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A$AP FERG “WORK REMIX” VIDEO FT A$AP FRENCH MONTANA AND MORE

coogblogadmin — Tue, 04 Jun 2013 18:36:18 +0000

HAPPY BIRTHDAY NOTORIOUS BIG

coogblogadmin — Tue, 21 May 2013 19:28:14 +0000

The Way. New Video from Ariana Grande ft. Mac Miller

coogblogadmin — Fri, 12 Apr 2013 15:21:53 +0000

Check out the new video from Ariana Grande and check out Mac Miller in the classic COOGI Sweater. Enjoy.

Notorious B.I.G.’s Childhood Apartment in Brooklyn Selling for $725,000 USD

coogblogadmin — Wed, 10 Apr 2013 19:04:12 +0000

When he was a child, Christopher Wallace — aka Notorious B.I.G. — lived at 226 St. James Place, apartment 3L, in Brooklyn. Immortalized as a hip-hop landmark, the apartment has been listed for an asking price of $725,000 USD. Located in the heart of historic Clinton Hill in a limestone eight-unit building, the three-bedroom plus den/office condominium was renovated a few years ago preserving traditional styling while answering the needs of modern usage. Hardwood floors, crown moldings, a coffered dining room ceiling and granite countertops are only some of its appealing details.

Check out rapper A$AP ROCKY in March’s XXL Magazine on stands now. He sporting His Authentic COOGI sweater.

coogblogadmin — Fri, 22 Feb 2013 20:27:12 +0000

When newbie rapper from Harlem started his buzz a year ago, hip hop had no idea that A$AP ROCKY would be the one to help give the crown back to New York.

COOGI Burton Collaboration Jacket – Girls anthem

coogblogadmin — Mon, 11 Feb 2013 18:48:35 +0000

Longtime friend of the Burton fam,Santigold, just dropped an awesome video for her new song Girls which is the anthem for this very show. The video made its debut today and instead of all the television footage one may expect from a soundtrack music video, she features an eclectic mix of everyday…you guessed it…girls. From school yards to ice rinks to desksides — the video shows girls in their natural habitat singing along to Santi’s new piece of gold. I also couldn’t help but notice how great she looks decked out in the Burton / Coogi jacket while dancing and laughing with her….girls.

Another way to sport COOGI Sweaters – Ashley Knotek from Vermont

coogblogadmin — Tue, 23 Oct 2012 18:14:48 +0000

Burton/COOGI Jacket Collaboration

coogblogadmin — Sat, 20 Oct 2012 01:12:08 +0000

The King of Snowboard, Burton has come together with the Kings of the Streets, COOGI. Together they have came up the Rubdown Snowboarding Jacket. The jacket integrates the classic iconic COOGI design with the latest technology of Burton, including Climate controlling Pit Zips and a waterproof/breakable DRYRIDE Durashell 2L fabric. So whether you want to hit the slope or look cool in the street, make a statement with this very limited edition piece.

Look for this limited edition jacket at select retailer or online at shopcoogi.com

Hit-Boy- “East vs West” Official Music Video

coogblogadmin — Sat, 20 Oct 2012 00:55:39 +0000

Check out Hit-Boy’s recently released music video for “East vs. West” off his mixtape, HITstory. Hit-Boy expresses his feelings toward the deaths of Biggie and Tupac, while sporting Coogi. Hit-Boy’s mixtape, HITstory can be downloaded at houseofhit.com.

Hit-Boy | East vs West (Official Video) from House of Hit on Vimeo.

The Art of COOGI – Jayson Musson Exhibiting in NYC

coogblogadmin — Thu, 12 Jul 2012 19:57:27 +0000

Renowned Youtube art critic Hennessey Youngman, also known as Master of Fine arts graduate, Jayson Musson opened the the latest show of his artwork — huge canvases of cut-up and stretched COOGI sweaters.

The classic COOGI sweater has recently come to inform Mr. Musson’s work as a visual artist. A new exhibition of that work, “Halcyon Days,” opened Wednesday at Jeanne Greenberg Rohatyn’s Salon 94 on the Bowery, where Mr. Musson is now represented. The show features pieces made from cut-up Coogi sweaters, stretched and sewn together. It is his first exhibition devoted to the sweater-based works (which he refers to as paintings) and his highest-profile outing in New York to date.

In his own words Hennesy Youngman, aka Jayson Musson, describes his work with the signature COOGI Authentic sweater:

“The thing I found most alluring about Coogi sweaters was how painterly they were. They seemingly lingered on the borders of gestural abstraction. I made the joke, “That Coogi looks like a Pollock.” Over the course of the following weeks, I began collecting images of the sweaters, studying their composition. They seemed to defy the traditional logic of the textile, opting instead to appear spontaneous and created by hand rather than machine-made. Each sweater, though a manufactured object seemed to seek its own authenticity. Even the old Coogi slogan “Wearable Art” seemed to confirm the desire for each sweater to be considered an objet unique, a specialized commodity.”

And this is what art critic Marina Galperina said about the canvases in her story in AnimalNewYork.com:

“The pieces are visually and texturally appealing, on a pure abstract art level. The technique deconstructs not just a pattern, but an instantly recognizable visual aspect of ’80s hip hop culture. There are so many levels of meta in this! Maybe Jayson’s “remixing” by cutting and weaving whole fabric together! Maybe he’s “sampling” Coogi by recontextualizing it in the art world! Is this artified kitsch? Do you need an actual familiarity with the brand or with Biggie or Snoop to appreciate this through something other than irony? Look, like all art, it’s open to some interpretation. We’re all entitled to our opinion. But sometimes, you are going to get called out.”

The sweaters are fashion art and they have returned back to the canvas.

Here at COOGI, we can’t really explain the appeal, but we sure love his work!

Congratulations Hennesy.

(Featured in The Wall Street Journal and AnimalNewYork.com. Photocredits AnimalNewyork.com.)

Jonathan – Kronicle Movements

coogblogadmin — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 15:39:30 +0000

“Coogi isn’t just a brand, it’s my lifestyle”.

Happy Valentine’s Day. Love, Dheera

Jonathan, a very hardworking young man from Queens NY, started his career as a promoter in the West Indian community. Through his years of promoting parties and events, he has become a well known individual. As can be seen from all the photos, just about everything he wears is Coogi brand. Being a promoter requires an important image and his image has stayed true to Coogi all these years. His love for Reggae music helped him to become as successful as he is today, along with being able to meet various artists such as Wayne Wonder, Mavado, Serani, and Mr. Vegas. His latest accomplishment is taking on management responsibilities of the Reggae artist, Gyptian. Jonathan and his promoting team, Kronicle Movements, always support the brand whether in the US or international travels with artists.

S. Gutta, shows COOGI some love in new song, “Everything”.

coogblogadmin — Tue, 08 Nov 2011 22:25:17 +0000

Sunny McMullen aka S. Gutta stopped by COOGI HQ for a brief photo shoot with our man Stanley and to promote his new song “Everything.” S. Gutta comes from Brooklyn, N.Y., where he grew up surrounded by its massive hip hop culture. He knew he needed to develop a style of his own to make himself heard and is now known for his aggressive approach to his songs. S. Gutta has been writing music since 1988 and has collaborated with artists such as Jadakiss, DMC, Maino, Trey Songz, Fabolous, and his good friend, Slick Watts. He has performed all over the U.S. and was a featured artist on the TopMics Tour in Miami. S. Gutta has released one mixtape on Datpiff.com called “Assuming Control” as well as a new song on iTunes called “Everything”. Check out the brand new video for “Everything” and head over to iTunes to show support for S.Gutta by purchasing it!

THERE IN – NEW COOGI AUTHENTIC PATTERN SWEATERS FOR HOLIDAY SEASON 2011

coogblogadmin — Thu, 06 Oct 2011 21:27:01 +0000

NEW COOGI AUTHENTIC PATTERN SWEATERS FOR HOLIDAY SEASON 2011 – IN LIMITED SUPPLY, ONLY @ SHOPCOOGI.COM

NEW COOGI AUTHENTIC JILLIAN BOOTS

coogblogadmin — Thu, 06 Oct 2011 14:27:10 +0000

ORDER YOURS NOW @ SHOPCOOGI.COM

THE AUTHENTIC COOGI SWEATER Back for the Holidays

coogblogadmin — Wed, 28 Sep 2011 19:17:41 +0000

Our Man Grim (on right) in HBO’s Phil Spector movie — starring Al Pacino

coogblogadmin — Fri, 26 Aug 2011 18:51:09 +0000

Diamantina Casiano – COOGI PHOTOSHOOT

coogblogadmin — Tue, 23 Aug 2011 19:44:40 +0000

Diamantina Casiano wearing COOGI ladies at a photo shoot at BAM PR and Marketing in Texas. We bet you can tell that from the big hair.

Daughters of Tami Roman of Basketball Wives and Kenny Anderson at COOGI HQ!

coogblogadmin — Fri, 29 Jul 2011 20:29:44 +0000

Lyric and Jazz, Daughters of MTV Star Tami Roman and Basketball player, Kenny Anderson, stopped by COOGI Headquarters to have a brief photo shoot with our man Stanley along with their manager Shauna Tisdale. Their mom, Tami Roman has starred on reality shows such as MTV’s “The Real World” and Vh1’s “Basketball Wives.” Lyric is an aspiring model and singer, while Jazz is a rapper going by the name, Lady Jazz. Check out this video (link below) of Lyric, Jazz and Tami herself rapping and also follow the girls, Jazz (@therealjazza) and Lyric (@thatslyric) on Twitter!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FBb5NYLbGIo

Tami Roman, Star of Basketball Wives and mother of Lyric and Jazz

Donte’s Dodge Charger

coogblogadmin — Mon, 27 Jun 2011 18:28:22 +0000

Check out this amazing customized COOGI Dodge Charger owned by Donte!
One more photo after the jump!

Be careful of where you buy your COOGI or Polo or Gucci!

coogblogadmin — Mon, 27 Jun 2011 18:11:55 +0000

Excerpt from Imperial Valley News:
“U.S. Customs and Border Protection import specialists and officers assigned to the Los Angeles/Long Beach seaport discovered and seized 47,184 pieces of clothing in violation of Chanel, Polo, Gucci, Coogi and Dior trademarks in three shipments arriving from China over the past three months….Previously on March 17, CBP officers seized 27,528 pieces of counterfeit Polo, Gucci, Coogi and Dior….The combined manufacturer’s suggested retail price for all three shipments is $14.3 million with a combined domestic value of $173,034.56. ”
To read the rest of the story, click here

Excerpt from Gather:
“Authorities seized over $100,000 in Lacoste, Prada, Ed Hardy and Louis Vuitton fake goods in St. Petersburg, Florida yesterday. High-end Nike sneakers, Coach purses, and Coogi clothing knock-offs were confiscated by the police at Shoe Fashion, a retail clothing business, on Fifth Avenue N. after receiving an anonymous tip about the counterfeit sales…The search warrant revealed the famous logo Lacoste shirts, Ed Hardy fake clothing, Coogi, and over 780 pairs of shoes, including the coveted Nike sneakers. ”
To read the rest of the story click here.