As we previewed a couple weeks back, LIAS correspondent Freddi C braves the wilds of Sonar Festival in Barcelona, and lives to tell the tale… Well, I’ve finally recovered from Sonar and already the weekend here is madness again. It sounds like I’m in the middle of a war zone — loud, and I mean […]

Peruvian-born Mario Testino is one of the most highly regarded lensmen on the planet, having photographed nearly every A-list celebrity worth their teeth-whitener (Gwyneth Paltrow, Lady Gaga, Julia Roberts, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Claudia Schiffer, Madonna, Rolling Stones, Giselle Bundchen and let’s not forget his Kate Moss by Mario Testino book) for the most prestigious magazines on […]

Accessories make the outfit, and with Smoking Skulls on your cufflinks you’re sure to send the message that you’re not to be messed with. Actually that depends — if you have your eye on a lady, maybe you are meant to be messed with. In the broom closet and such. Really, that’s your call. The […]

Henrick Vibskov cannot be boiled down to simply “fashion designer” when his work spans from trendsetting fashion label (featured regularly at Paris Men’s Fashion Week) to creating elaborate stage design to drumming in various music projects (most notably, Trentemøller). Given the wide-range of experience and expertise in several facets of the art world, a book […]

Two of the most powerful forces in contemporary men’s fashion combined minds to create an exclusive capsule collection. Japanese brand COMME des GARCONS teams up with New York skate/streetwear label Supreme for a series of items including t-shirts, button-down shirts and camp caps, but our favorite item is this polka dotted hoodie above. They also […]

The eternally elegant Coco Chanel once remarked, “Fashion is not something that exists in dresses only. Fashion is in the sky, in the street, fashion has to do with ideas, the way we live, what is happening.” This central idea that fashion is not merely a random assortment of trends, styles and clothes — but […]

Los Angeles streetwear brand The Hundreds introduce this most vital fashion item: the simple tube sock. I never quite realized how important tube socks were until I caught The Hundreds’ informative, compelling American Apparel-esque ad campaign. Made of 85% cotton, 12% nylon, and 3% elastic, the socks feature three stripes at the calf with “The […]

Yoshi Yamamoto’s fashion forward Y-3?s introduces a new silhouette for Spring/Summer 2012 collection, the Black Savage. The high-tech mid-top sneakers feature leather, textile and rubber paneling throughout in black, white, blue and red, thick blue lace-up closure with textured leather casing at shoe face and a white rubber cap toe. Copious branding can be found […]