First Friday brought a new retail streetwear outpost to Richmond's Arts District -- the first brick-and-mortar location for up-and-coming local fashion brand Chilalay. On a humid October First Friday in Richmond, Virginia, a street that connects different sections of...
The Revival of Streetwear Brand Damaged Kids
Confused. Questioning. Hoping for a brand that didn’t pull through. That’s how hundreds of supporters were left when local streetwear clothing brand, Damaged Kids, disappeared back in 2016. Fueled by creative mind Oliver Bierman of local pop-punk band Broadside,...
Building a Bigger Catwalk: Rudy Lopez Brings His Vision to Richmond’s Fashion Scene
During his first year as a professor at Virginia Commonwealth University, Rudy Lopez helped orchestrate the largest end-of-year showcase the fashion department has ever seen, held at the Main Street Train Shed. This is a dramatic achievement for Lopez, who, even a...
Japan’s OhShit!2099 has RVA roots from a name many of you already recognize
The surname Gray should ring a bell following this past election season. City Councilwoman Kim Gray represents the second district of Richmond, but her son, Zirchi, is also currently making moves - in Japan - with his online urban streetwear brand, OhShit!2099....
One young business owner aims to cement his place in the RVA streetwear scene
Richmond's fashion scene is certainly as diverse and vast as its people, music, and art, and streetwear in particular has become increasingly popular over the years. Richmond's fashion scene is certainly as diverse and vast as its people, music, and art, and...
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