Our first look on the upcoming Jordan Brand collection for Holiday 2010 continues with the Jordan v.2 Grown.  Of all the product within the Jordan Brand family, none has facilitated more passionate debates as with the Jordan v.2 Grown.  Many die-hards have proclaimed it as blasphemous, a design far off original tenets set by Michael Jordan at the start of Jordan Brand franchise.  The less ardent fans loved the causal lifestyle approach of the V.2, and saw it as a new design expression to how the majority wore their AJs, mostly off court with an an occasional pick up game.  The new lineup for Holiday 2010 will be highly approve by the latter.  Aside from the familiar gaussets and branding along the exterior side mid-sole, the Jordan V.2 Grown for the upcoming season is a testament of luxurious materials and tanning process, from suede in gunmetal grey to deep brown hue on premium leather. And whether is a short hop with friends to a local bar or a 1-on-1 game with family this Labor Day weekend, the Jordan V.2 Grown might just be the ideal footwear for both occasions.

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Shepard Fairey and Antonino D’Ambrosio were recently featured on GRITtv, speaking of the influence behind Shepard’s latest exhibition, May Day. The show is currently open at New York City’s Deitch Projects, running through May 29th, 2010. A bit of insight from GRITtv is offered below.

May Day is observed in most countries outside of the U.S. as International Worker’s Day or Labor Day. The word “mayday” is also a distress signal, a call for help and a call to action. Shepard Fairey, a longtime underground and street artist who came to be a household name with his “Hope” poster of Barack Obama, evoked both of these meanings at once with his “May Day” exhibition at Deitch Projects in New York City. Fairey’s prints take on an array of political issues and celebrate icons from rock’n’roll, sports, and politics; from Woody Guthrie to Joe Strummer, Muhammad Ali to Aung San Suu Kyi. His friend and frequent collaborator, writer and filmmaker Antonino D’Ambrosio, wrote an essay to accompany the exhibition.

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