Nike’s 1977 silhouette is actually just an an update of the Blazer sneaker which came out originally in 1972. Of course a few changes were made including toebox skirting and more perforations below the telltale Swoosh. This version features a bold multi-color zigzag Swoosh and bright orange branding on the heel and tongue. Pre-order it over [...]

Fresh from Junya Watanabe’s latest season of his coveted MAN collection comes the Quilted Tweed Blazer, a hunting classic reinterpreted with military touches, woven leather buttons, corduroy collar trim, suede elbow patches and a visually arresting vibrant blue lining. As usual, Watanabe’s vision is on point — there’s very little the Comme des Garçons designer crafts [...]

Blazers can do wonders for outfits. They dress up casual wear instantly and intensify the seriousness of business wear, yet they aren’t the most comfortable pieces to wear all day. Quintessential British luxury house Burberry London has tailored a neat fit, slim lapel blazer made from modern fabric so it can be packed into the [...]

Nike Vintage Nylon Blazer Hi is a blast from the past. The Nike reissue of the classic 1973 basketball sneakers is now made with ballistic nylon, and comes in bright red and blue colors. The ultra clean, minimal design recalls the early days of the high-top, and is now available for pre-order at END for [...]

One of the most timeless pieces in streetwear — the Carhartt fleece hoodie — gets its collaboration treatment applied with NYC/Milan designer Adam Kimmel. Kimmel combines materials and cuts from his own ultra-exclusive label to Carhartt’s classic pieces, the end result being some very expensive Carhartt workman’s wear. Everything from blazers and slacks to tees [...]

All the pieces in Junya Watanabe Comme Des Garcon’s blazer collection for 2011 have an aspect of casual sportiness to them — even while walking the line of modernity. As Riccardi Boston says of the Spring Summer 2011 Collection: “For the past few seasons Junya has been straddling the line between uberpreppy college dropout and [...]

Looks like it’s a week for hybrid sartorial chimeras. First there was Lanvin’s half-boot half-shoe, and now Neil Barret drops this Blazer style jacket. It’s essentially a black leather jacket with a black wool blazer front — sort of like the mullet of jackets: party in the back, business up front. The back panel features [...]

You may be scratching your head as you look at this jacket. Is it a hoodie? Is it a vest? Is it a blazer? What kind of God would allow such a hybrid sartorial abomination to be created?! Well, don’t be alarmed, it’s all of those things, but the design house who unearthed it — [...]