Big K.R.I.T visits flight club for the 1st time & cops the first Jordan Spizike’s to add to his Spizike collection.

Documented By Steve-O Of GFCnewyork

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Chris Breezy is down with us. #THEBLACKAPPLE

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Pop Art + Jewelry = Meeeeeeean. Noir Jewelry really did a great job collaborating with Keith Haring. Shout out to Damon in the photos. Hit the jump for more images.

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While at Mickey’s video shoot for Paradise i decided to take advantage of the dope wallpaper on the walls. The images came out dope. Shout out to everyone who participated. I Am Not A Photographer…. I Just Like Nice Pictures. lol

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Precize

Rinaldy

Rico

Kwasi Kessie

Nakim

Callender

Belchez

J West

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We recently started working with Nina Sky on the marketing of their next project. Nina Sky fans don’t have to sit idly waiting for the New York duo to drop their next project; it’s here in the form of “You Ain’t Got It (Funk That).”  A sonic blend of house, funk and soul produced by New York’s DJ Yonny. The record, to appear on Nina Sky’s EP, The Other Side, samples Sagat’s 1994 hit “Funk Dat,” yet displays Natalie and Nicole’s signature songwriting talents. After endless hours in the studio, the twin duo from Queens have crafted 6 new songs featuring their etheral vocals, fluid melodies and captivating beats. The Other Side EP is slated to drop later this summer and features production by DJ Yonny, Double 0 of Kidz in the Hall, Clinton Sparks and Tittsworth. Click HERE to download.

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Picked up a copy of America NU. The mag looks amazing. They did a huge spread on The Black Apple team. Hit the jump for our spread.

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With Independence Day just around the corner, it’s only right that Brooklyn based brand BKc debuts their first Made In U.S.A. collection.   Spear-headed by The Bearded Man, Ouigi Theodore, the Spring 2010 collection takes its steps into the next century by revisiting traditional garment values and workmanship.  The line “boasts a touch of American heritage with an infusion of fine Japanese fabrics.” These hand-crafted garments are a pledge of allegiance to style and legacy for a “New America.”

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In 1991, Charney began making basic T-shirts under the American Apparel brand. The initial T-shirts were made of simple 18-single jersey and were positioned to compete with the Hanes Beefy-T.[citation needed] The primary market objective was to sell garments to screen printers and wholesale clothiers in the United States and Canada. In 1997, as his design, the ‘Classic Girl’, built momentum, Charney transitioned manufacturing to Los Angeles. In 2000, American Apparel moved into its current 800,000 sq ft (74,000 m2). factory located indowntown Los Angeles.

Charney’s father, Morris Charney, is an architect, and his mother, Sylvia Safdie, an artist. Both of his parents are of Jewish descent. He is the nephew of noted architectMoshe Safdie. Charney attended Choate Rosemary Hall, a private boarding school in Connecticut and St. George’s School of Montreal. Charney grew up with, and was influenced heavily by, the culture of Montreal. He briefly attended Tufts University. As a teenager, he “fell in love” with the United States due to its sharp contrast between Canadian culture and American culture. As a teenager, Charney was an admirer of American-made products. As a teen, he became disillusioned with Quebec nationalism which was widespread during the 1980s. In interviews, he has stated that he considers himself to be a continuation of the trend of Canadian-Jewish entrepreneurs.

At an early age Charney showed signs of an entrepreneurial and independent spirit. In 1980 The Canadian Jewish News published a story on Charney with a headline that read “11-Year-Old Schoolboy Edits His Own Newspaper.” As a child Dov was featured in the documentary 20th Century Chocolate Cake discussing the economics of a summer camp he attended.

Charney’s ventures were conceived in high school, when he began importing Hanes and Fruit of the Loom T-shirts across the border to Canadian friends. At Choate, he claims to have shipped as many as 10,000 shirts at a time, using a rented U-Haul truck to transport the goods.

In 1987, he enrolled at Tufts University. While at Tufts, he continued to operate his business, but dropped out by 1990 to pursue business full time. He borrowed $10,000 from his father and moved to South Carolina to transition from importing T-shirts to manufacturing them. In 1996, Charney’s company restructured when it was unable to cover its debt and filed for Chapter 11. On July 4, 1997, he went to Los Angeles. By 2003, Charney had opened his first retail store and employed over 1,300 people.

In 2004, he was named Ernst & Young’s Entrepreneur of the Year and Apparel Magazine’s Man of the Year.

Charney is officially founder/CEO of American Apparel, but goes by the title of “Senior Partner.” He infused his personal progressive politics into the company brand paying factory workers between $8–9 USD/hr, offering low-cost, full-family healthcare for employees and taking a company position on immigration reform. Workers are also allowed free international phone calls during work hours. He claims to do this not for moral reasons but because it is a better business strategy. He makes all product development and creative hiring decisions himself. Under Charney, American Apparel instituted “team manufacturing” which pools the strongest workers towards priority orders. After its implementation, garment production tripled and required a less than 20% staff increase. He formed the company as a domestic vertically-integrated manufacturer making him the largest manufacturer still producing garments in America. Initially American Apparel was a wholesale brand but in 2003 it expanded into the retail market. Its first stores were in Montreal, New York City and Los Angeles. Retail operations have grown to include 260+ retail stores. In 2008, he was named Retailer of the Year.

Charney is known for his passion for clothing. His fashion sense is geared towards “young metropolitan adults.” The ‘fit’ of a shirt is something he often stresses. He was named Man of the Year by both the Fashion Industry Guild and Apparel Magazine for his design work. In 2008, The Guardian named American Apparel “Label of the Year”.

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We at GFCnewyork can’t respect your Nike Foamposite collection if you don’t have this hat. Lol, Hit the jump for the rest of Kwasi’s outfit.

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