Top-Felt‘s slippers/house shoes mean to make the most of the Barefoot Running movement. Many orthopedic experts believe that today’s over-tech shoes offer too much heel and arch support, allowing runners to use a sprinting step that they would never use naturally while barefoot — leading to such ailments as plantar fasciitus, shin splints, etc. So […]

San Francisco-based artist Markus Diebel has created a line of jewelry that benefits a good cause: the manymals. The idea behind the design was to create animal charms that hang naturally from the necklace as they would in their indigenous habitat. Each animal is hand sculpted and scaled down, then cast in sterling silver. The […]

Iceland is a country of mythical and romantic proportions. So anything Icelandic grabs me, even if it it is a giant blanket-dress-bag. But seriously, they look pretty comfortable, and I can’t imagine anything more comforting than snuggling up in something so big and woolly and baggy while listening to Nordic folklore around the fire. But […]

You ever read The Unbearable Lightness of Being? Man I love that book. Milan Kundera has a way of grappling with male/female relationships unlike any living author. Wish I could ask for his sagely wisdom every now and then, but somehow I think I’d end up a lonely alcoholic typing away in some Parisian cellar, […]

Espolon Tequila returns stateside after several years of market absence, and the comeback is welcomed. Brewed at the Saint Nicolas Distillery, what many consider the Best Factory in Mexico, the tequila comes in both blanco and reposado expressions. Made from 100% blue agave in the treasured soil of the Jalisco Highlands, Espolon boasts a longer […]

While this Pebbles Rug is not nearly as cool as that Roadkill Rug, or even that Barenjager Bear Skin Rug, I’d have to say it’ll have a better affect on the female contingency visiting your apartment than the infamous Wampa Rug. Maybe not tho — maybe you’ve got an awesome girflriend that would appreciated a […]

A very simple but desirable high top sneaker from cashmere specialists Brunello Cucinelli. The Solomeo, Italy-based luxury label crafted their high tops with a clean mix of nylon and leather, in a full gray on gray colorway. But what really makes the sneaker stand out are the laces, whose sublime softness are due to the […]

It’s perfect that they sell the Loaded Wallet in Kitson — in some circles, the quintessential Los Angeles boutique. L.A.: the City of Fronters. Nobody fronts like Angelinos — we are literally World Class at it. And what better way to front than to have a wallet that looks like a stack of $100 bills […]