The Elan Brogue boots from Church’s — one of Northampton, England’s best known shoemakers — are made from quality cognac calf leather. With classic wingtip detailing and punched patterns throughout, the handmade shoes feature recycled compound Carrarmato soles by Vibram. Pick up a pair for under $700 (€ 410).

Superflat creator and artist extraordinaire Takashi Murakami will open his latest exhibit at the  Gagosian Gallery in London next Tuesday, June 28th. His retrospective show at the MOCA was one of the best ever exhibited at the seminal museum, and his exhibit at Chateau de Versailles last year made global headlines. This new exhibit will […]

Clarks Originals, the British shoe manufacturer and retailer based in Somerset, England has introduced a capsule Spring/Summer 2012 collection as an ode to British Rock Royalty. In 1950, Clark’s launched their iconic Desert Boot which went on to be a huge success, and with this British Rock Royalty collection they’re giving it an update. In […]

We covered Portland General Store’s Whiskey Aftershave Splash & Wet Shave Jelly a couple weeks back, and the stuff seemed so great we knew we had to give some shine to their Tobacco Wet Shave Jelly this time. Enriched with aloe vera, organic extracts (Bilberry, Sugar Cane, Sugar Maple, Orange, Lemon, Cranberry), and oils to […]

Madman Mundt and the Elf breakdown Joe Wright’s latest, Hanna. The film is out today, April 8. The Elf It’s like The Bourne Identity with a pre-teen girl. At least, that’s what Hanna was on the page. On the screen? Not so much. I first read David Farr’s script a little over two years ago […]

Ibberson — one of Sheffield, England’s oldest cutlery firms — brings you these steel blades in either a two-blade option or a three-blade option because, well, sometimes one blade just isn’t enough. One of the blades is an old school can opener and the other is something else that is, well, sharp. Another is something […]

A one-hour documentary made by German filmmaker Wolfgang Büld, Punk In England was filmed in 1980 as punk was fading out, and attempts to capture the scene at a point of transition from a revolution to the pop mainstream. The film is the second part of a trilogy, following Punk n London, and records the […]

Coming straight from the New England frosts of Portland, Maine, is Portland General Store’s whiskey-inspired shaving products. The Wet Shave Jelly (below) is a whiskey-scented gel that creates a rich lather to shave with. Bentonite clay — “one of the most effective and powerful healing clays… that pulls oils and toxins from the skin” — […]