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Earn Your Black Belt

12.16.2008

Submitted by jharper on Tue, 12/16/2008 - 1:15am.
The Bite:
imageWanna look as hot as you thought the Karate Kid did when you were 12? (Admit it.) Kick it with expert style from Alchemy Goods. Repurposed from bike inner tubes (drop yours off like so), AG's adjustable belt, composed of four thin layers of durable rubber, feels surprisingly leatherlike and looks rad with cargos (or karate pants). If you wanna punch it up, AG's teamed with Seattle's Steel Toe Studios to offer recycled industrial-hipster-chic bike cog buckles - upgrade from the plain buckles for an extra $55. It also makes tube totes and messenger bags, and wallets from salvaged seat belts and reclaimed vinyl mesh banners. Wax off you go... 
Wanna Try: 
Alchemy Goods, 3220 First Ave. S., Ste. 400 (by appt. only). Map It (206-484-9469). Also available at Jaywalk, 1105 34th Ave. Map It (206-328-7776). Belt, $38.
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Cocktail Fact

The song "You're the Best" in The Karate Kid was originally written for Rocky III - which explains the lyric, "History repeats itself." 

Small Changes Add Up

If 10,000 Seattle Biters buy one belt made from old inner tubes instead of a conventional belt, we'll keep the weight of about 24 sensei in rubber out of landfills.

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olmaz  on October 16, 2009 at 05:22 AM 1
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