Tokihito Yoshida’s Beacon Heritage Spring/Summer 2012 collection for Barbour has officially launched. The 6th seasonal collaboration between the Japanese designer and the longstanding British brand is based on the Barbour aesthetic, but is then tweaked and customized by Yoshida’s particular eye — a style which includes the implementation of innovative fabrics and production techniques. Materials […]
23
Dec
The 6th seasonal collaboration between designer & British brand
20
Oct
Premier Italian brake manufacturer introduces headgear
Brembo, the premier Italian brake manufacturer that supplies nearly every top of the line performance vehicle, has recently debuted their collection of Brembo Helmets. Ostensibly figuring protection in stopping is protection in crashing, their B-Tech and B-Jet, models feature an Automatic Fit Belt fastening system, a visor with added space and a wider visual angle […]
29
Jun
Riding the fine line between homage and exploitation
Seeing as Native American prints have peaked in the streetwear game, you knew it wouldn’t take long before brands started venturing a bit further south of the border. Enter this latest iteration of Van’s slip-on, the “Guata Stripe”, which appropriates boldly colorful indigenous Guatemalan fabric patterns onto their classic silhouette. There’s a fine line between […]