Normally Gucci sunglasses are a bit too gauche for my personal taste — what with their ornate, oversized golden signature “G”s on the temple and tinted lenses. With their new collection of “heritage” aviator sunglasses, however, Gucci have hit a successful combination of style and restraint. Aimed to resonate the hazy glamour of the 1960s, […]

Let’s face it, Diplo made his name on the mixtape — first with his Hollertronixxx mixes with Low Budget back in the day, and then his gamechanging Piracy Funds Terrorism mixtape that put M.I.A. on the map back when she couldn’t even read a map. Then there was his superlative mix with Santogold, Top Ranking, […]

If you’re thinking this Fendi rifle looks familiar you aren’t too far off — resident fashionisto “Bruno” took his very own Chanel RGP to his film premiere last year. Well, considering Sacha Baron Cohen’s use of them, I think its safe to assume these life-threatening accessories are more of an ironic statement on society then […]

The Gucci Icon-Temporary pop-up store opened up to the public on October 24 in New York City at 43 Crosby Street and will be open for the rest of the week, and will then will go on a semi-world tour to Miami on December 1st (ostensibly for Art Basel), and then London and Tokyo in […]

I had the opportunity to check out the R-16 (R = Respect) festival last year in Suwon, just outside of Seoul, Korea. I haven’t been to many breakdancing contests. OK, that was my first one. It didn’t take much, though, to realize that the event is bringing a level of legitimacy to an artform that […]

War is a profitable business, indeed. Sadly though, the ones making all the cash aren’t the ones fighting on the front lines. We send the poor to fight the rich man’s war. If the “well-to-do” did actually hit the front lines, though, they’d probably loathe the standard issue chemical warfare masks they’d be forced to […]