Saturday Night…the Butter posse rolled to Mishk’a pop-up shop in Williamsburg for the JK5 X MISHKA release party.

Here’s some info on the super talented, creative, and hospitable JK5…from www.JK5nyc.com

“Joseph Ari Aloi, a.k.a. JK5, lives and works in Brooklyn, New York, where he relentlessly developments his visual, textual, and iconographic languages through a diverse range of media. JK5 is a highly respected custom tattoo artist and has been so for the last 12 years. In 1999 Aloi published a 432 page, hard bound “chronologically becoming” book of his work entitled “Subconsciothesaurusnex” and was a heat seeker for all of the exposure, relationships, and projects to come. Aloi’s work has been featured in publications such as XLR8R, Anthem, BPM, Dazed, Dutch, Relax, and Lowdown. Aloi has exhibited his work at ALIFE, Deitch Projects, Brooklyn Fire Proof, Riviera, Toy Tokyo Show Room, A Hello Kitty Museum Anniversary show in Tokyo, and a solo show at Kidrobot. Aloi has also collaborated with Make Believe, Surface to Air, Nom de Guerre, X-Girl, Nike, Tylenol, and Camel. He is currently tattooing 5 days a week at the mighty SAVED in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, where he shares a personal studio with dear friend and fellow creative tattooer, Dan Trocchio. Kindly call the shop, if you are interested in getting tattooed. 718 486 0850.”

Here’s some detailed shots on hands down, the most complex New Era fitted I’ve ever seen… JK5′s – “the Kreactivator”

After that…through the streets BKLYN and the iron giants that got us around.. (pics of delicious schwarma not included)

my friend Maneki Neko…

Not sure who else is doing it like Mishka these days…stay with us for much much more to come!!
PEACE to Ease DaMan, Greg, and JK5…thanks for having us out..

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Let me tell you about another element of our beloved hip-hop and/or sneaker culture…the element being “the Saturday”. “5 days of work, 1 whole day to play, come on everybody put your rollerskates away, it’s Saturday!”…you do know that De La song right? Believe it or not De La Soul is responsible for way more than just 2 Nike SB’s…

Anyway, from J.O.’s to Air Max’s, Dunks, and Forces – big time sneaker releases lead to what was sometimes referred to as “Sellout Saturdays” – a phenomenon that has helped define what we know of today’s culture of line up, and the other desperate measures fiends go through to get the gear they have to have. After all, Saturday is also THE day to get out and about, dress to impress, and be seen somewhere come nighttime…..dipped in the flyest of ‘fits!

So, in true in Extra Butter fashion we would like to revive this experience by introducing the “BUCK-DIME” program. A program that makes gettin’ fresh -  affordable, and neccessary. Below is our shipment of the new Nike Quickturn tees. Just in time for spring – the way the “BUCK-DIME” program works is for $110 or a “BUCK-DIME” cats can cop a classic white/white or black/black Air Force 1, with one of these crispy new Nike tees which designs and messages stem from the very shoe you’re matching it to – “the uptown”….

Ups and a tee for $110 a.k.a. a “buck-dime”!?!?! After that use the extra savings and catch a matinee and really make it an Extra Butter kind of Saturday!!
We also decided to give a different taste to the basic AF1 silhouette by re-lacing them up, adding some flavor, and giving the overall look the Extra Butter treatment.

And while that explains Saturday…have you checked your calendar?? – Sunday is of significance as well.

Think Canibus on “2nd Round K.O.” – “the greatest rapper of all time died on March 9th”.

This Sunday – treat yourself to a “t-bone steak, cheese eggs, and welch’s grape”…OR share a moment at Extra Butter, as we’ll be playing Biggie Smalls all day long celebrating Brooklyn’s finest!!

(Just in case you didn’t recognize the inspiration origin)

SLICKER than your average poppa,

Extra Butter… (thanks to Evan for thorough contribution on this entire post and project)

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Vans SK8 Hi (each side a different color)

Vans also steps into the grown man business… Zapatos Del Barco

Surf Line Rata Plus

New Dunk High Premiums

Carbon Fiber madness – Air Max 90 Boot & Air Zoom Flight Premium (Jason Kidd)

Remember this??

Women’s Easter Court Force Low

Men’s AM 90

And some super smooth new women’s Blazers – thanks to our friend Stepho for the pic!

thanks to everyone leaving comments…feel free to add more – we see you….

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The Air Jordan X Levi 23/501 launch was insane. The Butter team was out in town grubbing late to come back to the shop before 10pm to see 4 people already lined up for the release. Thank you from Extra Butter for being so rugged…hope the hot cocoa helped a little… The AJ X Levi release was definitely of serious magnitude…just the beginning of more to come…

While the madness of the release dominated the day, we also celebrated my Cine-mania birthday with a movie character costume party in the late evening. Check the pics – thanks to everyone for being apart of this!

Russ – Pee Wee Herman, put the party together like a champ – thanks so much!!

Here I am (the Prince of Zamunda) with one of the winner’s of best costume – Juno. Safe to say 85% of the people in attendance really thought she was pregnant.

The other winner was Omer – killing it with the serious Pirates of the Carribean impression of Jake. Also – the lovely Caitlin as Betty Boop.

They don’t only murder us in bowling – they come correct dressed up from “The Sandlot”.

Todd with Hatori BUNZo and Joe 300.

Prince Akeem with the Goonies – Brandt, Data…and Fogel cut off Mikey to the right…he apologizes. Thank you guys for being apart of this…

Check out “Strange Brew”, I know I have to…

The duo was also responsible for this bread that everyone was raving about – I took it home.

Half Baked, South Central, Legally Blonde… super FISH al!!

Look at homegirl Jazz on the right with the fierce pose!!

Alex, Cine, and the Austin Powers girls – right to left.

Sweeney Todd a.k.a. Todd Sweeney, Prince Akeem, and McLovin a.k.a. “Hey Guys”

Sujel getting aggressive with the toprock

Hatori Bunzo slicin’ it up

Bernasty severing the beat

I love this picture – he’s on some mad scientist ish for sure right there. And do you see Tim lurking in the back. By the way Tim – thanks for not dressing up, cracking me up, hurting me with those 95s, and for the Dario Argento movies.

A cat on it’s back with that AJ 3m belt

Cable the Bengal was dressed as Scarface, he also did a backflip off the wall that had everyone’s jaw dropped…

Evan catching wreck…

Pete (www.specialsauce.com) was a madman on the floor. Showing his sweet feet…

The Blow Out

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