As a lifelong east-coaster who has been a fan of The Hundreds for 18 years now, this is bittersweet. Anytime I visited a city that had a flagship store, I made it a point to visit each shop. Early in my relationship with my girlfriend (now wife), she caught on real quickly how obsessed I was with the brand and came back from a trip to LA with store-exclusive t-shirts from the recently opened Santa Monica locations. That meant the world to me, even if I had no idea what the one of the t-shirts was actually parodying (I later found out it was paying homage to "Hot Dog on a Stick").
In fact, I still remember the first time I stepped into the Fairfax flagship and thinking "Wow, this place is effing tiny" LOL. And yet I was still thrilled to be able to see the store in real life after seeing countless photos in the blog. We were also in LA two summers ago and made sure to see the latest iteration of the Flagship.
One last anecdote - I know that you guys closed your SF location long ago, but during that same LA trip two summers ago we had a chance to make it to SF and we tracked down the location. We took a photo under the Adam sign. I was shocked that it was still there but it felt like I had finally checked "Visit The Hundreds SF on POST" off my bucket list.
Thanks Bobby, Ben and the whole The Hundreds family for the memories. Here's to many more decades of The Hundreds!
Love you guys! Since getting out the joint with nothing in 2007 and finding the hundreds; we’ve been collecting ever since. And your blogging sparked my own; helping Hashwriter go global leading right into quantumexotics.com. Thx for the inspiration and all the memories!
I have no doubt that The Hundreds' best years are still ahead of them! A tribe is bigger (and more important) than it's location at any given time. We came here to make friends and ends. At Fairfax, we could only make the latter these past few years. It's time to move on. All growth is painful and scary. But, we have each other and our culture to see us through.
Love you buddy.
As a lifelong east-coaster who has been a fan of The Hundreds for 18 years now, this is bittersweet. Anytime I visited a city that had a flagship store, I made it a point to visit each shop. Early in my relationship with my girlfriend (now wife), she caught on real quickly how obsessed I was with the brand and came back from a trip to LA with store-exclusive t-shirts from the recently opened Santa Monica locations. That meant the world to me, even if I had no idea what the one of the t-shirts was actually parodying (I later found out it was paying homage to "Hot Dog on a Stick").
In fact, I still remember the first time I stepped into the Fairfax flagship and thinking "Wow, this place is effing tiny" LOL. And yet I was still thrilled to be able to see the store in real life after seeing countless photos in the blog. We were also in LA two summers ago and made sure to see the latest iteration of the Flagship.
One last anecdote - I know that you guys closed your SF location long ago, but during that same LA trip two summers ago we had a chance to make it to SF and we tracked down the location. We took a photo under the Adam sign. I was shocked that it was still there but it felt like I had finally checked "Visit The Hundreds SF on POST" off my bucket list.
Thanks Bobby, Ben and the whole The Hundreds family for the memories. Here's to many more decades of The Hundreds!
Thank you for everything, met all my peers and turned my dream into a reality because of that block.
Love you guys! Since getting out the joint with nothing in 2007 and finding the hundreds; we’ve been collecting ever since. And your blogging sparked my own; helping Hashwriter go global leading right into quantumexotics.com. Thx for the inspiration and all the memories!
Love this Bobby. It’s okay to grow apart and grieve. To everything there is a season. Love, war, peace, streetwear.
Inspiring as always!
A legendary marathon that isn't even done yet.
Met friends for life through the brand and shop, it’ll live on forever
Bobby - you da man. Onward!
This is really thoughtful, and nicely written. Especially the last few lines. Onwards ...
I have no doubt that The Hundreds' best years are still ahead of them! A tribe is bigger (and more important) than it's location at any given time. We came here to make friends and ends. At Fairfax, we could only make the latter these past few years. It's time to move on. All growth is painful and scary. But, we have each other and our culture to see us through.
I’m excited to see what you all do next. Onward and upward.
Incredible. What a legacy. Beautiful words ❤️
Congratulations on your 18 years!
the best is still to come. stay lit stay alive