Abdulrahman Aldossry (aka NAN) founded clothing line Abroad with his childhood friend, Tony Fallatah. The two grew up in Riyadh, the capital city of Saudi Arabia, share what they call an “uncommon interest” in their home country and both fell in love with streetwear while studying in the USA, at a university in Pittsburgh. Abroad’s first collection, Taboo, incorporates an Arabic fabric known as Shalki—a …
Jeffrey Cheung—an artist, activist and skateboarder—co-founded UNITY with Gabriel Ramirez in order to represent, support and celebrate queer skaters within a culture historically infamous for its homophobic tendencies. The skate collective organizes skate days that create safe spaces for people of all sexual orientation, gender, color, age and ability; give away decks to queer people of color; and mobilize the community for skate protests—not to …
In step with protests unfolding across Pittsburgh, local creative agency HOUNDS launched an initiative called HARMONY that “aims to spread awareness concerning the various injustices Black people face, as well as inform others that we all have a part in putting an end to every form of racism and hate.” The HARMONY capsule bundle—released alongside a short film directed by Maxwell Shavers and Jordan Armstrong—comprises …