23 May
LIAS gets their hands on 2011's most coveted calender

Last week we met with the fine folks at Pirelli and the ID Agency for a possible project, and in said meeting they were kind enough to hook us up with this year’s coveted Karl Lagerfeld-helmed Pirelli calender. Of course we previewed the mythology-based calender of International Supermodels Gone Greek back in November, but to […]


28 Apr
Future forward eyewear for Spring/Summer 2011

MYKITA has certainly never shied away from teaming up with an avant garde designer to offer a far-future look at eyewear. Their designs with Rad Hourani — as well as their headscratching Yuri sunglasses — are exercises in the eccentric. This latest collaboration effort with designer Bernhard Willhelm may not be as pioneering, but they’ll […]


8 Feb
Not one, not two, but three bags in one

Austrian bag and fine accessory maker Hardgraft’s 3Fold bag may be just about the only small bag you’ll ever need. Looking at the photo above, it may appear to be just an overnight bag. But it has you fooled, the bag can actually transform into two other bags completely different in form — you can […]


If you’re looking to get the best sound from your loudspeaker — and you’re willing to throw $175,000 into your system — then you could do worse than Trenner & Friedl’s Duke loudspeaker. The ultra premium Austrian stereo manufacturer has spared no expense crafting what they consider the finest speaker, and they’re not afraid to […]


Today in Moscow Karl Lagerfeld unveiled the first few calender images from Italian tire giant Pirelli — whose limited edition creation has been one of the most coveted calenders by straight men everywhere since 1964. As is the case every year Pirelli commissions a new photographer to curate the calender, and this year Lagerfeld takes […]


Hard Graft is almost always money, and their new 2Unfold ($515) leather laptop bag is no exception. The transformable bag is handmade in Italy from Italian vegetable tanned leather and accented with their signature 100% wool felt. What makes this particular laptop case unique is the design, which through a series of straps and grips […]


12 Apr
Austrian milliners keep it in the family

In my eyes, hats are an underrated fashion accessory, but when a company like Mühlbauer turns it into an art form, everyone seems to appreciate it. They’ve adorned the heads of some of the most famous names in the world, and they’re certainly available to the lesser known folks out there (assuming you’ve got the […]


You’d be hardpressed to tell me why I shouldn’t yearn for one of these hats. Vienna-based luxury accessory purveyor hard graft has just released a line of headwear with fellow Austrians Mühlbauer, a 106 year-old world renowned family-run millinery. Known mostly for their felt sleeves, moleskin and phone cases, hard graft have been putting out […]