Had the pleasure of shootin this dope new mc for IM King’s ad in Antenna Magazine. Peep the official release of his new MV title “No Snitchin”. Rockin United+Taken in the MV.

GPPR Summer 2010 Collection Video from HELLZ on Vimeo.

Shot by Me (Allen Chu), edited by Bam (Hellz Bellz/GPPR), GPPR 2010 Summer line for Men from the creators of Hellz Bellz!

So i’m planning on doing a new section for Art of Clean where basically i’ll just be shooting some photos here and there of local hot spots I end up going to.  For the first one I introduce to you, the Original Pantry Cafe, or Pantry for short.  It’s located on the corner of 8th and Figueroa in downtown LA.  This place is just like Denny’s, but 100x better!  It hasn’t closed a day since it opened in 1924, and in 1950 they moved to their current location.  Anyways, it’s definitely a great place to check out.  Click the image to see the hi-res image which will fit perfectly on any computers running dual monitor and 1920x”"”" resolution.

KID ROBOT
1512 Haight St.
San Francisco, CA 94117
(415)487-9000
www.kidrobot.com

I was always pretty creeped out watching tv shows about people collecting paraphernalia, specifically toys.  Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Transformers, Simpson’s, you name it, I found it weird.  Now i’m out and proud of my love for  my Muni and Yummy Breakfast collection.  Hey one day these’ll be worth a lot of money!  Kid Robot made it cool again to love toys granted I won’t be pretending their real waving them around the air making bunshot and explosion noises..  Shutup!  You know you do it too.  Whether it be my Muni collection or just tee’s and hoodies, Kid Robot has some of the freshest designs and is one of the leading underground sources making art cool, and fun!  Luckily there’s a Kid Robot in LA too so if it ever came to it I wouldn’t be missing out on any limited editions or collaborations; Junko Mizuno, Frank Kozik, Heidi Kenney (beloved creator of the Yummy Breakfast series) just to name a few collorating artists.  Oh how I sometimes wish to be 10 again playing with my ninja turtles and transfor.. errr.  Anyways, support Kid Robot!  They’re making it okay for adults to play with toys again.

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FATLACE
1630 Post St.
San Francisco, CA 94115
(415)409-3281
www.fatlace.com

Design itself is a hard concept to comprehend while great design has completely illuded the large majority all together.  Fatlace has disregarded the common mistake of poor design and created something special.  Bringing together automotive, bike, and streetwear culture, the small boutique has made its mark on the urban scene and established itself as the benchmark of what a boutique should be.  The store interior is ever changing depending on seasons or events, and each and every time the layout has never failed to be amazing.  Mark Arcenal, the main man behind it all, has built up an amazing shop with a friendly staff with one of the greatest reputations; doesn’t hurt that everything Mark touches or designs seems to sells out.  Among the fresh Fatlace tee’s, the store also carries In4mation (another one of my favorite brands), HellzBellz for the ladies, and Stussy just to name a few.  Fatlace culture; illest.

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