Following a recent trip out West, we left our hearts, clothes, wallets and weed in San Francisco, with a number of broken hearts in our wake (long story). Fortunately, the truck we jacked for a ride home was filled with goodies from West Coast legends Upper Playground [Karmaloop closed, link removed], 12Grain [Karmaloop closed, link removed], Fifty24SF [Karmaloop closed, link removed], Estevan Oriol [Karmaloop closed, link removed] and superFishal [Karmaloop closed, link removed], making us the freshest, cleanest criminals on the run in history (Dillinger is a close second, but we digress). As part of the negotiations to get their clothes and truck back, we all agreed that Karmaloop [Karmaloop closed, link removed] would carry these stellar lines from here on out, bringing the Best of the West together with the Beasts of the East, long at last.
Known throughout the streetwear community for working with the illest graffiti artists, photographers and creative heads in all fields of media, the following is just a mere sample of the madness just dropped today at Karmaloop, accompanied by some parting shots by Karmaloop employees drooling over the shipment. Be sure to check out each brand’s individual page for more craziness from the Yay Area.
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Upper Playground [Karmaloop closed, link removed]
The Gone Native Tee [Karmaloop closed, link removed], designed by Dan Cuenca: “Colonel Kurtz was crazy, but this tee is fuckin’ insane… is that okay, or does that sound corny?”
The Shootin’ Ups Tee [Karmaloop closed, link removed], designed by Denis Kennedy: “Nice shout to the classic Oakland A’s squads – this is as punk rock as streetwear gets… what do you mean, ‘that’s corny,too?’ Fuck off, dude, I’m hungover.”
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Fifty24SF [Karmaloop closed, link removed]
The One Step Beyond Tee [Karmaloop closed, link removed]: “It’s like an Agnostic Front tribute, nice!”
The Craola Uncle Tee [Karmaloop closed, link removed], designed by Greg “Craola” Simkins: “That’s trippy, the sugar skull-turned clown print. Craola is on point.”
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Estevan Oriol [Karmaloop closed, link removed]
The Skullz Tee [Karmaloop closed, link removed]: “That looks like [KarmaloopBlogs] when you wear fedora’s, because you’re a creepy punk.”
The LA Fingers Tee [Karmaloop closed, link removed]: “I’ve been seeing [Oriol’s] flicks and artwork for a while now, there are so many pieces that would make dope tees.”
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superFishal [Karmaloop closed, link removed]
The FOG Tee [Karmaloop closed, link removed]: “I left my heart in San Francisco, best city in the world – home is where the heart is!”
The I Heart SF 2 Tee [Karmaloop closed, link removed], Jeremy Fish collaboration: “Much love from the SFC!”
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12Grain [Karmaloop closed, link removed]
The Sleeping Girl Tee [Karmaloop closed, link removed], Sam Flores collaboration: “I feel perverted when I look at this, what’s the other one?”
The F-You Angel Tee [Karmaloop closed, link removed], Sam Flores collaboration: “This one’s perverted in a different way – I like ’em both a lot, though, ha ha! The illustrations are bonkers.”
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