Carhartt is coming to Focus.

We're very stoked to announce that from this spring we will be stocking Carhartt clothing. We've been big fans of Carhartt for many years and we're looking forward to bringing you some choice cuts from one of the worlds leading streetwear brands.

Expect to see Carhartt in our Edinburgh and Glasgow stores from mid March and of course you can buy online at www.focuspocus.co.uk

The wrong kind of leaves on the track.....

The Focus buying team have spent the last 3 days in London perusing next winters footwear and clothing ranges. We picked up a couple of very sought after labels (more info to follow in the coming months), hooked up with some friends and visited some of Londons finest stores. Have you checked out the MHI store near Carnaby Street? Damn! that is what I call indulgence.

So all that was left was to make the trek north, unfortunately a simple 4 hour train journey turned into an 8 hour nightmare. F**k the environment, I'm taking the plane next time.

William Hundley

Quite an awesome affect from a very simple idea. Jump up whilst behind a piece of material and photograph the result.


www.williamhundley.com

Fitted goodness from The Hundreds

Just had a little shipment of fitted caps from The Hundreds land today. Available in our Edinburgh store and online next week. Keep your eyes peeled for the Spring 2008 collection arriving in the next couple of weeks.

Insa Exhibition @ Recoat Gallery, Glasgow

Everyone's favourite graffiti fetishist INSA has an upcoming show at the Recoat gallery in Kelvinbridge. If you're a fan of graf, shoes or a nice pair of legs, get yourself down on the 15th. First 20 folk through the door get a free 'Buy My Love' t shirt from the man himself.



Opens: 15th February 2008 7-10pm
Runs: 16th Feb- 19th March 2008 Tuesday to Sunday 12-6pm

Recoat Gallery, 323 North Woodside Road, Glasgow, G20 6ND.

www.recoatdesign.com
www.insaland.com

Sale, sale, sale!!

The fan-dabby-dozy Focus sale starts this Saturday the 2nd February at 10am instore and online. Up to 75% off Nike SB, Adidas, Stussy, Volcom, Fenchurch, Dickies, Etnies, The Hundreds and many more.

Winter Woes

As the weather has been nothing short of hellish for the last two months in Glasgow, skate sessions have been going down most nights of the week at Unit 23 in Dumbarton.

Paul VX was kind enough to pass along this edit of last week's action:



Be on the lookout for more coverage of the Glasgow scene on this here blog in the coming months.

Focus Team 2008

Work has started on the Focus Team page, it's been a long time coming but it should be worth it. Neil Scott gets us started with a Frontside Noseslide away from Bristo.

Stay Tuned!

New from Adidas

A brand new model from the Adidas skateboard divison is the mid top Roster which comes in two colourways....which are as follows....

Habitat pro Tim (or is that Tom?) 'O' Connor suede version at £64.95


and the leather version at £59.95. Online and instore real soon.

Big Fish, Little Fish, Cardboard Box!!

Awesome!

Edinburgh indoor park nearly open....

Looks like Saturday the 19th of January will be the opening date for Edinburgh's brand new indoor skatepark.

Details on membership and costs can be viewed here and check below for a wee preview of what you can expect.

Huge kudos to everyone involved in the project and everyone at Focus wishes it all the very best of luck.


Livi locals session Transgression Park from dave on Vimeo.

Nike SB January 2008

First batch of Nike SB's have just arrived. So fresh they're still in cardboard boxes awaiting price tags. As always expect to see them online and instore very shortly.

First up is the P-Rod 2 in White/Black coming in at £64.95.


Next up is this Premium Dunk Low based around a Gibson guitar case and will also set you back £64.95.



Back in 2005 one of my favourite colourways in the Dunk SB was released and this is the Zoom Tre in the very same colours. Based on the Argentinian football team Boca Juniors, £69.95 for these fellas.


Apparently this colourway in the Blazer SB is inspired by the daddy of all truck companies. £54.95.


Nice stealth colourway in the Abington, personal favourite and currently on my feet. £54.95.

French at Analogue

The always superb exhibitions continue at Analogue Books. This month it's the turn of Aldershot exile French. If you haven't experienced his work I would highly recommend it.

Show runs from the 18th January to the 16th February at Analogue Books, West Bow, Edinburgh.

Taped Copies.

Analogue Books.

Tony Hawks on Tony Hawk.

Indoor skatepark in Edinburgh...

How's this for a start to 2008? Yes, you read correctly. Sometime this month Edinburgh will have an indoor skatepark. Located in Ocean Terminal shopping centre and designed/built by Dave Sowerby this almost seems to good to be true. Not sure exactly when it opens but more details will surface in the near future. Woo hoo!!!

Happy New Year!!

RIP Phil O'Donnell

Graham Tait Pro Dunk SB

Just kidding. The Black/Zinc Dunk Lows arrived in the Glasgow store today, and the funky new P Rod 2s and red Dunk Mids arrived through in the Edinburgh store. All three will be available online in the next few days.

Nothing but the art......

Wednesday the 12th December 2005 was the date we opened our second store over in Glasgow and Wednesday the 12th December 2007 marked the end of that era with the superb art exhibition we hosted courtesy of some of Glasgow's finest artists. The night was attended by over 200 heads who witnessed artwork from Gazmac, custom sneaks from Klingatron, models by Supertiny and custom toys by Dinosauria. Thanks to everyone who attended, thanks to Nike, Carhartt, Coors and biggest props go to Big Al who made the whole thing possible.

View more pictures from the night here.

And don't forget to visit our brand new Glasgow store at 83 Queen Street.

Jazz club.....

The smash hit of 2007 returns with the latest edition of the Supra Skytop. Designed by LA store Brooklyn Projects and limited to 200 pairs worldwide these are guaranteed to get you mad props. Available instore and online in very, very limited numbers.

Plus we also managed to hunt down the very last pairs of the very bling 14K Skytop, including some size UK3's for those with petite feet. Buy them right here.

New skate DVD blowout!!!

Several new DVD titles have arrived in both stores this week, chief among them the highly anticipated Fully Flared:



We also got a hold of Josh Stewart's Static 3, featuring the skating of Danny Renaud, Soy Panday, Olly Todd and several East Coasty types:



And last but definitely not least we have the new video from Habitat, 'Inhabitants':



As well as these new titles we still have stock of Volcom's Lets Live, Nike's Nothing But The Truth, Listen's Vajeros Locos and UK favourite The Harmony's Wolfstadt. All are available in store now.

Fully Awesome!

The Scottish Premiere of Fully Flared went off without any problems. If you couldn't make it along then your an idiot! Just kidding. The skating is amazing and the intro was off the hook! The DVD is now in available in both stores and online. Thanks to everyone who made it along and thanks to The Bongo Club.

From King Street to Queen Street....

Our brand new city centre store in the heart of Glasgow is now open. Located at 83 Queen Street and only yards from George Square, Buchanan Street and the Gallery of Modern Art. Here's some snaps to wet your whistle.

Hope to see you there soon and we hope you'll like our chandelier.

You are cordially invited to a night of Nike SB Inspired art....

Check this out!


NOTHING BUT THE ART . . . . . . AN EVENING OF NIKE SB INSPIRED ART.


A COLLECTION OF ORIGINAL ART WORK, PHOTOGRAPHY, MODEL AND CUSTOM KICKS e.t.c. . . . . . .

NIKE SB GIVEAWAYS, RAFFLES (FOR YORKHILL SICK KIDS), NIKE SB ARCHIVES ON DISPLAY, WHAT IS NIKE SB?, DRINKS PROMOS, SUSHI BY OKO EXPRESS (GLASGOW'S PREMIER SUSHI BAR/RESTERAUNT) + LOADS MORE . . . . .

V.I.P AFTER PARTY . . . . . .

(THIS IS A R.S.V.P ONLY EVENT, SO PLEASE CONFIRM BY RETURN MAIL FOR GUEST LIST OR NO ADMITTANCE ON THE NIGHT).

WHERE? - THE OLD FOCUS SKATE STORE GLASGOW @ 99 KING STREET

WHEN ? - WEDNESDAY 12th DECEMBER.

TIME? - 6.30 TILL LATE.

ARTISTS? - GAZMAC, KLINGATRON, ROBERT STEWART, DINOSAURIA & FIFTH BLADE.

DJ'S? - PRO VINYLIST KARIM, MICHAEL PECK, CRAIG MOOGROOVE, KEV STEVENS, PAUL RESET, GIANNI PALAZZO, SHAE-D & DAVE DALE.

Please reply to sibs@focuspocus.co.uk to reserve your place.

Our Glasgow shop is moving!!

After 2 years in the wilderness of King Street we're moving our Glasgow store to the very central location of Queen Street.

Only yards from George Square, The Gallery of Modern Art and Buchanan Street we should be open by early December.

Of course we'll still have the same quality product from Nike SB, Adidas, Volcom, Lakai, Fenchurch and many more.

Keep checking back for photographic updates.

See where our new shop is.

Date change for Fully Flared!

The date has been changed for the Fully Flared Premier. It's now taking place the following week, Sunday 9th of December. It's still at The Bongo Club and still the same time 4pm-7pm and it's still free!!!

Spread the word to all, don't want people turning up on the wrong date.

Cheers.

New Nikes.....

Fresh footwear from Nike SB just landed. Top of the pile we have the Dunk Mid Premium aka The November Rain Dunk with colours and graphics inspired by the Guns N Roses track of the same name. November Rain that is, not Dunk Mid. Second from top is the Zoom Harbor Canada Pack. Inspired by the great nation of Canada and it's love of the outdoors and........ lastly we have the P-Rod 2 aka the Pidge-Rod.

Holiday 2007 Nike SB's at Focus.

The Rools

If you're looking for something, non-football related, to do next weekend, then get yourself along to The Box on Sauchiehall Street at 8pm where Manchester's The Rools will be playing their first gig outside their home city. Playing Indie/60's influenced rock'n'roll The Rools are one of 4 bands playing. The gig starts at 8pm and entry is free.

www.myspace.com/therools

Marc E Smith Interview

We've hooked up with VBS TV to bring you some exclusive content for your viewing pleasure. First up is an interview with the legend that is Marc E Smith. Enjoy!

An end of an era.

Last Sunday marked the end of an era when my good friend and business partner of the last 7 years Stewart Rattray said farewell to Focus. As is tradition in Scotland, consumption of alcohol was required and a gathering of friends took place.
The night went to plan until I managed to crack my head open on a road sign, with a little help from new shop girl Hannah, which required a visit to A&E and 12 stitches. Thankfully it won't spoil my good looks and hasn't caused any lasting damage.
Expect to see Stew out and about selling Elwood clothing to the UK's finer skate shops and all that's left to say is good luck mate and thanks for the memories.