New Flagship Store Now Open
We are proud to present our new Leeds flagship store located in the heart of the city at 49 – 51 Vicar Lane LS1 6DS. Our globally sourced brand collection spans across the 3 floors in our biggest and most transcendent open space to date.
In addition to our expansive premium clothing, footwear and lifestyle accessories range we are pleased to announce the welcoming of a specialised skincare and grooming concession hosted by BEAST London to offer a curated selection of the finest products from around the world.
Keep an eye out for our usual array of limited launches and product drops scheduled in over coming weeks to introduce The Hip Store in our new location, be sure to make your way down to Vicar Lane to visit us soon.
To celebrate the opening of our new flagship store in Leeds, we will be hosting a launch party in the store on Thursday 1st November from 7-10pm. The event is supported by Proper Mag and Carhartt WIP with music from NTS Radio. Complimentary food and drink from local vendors. Open invite event.
The Hip Store, 49-51 Vicar Lane, Leeds, LS1 6DS
0113 246 0347 | info@thehipstore.co.uk
Open Monday – Friday 10-6, Saturday 9-6 and Sunday 11-5
Carhartt WIP x Trojan Records
This AW18, modern workwear brand Carhartt WIP and Trojan Records have worked together to deliver a seven piece capsule collection to celebrate the UK record label’s 50th anniversary.
Originally founded in 1968, Trojan Records is a British record label specialising in ska, rocksteady, reggae and dub music. The name Trojan originates from the Trojan Truck that was used as record producer Duke Reid’s sound system in Jamaica.
Apparel in the collection consists of two short sleeve t-shirts and two long sleeve t-shirts, all featuring archive graphics from the Trojan vaults. The collection is rounded off with a trio of accessories that include a seven inch record bag, a sound system shaped incense chamber and a Kuumba produced pack of custom fragrance incense sticks.
The Carhartt WIP x Trojan Records collection is online now.
adidas Originals ‘Never Made’
adidas Originals present it’s ‘Never Made’ hybrid footwear collection. The concept of the pack is the coming together of adidas past and present models and technology to create new distinct silhouettes. adidas Originals showcased the collection last weekend in New York during Hypebeast’s new festival HYPEFEST allowing attendees to create and experiment their own Never Made styles.
The collection comprises of various new models created during an internal adidas workshop to adventure into and create new unexpected ‘Never Made’ before combinations. Referencing three iconic decades of adidas archives – the 70’s, 80’s and 90’s to explore the past and the future by re-imagining iconic silhouettes combined with the brand’s most innovative technologies.
The Marathon is one of the earliest running silhouettes released by adidas, combining a mesh upper with suede overlays to create a classic 70’s runner design. The MARATHONx5923 incorporates the Marathon upper with a BOOST sole to create a modern take on a archive classic.
The Boston is a 80’s classic multi-purpose runner originally designed for the Boston marathon. The new updated BOSTONSUPERxR1 features updated sole with the inclusion of the iconic NMD BOOST technology.
The Rising Star is also a 80’s classic running model. The RISINGSTARxR1 combines the retro silver leather upper and red 3-stripe branding of the original Rising Star with a NMD BOOST sole to replace the original shoe’s rubber sole and coloured EVA inserts.
The ‘Never Made’ MARATHONx5923, BOSTONSUPERxR1 and RISINGSTARxR1 are online now.
Karhu ‘Forest Treats’
Karhu return with a brand-new drop inspired by Finnish woodlands, labelled the ‘Forest Treats’ pack. This latest release includes the Synchron Classic and Aria silhouettes that take on new colours that are normally associated with flowers, wild berries and mushrooms. To honour the tradition of gathering your own healthy forest foods, Karhu shares this curated collection of ‘Forest Treats’. The Synchron Classic features a buckthorn brown suede upper whilst the Aria receives neutral grey suede panels with a vibrant red M-logo colour pop. The speckled EVA midsole, water-repellent nylon, metal D-ring eyelet construction and rope laces compliment the connection to the outdoors.
The Karhu ‘Forest Treats’ Pack is online now.
