The Hill-side S/S '12

The Hill-side Spring/Summer '12 collection has arrived and with it, their celebrated seasonal lookbook. The Brothers Corsillo produce, once again, an intimate and illustrative presentation of their latest collection, enlisting a host of faces familiar to The Hill-side lookbooks, past. More from Emil and Sandy:

For the past few shoots we've gotten them to cram into a photo booth at a bar in Red Hook; hosted them at a dinner party; and last season we sent wandering photographer and good friend Mikael Kennedy out with a duffel full of our ties, handkerchiefs, and scarves to photograph all of his friends. This time around we threw a weekend-long party at The Hill-Side / Hickoree's HQ, and asked everyone and anyone we knew (and their dogs) to come by. We enlisted Mikael again this time, and the setup was very simple: dress each other up and hang a length of fabric from the new collection on the back wall, "school portrait" style. Over the past six seasons, we've learned that when you work with friends, a simple premise can lead to a remarkable outcome.

For the full The Hill-side S/S '12 lookbook, read on.

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Acid Drops: Episode 1

In the first in an ongoing series of "hand painted studies that aim to psychedelically capture the individual styles of influential skateboarders" titled Acid Drops, UK artist Matt Box gives the enigmatic Jason Dill his signature kinetic watercolor treatment.

Catch more on Jason Dill in the latest issue of Ala Champfest Magazine, available in-store and online.

Railroad Revival Tour 2012

Last year, our good friend Dave Conway (Little Radio) set out to make real one of his life's dreams: The Railroad Revival Tour. After years of planning, the tour was finally launched in April 2011, with a lineup that included Mumford and Sons, Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros and Old Crow Medicine Show. Fifteen vintage railcars consisting of lounges, sleepers, dining cars and one converted boxcar filled with vintage instruments were pulled by two modern Amtrak locomotives across the American Southwest. The entire "tour of dreams", spanning from San Francisco to New Orleans, was captured on film by director Emmett Malloy and the resulting documentary "Big Easy Express" premiered at the 2012 SXSW Film Festival. Buoyed by the success and acclaim of the tour, plans are already underway for the much anticipated second installment of the Railroad Revival tour. For tour updates and info, check back often, here.

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Restock: Apolis + MILKMADE Venice Market Bag

Just in time for spring, our Apolis + MILKMADE Venice Market Bags are back in stock! Whether it's carting your wetsuit to the beach, or carrying your groceries from the farmer's market, the Venice Market Bag's waterproof inner lining and reinforced leather handles make this bag the perfect companion for your bike, or board.

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Phil Frost

Notoriously reclusive artist Phil Frost talks, for the first time, about Bob Marley's influence on his life's work, in anticipation of the upcoming release of Marley – Kevin Macdonald’s epic, feature-length documentary on the life & music of Bob Marley.

Check out more on Frost, and his work, in the latest issue of Ala Champfest Magazine, available in-store and online.