We are super hyped to announce Valentin Ozich, I Love Ugly founder, has been featured in the most hyped Hype Beast Essentials feature.
'This installment of
Essentials presents the curious and colorful belongings of Kiwi fashion label
I Love Ugly‘s founder, director and designer–the highly talented Valentin Ozich. Having summed up his personal style with the three words for an assignment in a university before, Valentin still feels that “I Love Ugly” resonates him: “I see beauty in the ugly and that’s what I try to glamorize in the work I do… To be honest I am not the best person in the world at explaining what my label means conceptually, instead I try to create something that evokes thought and let whoever owns it create their own meaning.”
Drawing his design inspirations from a variety of influences including music, films, blogs, magazines, vinyl art, interior design and special herbs (which explains the rolling paper and Altoids), this trained illustrator is perpetually doodling his thoughts (which explains the pen and notebook). He has a young daughter and watches a lot of classic Walt Disney cartoons because of her, and claims that those inspire him too (which explains the Pinocchio and Jiminy Cricket).
I Love Ugly began mostly with T-shirts but has since become a fully-fledged menswear label. Valentin also plans to release more capsule collections from here on consisting of vinyl toys, clocks, watches and stationery that will reach a wider audience. We like his style, but still haven’t quite figured out what the clothes pegs are for.' Re posted from
Hypebeast.com
Following the recent release of I Love Ugly's first 'pre spring 13' delivery into exclusive stores across the UK & online. We are super hyped to reveal the new I Love Ugly 5 panel caps will be released this week into selected stores in the UK & online. The collection features dead stock / vintage fabrics, leather back straps and amazing attention to detail. These 5 panel caps are released in very limited numbers and will not be around for long!
The Quiet recently released their collaboration pack with Urban Industry, celebrating Urban Industry's ten year anniversary. Using a dead stock fabric on a pocket t & 5 panel cap. With two photo shoots, one west coast California and one east coast UK. We are super hyped to see Hype Beast running a feature on the collaboration capsule.
I Love Ugly have recently released the first part of their pre Spring 13 collection, into selected stores across the UK. Including new colour ways in the Zespy & Ralph pants, all over printed woven shirts & fruit t shirts alongside some other amazing cut and sew styles. Soon to be released next week is the second part of the collection, including the all over printed Frankie shirts and the eagerly awaited vintage/deadstock fabric 5 panel caps.
The Quiet Life recently shot a mini photo shoot for some current Holiday quick strike styles and some limited release product. The shoot took place in a loft apartment down town LA, featuring @marzxleon looking very hot on her throne!
We where super excited to have launched the Quiet Life x Urban Industry collaboration 'ten years of change' anniversary pack yesterday. Then we where blown away to find out that High Snobiety had ran a feature on the launch too. Thanks to High Snobiety for the support, check it out here.
We are super hyped to announce the official release of The Quiet Life x Urbanindustry.co.uk collaboration. In celebration of Urbanindustry.co.uk's ten year anniversary in the game, Quiet Life have created an amazing mini capsule collection themed on 'ten years of change'. The capsule consists of a deadstock / vintage coins fabric, sourced from a vendor down town LA. The coins fabric is used on two colours of a pocket t and a 5 panel cap, along with a photo print t of the coins filed in the Quiet Life logo. This release is super limited and only available on www.urbanindustry.co.uk. Check out the look book here.
