With the sweltering days of summer upon the city of New York, there’s really only one way to keep cool, by taking it to the street. In the tradition of famed street photographers Martha Cooper and Jamel Shabazz, Brooklyn based shooter Noah Ritter used only film with no retouching to capture the annual NYC tradition of moving the party to the stoops, corners and backyards when it’s literally too hot to be anywhere else. Shot in Bed Stuy, Brooklyn on the dominoe hot block of Macon between Malcolm X and Patchen, this is the epitome of “Hot in the City” with a Dominican twist.

Check out the full shoot here.

In our latest feature, we catch up with Kent Uyehara of San Francisco label FTC to discuss their first 25 years in business.

1966 San Francisco was a trippy time and place. Flower children were protesting the war in Vietnam, hippies were dropping acid in Golden Gate Park and a Japanese businessman named Lloyd Uyehara had just opened a high-end ski and tennis distribution business called Free Trade Center or FTC at the corner of Bush and Franklin in the Van Ness Avenue corridor downtown. This unlikely set of circumstances laid the groundwork for what would become, more than half a century later, one of the most influential skateboard retail brands of all time.

Read the full FTC feature here.

Photography: The Hydrilla

With all the Will & Kate hubbub going on in London, we thought it fair time to share our inside look at 5 of London’s best independent menswear shops. In this piece we chat with the good people of Albam, Folk, Present, GOODHOOD and LN-CC to discuss the men’s retail scene in the British capital. See the full Highsnobiety London Shop Guide here.

Set for a December 2, 2010 release worldwide, California label The Hundreds have joined forces with Jim Davis and the Garfield gang for a collaborative collection. Sticking with the collectible nature of Garfield product, the capsule encompasses a full range of The Hundreds gear – from graphics t-shirts and New Era caps to skate decks and footwear – plus a bunch of other novelty items, such as vinyl toys, pillow and mugs. Working with the 1980s’ styling of the cartoon, The Hundreds were able to capture a classic sentimental spirit that many of us who grew up in that era can relate to.

For our latest Highsnobiety Feature, we spoke with The Hundreds founder and creative director, Bobby Hundreds, about the nature of the project, the process behind some of the work and what he learned working with Jim Davis. He also provided us with an exclusive, detailed first look at The Hundreds x Garfield product.

Read what Bobby had to say and have a detailed look at The Hundreds x Garfield collection here.

Just in time for the release of the Lanvin for H&M Collection, which is releasing worldwide tomorrow, November 23rd, we present our editorial shoot. Shot by Robert Wunsch, Alina of Frida Gold gladly excepted our offer to test wear the Lanvin for H&M menswear collection for us, shining a different light onto the line. Berlin’s best kept secret, the Michelberger Hotel, was the location of the shoot, offering a perfect setting for the concept of the shoot.

Check out the complete Lanvin for H&M Collection Shoot here.

Full production credits follow after the jump.

In our latest feature we present a photo recap of Berlin’s Summer 2010 tradeshow/fashion week that took place earlier this month. To sum it up in three words: we got busy. Follow the link below to view our highlight reel of photos.

Highsnobiety Feature – Berlin Gets Busy

New York City-based photographer Mel D. Cole teamed with etnies for a limited release sneaker and t-shirt. Following the release, we spoke with Mel to gain greater insight into this project, his photos, the launch party and shooting Kanye nude.

Read up on Village Slum/Mel D. Cole x Etnies here.

We caught up with renowned designer/artist, and now publisher, Eric “Adorn” Elms to discuss his new project, And Press. Read the full feature and take detailed look into the first series of books (featuring Parra, Aaron “A-Ron” Bondaroff, Luke Barber-Smith, Jason Polan, Colin Dodgson and Eric Elms himself) here.

We caught up with Jon and Greg from Gourmet to discuss their growth, some of their challenges and the lessons learned from moving from New York to Los Angeles.

Read the full feature here.

We caught up with budding super producers Christian Rich to discuss music (they’ve been called “Pharrell’s favorite group”), fashion (above you see a preview of their collaborative t-shirt released with Hellz Bellz), and the nuances of new media marketing.

Read the full feature here.