Haven't had a lot of time for anything these days, but managed to get a couple days off for Christmas and was able to get up to the Huntington Library to shoot some photos... a lot of cool / weird stuff to see up there...
happy new year!
xoxo
Claus & Sebas
Today is the last day to enter to win a $500 OBEY prize pack & $500 ZUMIEZ gift card. Get down to the Broadway, New York Zumiez store before its too late.
-CJ
The mission of Sea Shepherd Conservation Society is to defend ocean wildlife worldwide. Shepard did a portrait of founder Paul Watson that is available for purchase on Obey Giant. The print comes in two different colorway, Light Blue and Dark Blue. Both are Editions of 450, 18 x 24, Signed and Numbered by Shepard and Capt. Paul Watson. $55 each. A portion of the profits will go to the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society.
Established in 1977, Sea Shepherd Conservation Society (SSCS) is an international non-profit, marine wildlife conservation organization. Our mission is to end the destruction of habitat and slaughter of wildlife in the world’s oceans in order to conserve and protect ecosystems and species.
Sea Shepherd uses innovative direct-action tactics to investigate, document, and take action when necessary to expose and confront illegal activities on the high seas. By safeguarding the biodiversity of our delicately-balanced ocean ecosystems, Sea Shepherd works to ensure their survival for future generations.
OBEY GIANT
SEA SHEPHERD CONSERVATION SOCIETY
-Cj
If you find yourself kicking rocks on Saturday, head out to Costa Mesa for the THE SWAP SALE. Last weekend it was postponed because they got rained out, but tomorrow its on! There will be over 30 brands providing potential last minute Christmas gifts to your benefit.
Also, There will be a meet and greet with special guest Greg "Craola" Simkins and an exclusive signing for the first 25 people who score something from his new IM SCARED collection.
-Cj
Our good friends over at the Crosby in downtown Santa Ana have been busy working on their new Chef's Menu for December, and it looks and tastes phenomenal! If you frequent that stomping ground and are tired of eating sweet potato fries every time you go- ask for the Black Book. I took the opportunity to shoot all of their plates so they can archive their experimental edibles, because next month it's going to be all new.
FRUIT CAKE PATE EN TERRINE
Cognac soaked walnuts, dried cranberries, tarragon, pistachio dust, ube mustard, toasted baguette and cornichons
BEEF TONGUE
Honey ginger shoyu glaze, pickled golden beets, asian pear, sesame green onion relish, chinese bun
*inspired by David Chang
CRABCAKE MICRO HERB SALAD
Rainbow micro herb mix, caper crabcake, homemade croutons, cilantro chive sour cream, orange liquor duck fat vinaigrette
FILET MIGNON
Herb tomato confit, caramelized endives, horseradish cream cheese, marsala reduction
TUNA COLLAR
Kochu chang butter sauce, shiso chili verde, lemon grass pickled watermelon rind, jalapeno dust
RACK OF LAMB
Molasses glaze, roesemary and smoked sea salt seasoning, buckwheat polenta, pan roasted asparagus, candied chorizo, apple relish
...
2 more weeks before these nutriments are replaced with new items, so get on down to The Crosby and try some before they're gone foooooreeeeveeeerrr
-CJ
Hello Kittens //
SIX reasons to LOVE the OBEY + CATBREATH fringe sweater, as if I needed to tell you...
So if this leaves you feeling wild for fringe you can get your own here. Just in time for the holidays.
(all images via some of my favorite inspirational sites: sartorialist, fashion gone rogue and Stockholm Street Style)
XX
-Abby
To go along with our OBEY Awareness program with AdoptAPet.com, we've created a dog posse page. Send us pictures of your dog and we'll pick some winners from our favorites. Extra points for having an Obey theme. Email pics to DOGPOSSE@OBEYCLOTHING.COM. Check some of the early submissions out HERE.
Also, on a sidenote. Check out this feature on Karmaloop TV. They do a great job featuring new product (our Jealous Lover is in this round) as well as all the global issues they have been covering. Good stuff!
-PUBES
Alas, the weekend is finally here and so is our bi-annual sample sale!
The tension out in the parking lot is a little too much to bear, and the grumpfungus gets even more potent as the back of the line stretches down the street. It looks like a lot of schools are missing students this morning.
Spirits were replenished when people finally got out of the cold and into our not-as-gold warehouse.
Everyone here at OBEY would like to give a BIG THANKS to Bella for baking us this edible masterpiece yesterday.
-CJ
The sample sale is almost here and our dedicated warehouse staff has been busting ass all week to make this possible for all of you duders. We're not giving out wristbands this year so dress warmly if you decide to spend the night in our parking lot ...And if God decides to piss on you during the night, do not fret- there'll be a covered waiting area to shelter you from the rain. Some of you at least. Enough talk, here's a preview of what's in store!
-Ceej
Shepard recently collaborated with photographer Michael Tighe to give a newfound perspective on American contemporary artist- Jasper Johns. You can view more of Michel Tighe's photography here.
These are going to be released this Thursday (12/10) at a random time on OBEY GIANT. This edition of 450 will be sold separately for $55
-CJ
It's finally here, the OBEY + CATBREATH collaboration. We worked with NYC based designer, Abby Moriarty of www.breathofthecat.com to create a limited edition capsule collection based on the marriage between the street sensibility of OBEY and Abby’s trademark handsome, smart and chic knitwear design style.
It will be available exclusively on our website starting tomorrow, here. Enjoy!
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-Vanessa
I advise you to not sleep on this.. But I wouldn't recommend sleeping in our parking lot either, unless you wanna wake up lookin like a swamp donkey.
-CJ
I wasn't aware of it, but one of our warehouse workers (Timmy) auditioned for The TWILIGHT SAGA: NEW MOON last year. Â The boys in the warehouse were nice enough to share his head shot for the audition.
O, CANADA!