Mr. Kim Says

Yoshida & Co. for Oliver Peoples

Mr. Kim — Wed, 03 Sep 2008 20:53:13 +0000

Patrick (Mosley Tribes) invited me next door to share a chat. This frame case is a Japan only exclusive specially made for Oliver Peoples. Of course many of you are familiar with the Porter collection, Yoshida & Co. have been making bags since 1962. This case will go handy with my new NDG frames.

J Lounge

Mr. Kim — Mon, 01 Sep 2008 08:57:12 +0000

Gabe, Sky and I rolled to J Lounge. Turns out Neil Armstrong was spinning that night. Sky is Neil’s manager so it was a family affair. Lately I’ve been enjoying going to larger clubs where I don’t know anyone. its way funner this way. You get to blend in and just enjoy the music. Neil recently came off Jay-Z’s tour and he’s been traveling like mad. The day before he landed in LA he was in Nigeria spinning at a club. Dino was promoting tonight so he took care of us on drinks. Nothing smells trouble than kicking off the night with Petron shots. Good Times…

Jon Phenom

Mr. Kim — Sat, 30 Aug 2008 18:52:29 +0000

Hung out with Jon Phenom and his brother. We rolled to Los Feliz and had us some corn hash breakfast for dinner, for old times sake. I saw Jon a few days ago in Vegas but prior to that, I haven’t seen him for over three months! He’s been busy traveling and working on new episodes for Hay Fam as well as taking on a lot of freelance gigs. The man is versatile, he can design clothes, make music, and create great documentaries. A jack of all trades.

McCain

Mr. Kim — Fri, 29 Aug 2008 18:50:39 +0000

Friday was a breezy day. A relaxing day in WeHo. CNN blared the latest announcement coming from the McCain camp of his choosing a woman as his running mate. The plot continues to thicken…

Las Vegas

Mr. Kim — Thu, 28 Aug 2008 18:15:31 +0000

Rolled out to Vegas for Project. Let’s face it, we’re all here to meet people and politic but more importantly, we are all here to get wasted. Rounded up the troops and we headed to Tryst for the Hudson Jeans x Creative Recreation party.

The place was jam packed. I wish I could list all the wonderful people there but I’m bound to forget to mention people so I’ll let the pictures speak for themselves. Hands down one of the best parties I’ve been to in Vegas. Special Thanks goes to Tony Chu (Hudson Jeans) for granting me a table with generous bottle service. I was hurtin’ the next day.

Paul Lee

Mr. Kim — Tue, 26 Aug 2008 17:58:49 +0000

Paul (Cassette) rolled by the office. Paul is a young man facing old man problems. I’ve known Paul for over 10 years now. His father and my father are good friends. Paul recently finished school at FIDM and he’s been working with me at EM as well at the Cassette studios. Times are tough these days and its been a rather difficult job market for the best of us. Paul has talent, anyone looking for a hard worker who can design, lemme know so I can connect the dots. Holla!

ANP Quarterly

Mr. Kim — Tue, 26 Aug 2008 17:48:30 +0000

RVCA is an example of how a sport brand fuses culture in a very organic method. Founded by the love of surf, the brand began within the action sports category and now is involved from anything ranging from track bikes, to UFC fighting, to the arts, and to of course surf and skate. I recently came across their recent release of ANP Quarterly, RVCA’s very own printed publication discussing the arts in a candid yet informative manner. The production alone is beautiful. Embracing a large format print, the cover is matte finish, binding is a casual saddle stitch, and the colors are bright. Photography and writing is top notch. I highly encourage you to pick a copy up and take a gander. RVCA constantly impresses me.

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www.rvcaanpq.com

Siki Im

Mr. Kim — Tue, 26 Aug 2008 05:34:04 +0000

Siki was in town so I told him to roll by the office to rap out. Siki is a senior designer at Helmut Lang. We couldn’t talk much since I was in the midst of insane emails. A hello and a goodbye. Days are bleeding way too fast…

Bradley Tuck

Mr. Kim — Tue, 26 Aug 2008 05:23:35 +0000

Bradley Tuck is a comedic guy. We just met today to discuss story ideas and we hit it off. We talked for hours on end about media and Hollywood and food and fashion. Bradley has been writing for 944 for quite some time now and I’m excited to collaborate with him for future issues. Nothing beats a witty fun filled conversation with a cup of espresso.

Friends of a Weekend

Mr. Kim — Sun, 24 Aug 2008 21:51:30 +0000

The weekend is a welcome reprieve. I had dinner with Alexander last Friday in Los Feliz. A simple dinner: chicken over rice, it’s a basic meal but it works. Alex has been busy teaching, he was at a specialized program at Stanford for a while then took off to New York for some biz opps. It seems like everyone is so busy these days. I really liked Alex’s leather bracelet, it turns out it was a necklace piece he decided to wrap around his wrist. The man’s style is effortless: simple and casual.

On Saturday, Robert happened to be in town from New York. We rolled to Soy Cafe and grabbed a light lunch. Rob has been mad busy working on a variety of photoshoots. His latest work he shot for Cassette’s campaign is very nice. I jabbed Rob about his haircut all afternoon. Rob had his share of making fun of me too. The afternoon breeze sure felt good. Rob later showed me his book of polaroids of models from casting calls.

Good to catch up with your broski. See you in NY during Fashion Week.