Eastpak - Eco Range

Eastpak's forever popular Padded Pak'r gets a new makeover as part of the brands range of Eco Friendly bags. Made from recycled bottles and coming in a green/brown colourway with contrasting zips, this bag looks sharp. Established in 1960 Eastpak originally produced bags for the US Army, in 1976, they began producing bags for consumers under the Eastpak brand name, and the rest they say is history.The brands continues to grow with a line of collaborations from Denmark based company Wood Wood to world famous Dior designer Kris Van Assche.The brands Eco Friendly range covers popular products such as the Padded Pak'r, Out Of Office and Delegate Messenger Bag. You can check out some pics below.

 

The bag shown above sits alongside even more of the great Eastpak range here at Fat Buddha Store. You can check it out here.

Craig

Going out in Glasgow - At The Berkley

The Berkley Suite, once a Victorian public house re opened it's doors in September 2011. The venue is all about the old school with it's marble floors and chandeliers and since it re opening has went from srtength to strength becoming one of Glasgow's hottest night spots. Andrew Weatherall & Sean Johnston hold a residency with their "A Love From Outer Space" night. More recently they have seen Derrick Carter bring the house down and also have Norwegian disco pioneer Prins Thomas lined up for June.

This weekend is The Berkley suite will continue with it's growing repuation of a great night out by playing host to Den Haan on Friday night and celebrating the Glasgow School of Art end of year with a party hosted by Supermax with DJ Billy Woods.

Den Haan are a duo from Glasgow who specialise in making upbeat, pulsating italo influenced dance music. They have already had previous releases on Optimo and last year saw them release their first full length album "Gods From Outer Space". It really was something special. Check out their blog here.

The Glasgow School of Art end of Term Party will be a big one for all of the art students celebrating the end of another year. It is definitely worth checking out if you want to broaden your horizons and expand your mind with a soundtrack made up from the past, present and future provided by Glasgow's master of disco Dj Billy Woods. Check out the event page here.

Fat Buddha x Levi's Commuter Range Launch Recap

To celebrate the launch of the new Commuter Range from Levi's, stocked exclusively in Glasgow to us here at Fat Buddha Store we threw a little party. We had special Levi's giveaways as well as drinks, music and plenty of bikes.

Our friends at Rig Bike Shop joined us in celebrating by arranging a special Alleycat race around Glasgow that finished up at the store. They also provided us with some pretty neat bikes for display as well as an in strore trial bike where people could try the range out and test their speed.


Check out the video we put together from the night and photos up soon!



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Drinks were supplied by Scotland's favourite lager Tennent's who provided us with plenty of their brand new premium lager Tennent's Original Export, it went down very well. Finally big thanks to everyone's favourite DJ pro Vinylist Karim who laid down the music for the party.


Check out the full Commuter range in store now or online here.

Carhartt Heritage Fall/Winter 2012 Lookbook

Summer hasn't even arrived yet and we're already getting excited about the Fall/Winter drop from Carhartt's heritage range. Over here at Fat Buddha Store we have loved the Heritage collection and have seen it growing stonger and stonger as time goes by. The classic American workwear company Carhartt are well known for their tough, hardwearing, durable and heavy duty constucted clothing, and the Heritage Range makes no exception. The brand began life in 1889 and continues to be a force to be reckoned with in 2012. The collection features Duck Brown, Orange and Camouflage as some of it's main colours, and includes unique takes on the Pea Coat and Sportcoat alongside additional pieces like Hooded Outerwear, Rugged Trousers, Denim, Wool Sweaters, Plaid Button-Downs and much more. check out the pictures below to get an idea of the collection.

The Heritage collection from Carhartt should arrive at Fat Buddha Store in the later months of the year. Our current range is available instore and online here now.

Craig

Music Monday - Tri Angle Records

Two years since its first release the New York/London based label Tri Angle records has cemented a position as an iprint with substance and quality. It was created by Robin Carolan as 24 year old who was previously a contributor to 20jazzfunkgreats, a Brighton based music blog.

The label which is known for its roster of artists that make rather dark almost ghostly music was quickly linked to the witch house craze that took off around the same time of its inception. A link that Robin was not best pleased with, however a few years since the xraze has died out Tri Angle is giong from strength to strength.

This can be seen from the development from there first release, a mixtape entitled "Let Me Shine for You" which consisted of different artists takes on Lindsay Lohan's songs, that suprisingly had some real beauty and depth. To the number of more serious and credible releases from artists such as Balam Acab and oOoOO which helped establish them as a widley respected and acclaimed label.

This can be seen from how well they ranked in top label polls held at the end of 2011 by online blogs and magazines. With a varied selection of releases from the likes of Mancunian artist Holy other to hip hop influenced Clams Casino they look to continue this success in 2012.

You can check out the Tri Angle records showcase as part of the Palace music event held in Glasgow this month, it worth checking out - https://www.facebook.com/#!/palaceprogramme

Hottie of The Week! - Leryn Franco

 Leryn Franco is a Paraguyan athlete who specialises in Javelin. In 2008 she competed in the Beijing Olympics and with her stunning features became an instant internet hit. She broke a number of records at junior level in her native Paraguay however she has not been as succesful at professional level.

She has now become as famous for her modelling as she is for her athletisism and participated in beauty pageants. She came runner up in Miss Paraguay and has also competed in the Miss Bikini Universe.

We will most definitely be tuned into the javelin event at this years olympics if Leryn is taking part!

Dudebox

New vinyl toy company Dudebox has just dropped through the door at Fat Buddha Store, and boy does it look great. The company began life in 2010 through a burning love for art, design and everything to do with creative culture. Their first collection just arrived in stores this week after launching yesterday (Friday 11th May) and looks set to make a bang with five great vinyl figures and two sets of mini figure blind boxes. The images below showcase the companys four new characters alongside a plain white Do It Yourself figure to help get those creative juices flowing.

The company look set for big things, with an outstanding line-up of artists on board, and the backing of great minds in the vinyl toy sector such as Pete Fowler we will hopefully see the brand go from strength to strength. Below is an introduction video to the people who make Duebox work.

Available instore and online now at Fat Buddha Store, be quick to catch one of these great characters...

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