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Hmddla x Sneakercon

It takes greatness in order to make your vision be seen by others and valued in the same way that you do. The vision that these two brothers from Louisiana created has taken the industry by storm overnight almost, Jyde and Jackson Manson. They created "Happy Memories Don't Die" from a need they saw while playing highschool and college sports, the athletes stated that having basketball shorts that fit well wasn't just a fashion-statement. These brothers were being dress-coded for rolling their shorts up, because it didn't fit the aesthetic that the school wanted to represent, coincidentally I was having a conversation with a few younger guys who I mentor who were having the same issues while playing ball. However they did make a fashion statement and quite a bold-one at that, all at once it was all over Instagram, from my frat brothers, influencers, to professional athletes.  Everybody was trending in shorts above the knee this summer which kept guys around the glo...

UrbanInsider Goes Somewhere Private To Talk Fashion with Rising L.A. Designer Isaac Lawrence

Here at UrbanInsider my goal with every person I work with is to cultivate an experience based on friendship, love, admiration, and respect. Needless to say my conversation with Isaac made that a seamless process, his aura radiates as bright as his knack for fashion. You could say that it was ingrained in his DNA to be successful, hailing from a impressive home background with a mother who is skilled in art and a father who played in the NFL. Taking notice of Isaac's impressive ability early on to imitate his mother's drawings, his parents enrolled him in private art classes, he would then go on to meet his teacher in high school that advised him to pursue fashion professionally. Armed with his superior illustration skills, Isaac left his L.A. home behind to pursue his education in fashion, he soon learned that it would be no easy task. Having never been near a sewing machine before, he was introduced to the full dynamics of the fashion world, initially he wanted pe...