Akomplice’s Natural Dye Collection is now available to the world. See our Stockist Section to find an AK dealer near you, or shop at the Akomplice Webstore.
In the spirit of mischief, in the name of civil disobedience, Akomplice and X-Large come together to form the Monkey Wrench Gang.
Photo of John Ryan Jr., CEO of June Entertainment & Chelsea Wallace. JRJ is a producer living in Hollywood, he’s also got love for street culture. J’s the one who setup the Akomplice L.A. release party witb Talib Kweli, among countless other dope events and situations; a big shout to J for keepin’ it G! Photo by Joe Nash.
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A dope wall hit of the classic liberty, this photo was taken in Austin TX a few weeks back, shout to our retailer Status. More and more AK street art has been popping up recently, so with great pleasure we’d like to debut a newly added column called “On The Street”. The column will feature street art only, but in any medium, the emphasis will be Akomplice related street art, but the column will feature all street art. We’ll start by catching you up on some of the already archived AK street pieces. If you have any photos of AK street art (even a good sticker placement) please email them to us, and if they’re dope we’ll post them. Email photos to: info@Akomplice-Clothing.com subject: On The Street –Mike Akomplice
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A visit to LA just wouldn’t be complete without a stop on Melrose Street, so we stopped in to see our retailer, Brooklyn Projects. BP has a Nike SB sneaker collaboration under their belt, and the owner, Dom Deluca, was a former VG for MTV. They have a half-pipe in the back of the store, but you can only get to it by being invited and walking through the stock room. We met DJ the new store manager and boom some dope shots where made. See more pics after the jump.
DJ wears Sidewinder
Interview
Akomplice: Craziest day at BP?
DJ: Everyday
Akomplice: Funniest DOM story?
DJ: Watching any outside correspondence also with head bangers ball and shopping at Ikea with him.
Akomplice: First BP experience?
DJ: Skating the ramp 2002
Monica the other store manager, was like “I got some crazy Dom stories, let me answer that.”
Akomplice: Funny Dom story?
Monica: Just DOM and all his chicks and his Asia fetish.
After SXSW wound down Patrick and I jumped some planes to our first island on the Akomplice 2012 Mini Tour, Puerto Rico. Puerto Rico has a special relationship to Akomplice, first because the people have always supported Akomplice, and second because Patrick and I partially grew up there. On the trip over we met 3 cool girls, all inside planes. The first two are shown in my row on either side of me, to the left you have Chinese native Fuhan, who’s in a band called QSBS and on the right you have Colombian party animal Luisa; these girls were flying from Austin to Orlando. The next flight was bound to San Juan, this was where we met Brittany, she is a native Puerto Rican and works as an interviewer, mostly within the NBA. We landed late, around 10:30pm and headed to the last standing restaurant, which ended up to be a local skate grunge bar, they served up a couple serious Puerto Rican sandwiches and then we passed out, from the trip not the food. Waking up in PR felt great, warm humid air, hustle and bustle around the streets, fresh fruits and foods; we grabbed a bite at a small local cafe and then headed straight for Plazas De Las Americas, which is Puerto Ricos largest mall. When we arrived to the mall we were warmly greeted by our friends Pedro and Carrie, who own the long time Akomplice retailer Treats. For anyone in Puerto Rico you know Treats holds down streetwear on the island, and always has. Pedro and Carrie have background in street art and British fashion, they once lived in SF and kicked it with the not yet formed Upper Playground camp. It was really good to finally step foot in Treats, a store we’ve been carried at for 5 years. Time began to get tight for our flight out, so we ran back to San Juan International airport, copped a rum filled coconut and jumped the flight to our next stop, the U.S. Virgin islands, keep you posted on that. -Mike Akomplice
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