KING APPAREL

KING APPAREL

is a London-based streetwear brand.  It was founded in 2003 by former professional snowboarder/skateboarder Tim Hoad and his friend and graphic designer Paul Linton; their goal was to create a new clothing brand, which reflected the creative freedom of their own lifestyle and culture.

King Apparel is more than a streetwear it’s an instant mental ego adjustment.

I witnessed it first hand and my personal experience with King Apparel was by far more than just casual clothing.


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Embodying the quintessential identity that has been associated throughout history with the integrity, strength and character of the culture that we proudly represent.

The brand is KING – London’s Finest
— https://www.king-apparel.com/our-story.html
Source: king-apparel

Year 5…

Life-iversary #5

Acceptance of what life has bestowed before me. 

Healing has occurred and the rebirth has taking place. 

 I am a new person because of what happened to me. 

If I could re-meet the person who shot me 13 times I would thank them for simply reassuring me of the goodness of God and all of his glory.

 I have grace & purpose now. 

What I have learned is that the universe in fact does have feelings just like all the other living & non living things here, but sometimes the bad has to come before the good. (circle of life) 

Sometimes altering our minds will even the score. [its called retraining your mind]

Nowadays that simple adjustment can be the difference between being a victim or a victor. “being broken is a choice”….


My fellow Creative Junkie(s) Q & Benji asked me for a piece for our newest baby [French Dig Publication]

Q [Quintin LaFrench] father to the Creative Junkies and owner of [French Dig] has been toying with the idea of finding a place for other Creatives to wander where labels and titles aren’t always as important as the beauty of the art being created. 

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French Dig and Fluid Covenant started to form and my need to create became more and more present. 

Now Benji owner of [Fluid Covenant ]

Fashion designer by trade and Creative Junkie by default had pulled me deeply into fashion and now I am obsessed.

Fluid Covenant FW19 was born and I had unknowingly curated pieces and parts that would essentially form his collection that I absolutely adore. 

This writer had evolved into a photographer, now that photographer since started modeling which then turned into styling thanks to [Chase CEO of Chase Model MGM] & now fashion influencer.

Creative Director is thee only title that fits now. 

[I AM A CREATIVE JUNKIE]

The Issue Theme is Fluid and it will showcase the versatility in masculinity and living in a state of freedom - truth.

Was my only direction for the piece, no limits no boundaries just me and my ART. 

This assignment forced me to revisit places within myself that I had never dared to visit every again in life.

I too was broken.

I had mastered the art of saving face in every circumstance good or bad. 

I had master the ability to keep this smile in tact and perfectly placed in the center of my pain.

“When someone hurts you they take power over you, and if you never ever forgive them for causing that pain they keep the power.” [they say]

I agreed whole heartily with every fiber of my being.

My soul felt that one and it was such good advice to pass on to any victim of any kind. 

Forgiveness has so very many layers in the action all by its self my dear friend Jack [DaNelle] said something on her vlog {Cleanup on aisle YOU…} that just attached itself to me...

“How do you forgive, what does that look like, what’s the adjective broken to its most simplest forms in today’s world.”

So many answers bum rushed my brain, but nothing stayed.

Nothing surface that gave me confidence enough to attempt to answer a question that I myself was unsure of....so I said nothing. I did nothing I just kept my thoughts to myself and for myself. 

What is forgiveness?

How does one forgive? 

What actually takes place during this ordeal? 

I can now honestly answer that question to the best of my ability in this moment. 

(2/26/2019 9:39pm 100000000 ft in the air)

Forgiveness for me is complex, but very simple.....I have taking the power back from what or who created the hurt & I have done one or two things. 

Wrote it off & I do me literally (remember I’m also a writer) or simply exhausted every possible conclusion known to man w/ the help of some powerful forces.

However the action of writing is very powerful you don’t always need an audience you just need a place.

The notepad became my place and the pen became my release. 

I write to forget things...

I write to forgive things...

I write to heal things...

I write just to write...

Try it, it’s really therapeutic. 

Mental analysis of why I WRITE....

Now we move on to Truth...

Truth alone is something that the world and its current state is something that is usually always off limits for reason unknown to the sender and or receiver. Truth can be so pure and innocent, but also very harsh and very nasty….

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Ones perception becomes their truth. 

There's no facts strong enough to altar ones perception in a arsenal of cases. 

It's all mental, every single second of each act good or bad. 

Your perception their reality. 

Who am I to judge. 

Who can I judge. 

Who am I. 

I'm no saint. 

The truth has & will forever set your mind free. 

Always. 

Remember that LOVE has the possibility to conquer all. 

Or at least that's what they want the world to believe. 

In justices eyes the punishment must fit the crime of the accuser. 

It must it must. 

Well in most cases it never does the activity itself always out shine the crime and the person. 

Everytime. 

The act itself is now whats most important.

Each and every time we try to trick the mind that maybe this will be different, maybe this will go exactly as planned & no one will get hurt. 

WRONG. 

The mind is a terrible thing to waste & its showing. 

Our expectations are at an all time low & with it the lack there of accountability has advanced and is at its greatest form.

Frame of reference they say shame them all, we know that’s what they whisper and it shows. 

It’s been showing.

The nonsensical banter is no longer muted it’s blasted across the internet & social media both good and bad. 

Freedom is now only a state of mind.

A state in ones mind. 

Fluid is no longer a word to describes free flowing.

It’s just a word that is under appreciated & abused like beings who worlds challenge everything we were taught was wrong about life.

Be who ever you wanna be. 

Be whatever you wanna be.

Be everything they said you couldn’t be.

& always remember.....


FREEDOM IS SUPPOSED TO BE FREE. 

FRENCH DIG PUBLICATION COMING SOON

The Issue Theme is Fluid and it will showcase the versatility in masculinity and living in a state of freedom - truth.

Being completely free, living in your truth is what inspires Fluid Covenant. We’re creating new trends for the new generation.


Source: year5

UNFORTUNATELY READY TO WEAR

FUTURE FACING CONCEPT COLLECTION

LUKA SABBAT

MILK NRDC

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The atmosphere was filled with creative(s) from all around the world. The energy was very high and present. Everything was prefect.

The idea that “clothes” can actually change or affect the climate is mind blowing even in itself.

Luka Sabbat seems very in tune with the future and the wave that fashion and its many entities are headed.

The collaboration with @NRDC_org was dead on and right on time especially now that global warming and knowledge of it is essential. The times are changing, it seems like the universe is demanding proper room for education thru fashion.

it is inevitable!!!!

“If you missed this event UNFORTUNATELY you were not missed. “