Room 322 | Lifestyle Streetwear

bobbyt: This is kind of embarrassing, but I lost my wallet while Christmas shopping today. If you find it can you please return it to me? You can keep anything you find inside, I just want back my ID and business cards!!

If you could pass this message off to your friends that would be greatly appreciated!

Reward if returned.

Black Scale fall 2010 collection has a focus on contemporary style outerwear with there consistent secret society and illuminant  influence styles. The cut & sew pieces features heavy toggle jackets and hoodies along side there classic tees and new accessories collection.

Room 322 has already received the first delivery of Black Scale, which is available in store and online.

Breathing inspiration… talk about something different

bobbyt: We hope everyone had a great and safe Thanksgiving this past weekend! On variety of different blogs you always seem people posting pictures of food and I decided to join ranks.

Yes, for Thanksgiving we don not play games… Special shoutout to BACCHUS, you missed a great dinner!

One of the main reasons why Room 322 was born is to bring new lifestyles and fashion to Edmonton. When traveling to new places, you will notice that people dress, talk, walk, etc completely different when compared to your hometown. One of the best ways to showcase these interesting lifestyles is to hear first hand from the front line. With that said I want to welcome Justin “Jstar” Jackson to Room 322′s blog who reigns in Arizona. Justin is no stranger to the streetwear culture and will bring a new interesting perspective to Room 322′s blog.

Welcome to fam Justin, check the short interview below.

For all the readers who do not know you what is your name and where are you from? Where did the name Jstar come from?

My name is Justin Jackson and I was born in Long Beach, California but currently reside in Phoenix, Arizona. The nickname “Jstar” was just a way to combine my intial with my belief in higher-level thinking. My grandma always said I was a bright kid.

How would you describe your style of fashion?

My style is versatile, influenced mainly by westcoast streetwear, but I do incorporate Japanese streetwear as well. Some days I feel like dressing more “grown up”, so I might throw on a Ralph Lauren pea coat. It really just depends on how I feel when I wake up.

Seems a lot of people want that causal and “grown up” look in their closet. How long have you been into streetwear culture? What really got you into it?

I would say about 6 years now. When I was in high school my older brother really put me up on game. I was quiet in school, but fashion helped give me a voice without me having to say much. I had fell in love with Bape and the early seasons of BBC, the rest was history.

That is so true, the way we present ourselves often influence how people perceive us. What are your current favorite brands and why?

My favorite brands currently would be Black Scale, Dearly Departed, Huf and a new project called November Red. I love these brands because to me fashion is art. It’s another form of expression and for me these brands do just that. Often the designs from these brands are bold or even controversial but it’s always great to see brands that push the envelope, when everyone else is doing the same thing.

Room 322 will be updating our store layout and will be closed for Tuesday, August 31. We will be back and running on Wednesday September 1, 2010 better the before. Can’t move forward without change.

Creation is a beautiful thing that people sometimes overlook. When you stop and pay attention to the little details, you begin to appreciate the end product a lot more. Aside from new brands and styles coming into Room 322 we are also refreshing our image. We believe it is important to always move forward and constantly strive for quality. This is something that cannot be achieved over night, or even within years. It is a process, that we tackle every day.

Stay tune.

-bobbyt

For those who don’t know Magic fashion trade show where brands, retailers, celebrities, and media from  across world meet together for preview apparel, footwear, accessories from all over world. This year marks Room 322′s third appearance at the trade show and one the most exciting. It was very great meeting brand different owners/creative directors  and hearing first hand the experiences, lifestyle, and aesthetics that go into each brand.

After the trade shows check out the night scene is a must in the city that does not sleep. This time around I had the opportunity to stop by Creative Recreation x Hudson Jeans party. This brand party was held in club XS night club, which had a outdoor pool, 5 main bars and even pool side bottle service. It was dope seeing a lot of people rocking Creative Recreation in the club including the bouncers, doormen, bartenders and obviously people attending the event.

From my point of view, the best thing about going to trade shows such as Magic you become energized. It was amazing to meet so many different creative people who on a daily basis produce modern art.

The direction Room 322 is moving towards is something that Edmonton will love.

-bobbyt