Italian fashion site Men’s Mentore has a short but wonderful piece on Japanese leather crafstman Sakuto Motoike, who launched the Moto Leather & Silver footwear line in 1971. The son of artist Hideo Motoike, Sakuto’s leather creations are so skilled one could credit them almost as being sculptures themselves as opposed to rote footwear. Check [...]

While most toy designers are content with using vinyl as their clay of the gods, Berlin’s Zeitgeist Toys prefers to use fine materials like precious metals and even porcelain to mold their beasts. As porcelain is one of the finest and most difficult materials to work with, it’s no wonder they demand such exorbitant prices. [...]

Avast me mateys, batten down the hatches, hoist the aft sheets and shiver me timbers! I don’t know what any of that means either but typing it felt right when paired with the Gladstone hunting kit bag from G.J. Cleverley. This limited edition bag was hand crafted from Russian leather which was salvaged from the [...]

Without question, our favorite “affordable” single malt Scotch at LIAS is Balvenie 15-year, absolute gold at Costco for about $40 a bottle. We would’ve loved to try that Balvenie Madeira, of course, but haven’t had the opportunity (Balvenie, if you’re out there sweet Lord of Scotch, feel free to send us a sample!). To give [...]