There have been some awesome urban clothing releases this year and the Autumn and Winter ranges are looking to end the year with a high. Volcom, Paul Frank and Obey are three clothes companies that have been constant through out 2008. Each clothing company has made the press at some point this year with either new brand directions or innovative looks. Here are some product reviews of some of the best the Winter 2008 ranges have on offer.
Volcom is not only a clothing designer but also a marketer and distributer of youth sports clothing, footwear, accessories and related products. As well as this they also endorse professional sports stars as well as owning skate parks. Volcom Clothing includes the Volcom Snow, Stone, Girls, Organic and Creedler ranges all of which are made up of the typical Volcom t-shirts, jeans, jackets, sweatshirts and hooded sweatshirts. The new Autumn/Winter 2008 collection is sure to fly off the hangers with great garments like the Neck Gator Snood, Neuron Bobble beanies, Jamie Lynn Pro Shell Snowboard coat and accessories such as the Volcom Organic V Co sock, which is made from organic fabrics. The Volcom Clothing range of snow and urban wear is sure to be a winner if you want to look stylish on the slopes this winter.
The Paul Frank Autumn 2008 line is just as broad and varied as usual. The range features Julius the Monkey along with his friends printed on to many of the Paul Frank clothing and accessories. There are some great new heavy metal inspired t-shirt prints like the Metal God short sleeve tee, Smashing Pete short sleeve tee and the Misfits inspired Julius Skull Decay hoody featuring Julius as the Misfits skull faced logo. There is also Small Paul, a line of clothing, accessories and toys for young children. The range is what you would expect with the usual selection of t-shirts and trousers but also has plush toys of Paul Frank characters such as Julius, Bob and Worry Bear. Paul Frank are well known for their men and women’s vintage watches. The Freedom of Choice, Patrol, Workin in a Coalmine and That’s Pep watches are prime examples of this.
The Obey Clothing Autumn 2008 range features the limited edition Public Enemy X Obey t-shirt and the M-65 coat, both of which are made up of Public Enemy album artwork. The women’s line of Obey clothing features a range of jeans called Kinky Love IV and Wild Side. The Kinky Love IV skinny jeans have colourful block prints while the Wild Side jeans have leopard print styles. Shepard Fairey and the Obey Clothing boys have done an excellent job this year, attracting attention because of Obey clothing designs and street art being seen all over the globe. Obey are sure to make even more waves in 2009 after a very high profile year for the clothing label.
