Check out this recent interview we did with L.A.-based magazine The 405.
Black Birds Blog Feature: WKND Interview
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We had an absolute blast working on this interview with the Black Birds ladies. One of our favorite interviews to date. Read the full article here: Native Black Birds x Weekend Society.
Can't wait to soon share the new Fall pieces that what we have been working on all summer.
-Andres and Jason
Framework Feature: WKND Interview
We sat down with Framework Law recently at a Marina Del Rey coffee shop and talked all things WKND. Check out the full interview here: Framework Law August Feature.
Weekend Society x L.A. Times
Did you know that you can find Weekend Society gear on the L.A. Times website...
As part of the District West collection, we are proud to be featured as a local maker.
Featured Retailer: ARTIFACT
We are excited to highlight one of the latest retailers to carry WKND gear in their store-
Welcome Artifact Creative Recycle to the Society! Next time you visit Portland be sure to stop in and tell 'em who sent ya.
The deets:
ARTIFACT is a high fashion & fun fashion modern design store. We buy sell and trade all things modern vintage and cool from clothing and accessories to furniture and art. Our goal is to recycle the man-made curiosities we find around us while creating a fun and guilt-free shopping experience.
LOCATION: 3630 SE Division St. Portland OR 97202
PHONE: 503-230-4831
HOURS: Mon-Sat 11am-7pm, Sun 11-6pm
EMAIL: Artifactpdx@gmail.com
Drift West: New Photos, Fall Vibes
We are so grateful to have such talented friends to help make Weekend Society what it is. The latest photos that Alexandra Wallace did for us are a perfect swing into Autumn vibes. Look for them popping up over the next few months.
Some of the photos are showcased in her latest blog post here: Drift West // Weekend Society
Festival Fashion Week Photo-shoot
A while ago we posted an interview we did with Festival Fashion Week (Read Here). We have had a great time working with the FFW crew so far and are excited to see the unfolding of their events this upcoming spring season.
As part of the interview, the FFW team took some of our line's staple pieces down to the beach for a photo-shoot with photographer Piper Rastello. The results (even the outtakes alone) were amazing. So much so, that we decided to share the shots as a gallery in our latest "Behind the Business" feature. Check out the gallery above by clicking on the pictures.
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Featured items: Republic Tank, Rootless Tank, Hollywood Forever Snapback
Models: Melanie Smith, Angela Sangalang
PC: © 2014 Piper Rastello Photography
The Story So Far...
One of Andres' dad's co-workers was in the Orlando airport last week, waiting for his flight, when he looked up and saw a person wearing a Distressed Classic tank in front of the Denver terminal.
The growth that has happened in a little over a year is insane to think about. We appreciate the support and encouragement we have received from everyone we've had the pleasure of sharing our vision with. Seeing people embrace and live out our mission in their own, unique ways has motivated us to keep pushing and growing creatively. And we truly can't wait to bring you along for the next adventure, wherever the road ends up taking us.
Never grow boring.
Behind the Business: Santa Barbara Photo Shoot
Wonder what takes place at a #wkndsociety shoot? Take a look at some of the candids from our last photo-shoot in Santa Barbara up on now on Alexandra Wallace's blog.
Check them out here: http://www.awphotographyblog.com/2014/02/behind-scenes-weekend-society.html
Behind the Business: Santa Barbara Photo Shoot
From the very first day of Weekend Society we've worked hard to build a Society of dreamers, artists, and lovers of life. A perfect example of our mission in play happened last weekend when Jason and I met up with Alexandra Wallace, a talented and up and coming photographer.
She reached out to me after finding us on Instagram and expressed interest in organizing a photo shoot. We set a date for February and the rest was history.
It is days like that day that remind me what Weekend Society is all about. We were all strangers who came together through different forms of art to take a risk and try something new. It was an adventure that no one could have anticipated would turn out so well.
I am so incredibly grateful for the opportunity to work with such talented people on a daily basis. Together we help each other realize our dreams and create a world filled with beauty. It is a celebration of embracing the present fully doing whatever it is that makes you happy.
A special thank you goes out to Alexandra for organizing the shoot, to the models and to the artists that did their hair and make-up!
Adventure on!
Andres
Behind the Business: BaseCamp Zip Hoodie
Let go. Let's go. Run wild, run free, run into the wilderness.
Today mark's the release of our latest piece, the BaseCamp Zip Hoodie. To help celebrate the new hoodie we decided to share a behind-the-scenes look at the creative process to craft this piece.
Brainstorm: When we decided to add another hoodie to the collection we knew it would receive a winter release. This gave us one of the initial ideas to incorporate mountain themes in the design. In this same brainstorming session we touched on night sky themes and the broad imagery of "the wild west".
Sketch: While sitting at my desk one day I sketched a triangular patch design (shown below). I wanted to incorporate mountains, the stars I'm so fond of back home in Wyoming, and incapsulate these elements with a summer camp/wilderness vibe. My main reference point for similar styling was envisioning this design as a patch that a character in a Wes Anderson movie might wear. Later, I looked at the placement of a chest logo and began brainstorming a place for us to include a secondary element with words. This evolved into the wrist design (original sketch below).
Digital Revisions: I passed the sketches on to Andres and his first point of action was a digitization of the images, which were the first form of revision. He cleaned up the styling and referenced the sketch to create a bolder, cleaner chest element. Concurrently, he had been working on the design that became the wrist print. This was not initially thought of for this project, but it's Southwestern/Native American motifs fit in nicely with the overall design. His next move was to make the two designs work harmoniously as one overall design, so the chest patch received additional stylistic tweaks.
Placement and Printing: We wanted the color of this hoodie to be bold, yet classy, so chose a cranberry hoodie accented in white. The white accents influenced our print color. The chest design had always been intended for the left chest panel. For the wrist element, we looked at wrist tattoo placement and the idea of having a mantra to look down at from time to time. We wanted to have one of our elements in a place that isn't normally seen in other products, to give this hoodie a little something to stand out from the crowd with.
Easter Egg: Look for the bear that Andres hid in the mountain...
Buy now: https://wkndsociety.squarespace.com/guys/basecamp-zip-hoodie
Adventure on!
x Jason x