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GARB/EDGE (garbege) presents the release of the RETRO-FUTURISM Spring 2009 Collection.

The line is scheduled to drop in March of 2009 and will be sold exclusively at select GARB/EDGE retailers worldwide!

GARB/EDGE RETRO-FUTURISM SPRING 2009 COLLECTION:

GARB/EDGE (garbege) delivers a futuristic collection for Spring 2009. By intricately linking the worlds of Street-Art, Architecture, and Science & Technology’s history of the future, Creative Partners W.”Zak” Hoke and Malcolm Phipps decided to approach their latest collection with innovation, imagination and passion.

The GARB/EDGE Spring 2009 collection explores the theme “Retro-Futurism,” by returning to the enthusiasm for the depictions of the future produced in the past both in science fiction movies and in the nonfiction media of the time.

Crafted from a variety of cultural touch points, these garments draw inspiration from legendary movies, music, magazines, and books such as, H.G. Wells’ War of the Worlds, A Clockwork Orange, 2001: (A Space Odyssey), Star Wars, The Matrix, Akira, Terminator, Pink Floyd’s Dark Side of the Moon, Daft Punk’s Interstella 5555 and Kanye West’s Graduation album by infusing their iconography with GARB/EDGE sensibilities.

Traces of inspiration from artists like Futura, Jose Parla, Takashi Murakami and fashion brands Perks & Mini (PAM), Sixpack France, ADDICT and BAPE are captured in the line making it creatively cohesive with it’s theme. Technological advances in the products construction reflect the brands intended one-of-a-kind uniqueness and eco-friendly agenda.

Playing off of the words Garb, meaning garment and Edge, as in cutting edge, Garb/Edge represents a counter-culture street fashion aesthetic incubated in the UK and matured on the streets of New York City.

The brand also infuses the personal style of its founders with thought-provoking products for early-adopters who possess refined sensibilities for everything from fashion to politics. Utilizing t-shirts as the primary vehicle of self-expression, the hand drawn graphics are innovative and inspiring.

Frequent travelers of the world’s major fashion and design hubs represent the GARB/EDGE. Those who know where the hottest footwear shops are in London and where to get the best sushi in Paris. Equally at home in Harijuku or Brooklyn, GARB/EDGE aims to keep connoisseurs of artistic expression draped in the best Graphic Tees, Denim, Outerwear, Accessories and Collaborative Collectibles.

Celebrities known to wear GARB/EDGE include Chris Brown, Lil’ Wayne, 50 Cent/G-Unit, Pusha/Clipse, Gym Class Heroes, Ludacris, Angela Simmons, Alicia Keys.