I found this Diver’s 150m in my parents’ room the other day. Seiko started producing the divers in the 1960′s; this specific model, I believe is from the 80′s. Features gold plated numbers, classic rubber straps and a few scratches here and there! My ‘rents didn’t know who it belonged to…but it’s on my wrist now, and it has a new home.
I was presented to Tommy Rebel a few years back. I got to stay in The Brooklyn Basement for the first time (hopefully not the last) because he is a close friend of my home girl Maura.
First and foremost, he hates blogs. It didn’t roll off the tongue as swiftly as I’d hope, when it came time to ask for some pictures of what most of us would consider a gold mine or a museum of sort. *sigh of relief when he said yes*. Upon entrance, one is quickly acquainted by a hand-painted “Brooklyn Basements” type across the window of the main entry point. A star spangled banner gives us a hint of what we are to expect: a collection (understatement) of the most iconic American street fashion rarities, from Nike’s to Danner boots, and RRL to Carhartt.
Tommy Rebel isn’t the typical collector, he knows more than you would expect, in fact, a 30 minute conversation that’s mostly one-sided is worthy of a 30 day lesson. He paints the big picture in 3 words (undisclosed information), but it’s one of those “you had to be there” instances. All I can say is that a stay in the Brooklyn Basement is much more than anyone can vouch for when visiting America’s melting pot.
Thank you, Tommy for the amazing experience.
Found these dunk hi GR’s (not QS, not TZ) in the far end of my closet, and decided it was a good day to be wearing old nike dunk’s from 2003. These were my first pair of dunk’s and I think fashion has come full circle after 6 years. The soles were once white, the leather was once rigid and the stars used to be visible…fuck it, I’m calling these vintage from now on.
The uglier they get the more i’ll love them. I’ve had these for three years now. wore them non stop for 2 full summers and half. They’ve reached the stage where the wear and tear looks perfect….not too much to the point of falling apart. Maura is working on a little project with these shoes, I’ll show pictures of her final results when she’s done. It’s pretty rad.
