Republ1c takes the skurban lifestyle to the streets!

There’s a new republic on the fashion map.

Get ready for the new age as the premier destination boutique for adventure and sports enthusiasts hits town! Join fellow skurban water sports aficionados on Feb. 6, Friday at the NBC Tent, Taguig as they hail Republ1c — the ultimate one-stop shop that brings you the freshest, most cutting-edge and stylish gear and apparel for “Skurban” sports including skateboarding, wakeboarding, wake skating, kite boarding and surfing!

Republ1c is more than just a destination for water sports enthusiasts. Skurban is an emerging phenomenon influenced by the skate and street wear fashion and lifestyle as observed in skateboarding origins, Los Angeles and New York. The Skurban style illustrates heavily-branded and graphic tees, hoodies as a layering piece, skinny, tapered or baggy jeans, flat-billed, “new era” baseball caps and skate shoes. Circling the urban and hip-hop culture is Republ1c fusing two cultural phenomena into one vibrant sphere of energy.

Watch out as Republ1c launches its Spring-Summer 2009 collection of funky fashion-oriented brands for traditionally mainstream product categories in urban and industrial atmosphere overcast with distressed textures exuding the Skurban style!

Don the latest fashion statements from brands under Republ1c such as C1RCA, KR3W, SUPRA, Skullcandy, Dragon, Pull-in, RONIX, Liquid Force, Helium, Hyperlite, The Hundreds, New Breed Girl, RVCA, Bern, RYGY, B Swim, L space, Lisa Lozano and Hurley.

Glide in style with skateboard footwear from C1RCA and SUPRA while wearing trendy pieces from KR3W and The Hundreds. Complete that fearless look with comfortable sports eyewear from Dragon. Whether you skate, bike, snowboard or ski, be danger-proof and sport quality helmets from Bern. From headphones, earphones, to backpacks with speakers and more, get high quality sound reproduction, perfect for your techno funk and hip-hop fix with Skullcandy music gear!

Don fashion stylish swimwear from RYGY, L Space, Lisa Lozano and b swim! Using only the finest materials and alluring colors, these brands exude a fresh, eclectic style for the fit and fab!

Whether you’re in for the tide or for the ride, never leave the house without Pull-in, an original and ultra-creative mixed lingerie and underwear brand tailor-made for extreme sports riders. Jive with fun and expressive brands like New Breed Girls and RVCA, both showcasing quality graphic tees perfect for that bold look!

Wakeboarding has never been more fashionable with innovative wakeboards from Liquid Force and RONIX. Hyperlite and Helium reflect your outgoing spirit with their trendsetting wakeboarding and wake skating apparel and accessories.

Plan B, Mystery Skateboards, Chocolate Skateboards, Girl Skateboards, Etnies, Altamont, Emerica and ES feature a collection of eye-popping graphic shoes, clothing and equipment for skateboarding as well as Company Wakeboard zeroing in eclectic choices of wakeboard wear.

Push your gear limit with Hurley’s collection of unique, creative and vibrant surfboards and apparel, and feel your need for snowboard speed with Burton!

Watch out for an adrenalin-pumping, action packed Republ1c Launch as it features their Spring/Summer 2009 fashion collection! Get your creative juices flowing with Republ1c’s board designing contest or get into high gear and try their custom-made streetscape skate park and street playground! Watch out for grip and grind exhibitions from PRO riders Asian X-Games skaters Ansey Flores and Jeno German and Sooruz wake boarder Leo Labadens! Dance to the versatile musical stylings of New York City’s DJ Lexey as she seamlessly spins rock, hip-hop and funk and soul beats for Skurban residents.

Join Republ1c as it takes the Skurban lifestyle to the streets and to the extreme on Feb. 6, Friday at NBC Tent, The Fort from 3 p.m. onwards.

(For more information, contact Paula Rosales at 817-0831 to 32 or send e-mail to paula.rosales@h20republic.com.)

(Republ1c is located at Unit 5&6 La Fuerza Plaza, 2441 Don Chino Roces Ave., Makati City (864-0774 and 710-9089). Also visit the other branches at the 3rd level of TriNoma, Westgate Alabang Center, Eastwood Citywalk 2 as well as H20 Republ1c in 2nd level of Eastwood Mall.)