The Obey Clothing Autumn 2008 line features the limited edition Public Enemy X Obey t-shirt and the M-65 coat, both of which are compiled of Public Enemy art. The ladies line of Obey clothing features a range of jeans called Kinky Love IV and Wild Side. The Kinky Love IV skinny jeans have colourful block denim while the Wild Side skinny jeans have leopard print styles. Shepard Fairey and the Obey Clothing boys have done an excellent job this year, with some high profile clothing designs and artwork being seen all over the globe. Obey are sure to make more news in 2009 after a very prolific year for the clothing label.

The brand was originally founded when a young Paul Frank was studying art in California.  Before Paul knew it he was sewing wallets day and night and he was searching for a way to make it a job. After his friend Ryan tried to get him a position at Mossimo and failed, he turned to Paul and said “Why don’t you just do this yourself”.  Paul didn’t have the money and Ryan decided to get some money together and fund the company himself.  They soon had a business license and they began building the brand.

With Paul controlling the creative side the other side of the Paul Frank Industries brand was headed up by Paul’s friend Ryan Heuser and John Oswold.  Ryan had previously worked for clothing label Mossimo handling PR duties for the brand’s men’s division and John had gained a degree from San Diego and had a couple business ventures.  After meeting Ryan in 1997, they became good friends and business partners.  The brand quickly became a favourite with many celebrities becoming fans of the accessories and clothing.  This raised the profile of Paul Frank the man as well as Paul Frank Industries.  The business began to build faster with a wider range of Paul Frank characters, a bigger clothing line andbespoke Paul Frank accessories for celebrity friends.  Paul Frank was here to stay.

The Paul Frank Fall 2008 range is as broad and varied as ever. The range features Julius the Monkey along with his friends printed on to most of the Paul Frank clothing and accessories. There are some great new heavy metal inspired t-shirt prints like the Metal God short sleeve tee, Smashing Pete t-shirt and the Misfits inspired Julius and Friends Skull Decay hoody featuring Julius as the Misfits skull faced logo. Another Paul Frank brand is Small Paul, a range of clothing, accessories and toys for small children. The range is what you would expect with the usual array of t-shirts and trousers but also has plush toys of Paul Frank characters such as Julius, Bob and Worry Bear. Paul Frank are well known for their men and women’s retro watches. The Freedom of Choice, Patrol, Workin in a Coalmine and That’s Pep watches are fine examples of this.

Although Volcom are considered a surf label, they are more of a urban streetwear clothing brand.  They use many of the same street art processes that street artists use.  This is why you often find that Volcom t-shirts have graffiti designs that look like they have been sprayed straight on to the clothing with a can of paint.

Their range of snowboard clothing is very popular among both snowboarders and urban streetwear lovers.  This is not surprising as the idea of the brand came to life when the 2 founders were on a snowboarding holiday.  They produce a variety of snowboarding clothing as well as accessories like goggles and ski lift pass holders.

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As a fan of her artwork, which usually features fat women in locations around Plymouth,  I was pleased to see that Plymouth University is hosting an exhibition of her work including rare family portaits and private works.  I’m hoping to go along soon and try to pick up some Beryl Cook prints for my house.  If you are interested in going the exhibition lasts until December 20th. 

This Saturday 1st November 2008 there will be an Addict Clothing warehouse sale in Southampton.   The sale is being held at Millbank Gym, Millbank Street, Southampton  and the opening times are as follows:

Saturday 1st Nov - 10am - 6pm

Sunday 2nd Nov - 12pm - 5pm

There are set to be loads of clothing bargains on offer and the complete range of Addict streetwear will be available.  Men’s and Ladies ranges will be on offer with up to 90% discounts on some products.

There is free parking available and cash and credit cards will be accepted in exchange for Addict streetwear jackets, hoodies, jeans and t-shirts.  So get down there and grab yourself a bargain.

As well as this The Cupcakes Club are giving away a Paul Frank Watch.  The wristwatch features Julius and a cupcake as well as 2 changeable wrist straps.  For your chance to win one of these $50 watches simply visit The Cupcakes Club and comment on the thread. 

Los Angeles skate and street wear label Altamont have got together with Mike Jones and Mikhail Bortnik to create a unique range of t-shirts based on classic horror movies. The tees combine hip hop influenced designs with old school horror movie posters. The designs are based on the Dawn of the Dead, ( The 70’s Romero Version ), the Texas Chainsaw Massacre and A Nightmare On Elm Street and combined with images of Hip Hop legend Eazy E and references mid nineties gangsta rap to create some truely unique urban clothing.