Tight pants are out. Fur is in.

Catch the second half of what makes them midwest kids tick.

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The Comune, from left:  Corey Smith, Chris Thomas, Howie Marchbanks, Mike Quinones and President Frank Delgadillo.
Novelist F. Scott Fitzgerald famously wrote “There are no second acts in American lives,” but Frank Delgadillo plans to prove there are second acts in the worlds of skate and active apparel.
Delgadillo started new men’s brand Comune after resigning on Aug. 1 as president of well-known skate label Ambiguous, the label he started in his college dorm room in 1996. As president of the line, he eventually placed it in prominent …

For how to prepare for a snowboard video premiere, please refer to our previous installment of “agr guide to snowboard video premieres.”

(image via thecobrasnake)
To fully experience a snowboard video premiere, one must conduct his or herself in a calculated fashion. Following our recommendations will assist you in fulfilling the encompassing goal of attending snowboard video premieres: to make everyone else think you are a big deal.

1. Buy your tickets in advance. In doing so, you avoid having to reveal to the crowds that you were not on the VIP list.
2. …

The only thing better than snowboarding is going to snowboard premieres and looking at professional snowboarders. It is difficult to describe the sensation of watching a video of someone else having fun in the snow, and knowing that the fun-having rider is a mere 10 meters away at the bar. To ensure that you get the most out of these premieres, we recommend you heed our guide…
The most important part of the premiere occurs before you arrive at the venue. You need the right “kit.” There are several options that …

Among the many reasons folks depend on agr, fashion advice is one of the most valued. As trend titans, it is our duty to keep all y’all reeders in the loop on how to stay fresh fish.

What’s hot for 2008/2009 is the future. That’s right, ugly apparel—including all-over prints, throwback styles, contrasting bright colors, baggy thug pants, tight hipster pants, and pants pants—are way 2007. Here is a must-have for the future.

Swany g.cell Glove. The first hands-free snowboard glove. The g.cell features a “fully integrated Bluetooth adaptable cell phone in …

686 founder and creative director Michael Akira West has been getting wild lately. Collabs and limited edition runs for dayz. West’s most recent project, “In My Eyes,” has us particularly excited. For Installation 1, West enlisted the help of artist Nathan Sayawa to recreate 686’s Smarty Complete 2.5 Ply jacket with Legos.

Also in the Installation, 686 created their Smarty Admiral womens jacket out of International Code Flags—the flags that are used to signal between ships.

(via hypebeast.com)

Today is the first day of spring, and that got us thinking about Easter. Easter is sick because you get eggs, and eggs remind us of our favorite movie. In our favorite movie, dinosaurs come from eggs, and then they hatch, and then they get big and eat people. So cool!
In other news…Burton is collaborating with designer Mark Ward on a shirt that has teeth on it. (via Slam X Hype)

(photo via Slam x Hype)
So anyways, think about this: a frog that eats dinosaurs! (via Telegraph …

Erin go bragh! Despite the confusion about when St. Patrick’s Day actually is, agr wore some green on Monday. Some links to remind you just how glorious st patty’s day can be.

Just so you know…
An ethnic context… (via Stuff White People Like)
If you don’t have any green to wear… (via Highsnobiety)
A joke: “Paddy was driving down the street in a sweat because he had an important meeting and couldn’t find a parking place. Looking up to heaven he said, ‘Lord take pity on me. If you …

I give up. I cannot figure out the trends in snowboard fashion. I just bought some damn Holden pants, and I had some little kid come make fun of me at the mountain. Indeed his pants were wayyyyy tighter than mine, but its the best I can do given my massive leg muscles. So I just heckled him from the side of the run while he did all manner of spinner-scooter-tapper-slapper maneuvers.
Back to the issue at hand. I thought the denim thing in snowboard pants …