Issue 25 · February 23, 2023
All issuesSpring 23' started sprunging for the Bandit squad over 9 months ago when we began
assembling a collection of images to capture the collective feeling and inspiration for our new line, which is finally dropping a week from today. We've since designed entirely new items, improved on existing styles, reinvented our fit from scratch,
added new colorways on our performance fabrics, and generally toiled over every detail to an exhausting degree because who needs sleep?
We've also made some subtle, low-key updates to our B-Mail content by adding some fun new "franchises" (business speak for "things we plan on doing multiple times") that we enjoyed putting together, and we hope you enjoy reading.
For this week, we're diving into our Spring Collection mood board, a special video with Kam Casey and the Capri Collective, an interview with photographer Jason Le Cras, and some questions with NETC Head, Vonks.
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The creation of a new collection kicks off nearly a year before it debuts and the early stages of finding inspiration is equal parts art and science. Dive into the collection of images from the art, architecture, fashion, and photography worlds that served as our creative through-line from start to finish.
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Iwona "Vonks" Kesting and a few friends jumped the fence at KIPP track in DC to get a workout in during the height of the pandemic. Two years and over 2,000 members later, the donation-funded run club have found themselves leading the vibrant DC running community.
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Our friends out west, Kam and the Capri Collective, are now trapped in our Youtube channel. The more you watch, the more they have to work out. They're IN the computer.
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Five all-time favorite photos with Jason LeCras, the photographer behind our upcoming Spring collection. Jason's experience in the surf & skate world provides a certain je ne sais quoi in the context of New York City running.
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