Streetwear Spotlight: King & Queen Clothing

King and Queen Clothing  is a UK based street wear brand founded in 2012 by two friends, Luke Simms and Russell Hewes...

  

The boys wanted to establish a clothing company that reflected the things important to them; honour, love and respect which is why "Honour Love Respect’ is K & Q's slogan, obviously. One of the less obvious and rare things about this brand is that all their clothing is produced entirely within the United Kingdom and that they use 100% carbon neutral materials.

Streetwear Spotlight: Stackamillion Clothing

Stackamillion Clothing is A UK based lifestyle and clothing brand for those who believe they have the potential to be successful... 

As the name suggests, this brand is all about markers of success and the team aims to motivate people to work harder for the better future. The Stackamillion team have polled their customers and discovered that their message really is getting through, people who wear the garments truly feel inspired to work harder and create more opportunities for success. 

HYPE Black Collection Launches at Topman

The HYPE Black Collection launches exclusively at Topman this September... 

The story behind HYPE is not your average tale. The brand was born in the hot summer of 2011, when two friends decided to do something productive with their summer break from University. With keen business acumen and an understanding of retail, after a week of late nights, (and lots of Monster Energy cans) HYPE was born. 

Brand New Label Glorious Gangsta Launches

Glorious Gangsta is the brand new label from Condemned Nation which launched this week exclusively at Foot Asylum...

Even if you're not a gangster and have no intentions of being one, this 12-piece collection is the perfect blend of assertive streetwear and attention to detail design. This brand new collection fuses luxury fabrics with statement prints and consists of graphics t-shirts, crew neck sweaters and sports luxe inspired tracksuits.

Fashion Spotlight: The Cross

Shining the spotlight on up and coming clothing brands that are worth your attention is what we do best at The Urban Fashion and Beauty Directory, and a brand I was recently made aware of is a perfect fit for today's spotlight...

The Cross finds its home in West London and celebrates its 17th year anniversary this year. Owned by Sam Robinson, The Cross was interestingly one of the first ever boutiques to launch in London, back then it prided itself on sourcing unique and unknown designers to sell alongside well established brands from around the world. And this ethos can still be seen in the company today.

Streetwear Spotlight: Supply & Demand

I've worked with a huge number of streetwear brands over the years and absolutely love the freedom of the clothing and the expressive designs that always come from these designers. Supply and Demand is one of the exceptional brands I've had the pleasure of working with, but don't just take my word for it...

Inspiration is always key when designing a clothing brand and Supply & Demand are heavily influenced by New York street style. They use graphics to celebrate the districts and icons of New York in a unique way by using a mainly monochromatic style with injections of tie dye and paint splashes and pops of colour.

Streetwear Spotlight: Tribal Life

Streetwear is becoming more and more influential in the world of fashion as style seekers turn their heads from the catwalks to the streets to look for style inspiration. Let's take a look at an up and coming brand with bags of inspiration to offer...

Tribal Life is a family business is the truest sense. Huguette Bukasa is the designer behind the brand, but her whole family are involved in the process. Her mother and sister cut out her designs and sew them for her, while her older sister handles the PR and Marketing. Huguette's other sister draws out her designs for her, which are inspired by her half Congolese and half Bulgarian heritage. Huguette explained to me:

New Collection: Dope Couture Summer 2013

It's Summer and as the sun has decided to come out, so have all the new collections, including this summer offering from Dope Couture...

Global brand Dope Couture believe that luxury equates to freedom and is more than just a lifestyle choice, but a state of mind. Dope try to reflect this concept in every single piece they create, along with the aim to bring a luxurious lifestyle to the world, because in their own words "everyone  deserves the right to feel on top of the world".

New Collection from 2wnt4 "Work House Division" Launches

Streetwear label 2wnt4 have just launched their latest collection Work House Division...

Each of these looks have been styled with the utmost care by founder Andrew Harper, and reflect the true essence of the 2wnt4 brand. The quality of the garments can been seen and felt. The new collection is influenced by politics, Great British style through the ages, and baroque print. With so much variety and a real sense of heritage, this collection truly says something about where British streetwear has come from.

New Love Club's Graphic SS13 Collection

Born in the heart of East London's Brick Lane, New Love Club leaps into SS13 with their latest collection of statement graphic prints and photo fun...

With stockists such as Topshop, Urban Outfitters and ASOS under their belt, New Love Club are ahead of the crowd when it comes to print trends. With hints of 80s shapes, 90s rave and 70s psychedelia, their bold and innovative designs are a mix of hand-drawn illustrations and creative studio photography. Founded in 2009, the brand has gone from strength to strength, hitting a chord with today’s pop culture and cleverly putting a contemporary spin on the classic tee.

Crooks & Castles Debuts Men's Collection Autumn 2012

Crooks & Castles releases extensive, inspired line for Men's Autumn 2012...

This season, Crooks & Castles drew inspiration from everything like street sub-cultures to high end fashion houses. Consumers of the brand can be outfitted from head to toe in classic graphic tees, photo print tees, jackets, salvaged denim, knit goods, classic crewneck sweaters, cardigans and accessories featuring everything from bucket hats to camp-style scout belts and everything in between; As well as footwear in colors and fabrics that go hand and hand with some of the themes chosen for the collection.

New London Based Knitwear Label Cats Brothers Launches

Knitwear designers Lindsay McKean & Anna Wilkinson launched their label Cats Brothers this month...

Their debut collection Crazy Homies was presented at a Day of the Dead themed event in Shoreditch alongside work by artist Lauren Baker and jewellery designers Thor & Wistle.