WTF FIRST ANNIVERSARY. HALLOWEEN 3000AD.

Whoop Them Funk.  One year old already...

To celebrate we'll be taking you to a dysfunctional future, where robots rule the planet, and cyborgs hunt humans to extinction...  We'll be taking you to...

H A L L O W E E N  3 0 0 0 A D !

Well, kind of.  Actually we'll be taking over the Jakarta outpost of Paris' Buddha Bar, throwing in some lights and smoke, and flying over a very special guest DJ for the night...

More info coming soon...  Get your robot costume ready.

SUPERMODELS & MELISSA. MELISSA FW09 NOW IN 707.

Kate Moss wears Melissa x Vivienne Westwood "3 Straps Elevated"

Agyness Deyn wears "Ashanti"

MELISSA shoes keep going from strength to strength, with both the old school (Kate) and the new school (Agyness) posing in the new Fall Winter '09 collection...

707 has just received the first delivery of the collection and it's in the store NOW and already selling fast.  We will be carrying almost all the basic styles, as well as collaborations with Vivienne Westwood, the Campana Brothers, Karim Rashid, Alexandre Hercovitch and Isabela Capeto...

Later this week we will be launching the incredible asymmetrical heels designed by Zaha Hadid.  These launched recently in 10 Corso Como, before also being released at Colette in Paris, and Dover Street Market in London. We have EXTREMELY limited stock of this shoe, with only 6 pairs on sale.  For more info call the store and ask for Deka / Nana!

THE STUDIO THAT ANDRE BUILT.

Looks like Shepard Fairey is living pretty large these days with both his creative agency and art studio.  An interesting article in Interior Design magazine...

Speaking of 'hope', we hope that Andre the Giant ("Fezzik, jog his memory") got his cut before heading off to that grand old wrestling ring in the sky.

PRETTY FLASHING LIGHTS.

Just like cop car lights when you're wasted... Sigh, the good ol' days.

If you're as simple minded as we are, then, just like us, all it takes to hold your attention is a bottle of cheap scotch, half a box of animal crackers, and some pretty flashing lights.

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With that in mind, here are some of our favourite plug-ins for one of iTunes most forgotten features, the visualizer...

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MAGNETOSCOPE

PUNKT

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DEATH OF AUTOTUNE. PT 2.

These days you know something has 'jumped the shark' when it gets its own iPhone app...  Fingers crossed this means old-school rap is ready for a comeback.

SIGNS OF THE TIMES.

ONE FINGER ESCAPE.

Brilliant piece of retro-style gaming.  Just navigate to CANABALT in your browser, learn the complicated one-button controls (X=jump) and hit start...

DEATH OF AUTOTUNE.

Once the animal kingdom starts using it, it's over. Young Hova knows what he's talking about.  Somebody better tell Lil' Wayne, rumor is that his Young Money Entertainment already paid 6 figures to sign these cats...


Four whole lines without any of the obvious 'fine feline' and 'pussy' jokes.  Impressed?  We is getting all growed up.

bPHONE.

Please note; not recommended for use within reach of large primates.

Ready to one-up all those posers with their COLORWARE blackberry's and limited edition iPhone cases?  Want to know how it feels to use a cellphone in Jamaica?

Just watch everyone's jealous faces when you pull out your protective Banana cover!  Don't be afraid, lean back and shout out with pride "Who's laughing now posers?  WHO'S. LAUGHING. NOW?!  That'll learn ya for calling me 'monkeyboy'!..."

Revenge is sweet.

via CELLFOAM

BETTER OFF DEAD.

Needed proof that it's all done by hand?  Jacob the Murderer collection available now.  Exclusive to 707 in Indonesia.  Call for availability.

NOOKA.

As worn by Kanye, and featured in recent issues of BAZAAR and GQ... NOOKA watches are coming soon to 707, including new gold and grey metal models...

We are the official and exclusive partner of Nooka for Indonesia. For distribution enquiries send us an email...

BIG BANKSY.

Doesn't exactly look like the busiest place to put a piece..

BANKSY's biggest work in London so far (as far as we know). Somehow he managed to erect three storey's of scaffolding in view of CCTV cameras, do his piece then scarper... Gotta admit though, we admire the logistics planning more than the work this time.

BEST MARIO THEME RENDITION EVER.

This is genius. Having said that, we're still amazed by anyone who can read without moving their lips.

GRAND THEFT CHANEL.

DJ Double-C

Grand Theft Auto IV is coming pretty soon from ROCKSTAR games (started by a couple of guys I knew at high school who are now way richer than I'll ever be - but the real question is... are they happy with all their cars, and houses, and gadgets, and model girlfriends, and... bastards, I keeeel you!).

Anyway, we're sure all you GTA players out there always thought the game was missing something fashion related in the DJ department. Rockstar of course is two steps ahead! Guest DJ for GTAIV? None other than Karl Lagerfeld... Not sure if he'll be throwing in some weight loss and fashion tips with his patter (oui, oui, toujours noir)...

PEANUTS VS. WATCHMEN.

With all the buzz around Alan Moore's classic WATCHMEN finally being made into a movie (fingers crossed it doesn't suck, but not exactly optimistic after seeing 300), it's good to see interest in our fave graphic novel of all time coming back. Love this interpretation of the Peanuts gang in Watchmen mode...

{via EVAN'S blog}

WE NEED YOU.

707 is looking for a new Graphic Designer.
For more information and how to apply,
contact Febby at (021) 719 70 14

Or send your brief portfolio
(PDF/Flash file no bigger than 2MB/or a link to your website) to: OPS@SEVENOHSEVEN.COM

DARJEELING LIMITED EDITION.

Been trying to work out how to get hold of these Marc Jacobs designed, limited-edition Louis Vuitton bags specially made for Wes Anderson's movie 'The Darjeeling Limited'.

Supposedly the bags from the movie were auctioned off afterwards for charity. No idea of price, although it would seem a bit pointless bidding if your initials aren't J.L.W... Anyway, makes the recent LV designs look pretty unimaginative in comparison.

Hopefully some of our friends at Mangga Dua catch on and start churning out some fakes soon.

THE GARDEN OF EDEN.

A collaboration/exhibition done by ROMANCE WAS BORN & Del Kathryn Barton in Kaliman Gallery, Paddington. The set was stunningly beautiful. It felt like you're in a paradise. Everything was so euphoric. The feeling that I was receiving from the whole show was that as if I was taken back into the Adam and Eve era. Salute to Luke Sales, Anna Plunkett, and Del Kathryn Barton!!!

ROMANCE WAS BORN is exclusively available in Indonesia at the paradise which is 707. Except that we're all sold out. Gotta be quick people.

{thanks to Diiiiiiinta for the coverage!}

NO NEED FOR SPEED.

New SPEED RACER trailer is out. And disappointing... Is it just us or does the latest flick from the Wachowski "Matrix Trilogy" Brothers (or possibly just the Wachowski's - rumours abound that Larry has had a sex change op) look like a sad mix of Tron, Nintendo's F-Zero, and a bad 80's Manchester rave party? Only apparent redeeming feature was Christina Ricci's legs, which was unfortunately countered by the John Goodman surprise appearance.

ADIDAS ADDICTS.

The place to be this Saturday... After already throwing similar successful sneaker/DJ events in their native Holland, the crew from Addicts and Leyp have come halfway around the globe to do the same thing in JKT.

They've brought a ton of Dutch DJ's (DDJ's?) including Goodgrip, Mc Gee, Lady Bee, Fullscale and Melly Mel, Leyp will be doing live sneaker customization, and there will be graf artists also on hand doing their thing.

Anyway, check it out. Shouldn't be the same old same old.

707 is the only non-Adidas store in Indonesia carrying Adidas Originals and special editions...

JUST AN ILLUSION.

Couple of illusions to brighten up your day and make your eyes widen with child-like wonder at how easy it is to fool your puny human brain.

First, come visit the "virtual barbershop" (gotta wear headphones for it to work). So real I came away with a couple of inches taken off my mullet.


Then win big bucks betting your friends that squares A and B are the same shade in the picture above. Check below or use the eyedropper in photoshop...

click this image for larger version, vertical bars show A and B are the same shade

PANIC AT THE SILENT DISCO.

"We are the world... we are the children..." (photo by Darbotz)

Quiet is the new loud. So... wanna party, but sensitive to the sleeping habits of your 80 year old neighbour? Yet again, 707 to the rescue... Think back to the movie Babel and the scene with the hot, deaf Japanese girl in the club, engulfed by silence as everyone dances to Earth Wind and Fire. That IS SILENT DISCO! Well, except that you'll be wearing wireless headphones. And probably aren't deaf. And probably aren't a hot Japanese girl (although if you are, it is very important that you email us your phone number and photo immediately for research purposes).

Anyway, basically it's a club without a sound system. All patrons are given wireless headphones upon entry, and can switch between the various DJ's playing on the fly. To any observers, what you see is a sea of people dancing to different beats with no audible music... Genius.

So, what's it like? Courtesy of our intrepid roving 707 reporter...

"Last Saturday, while some of us were at Embassy Playground, after watching VHS or Beta we decided to go to the Silent Disco and the guys there gave us wireless headphones, and you could choose which DJ's you wanted to listen to (there were 2 DJ's on the spot) playing different types of music...one DJ was playing Nirvana's Smells Like Teen Spirit and when you tune in to other DJ, there was that old Junior Senior song...it was so good we even missed Belle and Sebastian DJ set...well you get the idea..."

Wow. Almost like being there. After unanimous rave reviews from friends, if the Silent Disco crew comes your way check 'em out and, ahem, enjoy the silence (yes, an awful pun, based on a depressing song so old it's hardly even relevant any more, but it's late and we're tired).

MACBOOK BLING.

So you're an uber-successful designer and want to show it off as crassly as possible to your equally taste-deprived friends? Have we got the product for you...

Take one Macbook Pro, dip in 24k gold, add a handful of diamonds and... Ta-dah! You've managed to defeat the purpose of a portable computer by making it too heavy for anyone but a 'roid monkey to lug around. But then who are we kidding, rich people don't carry their own laptops anyway. That's why they hire poor people!

Otherwise there are always the lighter options of a gold iPhone or iPod Nano...

SIGNAGE.

Reassuring to know that Indonesian Airport Security is under control.

Couple of signs we took photos of in Jakarta recently.

But feel to bring in guns and drugs.