TASTEMAKERS: Malcolm & Zak
PART I
Hello my name is...
MALCOLM PHIPPS
I represent...
THE STREET LUXE BRAND GARBEGE AND CORNER $TORE HERO
The reason that you are reading about me is...
BECAUSE I'M THE PRESIDENT OF MARKETING & SALES FOR THE GARBEGE AND CORNER $TORE HERO BRANDS.
Right now I'm working on...
SPECIAL EVENTS, COLLABORATIONS, TRADESHOWS & OUR NEW SPRING 09 COLLECTIONS
I am inspired by...
SO MANY THINGS
I can not live without...
GOD, REAL FRIENDS, FAMILY, MONEY, STOCKS, DOPE WOMEN & MY CRACKBERRY
I love...
BEING ABLE TO DO THINGS ON MY OWN ACCORD, WHICH IN THIS DAY IS A RARITY. I LOVE THE MARKETING ASPECT OF BUILDING GARBEGE IN THE NEXT BIG LIFESTYLE BRAND. I ALSO LOVE THE CHALLENGE OF BUILDING NEW BRANDS LIKE OUR NEW BRAND CORNER STORE HERO.
My favorite brands are...
GARBEGE, CORNER $TORE HERO, PRPS, LOUIS VUITTON, POLO, G-STAR, NIKE, GUCCI, YSL, CHRISTIAN LOUBOUTIN, BALENCIAGA.
You need to listen to...
YOUR HEART & FOLLOW YOUR GUT.
I would love to give a shout out to...
MY PARTNER IN CRIME W. "ZAK" HOKE, HAIM, LAWYER, ACCOUNTANT, BUYERS, STORES AND ALL THE SPECIAL PEOPLE IN MY LIFE (YOU KNOW WHO YOU ARE). AND MOST IMPORTANTLY I WOULD LOVE TO SAY THANKS TO ALL THE COLLECTORS THAT SUPPORTED OUR MOVEMENT FROM DAY 1
PART II
Hello my name is...
W. "ZAK" HOKE
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I represent...
INTELLECTUAL VIOLENCE, NYC, THE LUXURY/STREETWEAR BRANDS GARBEGE AND CORNER $TORE HERO .
The reason that you are reading about me is...
NOT AS IMPORTANT AS THE PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION OR THE OLYMPICS IN BEIJING, BUT SOME PEOPLE SAY, I'M KIND OF A BIG DEAL.
Right now I'm working on...
ART DIRECTING DIGITAL LOOKBOOKS, ONLINE ADS, A GORILLA STORE, TRADE SHOWS, 2009 WINTER, SPRING, SUMMER, FALL COLLECTIONS AND BEING A BETTER BROTHER, LOVER, FATHER, FRIEND AND CREATIVE DIRECTOR/VISUAL ARTIST.
I am inspired by...
STANLEY KUBRICK, JOSEPH CAMPBELL, GEORGE LUCAS, FUTURA, MASAMICHI KATAYAMA, FRANK GEHRY, MY CREATIVE SERVICES SQUAD, THE LATE 80'S/EARLY 90'S, J-DILLA'S ENTIRE MUSIC CATALOG, ILLMATIC BY NAS AND ALL MY COMPETITORS.
I can not live without...
BRAZILIAN PORN, CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIES, AN IMAC, MY BLACKBERRY, MY DIGI-CAM, A GOOD BOOK, TAKING AN INTERNATIONAL FLIGHT, MY GIRLS SMILE.
I love...
NOTHING ABOUT THE FASHION INDUSTRY.
My favorite brands are...
Y-3, GARBEGE, MHI, C$H, LV, POLO BY RALPH LAUREN, LEVI’S, G-STAR, VIVIANNE WESTWOOD, ALEXANDER MCQUEEN, PRPS, NIKE, LRG, COMME DES GARCONS.
You need to listen to...
MY SHOWROOM IPOD PLAYLIST (WHAT’UP NEIL NICE!?).
I would love to give a shout out to...
DIVINE, JONAS/LRG, MALCOLM, HAIM, JOSE, JEMAL, BRIAN, SHU, AKI, HWOWANE, TOMOMI, MIKE, TMZ, MORGAN, MAHESH, SHIN TANAKA, KENSHIN/ROCKSMITH, PUSHA/CLIPSE, WESTO/SUPREME, MATT FONTANA/ALIFE, CHINATOWN WILL AKA WILL “WARHOL” AND ALL MY HEROES: WK INTERACT, RICHARD BRANSON, NELSON MANDELA, KANYE WEST, NIGO, PHARRELL, IGGY AND BIG O/SWAGGER/PHENOMENON, TAKASHI MURAKAMI, GLORIA HOKE, KAWS, AND RUSSELL SIMMONS.
You can get more info about Malcolm & Zak at GARBEGE.COM / CORNERSTOREHERO.COM
Alexander McQueen, Comme des Garcons, aki, alife, balenciaga, big o, blackberry, brian, c$h, chinatown will, christian louboutin, clipse, corner store hero, crackberry, divine, frank gehry, futura, g-star, garbege, george lucas, gloria hoke, grbg, gucci, haim, hwowane, iggy, illmatic, imac, ipod, j-dilla, jemal, jonas, jose perdomo, joseph campbell, kanye west, kaws, kenshin, levis, louis vuitton, lrg, luxury, lv, mahesh, malcolm phipps, masamichi katayama, matt fontana, mike, morgan, nas, neil nice, nelson mandela, nigo, nike, pharrell, phenomenon, polo, prps, pusha, ralph lauren, richard branson, rocksmith, russell simmons, shin tanaka, shu, stanley kubrick, street luxe, streetwear, supreme, swagger, takashi murakami, tmz, tomomi, vivianne westwood, w. "zak" hoke, wes, westo, will warhol, wk, wk interact, y-3, ysl, zak hoke | in TASTEMAKERS
Reader Comments (4)
GREAT IN MANY WAYS.
NOT IN A FEW; BUT WHO'S COUNTING.
ON ANOTHER NOTE: LIVE. LEARN. & HAVE GREAT SEX !!
LOL.
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