Huf managed really well to keep this under the wraps. Their new LA store is opening tomorrow, May 31rst on North Fairfax. Once again a welcome addition to theLA retail landscape. Via Crazy Steez Yo.
Hopefully we can soon show you some first images of the new location. Check out the flyer after the jump.

This Friday, 30th of May, Crooks & Castles is releasing an exclusive LAKERS colorway pack. The pack will consist of four tees to commemorate the LAKERS playoff run. As you can see, the pack consists of three shirts that are core logos in the LAKERS purple and gold and one bonus shirt. The bonus shirt will only be available to those that choose to purchase the entire set.
The pack will release exclusively at the Crooks & Castles 8021 flagship store in Los Angeles.
More images after the jump.

San Francisco-based apparel and art company Upper Playground, photographer and director Estevan Oriol and artist Mister Cartoon are excited to announce the unveiling of a series of four one-of-a-kind retail establishments in the Skid Row area of downtown Los Angeles. Each storefront will offer customers a unique fashion and fine art experience. In celebration of the new properties, the three entities will host anopen house on Saturday, May 31, 2008 that will feature a special art exhibit and appearances from some of the world’s leading designers involved in the project.
Upper Playground is the pioneer of combining fashion and fine art. In celebration of the new store opening, there will be a special art exhibit featuring the works of Usugrow, Sam Flores, Jeremy Fish, David Choe, Herbert Baglione, San, Retna, Saber, Alex Pardee, Ron English, Doze Green, Slick, Armsrock and David Ellis. Many of the featured artists on display also contribute designs to Upper Playground’s apparel line.
In addition to Upper Playground, the new venture includes “The Last Laugh,” which will house the Mister Cartoon and Estevan Oriol retail experiences.
The fourth location involved in the new retail project will be a rotating concept that will house unique fashion and art concepts for short periods of time. During the open house, it will feature a display of custom motorcycles from 1998 AMA 250cc Champion-turned motorcycle designer Roland Sands and limited-edition fashion pieces from designer and model Tony Ward’s line, Six in the Face. From August through September the site will be transformed into a truly unique promotional experience for the upcoming feature film from Overture Films called “Righteous Kill” starring Robert De Niro and Al Pacino. SA Studios Global, the agency of Estevan Oriol and Mister Cartoon, was selected to produce the iconic poster for the film. The space will become the exclusive promotional headquarters for the film and will feature a shrine to the film’s stars.
Upper Playground & The Last Laugh
125 E. 6th Street (between S. Main St. and S. Los Angeles St.)
Downtown Los Angeles, California
Wow, not one store, but actually 4 ventures will be opened and it sure sounds like it is worth passing by once in a while. Even if not for the clothing, there seem to be many other reasons to check out the space. The hype around opening retail spaces in Los Angeles does not seem to find an end.

eBoy, that became famous with their pixel style and super detailed graphics, have now released a new poster, this time featuring the landscape of Los Angeles. The poster comes in a A0 size and is now available online.

After previously releasing the first t-shirt in the Regional Strike series, the Worldwide tee, Undefeated will release the new Los Angeles t-shirt this coming Saturday. It will be available in black and white.

We just came across some nice images of the Peter Gronquist Solo Show, “The Revolution Will Be Fabulous: A Weapons of Mass Designer Show”, that is going down at Gallery 1988 in Los Angeles.
The artist presents blinged out faux-designer weaponry such as Paul Smith rockets, Louis Vuitton electric chairs and Pacman bombs. Some pieces look really nice and are well fabricated, such as the Louis Vuitton chair, others came off a little cheap, which does not really work if you enter this kind of art. Since he is working with high fashion branding, the pieces also have to look that way. Images via Notcot.
More images of the show after the jump.

The Hundreds released over the weekend their “Player” Snap-Backs. They made two colorways for the San Francisco store and two for the Los Angeles store. Each cap comes with “The Hundreds” and the respective city embroidered on the front, “Huge” on the back and “Adam The Bomb” on the side. Each cap is limited to 50 pieces.
Check out all 4 caps after the jump.

From Hull, MA, to world-wide phenomenon, Johnny Cupcakes has enjoyed constant growth and success. After the opening of his first flagship store, on Boston’s Newbury St., fans around the nation asked Johnny to bring their favorite brand to their home towns. After much deliberation the t-shirt baker has settled on the City of Angels. Here is a sneak peak of what to expect come for the opening of the new Los Angeles shop in late June.
Wet your appetite with a few more tasty treats after the jump.

Alife LA presents Nov York City, an exhibition of new works by Eric Haze, based on Dumar Brown’s novel The World Screaming Nov and featuring the limited-edition collaborative set The World Screaming Nov. A notable figure in the design and fashion community over the last few decades, New York artist Haze was commissioned by Alife to create an installation specifically for their Los Angeles space. The show will consist of eight archival silkscreen works on canvas. Nov York City represents Haze’s continued return to the fine art world, including recent exhibitions and installations at select galleries worldwide. This will be a rare opportunity to view and purchase the artist’s work in Los Angeles. The exhibition marks a first-time collaboration between Haze, Brown and Alife: The World Screaming Nov limited-edition set. The set includes a signed copy of Brown’s novel and a custom Alife t-shirt designed by Eric Haze. Limited to 192 pieces, the set will be available at all Alife flagship locations in Los Angeles, New York, Vancouver and Tokyo and is priced at $75. Nov York City is the first in a series of art exhibitions to be held at Alife’s Los Angeles space in the Fairfax District. Open to the public, the reception for Nov York City will take place on Saturday, May 17 from 7 to 10pm.

Known for his iconic graphics that have transformed the streets of New York City as well as defined the visual language of hip hop bands such as the Beastie Boys, Public Enemy and LL Cool J, Haze communicates with his audience through a variety of mediums. For Haze, the exhibition continues to balance the elements of his work as a graphic designer and fine artist. The site-specific installation represents “a continuation of the type-based, freestyle lettering work that I have been developing recently, playing on words, also using scale and repetition within the application of the written word.” His custom graphic for the limited-edition Nov York City t-shirt (print is shown on the above pic) is a one-off newly created handletter design that relates to the collaborative project as a whole.

The concept for Nov York City was inspired by Dumar Brown’s third title, The World Screaming Nov, which will be released by Brown’s publishing company Newkirk Éditeur. Having featured the Nov series in its New York location for several years, Alife partnered with Brown on his upcoming release and commissioned Haze to illustrate select quotes from the book. The three creative entities teamed up to produce the Nov York City exhibition and limited-edition set, which symbolizes a unique first-time collaboration for all.
Detailed information on the event after the jump.

Tonight, Claw Money will be celebrating the release of her Boosted case and bag collection in Los Angeles. The event starts at Barracuda and will continue later on at Bordello with performance by Devlin & Darko, Roxy Cottontail and a Special Guest.
Expect an A-List of guests at the event. Rumor also has it that Santogold will be at the event, just another reason to make it over there.