Underground Pop Up store in Hong Kong takes them to a city that is familiar territory for Underground. With a history of sales in Hong Kong that stretch back almost as far as poo pl the brand itself – its great to be back.
Underground extended Pop-Up presents their curated collection of classic Underground styles together with featured products and some ” Hong Kong ” worldwide exclusives that will be only available at the store.
In an analogue age long before an emergent band could be captured at a gig on an i-phone, and pixeled around the world in seconds, the zine was the only broadcast channel available to report on and discover new music. Though not exclusively a Punk thing, the creative method of producing zines, lent itself readily to the punk ethos of D.I.Y. All that was needed was paper, glue, a typewriter, a stapler, a marker pen and some sense for discovering breaking new bands, and you were on the way to being a Punk Journalist.
The parent of UK punk zines was ‘Sniffin’ Glue and Other Rock ‘N’ Roll Habits…’ or better known as simply, ‘Sniffin’ Glue’. ‘Sniffin’ Glue’ was not the first punk zine to be created as over in New York, there already was the successful zine ‘Punk’.
Even so, this iconic London zine paved the way for zines to be used as a popular publishing method for punk ideas, and before long the punk zines were being produced in bedrooms and work restrooms across the UK with titles such as Ripped and Torn, Situation Vacant 48 Thrills, Jamming! And London’s Burnin.
The zine is one of the graphic embodiments of punk culture and fittingly, an array of zine covers and pages provides the backdrop for the Underground Hong Kong Pop- Up store.
THE EXTERNAL STEEL CAP –
“A SUBCULTURE ICON”
The External Steel Toe Cap Boots are a product that have been associated with Underground for four decades.
Originally designed for workers to wear in the mills, factories and foundries of the U.K., the external cap shoes and boots have been reappropriated and repurposed. Retaining their original design the shoes and boots have, in turn, become subcultural icons.
The cast steel cap with a semi polished finish, is identified with the marking UGUK1981 and built into the boots and shoes using a unique construction process. Available on the 3-eyelet shoe all the way up to the towering 30 eyelet boot.
SKULL BUCKLE AND CHAIN WULFRUN
The first of our exclusives for the Hong Kong Pop-Up. This version of the Wulfrun Creeper is built on our double sole and features skull buckles, studs and chain detail.
The Shoe is Allgender and available in limited number as an exclsuive style at the Undeground Hong Kong Pop-Up.
THE UNDERGROUND UNION JACK BOOT
An Underground Original the Union Jack leather boot is one that we developed in the late 1980’s, working with the tannery to produce the flag base that was matched exactly to the colours of the British flag, The red, white and blue base then has a black top coating applied. Once the boot has been completed the black top coating is partially removed in the finishing of the boots, to reveal the flag design.
A rebellious and punk inspired play on the flagm producing a unique boot .
The Union Jack Flag boot is available from the pop-up store.
THE ORIGINAL CREEPER
Underground Creepers are a subculture classic derived from the traditional brothel creeper. Our collection of men’s and women’s creepers are available in a curated selection of materials and colours on a single, double, or triple sole. Our creepers are hand made in batch quantities in family-owned factories and include a British Made Creeper range.
“Having launched the Originals collection in 1980’s, Underground remained committed to the collection, even when the tide of fashion washed in another direction. Questioned by many as to the relevance of the Creeper – it was Underground that held the style aloft through the 90’s and 00’s, when it was shunned by many, and no doubt brought it back to the centre stage for new generations in 2010, powerfully asserting itself as an Allgender archetype.”
The Original Underground Creeper – Allgender since the 80s.
Join us to explore the collection of classic Underground styles and exclusive products at the pop-up in J-01.
UNDERGROUND HONG KONG POP UP
📍J-01 store, G01, K11 Art Mall
