Format Mag has an interview they just posted with the creator of Kidrobot, Paul Budnitz. In it, he claims his Yale education was crap, discusses his clothing philosophy, and elaborates on art vs. toys.

Click Here for the full article.

HighSnobette, the female counter-part/spinoff of Highsnobiety just posted a little interview with Married to the Mob founder Leah Sweeney. She discusses the first line of cut and sew pieces that will be shipping out September 1st, and the growth of her brand out of her apartment and into an office space in the Empire State building.

Check it out Here.

That Belvedere commercial I spotted a while back returns with some behind the scenes action and interviews with edgy photographer Terry Richardson. Visit Belvedere’s site, click around Luxury Reborn and you’ll find all the juicy stuff in “Terry’s Room”.

Here’s an interview with buzz-worthy retro hip hop act The Cool Kids. They (finally) officially released a collection of their songs that have been floating around the net for awhile in a new EP entitled The Bake Sale. It’s on sale now, and you can hear some bangers playing through Beachwood’s in-store speakers. Via Nahright:

The good folks over at Format Mag have another excellent feature on another great brand that Next carries. Check out the interview they did with 23 and 24 year old founders of Orisue, Allen Doan and Michael Huynh. This is one of my favorite streetwear brands so it’s nice to see them get some shine.

I love these LabelNetwork interviews. They give a lot of insight on people on philosophies behind many of the brands we carry at Next. Be sure to check out 10 Deep’s Spring Delivery now online.

RoN caught some press in the form of an interview published for LabelNetworks, one of the great sources I often pull from for YouTube videos of numerous brands.

Take a look at the interview:
Ecomm Store The Buyble by Rule of Next Launches with “New York State of Mind” Theme Changing the Concept of What’s Possible in an Online Store Street Fashion Experience

or head over to the LabelLab to see all kinds of news on the streetwear tip.

Format Magazine caught up with WESC’s creator Greger Hagelin for a nice interview:

“Format: WESC is an acronym for We Are the Superlative Conspiracy. What exactly is a “superlative conspiracy?”
GH: Our Superlative Conspiracy is a group of good, talented and like-minded people doing great things together. We have so many friends doing outstanding things. That’s why we say Superlative! We say Conspiracy because we all work together, and our way is not for everyone, but it could be!”

Via: Format Magazine

Inquiring Mind’s new webmag has an awesome article on the founders of Alife. We currently have 4 pairs of Alife shoes, but the tees have almost all sold out. Get hip to this NYC original.

And I think I beat highsnobiety and hypebeast to this one.  : )

Via: Inqmnd Blog

Our peoples over at Eighty81 have been doing some excellent interviews lately, with their recurring segment “Hustler Watch”. This weeks installment is fly girl Vashtie Kola, director of “US Placers” and fashionista. Take a look here.

Akademics founder and PRPS creator Donwan Harrell sat down with Debonair Magazine for an interview about his philosophy on premium denim and what makes PRPS so unique. If you own a pair of PRPS, or are looking into getting a pair but are skeptical, this is a must-read. Two styles are currently available in the store as well.

Here’s an excellent interview Josh Spear recently did with Greg Washington, Art Director/Photographer of one of our favorite sites, online culture magazine Inquiringmind. You’ll notice their influence on the recent changes going on to Rule of Next.

Via: Josh Spear