Diamond Supply Co & Christian Hosoi Limited Edition Collection Release Party

Let’s just start off with the fact that there is a humongous Diamond Supply Co. billboard of Christian Hosoi on the corner of Fairfax and Melrose, one of the busiest intersections in Los Angeles. It features the epic photo that Grant Brittain took of Christian at the Perfect Ramp in Mesa, Arizona, doing a Christ air and his body is actually flying above the billboard. Best billboard ever…

We arrived at the Diamond store on Fairfax and the line was already starting to form down the block. As we walked up, the Muska showed up and Steve Caballero and his motorcycle builder, Bryan Thompson, rolled in and then we saw Felix Arguelles, Reda, Chris Pastras, Vern Laird and a bunch of awesome people. Next the Venice homies showed up thick with Haden McKenna, Blake Johnson, Sean Imes, Pony the Tony, Double O Kevin and Bennett Harada.

We hung out on the sidewalk out front awaiting the appearance of Hosoi, because you know Christian likes to make a rockstar-style entrance… and he did not disappoint. Christian swaggered up with a giant posse, including his wife, Jennifer and two of his kids, Classic and Endless, Christian’s dad, Pops Hosoi, and Eddie Reategui and his two kids, Ryder and Bella, and the party was on.

Once we made it inside, we chilled out with Nicky Diamond in the back, Biebel showed up and hot chicks were passing out free food and drinks. It felt surreal just to be there celebrating with all the heavies in the room. The whole Diamond crew was there representing and then Ray Barbee started jamming, and he’s so damn good. It’s like watching the skater version of Hendrix mixed with Miles Davis. He’s just gets in it and grooves it, providing the ultimate soundtrack for good times.

The Diamond Supply Co. Christian Hosoi collection is insane. There is a t-shirt with a Cesario “Block” Montano photo of Christian in Rio De Janiero and a tee featuring the classic Grant Brittain power slide shot of Hosoi at Del Mar as well as chain wallets, hoodies, beanies, shorts, hats and a badass black murdered out denim jacket… It’s a completely cool collection of radical must-have gear. Everyone there was really stoked for Christian… and it was an out of sight kind of night.

Shop the entire Diamond x Hosoi collection online here: HTTPS://WWW.DIAMONDSUPPLYCO.COM/LIMITED-EDITION/DIAMOND-X-HOSOI.HTML

– Words and Photos by Dan Levy