Although he splits his time between Milan, Paris and NYC, Kimmel always keeps his roots very firmly planted in American soil. His Spring/Summer 2010 collection lookbook was obsessed with cowboys and all things Western-wear, albeit they were some very sartorially blessed cow hands. In his Fall Casino collection Kimmel collaborates with New York visual artist […]

When I first saw Joshua Ben Longo’s creations I knew I’d stumbled across a little bit of pixie dust. I can’t totally explain it, but his monstrous creations just resonate with me from a distant place reserved for childhood wonders — stuff like comic books, monsters both repulsive and whimsical, sci-fi flicks and, yes, stuffed […]

We might be guilty along with the rest of So Cal consumers in believing that boot cobbling in the west is, well… dead. It absolutely is not! Meet George Esquivel — a legitimately cool, punk rock loving guy from Anaheim, California. Apprenticing from a renowned shoe cobbler almost a decade ago, Mr. Esquivel soon gave […]

I know the movie came out last week, but I only had a chance to catch Fantastic Mr. Fox this weekend with the Madfam over Thanksgiving. With some of us voting for the redundantly named Ninja Assassin (including yours truly), and others opting for the craptacular 2012, it seemed Mr. Fox was the one flick […]

If you’re a fan of sci-fi or film in general, I highly recommend Dana Goodyear’s interview with James Cameron in the latest issue of the New Yorker. It’s an incredibly insightful, well written examination of one of America’s best auteur filmmakers, living or dead. (If you don’t think so, best be prepared for a heated […]