• JSP X VANS VAULT CHUKKA 79 LX "A LOVE STORY"

    JSP X VANS VAULT CHUKKA 79 LX "A LOVE STORY"

    By Bob Babjak

    Jimmy Gorecki, the pro skater and sweatpants mogul, is teaming up with Vans to honor the legendary Philadelphia skate spot, LOVE Park, on a very personal collaboration: the JSP x...

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  • WMNS AIR JORDAN 4 RETRO SE "STARFISH"

    WMNS AIR JORDAN 4 RETRO SE "STARFISH"

    By Bob Babjak

    Jordan Brand draws inspiration from astronaut fits while invoking the color palette of the beloved "Shattered Backboard" on their new women's exclusive, the WMNS Air Jordan 4 Retro SE "Starfish"....

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  • QUESTION MID "YELLOW TOE"

    QUESTION MID "YELLOW TOE"

    By Bob Babjak

    Reebok pays tribute to the memory of the Mamba with this re-issue of one of the most famous player exclusives of all time, the Question Mid "Yellow Toe". In 2002,...

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  • CIVIL STUDIOS POP-UP AT LAPSTONE & HAMMER: 12/14 - 12/21

    CIVIL STUDIOS POP-UP AT LAPSTONE & HAMMER: 12/14 - 12/21

    By Bob Babjak

    This week, December 14-21, Lapstone & Hammer will be hosting a pop-up for Civil Studios, a new Philadelphia brand with a mature streetwear aesthetic. Combining a vision for community empowerment...

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  • AIMÉ LEON DORE FW2020 "THE WORLD'S BOROUGH"

    AIMÉ LEON DORE FW2020 "THE WORLD'S BOROUGH"

    By Bob Babjak

    Aimé Leon Dore is having a good 2020. The Queens-based brand founded by Teddy Santis in 2014 began this strange and horrible year with an incredible collaboration with Porsche that included an actual fully...

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  • DESERT CAMO CAPSULE - NEWSLETTER EXCLUSIVE

    DESERT CAMO CAPSULE - NEWSLETTER EXCLUSIVE

    By Bob Babjak

    Raise your hand if you're stuck at home and bored as hell. Us too, so this week we have a special treat that is exclusively available to our newsletter subscribers: the Desert Camo...

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  • LAPSTONE X BEDDIA "WINE SHIRTS"

    LAPSTONE X BEDDIA "WINE SHIRTS"

    By Bob Babjak

    Joe Beddia, the iconoclastic Philadelphia chef and maker of what Bon Appetit Magazine named "America's Best Pizza," is stepping out of the kitchen to partner with Lapstone & Hammer on...

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  • LAPSTONE FALL 2020: DROP 2

    LAPSTONE FALL 2020: DROP 2

    By Bob Babjak

    There is one more reason to give thanks this year as our Lapstone FALL 2020 collection concludes on Black Friday with Drop 2, featuring two new colors of the Buffalo Check Flannel and the return...

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  • LAPSTONE FALL 2020: DROP 1

    LAPSTONE FALL 2020: DROP 1

    By Bob Babjak

    Though the recent string of 75 degree sunny days here in Philadelphia may make you think it's still summer, fall is definitely here, bringing with it the Lapstone FALL 2020 collection....

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  • VOICES OF THE UNHEARD: ACTIVISM: WHAT TO DO WHEN YOU’RE NOT SURE WHAT TO DO

    VOICES OF THE UNHEARD: ACTIVISM: WHAT TO DO WHEN YOU’RE NOT SURE WHAT TO DO

    By Latoya Watson

    The year 2020 has been equal parts catastrophe, chaos, and revolution. The year began with the emergence of a global pandemic, followed by an uncoordinated (and woefully inadequate) response that...

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  • LAPSTONE RECONSTRUCT PATCHWORK TEE

    LAPSTONE RECONSTRUCT PATCHWORK TEE

    By Bob Babjak

    Lapstone & Hammer's RECONSTRUCT program, an ongoing exploration of sustainability and garment up-cycling that breathes new life into existing pieces of clothing by re-making them into something entirely different, culminates with our...

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  • VOICES OF THE UNHEARD: WHEN WILL BLACK LIVES MATTER

    VOICES OF THE UNHEARD: WHEN WILL BLACK LIVES MATTER

    By Dr. Orrin White

    Across America, despite the alarming threat of COVID-19, and several months removed from cameras capturing a Minneapolis police officer kneeling on the neck of George Floyd for more than 8...

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