Yesterday I ran into my good friend BJ (Crooks) down on the Plaza and he was with one of the Crooks team riders Mark Contreras at the Crooks & Castles HQ. Come to find out that Mark is from Newport Beach and has been surfing since really young, and after watching his current video i can see that he has pure raw talent because he can rip. Here at MOSLEY TRIBES we are all about supporting our local homies and Mark is for sure one of them. Mark had a minute so he came upstairs and was super stoked to try on the MOSLEY TRIBES Burke in Tortoise. Be on the look out for Mark surfing his local breaks of Newport and San Clemente.
For the last few weeks here at the MOSLEY TRIBES HQ we have known about the great placement of the Red Bromley in the upcoming blockbuster film The Hangover II. We have caught a few glimpses of it in the 2nd trailer that was released, but today while i was driving in to the office I caught sight of a billboard that was promoting the new collectors cups at 7-11. From my vantage point i could make out what looked like the Bromley on the face of Mr. Chow ( actor Ken Jeong). As you can see below Alan (actor Zach Galifianakis) is also wearing the same frame, I think that Alan starts the movie with the frames one and halfway thru Mr. Chow com-endears them.
Also featured in this movie is the OLIVER PEOPLES Benedict worn by Phil (actor Bradley Cooper), we never expected to get such great consumer press like this. So go out and get yours, they are great for your office or low pro beach beverage.
We want to thank our amazing PR team and Jamie Katz for the great work.
Every season we partner with our close allies when it is time to shoot a new brand book and visual assets. We are thankful for the support of our local family from APOLIS ACTIVISM, GOURMET, and TIMBERLAND for outfitting our crew and models in the correct clothing and footwear for our trip. Our global comrades from France, Bell & Ross supported the Summer 2011 campaign with functional submersible timepieces for our expeditionary endeavor to Kauai. The watch featured above is the Marine BR 02 44mm in Carbon PVD and Steel finish with rubber wristband. This Dive watch is built like a tank and withstood all the elements that Kauai had to offer. Below are some of the shots that feature both watches in different areas of the island.
Movement
Automatic mechanical
Functions
Hours, minutes, seconds, date
Case
- 44 mm diameter.
- 316 L glass bead blasted stainless steel with vacuum carbon. Black finish.
- Decompression valve for deep- sea diving.
Dial-Index
Black. Digits or index and hands covered with photo-luminescent coating to optimize night reading.
Bezel
60 min. graduated and notched uni-directional internal with photo-luminescent reference point.
I had the pleasure today to catch up with the homie Darin Maki. Darin is back in LA from Japan where he lives and plays basketball professionally for the Tokyo Apache. He has be rocking MOSLEY TRIBES for a while now and it is always good to hear whats good in Japan. It was really interesting to get a first hand account of what went down in Tokyo during the earthquake. Darin said that it shook for a really long time and that he ran out of his building down on the street and it was completely crazy with glass falling, bricks and power lines all over the place. Darin got out 5 days after the quake to come stay with his fam here in So. Cal. We wish him and all our Japanese family our prayers.
Still in the shoe game.
Check out this video where Darin talks about his shoe collection.
Day Job.
The Hayes in Black and Gold are the new look. Thanks Buddy.
Today in LA the mercury hit 85 degrees, which shouldn’t surprise me, that is whats so amazing about so cal weather. Here is a nice summer inspired range that definitely put me in the mood for life in the sun.
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MOSLEY TRIBES Summer 2011 : Merchant
Vans | OTW Collection: Woessner
GPPR: Tri-Fold Notebook
Bolivar de Habana Cigar : Belicoso Fino Torpedo
(many thanks to the homie Gil in the OP Design Group for turning me on to the world renown cigar, now i gotta find a good scotch to pair with it.)
So a new website is coming sooner than later, with all the new ill styles that are starting to hit the blogs and editorial. Below we got a hit on one of our great styles called the Burke in a military green for this months issue of MAXIM. Currently you can browse the webstore and pick one up.
This season MOSLEY TRIBES has partnered with LA based Temple Bag Co. to release an amazing hip pack that is made with materials from another era. Each bag is hand made in Downtown Los Angeles with materials salvaged from WWII. The pack is made from salvaged Italian and German canvas, the frame sleve is constructed from actual parachute material and rip stop cords, then finished off with gilded metal fasteners and oiled saddle leather. The inspiration for this case came from a cold war Russian SKS rifle that i had received from my late grandfather, and with this rifle came the ammunition pouch that had stood the test of time. So I approached Temple Bags with my idea and the collab was born. So today we share with you the exclusive version that will be available at all Barneys Co-op retailers this Monday and also online, the feature frame is the Tana Aviator with Green Mirror Lenses.
I know that we have not updated in a while, i have been in the trenches designing all the seasonal materials ready for print, well its another tradeshow season hope to see you there. The new product for Summer 2011 is really amazing and i think one of the best presentations since we started. Please come by our booth and say whats up and see the newness that is upon you.
So as some of you might have heard, the MOSLEY crew spent some time in a remote area of the Hawaiian Islands. It was a life changing experience for some who have only experienced the concrete jungle. We were well equipped for this journey and will be relaunching the site in January which will visually explain it all. Till next year.
The homie Alex Beh and GF JLH in came thru the office this morning, had the pleasure of fitting them and catching a flix on there way out. JLH was caught in the new OLIVER PEOPLES style that is hot in the streets called “Lips Of Fire” such a classic look and Alex is rocking the new Burke in black. Thanks fam it was great to see you both today.
