Odds and ends

Tying up some loose ends here in San Francisco!  Big moves and changes loom on the horizon, so here are some fun little frivolities in the mean time!

Oldies but goodies from my elementary school days -- gotta get those fresh ReeAirNik's of course!

Victor Copeland's Sacramento Firebirds' Home uniform set.  Luckily there's been some progression in my renders since I was 10 years old.  ...and yup, included IS a design for the latest in crotch cup technology :D

DeStijl Hoody in a blue colorway.  Trying to clear out the rolls of random fabric that have accumulated @ 440.  Included here are a poly mesh self, ripstop pocketing, stretch mesh rib and micro mesh liner.  Made in the U! S! A!

Merchandisers showing Hackafore some love @ 440.  Thanks to Megan, Krystle and Bo!

...and a couple East Asian prints for good measure!  The naughty Japanese schoolgirls are yelling out "Slackers!  Rude & Reckless!" while the Thai translates to "Immeasurable is this heart of Man."

Spreading the Love

Trying to organize house a little bit; I've been spending a fair amount of time recently in the Coroflot & Pinterest worlds.  Curious?  Swing by and give these links a click!

Hackafore's Coroflot page is filled with design projects from past & present: http://www.coroflot.com/hackafore

and I'll be darned if Pinterest hasn't been the neatest thing to come along!  Distilled research and inspiration all in one convenient location: http://pinterest.com/hackafore/

That's it for now, enjoy the long weekend!

Take me out

Baseball season is in full swing!  The 440 studio is a scant 2 blocks away from San Francisco's gorgeous At&t Park...so why not make some new T-shirts?!  Here are a couple rough drafts...it's a long season so there should be some more shortly!

 ...more than just Angel in that outfield

Thanks to Sir David Attenborough for introducing me to the majestic giraffe neck-fight

Soccer teams don't get to have all the fun with championship stars!

...a cut & sew variation.  Off to work; let's see how the critique goes!

Keep down -- it's a photo shootout!

This past week, I was asked to help out with 440 designer Estrella Tadeo's upcoming photo shoot.  Her new collection is ready to hit the streets, so she asked me to help arrange the obligatory face-fronts & editorials.  Here's a little of the behind-the-scenes -- keep an eye on estrellatadeo.com for the official release!

Some short-sleeve hoodies and custom made belts.  Ooo, the colors!

Male model Marco Ruiz about to get his hair did by stylist Greta Krieger.

 Photographer Zdenek Mlika getting just the right angle.

Female model Shai'La Yvonne rockin' the shawl dress and kickin' pa-pa-purple kicks!

Male model Will Tinson in the chocolate velvet blazer...mmm mmm

"What do you mean you forgot to load the film?!"

Thanks to Estrella, the crew & catering from the Brickhouse Cafe!

Pocket Protection

The coolest part of Hieros' J720 jackets are the hidden gun pockets sewn into each garment.  And the coolest part of those?  The quotes written on the outside of each pocket pair -- culled from the World's great epic poems and more contemporary adventurers.  A bibliography of works includes: the Iliad, Odyssey, Epic of Gilgamesh, Bhagavad Gita, accounts of the American West, and excerpts from English poet Siegfried Sassoon.

Shootin photos

A friend contacted me recently about putting my senior collection in a photo shoot.  There's a new fashion magazine about to begin publishing here in SF, and they were looking for a hip military theme for the first issue.  Here are a couple of the photos:

Politburo peacoat & Ronehn baseball T

Omega Red blazer & Alexi pants

Bilibin blazer & Kapron collared shirt

Photos by Melvin Harper.  Shoot produced by Alexandra Thurmond.  Thanks everyone!

RIP Jerry Buss

Just revisiting this birthday card I made for my roommate Gavin.  

O, simpler times

Nightmares

Doing some portfolio work, and wanted to get some extra practice in on technical flats and performance wear.  So, I decided to do a little basketball collection based on my UCSF rec league team -- the Nightmares.  A little co-branding with adidas to add that layer of authenticity, and here we go!

Inspiration 

Logo variations

Home uniform

Aways

Throw-back thirds

Development page

Outdoor Retailers Convention!

Umber & Ochre's co-owner Kunal Desai invited me to attend this year's Outdoor Retailers' Convention held bi-annually in Salt Lake City.  Featuring exhibitors like adidas, Arc'teryx, Mountain Khaki, Puma, Burton, Quicksilver, North Face & many more, the decision was an easy one for me!  The only trick wound up being that 2:30am wake-up call to catch my shuttle to the Oakland airport...the things we do for fashion

...sometimes I forget it snows in places still

Our first stop was at the brand Kavu.  Kunal was trying to arrange a fabric order, which allowed me some time to check out their collection of plaid flannels.  

Arc'teryx.  The only place that didn't want pictures :,(

Line-up of skis by Black Diamond.  I'm liking the geometric gradients

The climbing wall in a rare moment of solitude

adidas booth featuring the new Terrex line of featherweight jackets.  

Runway fashion show at Mountain Khakis.  The boys from Jackson Hole served as my hosts -- Kunal has a history of selling fabric and finished production garments and was able to arrange for our attendance.  Thanks -- great to meet you, Ned & Noah!

Swatch wall at the trend booths

Hi-lite contrast back pieces on a North Face running jacket

Wall of graphic Ts!  Digging the vintage chateau travel poster aesthetic.

Here to answer your flannel queries

 

Inspiring Salt Palace artwork

Helly Hansen's lining nodules!  The jacket is turned inside-out, so each packet (stuffed with down) targets warmth to the most advantageous points across your back...and you know, it makes you look like a dinosaur!

Single-piece knit top.  Well done New Balance -- might want to tighten up that weave along the side seams though

The Mountain Khaki folks ended the night Friday by setting up a mechanical bull-riding competition!  Neither Kunal nor myself took home a prize, but it was a fun ride none the less

Piet T-shirts

Wrapped up a new design for T-shirts this past weekend.  The goal was to simplify the overlocked seam process of the Inter shirt, and to find an easy way to add a pocket to the design.  The result was the Piet T-shirt, inspired by the Mondrian graphic from my Party Flavors collection.  Here's the process:

Original garment technical flats with color options.

Pattern making on 440's light-table

Cut fabric pieces.  ...it was nice to use the colored striped mesh fabric again :) 

If you're going to sew 1 sample, you might as well sew 3 and sell a couple!

Close-up of front chest pocket detail.  All the seams lined up -- hooray!

 Inside view showing off the contrast pocket backing, overlocked seams, and tags.

...and finished!  These were cost at $5 to sew/garment, so it passes the pricing challenge!  They're on the racks now and ready for you to take one home!