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Hypebeast
4 days ago
- Entertainment
- Hypebeast
18 East Unveils Nostalgic Summer Outdoor Capsule With "Camp Store" Zine
With a nostalgic camp-inspired rollout,18 Easthas released its annual Summer Outdoor Capsule — a range of thoughtfully crafted pieces, functional both for the outdoors and as cross-season staples. In a highly personal collaboration with Vermont's Camp Billings titled 'Take Me Home', 18 East founder Kenny Ciongoli drew inspiration from his childhood memories at the campsite. 'Every year, when Eighteen East's design calendar shifts towards our summer outdoor capsule, my mind immediately heads north to the banks of Lake Fairlee, on the eastern border of Vermont,' he said in an open letter on Instagram. I spent nine unforgettable summers there — first as a camper and then a counselor — an extraordinary sleepaway camp called Camp Billings,' he continued. Featuring details like sashiko-inspired stitching, washed fleeces, retro graphics, and a vintage color palette, the collection is laden with nostalgic sensibilities. Standing out is a brown check shirt with hand-stitched embroidery and the RC2 Fullzip — made with high pile sherpa and retro contrast nylon. Ciongoki added, 'Billings provided me with my first true taste of independence, a safe, supportive environment for self-discovery and the opportunity to explore —and fall in love with the natural world,' highlighting the central role of the camp in the collection. Among other summertime silhouettes, a bubble-letter Camp Billings logo is used for a green Rugby shirt and primary-colored nylon swim trunks. As found on accessories, including an outdoor backpack and classic caps, various appliques are also designed to resemble Lake Fairlee/Billings decals and iron-on patches. To further the homage to Camp Billings, 18 East produced a special zine centering on camp memories and detailed stories about the key pieces, including photography by Vinny Picone and words by Kenny Ciongoli The 18 East Summer Outdoor Capsule and the Camp Store zine are available at the official18 East web storeand physical locations.
Yahoo
5 days ago
- Sport
- Yahoo
🎧 Bantams make dazzling and winning start
"I don't know how Graham Alexander has done that... he's done an incredible job." The Take Me Home team dissect Bradford City's victory against Wycombe Wanderers in their opening League One game and what it could spell for the rest of the season. Listen to the full episode of Take Me Home and more on BBC Sounds.
BBC News
5 days ago
- Entertainment
- BBC News
🎧 Bantams make dazzling and winning start
"I don't know how Graham Alexander has done that... he's done an incredible job."The Take Me Home team dissect Bradford City's victory against Wycombe Wanderers in their opening League One game and what it could spell for the rest of the to the full episode of Take Me Home and more on BBC Sounds.
eNCA
02-08-2025
- Entertainment
- eNCA
Honkytonk Kenya - Africa's home of country music
NAIROBI - The party is in Kenya, but the vibe is distinctly Americana: A sea of cowboy hats and boots with a soundtrack of whisky-soaked tales about heartbreak and good ol' boys. Kenya has become the unlikely home of a growing country music scene, possibly the biggest in Africa, as testified by the thousands line-dancing in a field in the capital Nairobi this weekend for International Cowboys and Cowgirls Day. The festival crowd went wild for the king of the local country scene, "Sir Elvis" Otieno, as his deep baritone belted out classics like "Take Me Home, Country Roads" mixed with newer hits like "Down to the Honkytonk". Sir Elvis's parents named him after another musical monarch who died a few months before he was born in 1977, and then raised him on a diet of country legends like Jim Reeves and Alan Jackson. "When I started out it was a very tiny genre" in Kenya, he told AFP at the festival. "It's a dream come true to see a crowd like this today." AFP | Fredrik Lerneryd There are links, he said, to local traditions, particularly the story-telling music of the Kikuyu tribe known as Mugithi. "Kikuyu folk music has the same kind of language, they draw from each other quite a bit," said Sir Elvis. "It's really crazy -- so many thousands of miles apart, but the messaging is the same." - 'Life, love, hate, forgiveness' - Anne Anene still remembers the song that turned her into a country music fan: Dolly Parton's "Do I Ever Cross Your Mind?". "Her songs always speak to me because they always have deep messages, and they usually tell a story of what I go through," said Anene, a customer service representative for a health insurance firm. "I've always hoped to go to Texas or Nashville one day," she added. "I'd like to visit the ranches, I like horse riding, I like the ranch kind of life -- the quiet, the calm."
DW
02-08-2025
- Entertainment
- DW
Kenya, Africa's home of country music – DW – 08/02/2025
Image: Fredrik Lerneryd/AFP/Getty Images The party took place in Kenya, but the atmosphere was unmistakably American: cowboy hats, boots and whiskey-soaked tales of heartbreak and heroes. Kenya has become the new home of a growing country music scene — perhaps the largest in Africa. On July 26 in Nairobi, thousands took part in line dancing, a traditional group dance closely associated with country music. Image: Fredrik Lerneryd/AFP/Getty Images The festival crowd went wild for the king of the local country scene, "Sir Elvis" Otieno, as he performed classics such as "Take Me Home, Country Roads" and newer hits such as "Down to the Honkytonk" with his deep baritone voice. "When I started out it was a very tiny genre," the singer told the AFP news agency. "It's a dream come true to see a crowd like this today." Image: Fredrik Lerneryd/AFP/Getty Images Sir Elvis and his band created a great atmosphere — but there's more to it than that. The artist sees parallels with the music of the Kenyan Kikuyu tribe, known as Mugithi. "Kikuyu folk music has the same kind of language, they draw from each other quite a bit," said Sir Elvis. "It's really crazy — so many thousands of miles apart, but the messaging is the same." Image: Fredrik Lerneryd/AFP/Getty Images The festival was organized by Reja Manyeki, whose company "Cowboys and Cowgirls" offers fashion and events related to the country lifestyle. When he started in 2018, it was still a niche topic. Today, country music inspires people across Kenya, across all social classes. The extravagant outfits are also a major part of it. Image: Fredrik Lerneryd/AFP/Getty Images Anne Anene, 26, still remembers the song that made her a country music fan: Dolly Parton's "Do I Ever Cross Your Mind?" "Her songs always speak to me because they always have deep messages, and they usually tell a story of what I go through," Anene told AFP. She hopes to travel to Texas or Nashville one day. Image: Fredrik Lerneryd/AFP/Getty Images Known as the "dancing cowboy," Sheriff Knight also captivated the crowd and created an exuberant atmosphere at the Ngong Race Course and Golf Park, the venue for the event. For visitors, however, it wasn't just about the party. "In this world full of confusion, full of drama, country music is the only thing that makes sense to me. It has made me find peace," said Anene. Image: Fredrik Lerneryd/AFP/Getty Images 08/02/2025 August 2, 2025
