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Product Reviews, Trends

Bucket Hats at Dress Code

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Bucket hats have been around for decades, being the signature hat of Gilligan (Gilligan’s Island) as well as Johnny Depp in Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, and more recently have made a strong “comeback” within the streetwear and music industries. You can find a collection of bucket hats in various materials and patterns within almost any brands’ line nowadays. You can also find a few different variations of this popularized accessory from the classic bucket, to bell hats, and even “safari” hats. Here’s a good portion of the buckets in stock at Dress Code Clothing. Enjoy!

Akomplice Blue Dialation Bucket

From Akomplice’s Summer 2014 delivery, we have the bucket hat from their “Blue Dialation” Collection. A cool one color “tye dye” pattern in a navy blue color overtop a white bucket hat.
Volcom Estrada Bell Hat

From Volcom, comes the Estrada Bell Hat. Notice the difference between these and the Akomplice above. A similar crown construction to a snapback, with the button and five stitched panels and air-holes with a strip of fabric wrapping around the base connecting to the “bill”.
Crooks & Castles Headliner Bucket

Here’s one of Crooks & Castles Bucket Hats from their Summer Delivery. The “Headliner” is made from a soft brushed polyester fabric featuring an “all over print” of C&C in a very “Vogue-esque” form.
Famous SAS Buckets

Even Famous hopped onto the Bucket Hat trend. Above we have the “Homegrown” and “Paisley bucket hats. Both with “all over print” patterns with skulls into the design.
Brand Knowledge, Product Reviews

Imaginary Foundation’s Classics

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The Imaginary Foundation wasn’t always known for their mind boggling, yet intellectual artwork presented in the form of clothing and accessories. They started as a group of people in Switzerland studying new ways of thinking and the power of the huma mind’s imagination. Now they are one of the top clothing brands pushing the imagination’s limits on what can possibly be thought of, all while leading the industry in their popularized sublimated clothing. Here we will take a look back at their original screen printed graphics that started it all for their apparel endeavors.

Infinite Tee

The Infinite Tee was one of IF’s first designs, featuring a black and white image of a man smoking a cigarette. His smoke gradually fades into a colorful image of galaxy/black hole in space.
Doorway Tee

Another original featuring a “doorway” with the “IF” logo on the door, opening to a grass field with trees at the end. All of which are lit up by the stars and planets in the sky.
Nostalgic Mood Tee

The Nostalgic Mood tee is a top-to-bottom screen printed image featuring the silhouette of a man sitting in a chair smoking a pipe (possibly on the moon judging by the color of the background he’s sitting on) with his smoke creating a scenery of stars as it rises. The sitting man’s silhouette is also filled with stars.
Gutter Tee
This Gutter Tee features a bright and colorfully detailed image of an astronaut sitting on the sidewalk in a “gutter”. Below the image reads, ” we are all in the gutter. But some of us are looking up at the stars.”
The Opening Tee

Here’s another “doorway” graphic, this time featuring a man opening a door into what appears to be an array of colorful digital imagery almost in the form of wireframe. Maybe the underlying message may be referring to the beginning of the future or the advancement in technology? I’ll let you decide.
 
Product Reviews

New Balance 574 Series

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New Balance is a staple brand in both American footwear as well as across the pond (UK). Known for their classic silhouettes and use of quality materials, these affordable pairs will help you turn some heads this summer. I’ll quickly touch on our newest pairs from the classic 574 series with pairs available for both Men and Women. Check it out.

Men’s 574 Stadium Jacket Pack $74.99

Inspired by retro 90′s stadium/varsity jackets, these 574′s give you a classic New Balance fit with a modern technology feel, using multiple materials throughout these shoes. Nylon mesh toe-box, tongue, and accents on the upper accompanied by New Balance’s classic suede around the entire shoe. The tongue on these 574′s are a bit different than the classic 574′s using a thinner cut, padded mesh.
Women’s 574 Island Pack $79.99

Here’s one of the three colorways from the women’s Island Pack. Inspired by the leisure of a tropical vacation, the entire textile upper is done in a Bermuda Blue paired with peach and navy accents throughout the shoe on top of a clear ice outsole. Rock these with your favorite shorts and show off the colorful “island” palm print on the tongue and sockliner.
Mens’ 574 Island Pack (was $88.00) $82.95

We also have two colorways from the Men’s 574 Island Pack in stock. Both pairs using that same textile upper and “island” palm printed sock liner as well as the clear ice outsoles. Definitely both hot shoes for the summertime.

Shop the rest of our New Balance sneakers here, and let us know which pair you’re picking up for your summer rotation in the comments below.

 
Brand Knowledge, Product Reviews

Onitsuka Tiger by Asics

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Onitsuka Tiger has been around since the late 60′s when legendary Track & Field Coach, Bill Bowerman had the idea to incorporate two of the current Onitsuka Tiger designs into his own  models for runners. Fast forward to present day and you can find various Onitsuka Tiger models on the shelves of stores all around the world. With that being said, we have a ton of different classic models as well as the newer additions to the brand in various colorways available. Take a look.

Mexico 66

There’s a LOT of Mexico 66 colorways  and styles in stock from the classics to the newer slip-ons available for both Men and Women. There’s an array of materials used, with some being a nylon based upper and of course the traditional leather upper pairs as well.
Ultimate 81

Multiple colorways available in the Ultimate 81 silhouette for both Men and Women. Above is the Castle Rock/Yellow colorway for men and for the ladies is the Black/White and Teal Color. These are a very lightweight shoe with a little bit thicker sole than seen on the Mexico 66.
Other Various Models

There’s countless pairs from Onitsuka Tiger in stock right now, so be sure to browse our entire collection online. Let us know which pair you’re going with for the summer in the comments below.