10 Jun
The mythical return of Black Elvis... I mean Dr. Octagon

The man, the myth, the legend Kool Keith returns with a new alias, “Bushman”, and a track and video to support it. Produced by Yeti Beats and out on his This Is Not A Hotel album, “Bushman” is just another one of many weird faces for one of the most creative and prolific minds in […]


3 Jun
Signature Global Glam eyewear for Austin, Taipei and Mexico City

Here’s a first look at the W Hotel’s collaboration with eyewear maker Contego for the hotel chain’s three Global Glam locations. Taking Contego’s standard Kipling frame, the duo have re-imagined a pair for each of the Global Glam hotels: Austin, Taipei and Mexico City. Austin gets woodgrain frames, Taipei red frames and Mexico City gets […]


23 May
Grey plaid design woven in pure virgin wool

The Ace Hotel New York’s signature plaid blanket is now available for purchase via their online shop for $150. Made exclusively for the Ace NYC by the established wool makers at Pendleton, the blankets are fashioned of pure virgin wool in a unique design specifically created for the New York hotel in Pendleton’s Oregon mills. […]


13 May
Europe’s flagship W opens in London, but can the transatlantic cool of the brand be translated?

The second edition of our Checking In series, Lost In A Supermarket’s quest to cover all things we hold most dear (see our review of the gleaming new Ritz-Carlton Hotel, Hong Kong). In this review we jump continents from Hong Kong’s Ritz — now the highest hotel in the world — to the W Hotel […]


Welcome to the inaugural edition of Checking In, the latest series in Lost In A Supermarket’s quest to cover all things we hold most dear. In this hotel review series sure we’d be tempted to just cover the most expensive or exclusive hotels in the world (who wouldn’t), but that will not be our sole […]


8 Apr
The Clash, U2, The Boss, Stones... what more do you need?

The Morrison Hotel Gallery has become my second home lately. Sort of feels like Sid Vicious camping out at the Chelsea, but without all the heroin shooting and girlfriend stabbing. Why am I back so soon, cos the fine folks at MHG have yet again brought an amazing collection of rarely seen and intimate photos […]


31 Mar
Hotel meets All Star Bosey high top sneakers

The Ace Hotel has teamed up with Converse to create a new colorway of their custom Ace x Converse Chuck Taylor All Star Bosey shoes. The original olive-drab canvas version was created exclusively as part of the Ace Hotel New York’s uniform when it opened in 2009, lifting design cues from vintage wading boots Converse […]


24 Mar
Exhibit of rare photography at Morrison Hotel Gallery Loft Soho

Anyone who knows me knows I love two things: Johnny Cash and Bourbon Whiskey. When I found out that not only was there going to be a super rare collection of Johnny Cash photos shot by legendary photographer Jim Marshall, but that the private opening would feature complimentary Woodford Reserve, I immediately cleared my calendar […]