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1203 S. University Avenue, Ann Arbor, MI 48104
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Tuesday, March 31, 2009

Sugarcraft x Motivation - Party & BS Collaboration T-Shirt Colorway 2!

You know we had to make a shirt to match the U of Michigan custom New Era pack we just put out, so with the success of our first Sugarcraft collaboration t-shirt, we decided to bring it back in a new colorway! This one is a straight University of Michigan colorway with a navy shirt, maize lettering, and white graphic....you can't get much cleaner than that. Plus there is the Motivation x Sugarcraft hit on the back between the shoulders to let them know who you are representing. This one is limited to 50 pcs. produced as well and will sell out quickly! Check the pictures of it out below and come by the store or order online if you'd like to scoop one up...

Available now at our retail location and on our Online Store.

Sugarcraft x Motivation - Party & Bullshit Collaboration T-Shirt Navy

New Custom Team New Eras: U of Michigan Pack!

We just received in our long-awaited second pack of Motivation custom team New Era fitted hats, and this time we paid homage to the home team! We specially designed these New Eras using our hometown University of Michigan colors, so all 4 of the hats were given the "Maize and Blue" treatment in various color combinations. As with our last pack of custom team New Eras, all of the hats are limited to only 30 pcs. each made and you can only find them here at Motivation, since they were designed by us through New Era! Check them all out below and look out for a 5th bonus team hat that is coming in stock later this week ;)

Available now at our retail location and on our Online Store.

Saturday, March 28, 2009

Kidrobot Summer 1 Now In Stock!

It might just be beginning to feel like Spring here in Michigan, but we just got in the first drop of goods from Kidrobot's Summer collection! For men, this consists of various of short sleeve polos, button-ups, and hats, and for the ladies we got in 3 strong designs consisting of 2 t-shirts and one hoody! They are already moving fast in-store, and you can check them all out below:

Available now at our retail location and on our Online Store.


Friday, March 27, 2009

New Hats On Sale...

To make room for some of our newer styles of hats, we just put a bunch of styles that we only had 1 or 2 sizes left of on sale today. A lot of these were some of our best-sellers, so there are many nice styles to choose from and we might just happen to have your size left. They are all on sale for $30 (regularly $40 - $50) until they are gone and we have at least 4 hats in each size between 7 1/8 and 8 available (some sizes we have 12+ hats available)...so come through and check them out! And for our online customers, the sale prices will be reflected on the site HERE sometime this weekend.

Alife Spring 1 Shoes Now In Stock!

We just received in our Spring 1 shipment of sneakers from Alife! It consists of 4 shoes including a new model we are introducing to you, our customers, called the Public Outrage. It is a low-top sneaker that we got in neutral colors that really goes well with anything -- plus they are remarkably comfortable! It might not look it, but the sole and insole is about 1.5 inches thick and couple that with the tumbled leather insides and they really put any Nikes or Vans to shame in terms of comfort....we even made Travis, our resident Jordan-head/employee a beleiver! The Everybody Mid pros and Chaser Secondaries are also tight, apparently purple is the color this season haha, check them out below, all are available in sizes 8.5 - 13:

Available now at our retail location and on our Online Store.

Alife - Public Outrage Tumbled Leather Sneakers Black
Alife - Public Outrage Tumbled Leather Sneakers Gray
Alife - Chaser Secondary Sneakers Purple
Alife - Everybody Mid Pro Leather Sneakers Purple

More 10.Deep Spring Previews

Here are some more previews from 10.Deep's Spring "Nineteen Ninety-Now" line, including some dope button-ups, cardigans, and never before seen t-shirts. As I said in the last post, this collection is super clean and the majority of these will be in stock here at Motivation early next week! Click pictures to enlarge...

Thursday, March 26, 2009

The Hundreds Spring 2009 Sneakers NOW IN STOCK!

We just got in stock our Spring shipment of footwear from The Hundreds last week. It consists entirely of their Johnson Mid Top model, which we got in stock last season, however this time they are made of thick, durable leather and not suede! We got them in in all 4 colors that were released. They are simplicity at its finest and have really been selling well for us to the point that we are almost out of certain colors already!! Its sneaker weather in Michigan finally so don't sleep if you are looking to get these...available in sizes 8.5 through 12.

Available now at our retail location and on our Online Store.

Wednesday, March 25, 2009

Big Sean - SXSW Freestyle

Check out this freestyle by Big Sean in Kanye's trailer at SXSW from a couple days ago -- its short but sweet! Also, word is that his mixtape UKNOWBIGSEAN will finally be releasing in a week or so...

Naledge - Naledge In The House Freestyle

Check out this freestyle from our fam Naledge (Kidz In The Hall) over the Nipsey Hussle's "Hussle in the House" beat. It samples Kris Kross's Jump Jump and is pretty dope...

Download/Listen HERE.

Mosley Tribes Sunglasses Summer/ Fall Preview!

You might remember we stocked the Mosley Tribes x Crooks & Castles collaboration sunglasses last Summer. Well due to their success, we are going to be bringing in some more sunglasses from Mosley Tribes this summer as well! They just released their Summer/Fall lookbook, and you can check out some of their newer styles of glasses below. We will be bringing some of the more classic styles in to Motivation, expect them soon!

Jay-Z wearing Rocksmith!

Check out this photo of Jay-Z courtside paying tribute to BIG by wearing Rocksmith's Notorious 81 t-shirt! We still have a few sizes of these left in-store, but not for long!

PS We also have this style available for the ladies HERE...

The Hundreds Spring Part 2 NOW IN STOCK!

We got in our Spring 2 shipment from The Hundreds last week, and if you would have stopped by the store or checked out our Online Store, you would have already known this! Haha...but it features a lot of tight new graphic tees and an overwhelming amount of New Eras and snapback hats! Check them all out below and in-store -- sizes are already moving fast...

Available now at our retail location and on our Online Store.

The Hundreds - Cocoanut T-Shirt Powder Blue
The Hundreds - Screen T-Shirt Black
The Hundreds - Logo T-Shirt Powder Blue
The Hundreds - Pixel Logo T-Shirt Purple
The Hundreds - Signature T-Shirt Red
The Hundreds - Signature T-Shirt White
The Hundreds - Patchwork T-Shirt Black
The Hundreds - Sarah Short Sleeve Button-Up Shirt Green
The Hundreds - Connect Hoody Heather Grey
The Hundreds - 3D Pixel Logo New Era Fitted Hat Green
The Hundreds - 3D Pixel Logo New Era Fitted Hat Gray
The Hundreds - Trouble New Era Fitted Hat Black
The Hundreds - Trouble New Era Fitted Hat Gray
The Hundreds - Trouble New Era Fitted Hat Purple
The Hundreds - Stretch New Era Fitted Hat Black
The Hundreds - Stretch New Era Fitted Hat Green
The Hundreds - Stretch New Era Fitted Hat Red
The Hundreds - Sweaty New Era Fitted Hat Green
The Hundreds - Sweaty New Era Fitted Hat Grey
The Hundreds - Sweaty New Era Fitted Hat Black
The Hundreds - Team 2 Snapback Hat Black/Red (Bulls)
The Hundreds - Team 2 Snapback Hat Green/Black (Celtics)
The Hundreds - Team 2 Snapback Hat Purple/Gold (Lakers)
The Hundreds - Watson Snapback Hat Brown
The Hundreds - Watson Snapback Hat Black
The Hundreds - Watson Snapback Hat Blue
The Hundreds - Script Snapback Key Lime Green
The Hundreds - Script Snapback Hat Light Blue
The Hundreds - Script Snapback Hat Purple
The Hundreds - Solid Logo Snapback Hat Black
The Hundreds - Solid Logo Snapback Hat Purple
The Hundreds - Solid Logo Snapback Hat Green

Sugarcraft Spring/Summer 2009 Lookbook

Sugarcraft just posted up their Spring/Summer look book on their newly revamped site Sgrcrft.com. We already got their Spring shipment in stock here at Motivation, but they posted a bunch of pictures of their Summer stuff up as well. A lot of this I havent even seen yet haha...and it looks like they are going into some cut & sew pieces for the first time! They also changed their logo to the heart-based logo that you can see in the first picture...check out some highlights below:

Tuesday, March 24, 2009

10.Deep Spring Delivery 1 Lookbook!

10.Deep's Spring Delivery 1 collection is entitled "Nineteen-Ninety Now!" and it incorporates a lot of styling from the 90's (think Polo & Nautica!) into their garments. It's actually one of my favorite collections that I've seen this year from any brand. Our first shipment of the delivery should arrive sometime later this week at Motivation.

Check out some images from 10.Deep's Spring 2009 Delivery 1 lookbook below, and you can view the entire lookbook HERE.

Octane - Leave Me Alone Music Video

Check out this new video from the homie Octane (aka Ro from Burn Rubber) for his new single Leave Me Alone! Its a dope video and song....and lookout for him on the upcoming Motivation mixtape!

Alife RIP ODB Varsity Jacket!

So I was checking out Alife's official site after seeing the Laser Engraved Skateboard they did, and found this Alife x Wu Tang ODB Varsity Jacket up there! Its pretty crazy and has a tag of $350, but I didnt log in to see if it was sold out or not yet (probably is!). Anyways check it out below:

Huf Rain Camo New Era Fitted Hat Preview

Here is a preview of Huf's Rain Camo New Era Fitted Hat courtesy of Standard ATL that is due out this Fall. Its a very clean look...don't you wonder why Im showing you this preview though? Hmmmm! Stay tuned this Fall...

Monday, March 23, 2009

ThePressPlayShow.com Relaunch!

In case you didnt know, I also blog over at ThePressPlayShow.com, which is my biz partner Mick Boogie's lifestyle blog. It covers everything from music to fashion to business and everything in between! Mick & Terry also have a weekly national radio show of the same name on Sirius/XM Shade 45 that just started up a few months ago and is already getting great reviews. Anyways, Mick just relaunched the site and gave it a nice, clean look -- hit the link below to check it out and bookmark it because we usually update at least 10 times daily!

Visit ThePressPlayShow.com HERE.

Sugarcraft Spring 2009 Now In Stock!

We got in our shipment of Sugarcraft Spring 09 last week around St. Patrick's day! Its been doing quite well so far and some standouts from the shipment include the new colorway of their famous Party & BS t-shirt, the After Hours Crew t-shirt and crewneck, and the Empire t-shirt depicting the NYC skyline in multi-color plaid! Check everything out that we got in stock below:

Available now at our retail location and on our Online Store.

Alife Laser Engraved Skateboard!

Check out this Laser Engraved Alife skateboard! Limited to 50 pcs, it can now be purchased through Alife's official site for $800. Maybe I should buy one to hang up at the store haha...

Nike April Dunk Hi SB Preview!

Check out these Nike Dunk Hi SBs that are coming out in April. Im really feeling the Purple / Obsidian blue /suede combo, plus its a Hi, which is all I have been buying lately pretty much...and of course you know we have some hats that match at Motivation!

Mishka Spring 1 2009 Cut & Sew Now In Stock!

We just got in the Cut & Sew items from our Spring 1 2009 delivery of Mishka. It consists of 3 high quality button-up shirts and one dope crewneck! My favorite is the Scout button-up, check them all out below:

Available now at our retail location and on our Online Store.

Why I'm never on Myspace anymore....

Check out this article on How to Be A Successful Myspace rapper, I found it over on Mick's ThePressPlay.com. Its a funny read, check below for an excerpt and a link to the full article:

"Now the first thing you will need is obviously a Myspace account. Some of you may have heard of Facebook but Facebook does not offer the limitless abilities to annoy people with shitty web layouts and worthless bulletins. These are absolutely necessary for a victorious Myspace rap career. On Facebook you will never meet as many ugly as fuck fat girls with an endless supply of glittery fairy pictures wishing you a sexy Wednesday. Myspace is crucial to your ability to launch a successful Myspace rap career. The first step of your journey involves deciding what name to go with, the easiest of which is to just slap young/yung in front of your own name...."

Read the rest HERE.

Sunday, March 22, 2009

Orisue Spring 2 Now In Stock!

We got in some pieces from Orisue's 2009 Spring 2 delivery last week and they have already been selling well for us. The t-shirts are really on-point this season and of course the cut & sew items as always do not disappoint. The short sleeve button-ups are innovative and have a great price point as well. Check them all out below!

Available now at our retail location and on our Online Store.

Blog Specials: 3/23 - 3/30!

I partied for a while now Im back to the blog! Nah actually we were really busy at the store this past week so sorry for the lack of updates, but now I'm back!

Here is this week's Blog Specials, which are two items for men and women that are available only for you faithful blog readers at a heavily discounted price! Every Monday we post new items that are on special for the week and all you have to do is come in the store (or call/email if you are a non-local customer) and mention that you saw the item as a part of our Monday Blog Specials to get the discounted price. If you don't mention anything though the discount will not be given to you...

Men's Blog Special valid from Monday 3/23 through Sunday 3/30:
(Modeled by J)
The Hundreds - 1:00 AM Jacket Black
Blog Special Price: $80 (Normally Priced at $139)

Women's Blog Special valid from Monday 3/23 through Sunday 3/30:
(Modeled by DeMario & Marvin)
Blog Special Price: $20 (Normally Priced at $36)

Wednesday, March 18, 2009

Kidz In The Hall 'I Got It Made In '09' Video!

Kidz In The Hall recently redid Special Ed's classic song "I Got It Made" for Reebok, and now here is the video! The hook is a little bit of a departure for them but goes well with the song and I could honestly see this one being a big party song... plus the beat and lyrics are tight as always! Check it out below, and Rocksmith is also repped real big in the video along with of course Reebok...

Kidz In the Hall - "I Got It Made (09)" Reebok Classic Remixes

Friday, March 13, 2009

P.Diddy Wearing Dope Couture Jetsetters T-Shirt!

You might have seen this just released video of P.Diddy & Cassie in the lab working on Cassie's new single...well check out the t-shirt Puff is wearing, its the Dope Couture Jetsetters George T-Shirt! This is really a HUGE look...

Dope Couture Jetsetters Capsule Collection NOW IN STOCK!

We got in the much anticipated Dope Couture Jetsetters Capsule Collection today! The collection features a clever twist on The Jetsons and has them featured with high end accessories and apparel. Each shirt is limited to only 75 pieces produced in each color, and the collection is only available in 7 stores worldwide, including us at Motivation! We sold about 15 shirts today right out of the box when they came in stock and only got about 50 in stock total, so please dont sleep if you are looking to get any of these -- most sizes will be sold out by the end of this weekend!

Available now at our retail location and on our Online Store.

Pimpin Aint Easy!

Check out our fam Terry Urban posing in front of a pimped out Power Wheels Hummer while rocking our custom NY Yankees New Era hat haha! We still have about 5 of these hats left if you didnt get your hands on one yet...

Wednesday, March 11, 2009

Dope Couture: Jetsetters Capsule Collection...in stock tomorrow!

A lot of people have been asking when we are going to have the Dope Couture: Jetsetters Capsule Collection in stock, well tomorrow (Thursday) is the day! Sizes and colors will be limited, as the collection was only limited to 75 pcs. per shirt made, and we got the last shipment of it from Dope Couture.....so don't sleep and be one of those dudes coming in 2 weeks later expecting us to have every size and color available!

Undefeated Diamond Strikes New Era Hat Preview!

Here is a preview of Undefeated's latest New Era, the Diamond Strikes hat. We will be getting a couple colorways of these in stock at Motivation late this week or early next week so be on the lookout for them and the rest of our Undefeated Spring delivery 2 shipment!

Tuesday, March 10, 2009

Hundreds Spring Sneakers Preview

Check out these previews of some of the Johnson Mids that are coming out from The Hundreds this Spring. They are made of leather this time around and not suede like their first offering. They are also dropping these along with two other styles of shoes, the Johnson Lows and the Valenzualas, this Spring. I think the Mids are the best looking ones though so be on the lookout for all 4 colors of these in stock at Motivation soon!

Check us out on CtotheJL.com!

Check out our Party & BS collaboration t-shirt featured on CtotheJL.com! This is one of the main streetwear blogs I check daily, and I like it a lot because it focuses mainly on the American streetwear scene. Thanks guys!

Check out the post HERE.

Monday, March 9, 2009

Dope Couture Boutique Pictures!

Here are some pictures of the newly opened Dope Couture flagship store in Bloomington, IN. Congrats on the successful opening guys!

This area is all ready for the sneakers to arrive...

Monday Blog Specials: March 9th - March 15th!

Here is this week's Blog Specials, which are two items for men and women that are available only for you faithful blog readers at a heavily discounted price! Every Monday we post new items that are on special for the week and all you have to do is come in the store (or call/email if you are a non-local customer) and mention that you saw the item as a part of our Monday Blog Specials to get the discounted price. If you don't mention anything though the discount will not be given to you!

Men's Blog Special valid from Monday 3/9 through Sunday 3/15:
(Modeled by Jay)
Crooks & Castles - Cardigang 2 Jacket Black
Blog Special Price: $75 (normally priced at $128)

Women's Blog Special valid from Monday 3/9 through Sunday 3/15:
(Modeled by Macey)
Dope Couture - Flirting With Crime T-Shirts (Black, Turquoise & White)
Blog Special Price:L $15 (normally priced at $30)

VIP Sale - Sign Up NOW!

At some point this week we will be having a VIP sale. We will only be sending out details about the sale via our email newsletter and to members of our facebook group. No posts on our blog, no other promotion, not anything! So if you havent signed up for our email newsletter, do so in the little "Connect With Us" section to your left on the blog with the quickness! Or, you can join our facebook group HERE.

Rocksmith Spring 2009 Preview!

Here are some various previews of Rocksmith's Spring 2009 line, which we should have in stock soon at Motivation (the ladies t-shirts are already in stock though!). You might notice that most brands are going away from the bright colors and Rocksmith has toned down the bright a bit as well, but still sticks to their roots with flashes of color.

New "Recession Wall" - Sale Section at Motivation!

We just switched things around in our sale section at our retail location and now have a huge "Recession Wall" with t-shirts and hats that are only $20! Now you can add a lot of new t-shirts and hats to your wardrobe even in this recession. As an added bonus, if you buy any regular price item at the store you can also get one t-shirt from our recession wall for only $10! There is about 300 different t-shirts now (which is more than some stores whole selections), but the best styles will go quick so make sure you check them out soon!

Saturday, March 7, 2009

New Freshjive Spring 1 2009 Now In Stock!

We just got in a new shipment of Freshjive from their Spring 1 delivery! This shipment is about quality over quantity and it contains a lot of classic button-up designs and strong New Eras and accessories. The design on the Monogram belts/wallets is crazy and the Avedon Flannels and LA Crown New Eras are selling well already. Check them out below or in-store!

Available now at our retail location and on our Online Store.

Thursday, March 5, 2009

Dope Couture Boutique Opening Friday!

Dope Couture has come along way since their first season! They've been around about as long as we have (1.5 years) and are already opening their first flagship store this Friday in Bloomington, Indiana where they are based out of. Thats pretty big for a brand! It will carry Dope Couture of course as well as Supra, G-Shock, New Era, and a few smaller brands. If you are ever in the area make sure you stop by!

Wednesday, March 4, 2009

New Hellz Bellz Spring T-Shirts!

A pair of t-shirts from Hellz Bellz' 2009 Spring collection trickled in stock the other day. More from Hellz spring is on the way soon, but for now check out the two we got in below!

Available now at our retail location and on our Online Store.

Introducing Undefeated! Spring 2009!

We are proud to introduce the world famous Undefeated to our line-up of brands! You are probably familiar with Undftd due to their high-profile sneaker collaborations (such as the $2,000+ Undefeated Jordans or the $400 Undefeated Dunks) and we are happy to be the first boutique in Michigan (and much of the Midwest) to stock their clothing! They are best known for their "5 Strikes" logo and their clothing line focuses on sports related concepts and is very clean and high quality. Check out pictures of our first of three Spring shipments below!

Now available at our retail location and on our Online Store.

A Gift from THSF....

Our friend Drew was in San Francisco this past week interviewing for the Oakland Raiders and checked out The Hundreds' San Fransisco flagship store. It happened to be during the time that their 5th Anniversary collaboration t-shirts were released (there were 5 in total - check them out at thehundreds.com) and he picked me up the 10.Deep and Crooks & Castles ones. Check them out below...the back of the Crooks one is dope too!

Note: We DO NOT have these in stock, the only place to get them is at The Hundreds flagship stores in San Fransisco and LA!

Tuesday, March 3, 2009

The Hundreds Spring 2009 New Era Previews!

The Hundreds never disappoint with their New Eras and it looks like this Spring will be no exception! Check out what New Eras you can expect from The Hundreds this Spring in the pictures below -- the rectangular Adam Bomb and the "flawless" Adam Bomb are sure to go quick, but I'm also really feeling the pixelated TH logo one! These will be available soon here at Motivation....

Dope Couture & Dj Benzi: The Jetsetters Mixtape!


To go along with their Jetsetters Capsule Collection, Dope Couture also teamed up with Dj Benzi to release The Jetsetters mixtape! We've been banging it at the shop and it features 25 tracks of new exclusive music from the likes of Kid Cudi, Fly.Union, Big Sean, Naledge, The KickDrums, Pharrel, Donnis, Fashawn, Drake, Blu, U-N-I, Pac Division, and many others!

Listen to it using Dope Couture's spiffy player HERE and you can also download it there as well.

New Kidrobot Spring 3 Available NOW!

We got in our 3rd Spring shipment of Kid Robot here at Motivation late last week, and it contains more strong t-shirts and some especially dope New Eras! Since we started getting Kidrobot in this January, it has been amongst our top selling brands and it looks like this shipment will go fast as well. Check all of the styles for men and women that we got in below!

Now available at our retail location and on our Online Store.

(without Flash)

Women's Kidrobot Items:

Dope Couture: Jetsetters Capsule Collection

Dope Couture just released a limited capsule line called the Jetsetters that is based off of everyone's favorite futuristic cartoon, the Jetsons. The characters are decked out in some of their favorite higher-end clothing and accessories. Each shirt is available in black and white and there were only 75 of each shirt made. We should have some of these rolling into Motivation in a week or two! Check them out below, some are modeled by our fam Naledge of Kidz In The Hall:

Monday Blog Specials: 3/2 through 3/8!

Whats up everyone, we decided to reward you faithful Motivation blog readers with a weekly special that will only be shown here on the blog! Every Monday we will post a new item (or items) for both men & women that will be available to you blog readers at a heavily discounted price...all you have to do is come in the store (or call/email if you are a non-local customer) and mention that you saw the item as a part of our Monday Blog Specials for the week and you can get that item at the discounted price. If you don't mention anything though the discount will not be given to you!

Here are this weeks Blog Specials, modeled by our good customer/friend Drew...I might ask some of you to model the items if you come through at the right time haha.

Men's Blog Special valid from Monday 3/2 through Sunday 3/8:
Crooks & Castles - Medusa Crewneck Sweatshirts (White or Gray)
Blog Special Price: $45 (normally priced at $80)

Women's Blog Special valid from Mon. 3/2 through Sun. 3/8:
Hellz Bellz - Hard Knocks Jacket Black (front & back pictured)
Blog Special Price: $85 (normally priced at $150)