Converse has collaborated with Nike and Marimekko, a Finnish design firm, to produce yet another redo of their timeless Chuck Taylor All Stars. The venerable shoe company has joined forces with many design teams over the years and this latest edit is just another rendition of the high-tops that’ll get you plenty of attention. This […]

Mishka NYC finally enter the wristwatch game with this first series of timepieces for 2011. The brightly colored, boldly designed watches will get you noticed; the four watches in the series are certainly not for those putting a premium on subtlety in their wardrobe. And at a cost of only $60 a watch, you can […]

Unotre brings us stylist Robert Verdi’s latest creation, an inspired conflation of vintage Hermès silk scarves and Vans classic slip-ons. Verdi takes the bold and bright graphics which the house of Hermès was built on and applies it to the timeless sneaker, creating headturning shoes to wear to this weekend’s BBQ. Nice one. via Highsnob

One of the best online boutique retailers, Oki-Ni, has initiated a series of mixtapes by some of their favorite artists. As they describe, “Working with world-renowned DJs, bands and producers the series aims to ‘venture off the dancefloor’, allowing the artists involved to produce unique and personal mixes to a theme of their choice. The […]

Avante-gard designer Raf Simons continues his assault on the sneaker game with the release of his latest collection of footwear. Fresh for his Autumn/Winter 2011 line, Simons’ collection varies from the elegant to the outright outlandish, using everything from brightly colored patent leathers to natural full grains to a variety of luxurious materials on a […]

This is one of those things you discover on the internet that absolutely blows your mind. In one way it’s an amazing coup to be able to share stories and intimate details about figures in history that have mesmerized you throughout your life, and to be able to take an illuminating peek behind the stone […]

SE Bikes is a company known predominantly for their BMX and freestyle bike heritage, makers of the famed P.K. Ripper bike of the 80s (named after proto-BMX racer Perry Kramer). But in a rebirth they’ve decided to get somewhat civilized and also enter the fixed gear and single speed bike world. Their series includes 4 […]

I first recognized Tara McPherson a few years ago sitting at her booth at Comic Con — it was insane. The line to meet her and have art signed wrapped around 2 other booths and basically shamed the couple other artists with signings at the time. I realized then that McPherson has the sort of […]