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UP CLOSE: GENERIC SURPLUS BORSTAL via Hypebeast
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Generic Surplus 2011 Spring “Borstal”
BY STAFF, FEBRUARY 3, 2011
Generic Surplus gives us a look at the Borstal, an espadrille sneaker for the Spring 2011 season. Produced in three new colorways, the low tops feature canvas uppers with suede heel patches and...
Understated Aesthetics: Generic Surplus
Kevin Carney, 39; Brandon Day, 39
Collection: Generic Surplus Headquarters: Los Angeles Launch: November 2008 Background: Carney designed and ran Generic Costume, a New York-based apparel label, from 1997 to 2001. Day, a former photographer, operated a catalog business in Los Angeles with customers including American Apparel. When Carney moved to Los Angeles in 2006 to take a design job, the...