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HOPPY EASTER
Ours to yours-
GRAINY FILM-
I picked up one of those underwater disposable cameras a few weeks back, didn’t pay much notice to the fact that it didn’t have a flash, shot the entire roll of pictures I was sure were gonna be magical, had them developed, and got back 27 pieces of blurry 4“ x 7” semi-gloss photo paper. …
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Some sketches by Nicholas Johansen.
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INDEPENDENT, QUALITY, CLOTHING-
From Helsinki City.
BEST JACKET EVER-
Yesterday we officially released our Alma Mater Varsity Jacket in the Online Store. People have been pushing us to make a varsity jacket for years. We’ve always held back because it was important for us that when we made a varsity, it had to be perfect. We kept the design clean and simple, no patches …
CHECKOUT PROBLEMS-
Our normally awesome website host http://vaeplatform.com/, which also hosts the websites for our friends at www.mishkanyc.com, www.peglegnyc.com, www.onlynewyork.com, and many more, is down this morning. Online store orders are not going through. Please be patient as we work to fix this as soon as possible. Thanks for your patience. Everything is back to normal, get …
WHILE WE’RE DOING TAXES-
Just a quick update today while we reconcile the books for our 2010 taxes. Stickers at the NoFavorite office. Questlove of the Roots spinning the final night of BigFun, the Helsinki City party that wrapped up this week after two strong years. That’s all folks. I wasn’t kidding about how short this would be. …
ON THE MOVE-
Here’s a preview of a new item we’ll be releasing this upcoming season, the Reason Three Day Weekender Bag. Constructed from a distressed brown rawhide leather for a worn look, fully lined for strength, and sized specifically to fit enough for those long summer weekend trips. More info including price and release date coming soon.
EVERY WORD-
From my camera. A week old, but it is Cam’ron, so thats fine.
ORGANIZED CHAOS
Manhattan’s streets take on a whole new meaning in the early morning hours of the weekend. Everything is empty and almost eerily tranquil. It’s my favorite time to bike around the city. Union Square farmers market. Fresh. Local. Organic. If you’re into that kind of stuff. Hottest accessory for Spring ‘11. As it turns out, …
WITH A MACBOOK PRO-
This past week we’ve been going back and forth with factories, freight forwarders, shipping companies, stores, and amongst ourselves getting ready for the onslaught of upcoming Reason releases. Here’s a little something straight off the sample room that I definitely shouldn’t be leaking yet- Aaaand to balance that out, here’s something I should have posted …
QUARTER CENTURY DIPSET BBQ’S
Birthday BBQ’s at the Reason headquarters. All photos by Madison McGaw New lighters from NoFavorite and Baron Von Fancy. Brooklyn. Never not the most photogenic member of the crew. Went to see Cam’ron at Bowery Room (aka the Bowery Poetry Club) which he allegedly bought but I have a hard time believing that.
IRISH BLOOD ENGLISH HEART-
Last week while you were sleeping in preparation for a night of drinking green beer I headed down to midtown manhattan with an old Leica 35mm camera to shoot one of the city’s oldest traditions- the St. Patrick’s Day Parade. Here’s what I learned; the Irish take St. Patrick’s day very seriously, even at 10 …
BUTTERSOFT SWAGGER –
It’s your lucky day. We just got hit with a re-order shipment of the Reason Buttersoft Leather Jacket right in the thick of our semi annual 50% off Online Store Sale. Get one here now for $495 €247.50 when you use the discount code fiftyoff at checkout for a limited time. The Buttersoft Leather is …
REMEMBERIE LANE-
Some of you probably remember our old old Reason website and the thousands upon thousands of blog posts that it was home to. A few of you have asked about us bringing those posts into this new site. Well, for the past few days I’ve been trying to figure out a way to make that …
CHANGE OF PLANS-
This morning’s post was supposed to be a fury of bright Miami themed flyers and links to the 4AM website for Price’s trip to the Winter Music Conference until I woke up to a text message from Jon saying he was in bed sick and the trip was cancelled. So where does that leave us? …
THE FUZZ-
Last night I went to go check out the premier of a new television show called The Fuzz at the TriBeCa Cinemas. The creators at Looseworld and Waverly Films describe the series as The Wire meets Sesame Street, and that’s exactly right. Delinquent muppets smoking crack, prostituting themselves, and just about everything in between…. It’s …
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DEL TORO-
When I saw a package show up from Del Toro I mis-read the label and thought it was from my favorite burrito place Dos Toros for a second. Once I tore through the package and opened the box I realized it was in fact from our friendly slipper making friends in Miami. Way less melted …
50% OFF IN THE REASON ONLINE STORE-
It’s that time of year again where we clear out our warehouse to make room for new Spring/Summer merchandise and kick off our semi-annual Online Store 50% off sale. Whether you’re looking for some classic American work-wear like our Eagle Scout Jacket or Midnight Bomber Jacket, graphic tees like our Penpal Logo tee, DOPE, or …