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Tomorrow marks the release of the highly anticipated Hudson's Bay Company and Converse collaboration and we are extremely happy to bring you that release both instore and online! The two companies with such rich history have come together to make a great piece of footwear history. Utilising the Jack Purcell model of shoe, Canadian clothiers, the Hudson's Bay Company have put their spin on it by incorporating their signature wool blanket stripes on the upper. The shoes also feature threaded stitching, antique brass eyelets and the Jack Purcell and Hudson's Bay logos printed on the footbed. This exclusive release will be available online and instore tomorrow, so don't miss your chance to grab a pair!

People today don't realise how good they've got it, with loads of manufacturers producing amazing products and nice retailers (like us) selling them or even delivering them to your door ! Back in early eighties it wasn't as easy to get hold of good art materials that were versatile enough for the needs of graffiti and street artists. Enter KR, who had the same problem, and after spending a majority of the nineties in San Francisco experimenting with various inks (and ways of dispensing them), he returned to his native New York and with the help of the crew at Alife, he started KRINK . The company now ships worldwide and keeps drip happy artists happy in every continent with it's ethos of creative tools for creative thinkers . Craig "KR" Costello not only believes in his product, but has reached cult status with his drippy artwork, which has seen him working with brands such as Nike , Kidrobot and even BMW Mini. He has a huge following and people fl...

Was clearing out folders on an old hard drive and came across his piece of artwork, when we were deciding on the name we were having dinner at a chinese restauant in Houston Texas. We had been buying vintage clothing for Flip in Dallas Tx, drove to Austin for the weekend and then drove onto Houston where we stopped at the chinese for dinner. Came up with 2 names, Fat Buddha & Black monk, asked our printer John to come up with 2 logos and we eventually decided on Fat Buddha, so thats the history of where the name came from. Fat Buddha started life as a T/shirt range in Flip, then called our company Fat buddha when we started distributing Belt Buckles for Silverstar & Rock Rebel. The store came shortly after and then the website. Logo without the orange face, at first it was going to be all white, but luckily we went with the orange.