OBEY GIANT Pasting and more

We have just uploaded some photos from the Switch archives, which include some images of our stores past and present, and a great step by step gallery of our in-store pasting from Obey Clothing. With the famed OBEY Andre the Giant Face, which kickstarted Shepard Fairey's street art campaign, now greeting every visitor to the Switch store, we take you back to a time before the pasting when all that existed was blank wall!

Netsky album finally lands!

One of the most anticipated albums of the year so far, and probably one of the most anticipated Drum and Bass albums of all time has arrived in store! "Netsky" by Belgian super producer Boris Netksy looks set to propell him into the big time with his unique production and lush liquid D & B soundscapes. Netsky's sound has seen him find favour all across the Drum and Bass world, and his music has been played not just on the liquid favoured floors such as 'Hospitality' but also on many of the jump up and darker D & B floors.

Available on 14 track CD, with 2 tracks not featured on the illegally leaked promo version, this album for Hospital features a whole wealth of brand new unheard material, previously unavailable on any other Netsky release. The CDs have just dropped into our store, and will be available for official release from Monday 31st May.

Switch Newsletter Launches!

Its long overdue, and been sat on the 'to do' list in the office for far longer than it should have been, but we have finally put together to create the first of our scheduled monthly newsletters!

We will be using our newsletter to keep all our customers up to date with the latest at Switch - the latest men and womens streetwear clothing and brands that we receive (or are due to receive), any interesting fashion, music and lifestyle news we have to share, and perhaps most importantly special deals which will be completely exclusive to our newsletter subscribers!

If you are already signed up to our mailout list you will have received a copy of our first newsletter earlier on today. If not, to give you a taster we gave away an exclusive discount alongside featuring some awesome products from our men and womens summer fashion ranges. If you are not are not on our list of subscribers, don't worry you can sign up by following the link below, and filling in your name and address in the simple online form:

Sign up for newsletter, with exclusive deals for subscribers by clicking here: http://www.switch-clothing.co.uk/newsletter

Motel Summer 10 Collection

We've just had our long awaited delivery of dresses from Motel, and its definitely been worth the wait! The vintage inspired label release a new range of styles and fresh new prints 4 times a year, and rarely do they disappoint - this Summer range is no exception!

With a high emphasis on monochrome prints and their usual selection of figure enhancing bodycon fits, Motel have added a few striking new styles to their range - particularly the tee style 'Slash Neck Dress' and the 'blingtastic' 'Rae Dress'

Alongside this are some classic pieces such as the 'Jean Dress' and 'Bowtastic Dress' in brand new eye catching prints for this season. Check out our full range of Motel clothing here.

Fenchurch Womens Summer Range Online

Good news for the ladies, we've just finished uploading our Summer Fenchurch range, and there's some great pieces included perfect for this weeks warm weather!

Great summer dresses including smock style 'Chio Dress' and strappy 'Kaffie Dress', a great range of striking summer tops including best selling chiffon Peacock print tunic 'Trisha Top' and a hot shorts option with the pinstripe 'Herve Short'.

Fenchurch's clothing ranges get better and better season on season, and its amazing to see their rise from small skate inspired label only ten years ago to the industry giant they now are. They now have a number of high profile collaborations and endorsements, including music artists like Just Jack, The Nextmen, Foreign Beggars and Rusko - there is a ton of downloadable content available at their music page.

Our Summer range for Fenchurch Ladies can be viewed by clicking here.

FREE download of A-Trak latest Dirty South Dance mix tape

Thanks to the good folk at Obey Clothing the latest mix tape offering from DJ A-Trak is available to download for absolutely free!

This is the second installment in the Dirty South Dance series - the first was released in conjunction with Obey back in 2007. To get your free download follow this link: http://atrak.bandcamp.com/album/dirty-south-dance-2.

Also check out our full Obey range online here.

Final Bestival Acts confirmed

Breaking news from the Bestival camp, as they have announced the final additions to this years event starting 9th September.

Confirmed new live acts include Uffie, Philip Selway, Visions of Trees, Wax Tailor and the Isle of Wight's very own Lucky Elephant and Council Estate Supermodels. Additions to the DJ line up are: Jon Carter, Justin Robertson, The Trojan Soundsystem, Kicks Like a Mule, Loose Cannons and Midfield General plus many more.

Full details of the new additions can be found at the Bestival website, along with information on their 'Back to the Phuture' line-up for the Thursday night - http://www.bestival.net/news/back-to-the-phuture-line-up-even-more-acts-announced.

Ticketline, the main outlet for tickets has now sold out, but contrary to rumours there are some tickets still available from Red Funnel and Wightlink. Get onto it quick though if you don't want to avoid disappointment!

Noise Complaints over new Skate Park

Local council appear to have upset local residents in their recent installation of metal ramps at the new Bembridge skate park. Some of the locals have described the noise as being like a 'Nightmare', but were made aware of the intention to build metal ramps through all the correct planning channels several months earlier.

Unfortunately the draw back of metal ramps is quite a bit of noise, but at least its giving the kids somewhere to actually go and skate - thankfully the council are on this occasion going to stand their ground and try to reduce noise levels by landscaping round the park, and not just taking the ramps down. With Ryde's skate park still not open, despite large amounts of work to redevelop it, the last think the Isle of Wight skate scene needs is another facility closing down.

Checks still topping the style charts

Its been a few years since the 'return of the check', but they are still absolutely huge and selling all over the place. Whether its simple short sleeved check shirts for guys, or the massively popular check shirt-style dresses for girls, this seasons patterns have yet again been a smash with all our customers.

With a great range of checks available for summer from the likes of Carhartt, Penfield, Boxfresh and Fenchurch we've put together a quick list of our best selling pieces for Mens and Women's so you can 'check' (sorry couldn't resist!) them out before they disappear:

1. Carhartt Mens Havenwood Shirt - slick looking stonewashed blue/white/grey check on a lightweight long sleeved flannel shirt, perfect for all year round wear.
2. Penfield Mens Tompkins Shirt - as the Penfield range edges away from checks, they still shift at high speed, this long sleeved guys shirt has a fold away collar feature giving it two different looks!
3. Boxfresh Mens Cerate Shirt - classic Western style long sleeved shirt with contrast check detail on the shoulders and front placket, and tidy looking fit.
4. Carhartt Womens Riven Dress - short sleeved shirt dress in hot pink and purple check and roll up and button sleeve detail, can be worn as dress or create a great look with skinny jeans.
5. Fenchurch Mens Keef Shirt - awesome looking short sleeved shirt with a Gingham style mini check, and 'micro' style collar topped off by an wicked 'slim fit' and great price.
6. Carhartt Mens Folsom Shirt - short sleeved yarn dyed shirt in a simple yet striking blue and white check. Featured in image above.
   
7. Carhartt Mens Peyton Shirt - almost looking like a long sleeved version of the Folsom shirt, cotton poplin in a classic red and black square check.
8. Carhartt Womens Jo Shirt - gorgeous looking ladies check shirt, yarn dyed in purple/blue/yellow with roll up and button sleeve feature.
9. Penfield Mens Anzak Shirt - one of the best sellers of last summer returns, Penfield's classic hooded shirt in Navy Blue Gingham check.
10. Fenchurch Mens Hank Shirt - classic western style short sleeved shirt with popper fastened front enclosure and fold over chest pockets.