Cali for Agenda, hometown for peaceful focus, Vegas for girls dressed like birds (+ MAGIC/ Project), and Denver/ Boulder for fashion shows and the homies. Check the full preview on my brand new Instagram (Mike_Akomplice), in the meantime the above pics should give you 11 K worth of words.   -Mike

Just got this email from David Mackay Jr. I think this is the 5th Liberty I’ve personally seen. Honored

Props to Yudai Maruyama for capturing the essence of the Akomplice Flagship Grand Opening Party, an amazing video which we happened to find on Twitter last week, and was the entire reason we crafted the 8 Summers post series. Enjoy.

The night not only represented the flagship store opening but also the release of our Summer collection (Akomplice’s 8th Summer). See the above photo of Akomplice’s V.S.O.P  11 collection.  Photos taken by Blake Peterson.  See the entire product shoot and lookbook after the jump.

Today we’re going to re-touch on the grand opening of the Akomplice flagship store. The night started as a social get together in the store, not only to present the buildout and look, but also to celebrate our Summer collection drop. 8 Summers will be a three post story showcasing the night and the facets it represented. For the first post we’re looking at the party and the store. The AK @ Project Fuzion store is located at 1115 State St. Santa Barbara, CA. Check the top photo which is the line 30 minutes before the opening, and below it are the Akomplice SB Brigade Girls. See the entire night after the jump.

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This is wild, Check 50 Cent rockin’ AK x PickYourShoes.com liberty on Jimmy Kimmel! Antonio was the guest star of the night, shout to Al!

This was a graphic we made as part of a collaboration project with Conveyor @ Fred Segal.  The original project aimed to spread awareness about the seriousness of global warming and some preventative solutions. More than anything the design represents our slogan, Evolution Through Innovation.

-Evolution is defined as “a process in which something changes into a different and usually more complex or better form.”

-Innovation is defined as “a new idea or act”.

-The phrase Evolution Through Innovation could be translated to: Changing into a better or more complex form through new ideas and or acts.

Check out this Fox News story featuring our Vernon Davis collab.

In addition to the dope tee, Mike created some fresh pics for the project that never went public. Check them out below!

After exhibiting at Agenda Long Beach, Patrick and I left for Colorado and the rest of the AK crew headed back towards Santa Barbara. Our first stop in Colorado was Keystone, where we met with some of the other lifestyle clothing heads for a couple days in the mountains and a few nights of celebration. After tearin’ the town the small mountain village it was time to head back to work, most brands returned to their native hubs on the coasts, us on the other hand were already back in our homeland. We drove to a small valley town called Paonia, which was the official birth place of Akomplice. After working and meeting with some old friends and family we decided to give everyone a peek into a day of our Colorado life.

We started by waking up at 6:30am, jumped in the mini whip and drove over a mountain pass (check above photo) to Glenwood Springs. We met with a journalist who was excited to update Western Colorado with all the Akomplice movement since we’d ventured to California. After some biscuits and coffee we headed straight to Aspen where we were asked to be the guest feature on The Buzz T.V., a regional Colorado television channel (soon to hit our blog). After the interview spot we headed to long time retailer Radio Boardshop. If you’re not familiar with Radio don’t worry, we’re soon posting an interview with pro snowboarder/ co-owner Travis McClain. We chilled for a bit, then kicked it with our boy who works at WESC. On our way to WESC we had to check in with our girls who hold down Louis Vuitton Aspen, we ended drinking some champagne in celebration of L.V. After getting a buzz at 7,890 ft. we headed to Snowed In Supper Club, a small invite-only supper club in Aspen. While there, we ate only locally grown foods, including pasta, salad, short rib, apple turnover, and ice cream, all of which were handmade. The company included some of Aspens tastemakers including top archetects, planners, founders of companies, and of course Akomplice. Left Aspen to enjoy our solid hometown of Carbondale, felt good to be home. See more photos here.

The Akomplice Flagship store @ Project Fuzion has just been featured in the latest issue of Dime Magazine!  Check us out on pages 18-19 to meet some of the crew and read about our flagship store.