I never really add people I dont know on now dead MySpace, but sometimes something just strikes me about the default and I have to click accept. Such was the case with Thee Mark. Come to find out he is the at the head of this movement and clothing company called PRMTVE:PASSE. At first I was struck by the way they mixed high end designer clothes with kicks, or sweatshirts and heels; an all over fusion of what is considered High and what is considered Low. Low being streetwear. Personally I do that with my own style, rockin' some hellz with my 5 inch stilletos and Louis Vuitton bags. Im all for new horizons, innovative styling, and this is exactly what Passe offered me. I knew I had to do a blog post on them because they need some props; these kids look like they could be chillin' with Kanye in his Sartorialist shots; and come to find out they actually rub elbows with 'Ye himself's advisor. Read on.


I ,Rhuigi Mark or "Thee Mark", along with my sister Rhoxanne have always had a vision and attachment with history and art as a kid.
Passe has always been in us ever since I was a kid drawing dragonball on our walls in our Saudi Arabia place or building gundams in our Philippine house. But, the name formed a few years ago essentially to epitomize culture and history(since I was a history geek) in a word. Which at that time was PRIMITIVE, but due to some problems we became PRMTVE and what is now Passe'; which is a french word used to describe "something that has been done"--it carries a big negative connotation in the word. But, we like it, we believe in it. Using a negative as a positive; after all our past isn't so pretty. A name isn't really something that I can give to such a broad vision and a direct focus, for now I believe (Prmtve)Passe is a name that we use to distinguish ourselves.So with that being said, it's just a word to represent the knowledge of our past and the idea that our society is formed from our past. Plus as pathetic as this sounds the word sounds amazing! At the end of the day it's what produced is what counts and never limit ourselves within the idea of the name.
[He also told me that they
"decided on PRMTVE bc there is no 'I' in team". Brilliant.]
Blog/Site Purpose: We had initially began with prmtve.com--which sky rocketed our program, but there's plenty of changes being done.) Break the norms and the typical things we see in our everyday lives, be different "ITS COOL" lol. I mean it is to show our passion and love for art, knowledge, and fashion. But, I believe it's to bring back the quintessential artists in us. There's a lot of blogs and movements out there, but our true purpose is to just show growth and appreciation for what we love and do.
We gather withing the realms of art--- In every aspect of life there is art. And I want passe to be thought as a universal theme for a lifestyle, thinking (quite ambitious,but who knows)
We have styled/interviewed various artists.
But whats to come for the future are clothes, definitely the clothes--no dates, but we have the infamous brain caps to raise awareness projects and collaborations with different high end & streetwear companies. And other variations to create a better look for california and the future of our youth.
We are all a product of society, we conducted this for us to all fit in, change that and be different. After that you will complete an auspicious life.
click on the picture to visit their online magazine,
Prmtve MagI seriously think these cats are a force to be reckoned with. I cant wait to see what they have to show the world.
-PYT
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