So I was charged with the task of putting together a write up on some of my favorite pieces from the current Spring collection. This was pretty difficult since Spring 10 has been my favorite collection to come out in the three seasons I have been in the services of Мишка as an intern. The Spring collection offers up all of your old favorites like tees and hats, but also has some of the best cut and sew pieces the brand has produced in the 4 or so years that the line expanded beyond graphic tees and caps. This is only part one because I simply can’t fit all of the pieces I like into one post so stay tuned for subsequent posts.

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• Unknown Pleasures Mop T-Shirt (Black)

It is no secret that the designs being produced just keep getting better and better with each season. Allow me to present to you a few of my favorite pieces from the current Spring 2010 collection. First up none other then the Unknown Pleasures Mop tee which takes its inspiration one of my favorite albums of all time, Unknown Pleasures by Joy Division. This image doesn’t really capture how intricate the line work is in creating the Bear Mop. Head over to the shop for more detailed look.

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• Keaton Striped Button-Down Shirt (Black)

Next up we have the Keaton Striped Button-down which is your basic cotton striped shirt with a twist. It’s perfect for hanging out on breezy spring night with my derelict friends or to go to a sales meeting the following morning. The shirt is available in 3 different colorways all of which have contrasting pocket and interior cuffing stripes. I of course went for the shirt in Black stripes with the Navy pocket.

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• Orion Denim Jacket (Vintage Indigo)

The Orion Denim Jacket has been shielding me from the up until recently mild breezes that have been giving me chills. I was lusting over a sample of this  jacket for the past few months before it finally came in with the Spring shipment. The inspiration comes from the classic denim jacket you’d dress up and personalize with patches and pins. Thos eof you without a patch stash fear not, the Orion comes with 9 pre-packed Мишка patch designs that span across the past few years, all of which perfectly suit the rough and tumble nature of this piece. I got mine all ironed and stitched up and even added an old Bad Brains back patch to give it that extra little kick of goodness.

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• Boris Skinny Jeans (Washed Black)

All my dudes out there that rock skinny jeans know what a pain in the ass it could be to find a pair that fit you properly. I was actually shocked at how awesome the fit was on Boris… though if you’re a shorter dude you’ll need to get them hemmed as they come with a set 34″ inseam, but no biggie. The washed black is what I’m all about,  but even the vintage indigo are pretty great and all purpose wash in their own right. If you are looking for a quality pair of skinny jeans I definitely suggest trying a pair of these bad boys on.

Welcome back to another installment of Freaky Stylee where we choose the best fit of the week and award that person a $75 credit for our online store and of course bragging rights! If you think your fit is great, then don’t ruin it with a crappy photo! Great fits, deserve great pictures. Contestants can enter multiple times to Freaky Stylee, even past winners. So submit those images of yourself rocking Мишка as part of their outfit and who knows? You may win! Guys and gals are all welcome to enter. Check after the break for complete rules on entering into next week’s Freaky Stylee! Good luck and now on to the fits…

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Finally, A winner not from the states! This week’s victor hails from Lahti, Finland and judging by the snow in his pic, Lahti pretty chilly. I hope that Death Adders Varsity jacket was enough to keep you warm Tommi…but then again every Scandinavian I’ve ever known seems to do just fine in NYC winters with the lightest of jackets. Must be the Viking Blood!

Name? Tommi Mustaniemi
Age? 25
Location? Lahti, Finland

What do you do? I’m a part time teacher, multimedia producer and a photographer

Describe your style? Street style that’s evolving into something extraordinaire. I like to stir my style up every now and then – and I don’t hesitate to throw in a little touch of nerdy attitude.

What are you wearing? Мишка Death Adders Varsity Jacket, FinnWear college shirt, Мишка Bear Mop t-shirt, Мишка belt, Blend Beanie and DC Shoes and Jeans.

What are you currently listening to? Shlohmo, jj, Dabrye, Nosaj Thing, Pantha Du Prince, FlyLo and of course -
The Glitch Mob.

Congrats Tommi! I know this is the second or third time you’ve entered…so it just goes to show all of you out there that if you don’t win with your first submission, don’t stop sending new looks in for future Freaky Stylees!

P.S. Is it Tommi like Tommy? Or Tommi like Toe-Me? Or Tommi like Tooh-Me?

Full rules and information on how you can enter next week’s Freaky Stylee after the break.

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Welcome back to another installment of Freaky Stylee where we choose the best fit of the week and award that person a $75 credit for our online store and of course bragging rights! If you think your fit is great, then don’t ruin it with a crappy photo! Great fits, deserve great pictures. Contestants can enter multiple times to Freaky Stylee, even past winners. So submit those images of yourself rocking Мишка as part of their outfit and who knows? You may win! Guys and gals are all welcome to enter. Check after the break for complete rules on entering into next week’s Freaky Stylee! Good luck and now on to the fits…

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This week’s winner is a longtime fan of the brand who’s a regular at 350 Broadway. Weez is always one of the sharpest dressed guys in the hood so he was a pretty easy choice for this week’s Freaky Stylee.

Name? Anwar “Weez” Smith
Age? 27
Location? Crown Heights, Brooklyn
What do you do? I’m a junior marketing analyst

Describe your style? I would define my style as Ghetto Punk, outrageously defiant to the norm but still yet classic

What are you wearing? Мишка Keep Watch new Era, Мишка Mariner Pulover Hoodie, Мишка Mephisto MC Jacket, Levi’s and Nike Dunk-His.

What are you currently listening to? Passion Pit, Kid Cudi, Radical Outing, Justice, Matt and Kim and the Death Set

That’s now two weeks in a row we’ve got winners from NYC. Come on west coast and Europe, step up your game! Don’t let NYC just run away with this each week.

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DJ Khaled dropped his latest album Victory today, and the third single “All I Do Is Win” now has a video. This song is an anthemic hood banger and I won’t be the least bit surprised to start hearing it on the block once the weather warms up. Oh yeah, did I mention that Ricky Ross is reppin’ Mishka HARD in the video. Yeah. The guy who’s raps are so ridiculous that you can’t help but want to hear more (kind of  like that pathological liar you would smoke weed with in high school when your stash ran out.) Our oversized mop 59Fifty never looked so gangster as it does in this video. I guess there is something to be said about the visual impact of stuntin’ with a Rolls Royce and a bad bitch by your side. RAAAWWWWWWSSSSS!!!!

What up to DJ Craze, the guy behind our latest Keep Watch mix, who caught the Oversized Mop hat in the video and tweeted it. Not only should you download the mix if you haven’t already, but you should follow him on twitter.

Welcome back to another installment of Freaky Stylee where we choose the best fit of the week and award that person a $75 credit for our online store and of course bragging rights! If you think your fit is great, then don’t ruin it with a crappy photo! Great fits, deserve great pictures. Contestants can enter multiple times to Freaky Stylee, even past winners. So submit those images of yourself rocking Мишка as part of their outfit and who knows? You may win! Guys and gals are all welcome to enter. Check after the break for complete rules on entering into next week’s Freaky Stylee! Good luck and now on to the fits…

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This week we’ve got another great juxtaposition of good style and good photography, which in case you haven’t been following Freaky Stylee for the past few weeks is almost always a TKO when it comes to winning.  I’m dubbing this  The “Rhymes With Nifty” Screenwrite because Liam is studying screenwriting and uses a word that “Rhymes With Nifty” over and over again in his answers like it was going out of style…who knows, maybe it is? Or maybe it was just the answer for 23 down?

Name? Liam Dempsey
Age? 20
Location? New York, NY

What do you do? I’m studying screenwriting at NYU. But I also spend a lot of time wondering why I don’t jusy drop out and DJ instead.

Describe your style? The Thrifty Spike Jonze. I like skinny ties and hitting up the Salvation Army on 4th Ave for good finds. But you can’t skimp on kicks…they’re like hubcaps. You see a nice ride with crappy wheels, it just ruins the whole picture.  But if you’ve got a shitty ride, throw some new wheels on it. It’ll probably look ridiculous but at least you’re owning it. Ill kicks are essential.

What are you wearing? Мишка Keep Watch Satin New Era with the mouth on it! Thrifty pea coat, thrifty button up (H&M maybe?). I think I’ve got purple Lakais on also, but ya can’t see em. And the Times crossword in my hand.

What are you currently listening to? Madvillain. Bassnectar. Joy Orbison, Rusko and other such wobbly beats.

Looking out over the river is always conducive to some meaningful thinking… I wonder though if Liam is thinking about how to resolve a 3rd act or dropping out of school in that picture? If you want my 2¢ (and you’re going to get them regardless cause it’s my blog), don’t drop out of school to DJ. You can DJ and go to school, it ain’t that complicated to figure out how to do both. I know going to NYU poses the challenge of having the whole city distract you from your studies, but if you can figure out how to juggle both you’ll be all the better for it in the future. Oh and congrats on winning!

Full rules and information on how you can enter next week’s Freaky Stylee after the break.

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You can skip to 0:57 to get to the main WTF? moment, but truly the whole minute and a half is a pretty trippy “WTF”. Thanks to Desboobs for pointing this in our direction, and @cunei4m for leading us to the whole video.

Welcome back to another installment of Freaky Stylee where we choose the best fit of the week and award that person a $75 credit for our online store and of course bragging rights! If you think your fit is great, then don’t ruin it with a crappy photo! Great fits, deserve great pictures. Contestants can enter multiple times to Freaky Stylee, even past winners. So submit those images of yourself rocking Мишка as part of their outfit and who knows? You may win! Guys and gals are all welcome to enter. Check after the break for complete rules on entering into next week’s Freaky Stylee! Good luck and now on to the fits…

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This week we’ve got a great shot that I’m dubbing “Viva La Comfy and Casual” because of the look and the winner’s name. I’m usually not that big of a fan of so much Мишка in one look, but Chris really pulls it off with confidence.

Name? Chris Martin
Age? 19
Location? Long Island, NY

What do you do? I am currently a student studying civil engineering. I throw parties, get tipsy, and smash. I also run my blog Cmarty Mar + Co.

Describe your style? Thrifty, comfortable, and simple. Just cop what you like and wear it. It’s all about how you like. You want to throw on some hi-top kicks and a button-up with some slim jeans, just do it.

What are you wearing? Мишка Hudson plaid shirt, Мишка Swamp Mop Tee & Nike SB Kiss Blazers.

What are you currently listening to? Theophilus London, A Tribe Called Quest, Melo-X, Kid Cudi, and Big Sean.

Shit, based on his name, I was expecting some Coldplay in Chris’ playlist! Much like last week, this week’s Freaky Stylee winner has a great photo to accompany a great fit… actually, the compositions of the two are pretty similar!

Full rules and information on how you can enter next week’s Freaky Stylee after the break.

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Time Out NY recent issue’s cover story was “Most Stylish New Yorkers”, where they profiled a variety of well… stylish new yorkers. While the article in print only showed so much, the recently published online feature has not only twice the amount of stylish new yorkers, but interviews with each and every one about their personal style.

You’ll find Kid Cudi, Jeff Staple, Heems and Victor of Das Racist, Chris Lee of CtotheJL, ilirjana of Apache Beat and The Pop Manifesto all in the mix as fashionable NYers. There are musicians, bloggers, stylists, designers, writers, brokers, actors and even plain old students represented on the list. All of whom have very varied styles that really run the gamut. We were  honored by the amount of Мишка love through out.

Today, TONY added another couple to their running list of stylish NYers…none other than our very own Dennis Chow and his wife Claire. Besides being our dear friends, both work for Мишка in various capacities. TONY couldn’t have actually chosen a more appropriate couple to feature. The two are not always dressed impeccably, but they also really play off each other’s style really well and totally naturally.

Besides plugging the shit out of us, I also love that a good portion of the photos taken for the shoot are something we’ll never, ever let Dennis & Claire (mostly Dennis though) live down again. Especially the two above! Hahahahaha… Oh Yung Chow, what a dandy!

Welcome back to another installment of Freaky Stylee where we choose the best fit of the week and award that person a $75 credit for our online store and of course bragging rights! If you think your fit is great, then don’t ruin it with a crappy photo! Great fits, deserve great pictures. Contestants can enter multiple times to Freaky Stylee, even past winners. So submit those images of yourself rocking Мишка as part of their outfit and who knows? You may win! Guys and gals are all welcome to enter. Check after the break for complete rules on entering into next week’s Freaky Stylee! Good luck and now on to the fits…

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This week we have a fit that has been dubbed “Dirtbag by Night”. Those aren’t our words, check out Ryan’s own description of his style below!

Name? Ryan Berger
Age? 22
Location? Tampa Bay, Florida

What do you do? Ride cool-guy bikes, take pictures of hipsters, talk shit and drink Colt 45

Describe your style? Button ups and cords by day, dirtbag by night. I like keeping it simple and comfortable.

What are you wearing? Мишка Black/Purple Keep Watch, Flying Coffin x Мишка tee, Black Alexeis, and all black Vans.

What are you currently listening to? Such Gold, Agent, Comeback Kid, New Found Glory, The Wonder Years, Gucci Mane, Wale, Wiz Khalifa and Explosions in the Sky.

Мишка fans come in all varieties. While some may look at more at home in a sneaker line-up, others look like they belong in the pit at a Converge concert.  Anyone who knows us, knows we only associate with and hire dirtbags (well that and hipsters, but preferably hipster dirtbags). So picking Ryan as this week’s winner was an easy choice. Loving that beard, the “I don’t give a fuck” stare and of course his wicked tattoo. Plus this was just a great picture (remember that picture quality counts). Congrats my man! Now you’ll have even more of your closet space occupied with our crap.

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Just days after we get to see pictures of his monumental partnership with Puma, we’ve gone and lost one of Fashion’s most forward thinking and interesting designers. Alexander unfortunately committed suicide just few days after his mother’s passing. A sad story and end to a truly talented designer on the rise. What a way to kick off NY Fashion week!

via High Snobiety