Shwood Visit.

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Yesterday, Ira and I took a visit out to the Shwood offices and workshop to catch up with Portland's own emerging eyewear company.

You may have seen pieces from their handmade wooden eyewear collection in stores like Commonwealth, Union, and of course, Compound, as the brand is just beginning to take off.



We couldn't photograph too much during our tour of the workshop, as there's definitely a skill and process to protect, but we were able to snap a look at this awesome fish piece. Shcales, an 11-foot salmon, is made mostly of recycled eyewear materials. Rather than toss aside excess pieces from production, there's all kinds of recycled art and sculptures around the offices.





Stay tuned...


- Nick

Sunny San Diego.

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Last weekend, Zac and I spent a few days down in sunny San Diego.

The best city in the country.

While we're normally in town to catch up with Pony, there's also some added fun in store since my brother is a scholar at SDSU and we can crash at his place. Pony's global headquarters also are conveniently located in the heart of the Gaslamp District. Pretty convenient.



We spent all day Friday checking out the upcoming line with a tour courtesy of Captain Colin, and even saw some promo highlights from awhile ago. SEXY.



Before our flight out on Saturday, Colin set us up for a decently fun morning.



Unreal machines.


My brother and our friend Bill took this one out.






And Zac and I got to give this Maserati a run.






There's really not a more humbling experience than to spend some time around some truly awesome performance machines that are in a whole 'nother stratosphere of reality.

When you consider that 80% of the people that purchase there simply write a single check....I'll just keep dreaming.

- Nick

Fortitude.

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Here's a look at a new model from adidas Originals: the Fortitude Mid.

Available at adi OG accounts this month, it's a nice new direction for the category. I could've done without the silver badging along the ankle -- there's already four hits of branding on the upper -- but nonetheless it's a sweet new silhouette that's damn comfy.

- Nick

Vanity Win.

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