Swapmeet Pictures

We just got our hands on more Swapmeet pictures. Thanks to KB for em!

Knockumentary

Some of you may not know but we're big on the fight game in this store. To those of you that are not too familiar with Mixed Martial Arts (MMA), 'The Smashing Machine' is a great documentary that provides the most real insight into the life of MMA fighter Mark Kerr. It highlights his personal battles with pain killer addiction, alcohol abuse and a manipulative girlfriend whilst trying to stay on top of the MMA world. He constantly numbs himself to try and ready his body and mind for his next opponent.

The extent of what some of these fighters go through to make a living instills nothing else but true respect for them. A great documentary and definitely one that will keep anyone out there grounded and grateful.

If we could stock it in store, we would. Go out and grab a copy today. It sure beat binge drinking on a Saturday night.

New Drop

Adidas just arrived in store. Good to have them on board. We'll be representing them as well as we do the other brands.
Here it is:

Matte silver goodness and a whole lot of simplicity...

Gazelle OP - $141

Swapmeet Recap

No surprises here, another solid event organized by the boys back home. Those people keep outdoing themselves each time out.

The event featured a tonne of good kicks and clothing on offer (could've sworn I saw the Vans "Troops of Tomorrow" sample...Madness!!). The highlight of the event was all of the new designs from all of the regulars including Footurama, WhatNot, Darbotz, etc. We also got to see some crazy shit from the guys behind Bush and Notorious Fam. Those people are definitely going to keep churning out the stuff people want to see. Ups to them.

People in Singapore will also get to see Darbotz in action at our September event. This time he won't be posted behind a stall.

I got to meet some familiar faces from back home that I have seen at our store over here. Always good to shoot the shit with them and get their feedback. To those that I met, thanks for your support and good words. That's as valuable as your money to me which is why we decided to give back to you all. To those that won our prizes, I hope you guys are repping New Balance well.

As always, Public took care of all of us. By far one of the best designed bars in Indonesia. They finally realized that they could make the place look 'that' good without having to spend all 'that' mad money they spent last time. The place has a similar aesthetic to our store. A lot of wire mesh and bare bulbs.

The beer was flowing, burgers were off the hook, the music got a good vibe going and the people from back home made it the event that it was. Definitely the best way to kill a Sunday. The scene in Indonesia is moving in the right direction. I look forward to more of these.

Enjoy the photographs.

Giving Back

This weekend marks the 3rd installment of the Footurama Swapmeet. After 2 successful events, it wasn't gonna be long before those guys organized a third one.

This will be the first one that we will be a part of. And just to show gratitude to all the Indonesian people that have come and shown support in store, we will be sponsoring some giveaways. If you're in Jakarta this weekend, be sure to show up down there for some Booze, Shoes and Food. Those three things always make for a good day.

We'll be giving out 2 pairs of the Atmos x New Balance 1500's. 1 in Green and 1 in Pink.

Sole Obsession will also be sponsoring some free T-Shirts.

See you this weekend.

Super's are fading away like the kid in the picture. Hurry on down.

White Elephant on Haji Lane

Sunday misery was put to a stop on the 22nd of July. It brought about the White Elephant Flea Market on Haji Lane. Everyone came out in full force on a good day and set up stalls outside all of the stores on the street.

All of the stalls showcased some real deals. On offer were used and new t-shirts, kicks, accessories and what not. Some came out rich and some came out more broke. Some real hustlas around that day.

Throughout our time on Haji Lane, never have we witnessed so many people on the street. Ups to Javier and Sid for organizing an event that will benefit all of us in the long-run. Expect more of these to come by every month or two.

Enjoy the pictures.

New Balance fix for July

Not only are we eyewear loco, we're also mad for the stuff that New Balance drops.

Super Sunglasses

Many of you may have found out that we're eyewear loco in this store. That's why we're pleased to bring you Super Sunglasses.

Say hello to these bad boys.

Featured on Hypebeast, Slamxhype and available at Colette, Caliroots and finally, Know it Nothing.

Coming next week.

P.A.M

DHL dropped in. We just got the P.A.M stuff and it's looking pretty dope. Little details all over the place.

P.A.M

We will be getting a small shipment of Perks and Mini clothing from the SS07 collection next week for all the impatient people that can't wait for the AW07 delivery in August.

See you all soon.

Opening Party

Thanks to all who showed up on Saturday night. It was a good chance for us all to finally kick back and have a few drinks.

Thanks to the folks who came out from Indonesia to show their support. Thanks for the help.

Thanks to ND behind the decks breaking out some real nasty shit.

Thanks to everyone from Haji Lane who came out to support as well.

We ran out of booze by 11 pm so to all of you that didn't come, Thanks for not doing so.

Enjoy the pictures:

Opening Day

know it nothing is formally opening both levels on Saturday, the 23rd of June. Consider this a personal invite.


See you then.

Tracking Back

The sight of this shit depresses me.

Progress

In addition to the few sites that have featured us, we have been featured in Highsnob's New Dandyism column. Our project and the New Dandyism store have a similar direction which is why it made sense for us to be featured there. Footurama did a feature too. Thanks to Chris Torres and Max Suriaganda for their support. Have a look:

http://www.highsnobiety.com/the_columns/new_dandyism/index.htm

http://www.footurama.com

Prep Work

Some of the boys came down two weeks ago to help with the store prep. I got Rish and Inny to come and work on some stuff with me. The apartment was a shithole but I had no choice. Anyone who knows me knows I have a thing for neatness. I prefer calling it that. The others call it being anal.

I believe you can carry out tasks without making a mess if you're careful enough. Some others don't believe that. So anyway, we all started taking stock and tagged all the clothing that weekend. The guys pretty much chipped in and we got all the stuff rolling. Some were allocated store duty which meant they had to go to the store to check on the renovation progress and some had to sit at the apartment and get work done. Nonetheless, when push came to shove, all of us were shoving.

The boys also understood my frustration when they too would go to the store to find that things weren't getting done on time. They basically knew I wasn't going to move into the store that weekend. Not a problem, Rishi wiped away my concerns with a $463 purchase. Thanks for that mate. I appreciate it.

When they left, Eugene and myself went ahead and sorted out all the other admin stuff. It somehow flew by and then my parents came. They were real useful as well. My father could also see that shit was just taking too long or not getting done and that pissed him off as well. We decided to take action and basically claim the store space back and start moving into the store. By Friday evening we had our prayers and then we moved in.

I'm not real religious but I felt the need for them anyway. I need all the help I can get.

The move to the store turned out well. Everyone chipped in again and that made it a lot quicker. In no time we unpacked and got the place ready. We have basically now started running the place. There are a lot of little things in store like leaks and damages and what not that need to be sorted out. The place is real old so we get problems there that most people don't have to face when in a mall. The cockroach count has reached 7. The glass roof leak repair count has reached 5.
We also need to add mats and other things to the change room.

The website also needs to get finished. That should be done very soon. The response on the forums really warrants for us to get this thing up and running. That'll help us identify ourselves better.

Here are some photographs from 2 weeks ago. Tough time!

We finally got there.

The store is now open. It's taken us a while but we're finally there. We opened today for a short while at 4pm. Tomorrow will be our first full day.

Eugene and myself have been running around a whole lot. It's felt like a long week and it's only Tuesday. We are both looking forward to a good response after all the other preparation work we've had to go through.

See you all very soon. Come b(u)y sometime to just sit around and what not. Thanks for the support through and through.

More fun stuff

Further Progress

Okay so what turned out to be Monday or Tuesday to get keys is most likely going to be this Friday. The main cashier/desk didn't come out as it should have so I got penalized with a slight delay. They also painted the floors and the lights came in. We had to throw our weight around a little bit to get things done.

The parents and myself are going to have some prayers for the store on Friday at about 3pm. According to them I need all the help I can get. I'll post up some pictures after.

We are going to move in right after. Eugene and Myself will be working throughout the night and hopefully we'll be done just in time to rake in the cash on Saturday. I'll be sure to post up how we did on that day.

Come see us on Saturday.

Progress Report

Sorry for the long hiatus. I have been stuck in trying to get things running. As of now I am officially 3 months behind schedule. This is a tough town and I have figured it out the hard way. Enough crying already, here's the plan.

I get the keys from the contractor on Monday or Tuesday next week. For some reason we keep getting delayed everytime it rains in this city. I don't usually pray but I have been a whole lot these past few days for the sake of this weather. We need warm and clear days so that the spray painting works can dry. It is all of these little things that have been hindering our progress.

The plan is to go in by Monday or Tuesday and set up everything in there. The store will be open sometime next week but I ask all of you that come in to bear with Eugene and myself. Not everything will be perfect as we will still be ironing out all of the little issues around the place. I just want to get this store up and running so that those "When is your store opening? People build buildings in 5 months!" sort of questions and remarks will end. So there's my explanation just in case you all didn't know already. Everything won't be up to par when you come into the store but I hope it will be appreciated nonetheless.

We have been unpacking all the goods and doing stock. We had some issues with Julian Red and Rag & Bone but everything else was smooth sailing. I am finalizing the costing of the goods and yes, I will be pricing everything so it's easy on everyone's wallets.

The Website should be up and running soon as well. I just have to finalize all of the photography and the content that is going in it. I'm trying to keep it as simple as possible and believe me, that can sometimes be quite a challenge. However, my focus is on getting the store space open so that will be the main focus.

The second floor should be up and running in a couple of weeks. I need to finalize the work being done to it. In the meantime, we will operate downstairs while the contractor's crew work upstairs. Again, that's not going to make it too comfortable a working environment but that's we don't have many choices.

That's the progress. See you all next week. I'm going to upload some pictures of my hell week so far. I'll do that later on.

Look what dropped in last week