilkan bidang kain denim yang besar. Malah, dihujungnya dah tak payah nak tenun pakai benang putih tu. Cukup dengan klim sahaja. Kain denim yang dihasilkan pun lebih seragam. Maklumlah, pakai mesin automatik. Dah la laju dan cantik, malah atas satu bidang kain denim tu dapat banyak seluar pula. Barulah banyak banyak boleh jual.

 Kiranya selepas tu, kalau pakai seluar kepala kain macam ketinggalan zaman la sikit sebab orang dah semakin maju, kita masih lagi pakai kain yang ditenun secara klasikal. Pulak tu kadang kadang ada bengkok sikit sikit kain yang dihasilkan. Kena boo dengan kawan pun boleh jadi pakai seluar lama.

Tapi lama kelamaan, orang dah mula bosan dengan kesaragaman yang ada dan orang mula mencari yang dulu dulu semula. Nak jadi rare kononnya. Cuma masalahnya sekarang, mesin tenun lama berapa kerat je yang ada? 

Inilah yang dikatakan demand tinggi, tapi suply terhad. Bila jadi macam ni, harga pun akan meningkat. Tak hairanlah kalau kita nak beli seluar kepala kain, harganya lebih mahal berbanding yang bukan kepala kain. Barang payah boleh bos, mahal la sikit. Nak makan ikan tenggiri,mana boleh nak bayar harga ikan selayang tuan tuan.

Saya rasa cukup setakat tu dulu. Nak cerita lebih lebih, saya sendiri pun tak pakai seluar jeans. Hihi. 

Sekian, terima kasih.

#istilahbundle

#kepalakain

ps :bozzo amik dari nukilan member yg kaki selam...

APAKAH BAJU VINTAGE ??

APAKAH BAJU VINTAGE ??
-semestinya barang barang terpakai/baru yg dikeluarkan lebih dr 15thn yg lepas
-akan menjadi vintage setelah dikeluarkan selepas 15thn (automatically)
-terdiri daripada baju band , filem , kartun , sport brand , vintage printed shirt , western shirt,
jacket dan segala macam yg dikategorikan sebagai baju
-tetapi rata2 manusia di pelosok dunia mencari baju band dan sport brand utk dijadikan koleksi
-band t menjadi kegilaan disebabkan music is a must to everybody.tak kisah dimanapun kita
dilahirkan,pastinya dari kecil kita akan mendengar lagu.nasyid,rock,metal dan sebagainya.
-antara lainnya baju2 yg dikeluarkan pada zaman dahulu pada harga yg tinggi ataupun baju yang
dikeluarkan secara limited
-baju2 yang dipakai oleh selebriti,tokoh2 juga menjadi rebutan dan hangat dipasaran
-bagi kategori sport brand pula baju2 seperti nike air jordan shoe hanging,nike ballwing,levis
olympic,adidas trefoil dan sebagainya
-contoh2 gambar baju2 yg disebutkan di atas akan diupload pada ruangan akan datang

CIRI - CIRI BAJU VINTAGE
-kebanyakan yg dinobatkan baju vintage pada masa sekarang terdiri dari baju yg dikeluarkan
pada sekitar tahun 1996 dan kebawah.
-beredar mengikut masa.contohnya lima tahun dari sekarang iaitu pada thn 2015,baju yg
dikeuarkan pada tahun 2000 akan menjadi vintage secara autmatik ( berdasarkan format
barangan akan menjadi vintage setelah 15 tahun)
-baju2 yg dikeluarkan pada thn 1996 kebawah kebanyakannya adalah single stitch,kain 100%
kapas yang nipis , kain campuran 50% kapas 50% polyster,kain campuran kapas,polyster,
rayon.
-boleh dibezakan lagi menerusi tag2 label,copyright yg ditulis pada masa tersebut.

BAJU VINTAGE MEMANG X ADA TULANG TEPI ??
-anda salah sama sekali jika anda hanya mengatakan bahawa baju vintage dari thn 1996 ke
bawah tiada tulang tepi
-perlu diingatkan bukan semua baju tiada tulang
-pernah pakcik dimarahi budak yg beli baju mengatakan pakcik menipu.dalam add cakap
original takda alter tapi bila baju sampai baju alter
-baju bertulang biasanya adalah baju vintage / band tour.kebiasaan baju album tiada tulang
-tidak kisahlah baju t shirt ataupun 3qtr
-tulang original pada tepi baju yg dikeluarkan pada msa dhulu adalah kecil.jahitannya tersangat
kecil tidak seperti baju bertulang pada zaman sekarang ( contoh gambar akan disertakan)
-mengapakah ini terjadi?? ini disebabkan pengeluar,merchandiser yg ingin mengeluarkan baju
pada waktu itu menggunakan baju2 dari pengilang2 kecil lain setelah baju tidak mencukupi
utk dicetak/dikeluarkan.contohnya seperti brockum merchandiser yg tidak menggunakan
baju mereka sendiri tetapi menggunakan baju sportswear,ched atau lainnya bagi menggantikan
baju keluaran mereka setelah baju tidak mencukupi dan akan ditulis copyright oleh mereka.
-kebanyakan baju adalah baju adalah baju yg dikeluarkan semasa tour berjalan.baju2 ini adalah
baju2 yg dijual semasa tour ataupun baju2 yg diberikan utk sesiapa yg membeli tiket2 terawal
utk konsert2 tersebut
-kebiasaan baju2 ini hanya mempunyai cop C utk copyright atau TM pada tulisan baju band
sprti iron maiden C/TM.tulisan chop ini adalh kecil dan berada dibawah tulisan baju band.
(gambar akan disertakan)
-baju2 ini ditempah pada saat akhir oleh band2 semasa tour berjalan dan pengeluar /
merchandiser tidak mempunyai bahan/baju yg mencukupi utk mencetak baju tersebut
-sumber pengetahuan ini diperolehi daripada otai2 lama dan forum2 luar negara yg saya
menjadi ahli forum.antara pengetahuan2 ini diperolehi daripada Jochen dari band S.O.D
menerusi forum yg dikelolakan oleh beliau serta collector2 maut seangkatan beliau

BAJU TAK ADA COPYRIGHT ??
-kes yg sama berlaku seperti baju bertulang dimana baju original dari merchandiser juga
kadang2 tidak mempunyai copyright
-ramai yg tidak mahu membeli kononnya takut baju tersebut tidak original/reprint
-sememangnya ada perbezaan bagi baju yg bukan original dan original jika tidak mempunyai
copyright
-printing / material juga sudah berbeza (gambar akan disertakan)
-biasanya baju yg tidak mempunyai copyright akan mempunyai cop C/TM pada tulisan band
tersebut.sama seperti kes baju bertulang
-ini berlaku utk baju2 band yg ditempah pada saat2 akhir semasa tour sama seperti kes baju
bertulang.
-ada antara kes2 berlaku disebabkan oleh band2 menghubungi merchandiser yg kecil utk
mengeluarkan baju mereka.bukan semua merchandiser mempunyai lesen utk meletakkan cop
copyright/TM.tidak kira utk baju atau barngan lain.cop C/TM tidak boleh sewenangnya diguna
sekiranya tidak mempunyai lesen yg sah utk berbuat demikian
-dan baju2 yg tidak mempunyai date copyright adalah baju2 tour yg diberikan secara percuma
untuk pembeli tiket terawal atau yg dijual semasa tour berjalan.dan baju2 inilah yg dinobatkan sebagai RARE dan mempunyai harga yg sgt tnngi di psaran tak kira antarabangsa mahupun dalam malaysiakerana
bilangan /volume yg dikeluarkan adalah sedikit.
-gambar2 mengenai isu2 ini akan disertakan


BAJU2 YG MEMPUNYAI COPYRIGHT DATE
-baju2 ini adalah baju2 album/ baju yg dicetak

ps-aku copypaste dari post member dlm group wasap... 

Butang Tembaga/Rivet

Inilah Kegunaan Butang Tembaga Di Poket Seluar Jean Yang Pasti Mengejutkan Anda Belum Ramai Tahu Dan salah satu bahagian yang tetap itu adalah rivet atau sering disebut paku poket. Benda kecil mirip tombol mini ini sering ditemui menempel pada persimpangan jahitan atau masing-masing ujung poket seluar jeans. Dan kebanyakan orang tidak tahu fungsi dari rivet yang biasanya dibuat dari tembaga tersebut. Sebahagian orang mungkin tidak terlalu memperhatikan rivet ini. Mereka menganggap rivet adalah hiasan agar seluar jeans terlihat kukuh dan kuat. Atau menganggap rivet sebahagian dari desain saku seluar jeans. Padahal, rivet ini ada tidak hanya untuk alasan estetika. Rivet memiliki sejarah yang menarik, dan dipasang di celana jeans karana ada tujuannya.

Sejak terjadi Gold Rush atau penambangan emas besar-besaran di California pada tahun 1848, para penambang tidak bisa bekerja dengan nyaman karena celana yang mereka pakai sering melorot. Selain itu, kantong atau saku celana mereka cepat sobek saat sering dipakai menaruh hasil tambang. Salah satu pelanggan Levi Strauss (orang yang mempopulerkan jeans), Jacob Davis, adalah seorang penjahit dari Reno, Nevada. Dia memiliki ide untuk menggunakan pengencang dari logam untuk mengikat kantong dan jeans bersama-sama. Ia kemudian membuat paku keling tembaga untuk memperkuat pinggiran dan ujung celana yang cenderung mudah sobek.

Canterbury

Assalamualaikum ... ?.. dah minum ptg ?..ptg2 camni puasan..jom...baca cerita..

Apa itu CANTERBURY ...?

Canterbury atau sengakatan biasa kite sebut CCC atau tripelsi. Kalau tengok pada logo dia , ada paruh muncung burung kiwi 3 ekor. Napok tak? ...Asal bmula 1904 di New Zealand... ada jga yg kata di England.. wallahualam... Antara koleksi yg pling sukar bgi sy nk dpt ialah sluar jeans ccc. bru ada 3 hlai...tp bkn kepala kain....yg kpla kain ccc dibuat oleh white oak Mill ,asal US... tpi yg mde in Mexico pun ada... sahabat sy Tuan Johan dr Pekan, Pahang ada selai kpala kain ccc... beliau seorang yg mpunyai lesung pipik yg sgt halus..... ccc ni dah jdi stu brand, mkin hri mkin cow2 hrga... ccc ni adlah pkaian utk smua sukan, tpi biasanya khusus utk sukan rugby..... tpi rmai jga di Malaysia ni tdak main rugby tpi minat pd CCC. dulu ccc lhir pd thun 1904.... syrikat ccc tdk mpunyai mdal yg besar..... pgasas nya sy lupa plok nma, ada 2 org tk silap.... bila hmpir berkubur ccc bgabung pula dgn WRANGLER.... sbb tu ada tag ccc tertulis wrangler bg yg bju lma2.... bila pcah kongsi , ccc bgabung pula dgn brand UNION.. sbb tu ada bju ccc sama design dgn UNION , tpi logo je lain2.... era 1970 era uglies bmula, era 1990 an lbih kurang , temex bmula....era 1982 era butang getah dan logo ccc bmula, sblum tu tkde logo pun.......wallahualam....mgapa ccc diminati oleh lelaki2 hansome di Malaysia ????....sy pun tk thu...sbbb ada awek2 pnh bkata, lelaki klu pkai ccc sguh handsome, macho, tufffff, wowwooowwwww....bkn sy yg kta.....byk lg isi2 ttg ccc ni...ckup stkat ni...tksih kpd shbat2 krn sudi mbaca....klau salah fakta tlong perbetulkan...sy hya insan biasa, fakta pun dr org2 lma bundle....ambik skit2, campur dgn pgalaman bundle sjak ckit2 bmula 1986, cmpur dgn pglaman ccc sjak bmula kumpul pd thun 1989.... skli tjbak tiada jln kluar..... ccc/bundle..... lupa... tk silap 1998 ccc mgembangkan psaran ke China, disebabkn Adidas.... pjg plak cite.... stkat tu je dulu.... ptg2 sje duk rilex..... smbil teh tarik.... tksih sudi mbaca..... mbca amalan mulia..... wallahualam..... amin#####

#sluar dok jual yeee.ok

ps: karya Cikgu Zunaidi-kolekter Canterbury tersohor seluruh Malaya.

Cerita - what is a vintage shirt?

Generally speaking, clothing which was produced before the 1920s is referred to as antique clothing and clothing from the 1920s to 20 years before the present day is considered vintage. Retro, short for retrospective, or "vintage style" usually refers to clothing that imitates the style of a previous era.

VTG

Is a short form for Vintage. It was originally adapted as a search synonym on eBay to give sellers more room in limited character listing titles. When comparing the two searches on eBay, they bring exactly the same search results. While Google seems to recognize it as a short form, the two variations bring back quite different results.

Vintage T-shirts

Applying Webster’s definition – a “vintage t-shirt” is a t-shirt that is not new. That leaves a big grey area, but suffice to say they don’t mean one year old. Some say 10, we say at least 15 years old. On Defunkd, a t-shirt must be at least 15 years old to be considered vintage. That’s why we don’t allow any t-shirts to be posted that were manufactured beyond the year 1999.

A true vintage t-shirt can usually be identified by its tag, with most of them now defunct. Typically they were made with a 50/50 blend of polyester and cotton which ensured they were softer. Although there was also a significant amount of 100% cotton blends.

Vintage Bootlegs

This term refers to a t-shirt that is also at least 15 years old – yet wasn’t licensed. Many of these were sold out of concert parking lots in the 1970s and 80s. They typically featured original artwork with a style that become synonymous with bootlegs. Given they are actually vintage, they are more scarce (far less were manufactured) and had original designs, they can be just as valuable as a rock artists licensed vintage t-shirts.

Deadstock Vintage or NOS (New Old Stocks)

Used to describe tees printed in another era that became excess/unsold inventory and typically ended up in storage. Most times they are in mint condition, however sometimes storage conditions can adversely effect their condition.

Retro T-shirts

Retro tees are t-shirts manufactured in modern times, using original, yet vintage themed artwork for a nostalgic appeal. They’re printed on new t-shirts that many times are manufactured with softer fabric blends.

Reproduction or Reissue T-shirts

These tees are also manufactured in modern times but they use artwork that was created in another era. Some of them are licensed, some of them aren’t. Metallica for example has reissued many of their 1980s designs. To make things a touch more confusing – some of these were reissued over 15 years ago so reproductions eventually become vintage reproductions.

Bootleg or Counterfeit Vintage

These happen when dishonest people set out to create a t-shirt in modern times and pass them off for true vintage. They make their best effort to copy an original and sought after design. They’ll find quantities of old blank tees or unbranded modern day vintage-esque tees. They they’ll typically post them online along side a small quantity of actual vintage t-shirts to dupe consumers into shelling out of them.

Cerita - Sports and The Fan Apparel

What are some of the top brands offering sports fan apparel?

People looking for ball caps that sport a favorite team logo often turn to New Era hats. Whether fans support a favorite college team or an NFL, NHL, MLB, or NBA club, New Era offers a wide variety. Nike, Adidas, and Reebok provide an array of college and professional sports caps, shorts, jerseys, T-shirts, sweatshirts, and pajama bottoms. Many fans also appreciate the high-quality buttoned baseball shirts and other clothing manufactured by Majestic.

What is the difference between a snapback hat and other kinds of ball caps?

Snapback hats are staples at fan apparel and souvenir shops. Snapbacks come in two types. Trucker snapbacks are made from plastic mesh and foam, while standard snapback hats have a fabric construction. Snapbacks differ from other kinds of ball caps because they have a flat bill and a snap-together adjustable rear closure, as opposed to a curved bill and adjustable Velcro or buckle-style closure.

Kat atas nih ada contoh topi snapback dan fullcap. Kalau tak paham dan tak boleh beza lagi tak tau la.

What is the history behind bobblehead dolls?

Early ceramic bobblehead dolls, known as nodders, came from Germany with production beginning in the late 1700s and early 1800s. In the 1920s, a bobblehead doll based on a New York Knicks player gained popularity, but general interest in bobblehead dolls waned by the 1930s. By 1960, a number of paper mache baseball bobbleheads surfaced, and those featuring the likenesses of Mickey Mantle and Willie Mays sold well at the World Series that year. Throughout the next several decades, construction moved from papier-mache to ceramic to plastic, and now bobbleheads are highly collectible.

Cerita - Ada apa dengan BUNDLE?

Apa itu Pakaian Bundle...???

Pakaian bundle ni memang dah lama ada dekat malaysia ni. kalau dari zaman bozzo sekolah dulu memang orang dah sibuk-sibuk nak mencari bundle terutamanya budak-budak yang gilakan barang branded. Berebut-rebut pergi kedai bundle kalau stok baru masuk... Pengalaman bozzo slalunya akan perati dulu baju2 yang gantung kat luar kedai. Kalau ada yang keromot tu maknanya baru pecah le tu so boleh serbu. Standard sejam dua selam satu kedai tu kejap le tu. 

Tapi apa sebenarnya pakaian bundle ni?

Pakaian bundle ni sebenarnya pakaian yang terpakai yang diimport dari luar negara seperti US, Jepun, UK, korea dan negara-negara eropah lain. Pakaian-pakaian ini akan dikumpulkan dan dibungkus dalam guni. Inilah yang dipanggil BUNDLE. Guni-guni bundle ini kemudian akan dijual kepada pembekal secara pukal. Selain daripada pakaian terpakai, ada juga pakaian baru. Kita boleh jumpa pakaian tu siap dengan tagging dia lagi. Kemungkinan besar pakaian ini dibeli dan tidak dipakai langsung atau pakaian ini adalah pakaian reject/ stok lama dari kedai. Tapi janganlah terlalu berharap seluar baju gini pasal memanglah sangat jarang dijumpai. Jangan mimpilah pulak nak jumpa Levis 501 Made in USA saiz 42 srink to fit dengan tag. 

Jenis pakaian bundle...???

Jenis pakaian yang ada dalam bundle macam-macam dari kemeja & t-shirt sampailah ke seluar dan macam2 lagi. Memang 1001 macam jenis pakaian. Tapi selain pakaian biasa ada juga bundle kasut, selimut, toto, langsir dan macam-macam lagi lah. Selagi benda tu boleh digunakan semula, walaupun kengkadang ada juga yang koyak rabak, memang akan dijual sebagai bundle.

Ape yang menariknya pakaian second hand ni...??

Kepada mereka yang tak pernah atau tak minat pakai bundle ni mesti pelik kenapa ada orang suka dan sanggup pakai pakaian terpakai. Tak kurang pula yang geli kerana menganggap pakaian ni bekas orang lain dan kotor. Ini terpulanglah kepada citarasa dan minat masing-masing. Tapi apa yang menariknya pakaian bundle ni adalah pakaian yang berkualiti tinggi terutama pakaian yang diimport dari US. Kualiti kain dan printing memang bagus. Bagi peminat jenama, pakaian bundle ni memang jadi pilihan kerana mereka boleh dapat brand kegemaran masing-masing dengan harga yang murah. Jenama-jenama besar seperti Levi's, Dockers, Polo, Harley Davidson memang menjadi pilihan peminat-peminat bundle ni.

Tak kotor/ berpenyakit ke pakaian bundle ni...??

Semua pakaian yang dibungkus dalam setiap bundle yang diimport telah diletakkan bahan kimia tertentu untuk membunuh kuman dan mengelakkan penyakit. Sebab itu kalau kita pergi ke kedai-kedai bundle yang pakaiannya belum dibasuh, kita boleh cium satu bau yang sama je. Ini la bau yang org panggil "bau bundle"... bau bahan kimia yang digunakan tu. Bozzo ada seorang sahabat yang memang kaki bundle ni pernah berkata "zo, bundle ni lebih teruk dari dadah makan duitnya dan lagi bahaya sebab sekali terjebak memang tiada jalan keluar".

Cerita - KAWS

Brian Donnelly (born 1974), professionally known as KAWS, is a New York-based artist and designer of limited-edition toys and clothing. He currently lives and works in Brooklyn, New York.

Biography

Brian Donnelly atau KAWS kelihatan bergambar disamping patung gergasi yang diberi nama 'Companion".

KAWS was born Brian Donnelly in Jersey City, New Jersey. He graduated from the School of Visual Arts in New York with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in illustration in 1996. After graduation, KAWS briefly worked for Disney as a freelance animator painting backgrounds. He contributed to the animated series 101 Dalmatians, Daria and Doug.

He began his career as a graffiti artist growing up in Jersey City. After moving to New York City in the 1990s, KAWS started subverting imagery on billboards, bus shelters and phone booth advertisements. These reworked ads were at first left alone, lasting for up to several months, but as KAWS’ popularity skyrocketed, the ads became increasingly sought after.

Disected Companion.

He has also done work in Paris, London, Berlin and Tokyo.

Art and products

In 1999 KAWS began to design and produce his first limited-edition vinyl toy with the Japanese clothing brand Bounty Hunter, which was an instant hit with the global art-toy collecting community. He has collaborated with other Japanese companies like A Bathing Ape, Santastic, and Medicom on further toys.

More toys and later clothing were made for Original Fake, a collaborative store with Medicom Toy, in the Aoyama district of Tokyo. This venture ended on May 31, 2013 as KAWS and Medicom Toys decided to close down the Original Fake brand after almost seven years on the street-wear scene.

KAWS has participated in many other commercial collaborations, including with Nigo for A Bathing Ape, Jun "Jonio" Takahashi for Undercover, Michael "Mic" Neumann for Kung Faux, and projects with Burton, Nike, Vans, Supreme and DC Shoes. There are KAWS-designed limited-edition bottles for Dos Equis and Hennessy, rugs for Gallery 1950 and packaging for Kiehl's Cosmetics.

For the 2013 MTV Video Music Awards, KAWS' company redesigned the iconic moon man statue and illustrated various magazine covers for The New Yorker, Clark Magazine and I-D. He created cover art for recording artists Towa Tei, Cherie, Clipse and Kanye West.

In 2014 he collaborated with his longtime friend Pharrell Williams on the bottle and design for the perfume "Girl" Williams had created with Commes des Garcons to celebrate his solo album of the same name.

In 2016 KAWS collaborated with clothing store Uniqlo to produce a line of tees and accessories with KAWS designs that were sold for low prices. The collection sold out very quickly upon release, but was restocked a number of times.

KAWS ohhh exhibition di  Kaikai Kiki Gallery di Jepun.

Publications

KAWS books like C10 and early exhibition catalogues are rare collectors' items. In November 2009 Rizzoli published a lavish retrospective about his work written by Mónica Ramírez-Montagut, a curator at The Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum, which is more easily available.

A variety of exhibition booklets have been published for more recent shows in Hong Kong, Malaga and the US.

Paintings, sculptures and prints

KAWS' acrylic paintings and sculpture have many repeating images, all meant to be universally understood, surpassing languages and cultures. One of KAWS' early series, Package Paintings, was made in 2000. This series, entitled The Kimpsons, subverted the famous American cartoon, The Simpsons. KAWS explains that he "found it weird how infused a cartoon could become in people's lives; the impact it could have, compared to regular politics." In addition, KAWS has reworked other familiar icons such as Mickey Mouse, the Michelin Man, the Smurfs, and SpongeBob SquarePants.

Brian Donelly sedang menyiapkan karya terbaru beliau.

Early supporters and collectors of his work are street-wear designer Nigo of a Bathing Ape fame and the musician Pharrell Williams.

Solo exhibitions include OriginalFake at the Bape Gallery in Tokyo (2003) where his sculpture "Wonderful World" sold for $400,000. KAWS has been periodically showing both paintings and products at Colette in Paris since 1999. His work is included in the traveling exhibition Beautiful Losers, which started at the Cincinnati Contemporary Art Center and will be traveling through 2009 throughout the US and Europe, including his largest museum show to date, which will be held at the High Museum of Art in Atlanta, Georgia.

Belon gergasi KAWS di Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade 2012.

KAWS's "Companion", a grayscale clown-like figure based on Mickey Mouse with his face obscured by both hands, was adapted into a balloon for the 2012 Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade as part of the parade's "Blue Sky Gallery" feature.

Not a stranger to creating oversized sculptures, he started to produce further sculptures of his "Companion" character for exhibitions in Switzerland, Hong Kong, Malaga and London.

KAWS Paper Smile.

Apart from creating paintings and sculptures, KAWS also releases high-quality screen prints. His latest editions were "Paper Smile", "Ups And Downs" and "Presenting The Past".

*words via wiki pictures via google.

Cerita - Birkenstock

Birkenstock Orthopädie GmbH & Co. KG is a shoe manufacturer headquartered in Neustadt (Wied), Germany. The company sells Birkenstock, a German brand of sandals and other shoes notable for their contoured cork and rubber footbeds, which conform somewhat to the shape of their wearers' feet. Representative products include the two-strap Arizona sandal and the Boston clog.

History

The Birkenstock brand traces its roots to Johann Adam Birkenstock, registered in 1774 as a "vassal and shoemaker" in local church archives in the small Hessian village of Langen-Bergheim. In 1897 Johann's great-great-grandson Konrad Birkenstock developed the first contoured insole for use by shoemakers in the production of custom footwear. 1902 saw the development of the first flexible arch-support for insertion into factory-made shoes; and in 1964, Karl Birkenstock developed these inserts into a shoe — thus producing the original prototype of the Birkenstock sandal.

Since 1967 these shoes have been sold in the United States, as well as elsewhere. American Margot Fraser
"discovered" Birkenstock sandals while on a holiday in Germany. She gained relief from a foot condition, and founded a trading company called Birkenstock Footprint Sandals, Inc., in Novato, California, based on her enthusiasm for the sandals. Renamed Birkenstock Distribution USA, Inc., in 2005, the company remained until 2007 the exclusive importer and distributor of Birkenstock name-brand products in the United States. In 2007 the owners of Birkenstock Orthopädie GmbH & Co. KG purchased their long-standing distribution partner Birkenstock Distribution USA, Inc. (BDUSA).

In the United States, Birkenstock first became popular among young men and later on among flower children, a group traditionally associated with American liberalism; in the early 1990s "Birk" enjoyed a surge of popularity among high-school and college-aged Generation Xers comparable to the 2000s popularity of Rainbow Sandals and Crocs. During the 2004 U.S. presidential primary, some conservatives derided Howard Dean's supporters as "Birkenstock liberals". As of 2013 Birkenstock continue to enjoy high popularity with teenagers and college-aged young adults. This is widely due to the haute couture brand Celine's 2013 Spring Ready-To-Wear collection. In this collection a furry version of the orthopaedic sandals make an appearance in a variety of outfits, and soon after Birkenstocks were prevalent in other runway shows, as well as on multiple celebrities' feet. With the dramatic increase in of popularity of flip-flop and thong sandal styles, Birkenstock's avant-garde thonged styles—such as the Ramses and the Medina—have become increasingly popular among both men and women.

ps: untuk bozzo memang kureng sket nak pakai jenama birkin ni pasal keras. Senang sakit kaki yang memang dah sedia ada sakit.

*words via wiki pictures via google

Cerita - Kukri

Kukri Sports Ltd (pron: "kuk-ree") is an international sportswear brand specialising in manufacturing bespoke sportswear for over 100 sports, including rugby league, rugby union, netball, hockey, cricket and football.

The name 'Kukri' is taken from a well travelled Rugby team, The Flying Kukri's, who were inspired by the

Gurkhas and their Kukri knife.

Products

Kukri provide sportswear - playing kit, training kit, leisurewear and accessories - for over 100 sports worldwide.

Commonwealth Games

On April 24, 2013, Kukri announced a deal to supply all delegation and teamwear for the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow for Commonwealth Games England. The announcement was made at St George's Park National Football Centre on St. George's Day April 23, 2013. Kukri will supply kit for over 500 team members for the Games, including all their formal wear for the opening ceremony, competition teamwear and delegation wear, including ceremonial tracksuits.

The Commonwealth Games England kit was revealed for the first time with a fashion show at the Trafford Centre on Wednesday, 28 May 2014. Kukri and Commonwealth Games England then began kitting out Team Members with a kitting out distribution session spread over two weeks at St George's Park National Football Centre.

As well as kitting out Commonwealth Games England, Kukri also provided kit to other nations including

Canada, Wales, Scotland, Jersey, Papua New Guinea, Isle of Man, Northern Ireland, Gibraltar, Anguilla and Guernsey.

For the first time a range of Team England merchandise was available to purchase.

ps : di Malaysia nih jenama Kukri untuk sukan rugby adalah jenama yang menjadi rebutan untuk kolekter. Pantang ada kluar je iklan di Mudah.my atau etsy.com laju je booked. Bozzo masih lagi belum berpeluang untuk memikili jersey rugby jenama kukri ni. Kalau ada yang jual murah-murah saiz xl pit 25 dialu-alukan....

Cerita - Stone Island

Stone Island is an Italian premium men's apparel brand from Ravarino famous for its compass patch that buttons onto the upper sleeve of the left arm. It belongs to Carlo Rivetti's "Sportswear Company" (SPW).

Massimo Osti started his first label C.P. Company in 1974. Stone Island was set as a secondary line or diffusion collection of his main label. The brand specialized in surface treatment of fabrics and dyeing techniques. GFT bought the company in 1983, Osti left in 1994, it is now run by Carlo Rivetti.

Originally the patches were green edged, badges from around the year 2000 onwards became black edged. There are also a run of rarer 'white badges' which were originally made on certain jackets to celebrate the millennium. The white badge is now apparent on jackets that use materials that Stone Island develops themselves in-house. Novel jacket designs include the "Liquid Reflective" jacket, that uses thousands of small shards of glass that reflect to light.

From the late 1990s the make has been popular among football fan 'casuals' in England and throughout the rest of Europe. The brand can also be seen in many football hooliganism based films, such as Green Street Hooligans and The Football Factory.

Bapak kepada Stone Island En. Carlo Rivetti

Selain terkenal dengan jeket dan jumper, jenama ini juga ada mengeluarkan barangan lain seperti topi, kasut dan jeans. Kat sini harga memang bapak mahal dan kat bundle bozzo belum jumpa lagi.