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urbanears is a collective out of scandinavia, motivated by a common interest in global relationships and shared involvement in the relevance of the living brand. urbanears promotes a deeper connection to color, form and people while providing the freedom to transcend individuality and unify the sound experience.

urbanears was created by a number of individuals with very different traits gathered around a belief in the concept. the crew is made up out of entrepreneurs, industrial and graphic designers, tech nerds, former retailers, salesmen and business men - most of which can be described with more than one of these traits. they come from backgrounds in fashion, electronics and design based in stockholm, sweden.

we've moved our fair share of headphones out of still life boutique over the years, and we're more than thrilled to start offering urbanears to our friends in victoria. matt & jordan have been sampling a couple pairs over the last month and they're killer. we've got a very small starting run of the scandinavian-designed headphones and don't expect them to sit long on the shelf - come in soon to check them out and keep updated on our facebook page to know when more and more show up.

founded in stockholm in 1996 by four creatives, acne’s ambition was to create and develop a lifestyle brand through desirable products. acne was one of the first brands to see the space in the market for denim and used this forward thinking to create 100 pairs of unisex jeans. they were featured in swedish elle magazine and soon, sweden’s leading boutiques wanted to carry the characteristic jeans with bright-red stitching. these are the foundations of acne. 

with confidence from the success of the jeans, jonny johansson acne's creative director, branched out into other design genres. the first full collection was launched in 1998, and it set the tone for the brand – the subtle luxury and understated items originates from the ethos that the clothes should feel like someone’s wardrobe. cool and personal. the result is that nothing dominates anything else, yet every piece is effortlessly stylish. 

with stores and projects across nine countries, acne is today recognized internationally as a creative collective, unique for its corporate diversity in fashion, graphic design, film production and advertising, as well as product, business and concept development. 

today the full team reaches over 200, each as enthusiastic about the brand as the original four creatives.

wesc - WE, ES, SI - that's how they say it, that's how we say it, that's how you say it.

wesc, founded in stockholm, sweden in 1999, is a fantastic casual brand we move through quick here at still life. the folks at wesc involve themselves heavily in the skate, music, design culture and as a result have a loyal group of weactivists around the globe. from legendary skateboarder steve berra to film & tv star jason lee (a legendary skater in his own right), the weactivists campaign for the brand under a banner of style, friendship, and casual lifestyle within their respective creative communities. wesc works hard within these communities, resulting in some great collaborations that end up in the hands of their loyal fanbase. headphone collabo's with steve aoki, the boys at ed banger records, and most recently the berrics crew and shoe collabo's with adidas show the brand's desire to push creativity forward and work together on compositions.

this spring/summer we've got a great new batch of styles from wesc: a variety of headphones, denim, accessories, shirting and some of the first shorts & swimsuits we've seen for summer are here.