There are few materials better crafted for the heatwaves of summer than madras. Invented in the scorching heats of India, you can imagine the creators of the lightweight cotton material knew a thing or two about staying cool in torrid temperatures. As we loved Cape Madras’ Long Sleeve Button-Down so too are we enjoying this […]

Last week we met with the fine folks at Pirelli and the ID Agency for a possible project, and in said meeting they were kind enough to hook us up with this year’s coveted Karl Lagerfeld-helmed Pirelli calender. Of course we previewed the mythology-based calender of International Supermodels Gone Greek back in November, but to […]

Have you had enough of the Royal Wedding? Did you think the celebration was finally over, and we could go back to your non-Royalist, American ways? Think again. A Special Edition brew called Royal Virility Performance — with only 1,000 bottles made — has been produced to celebrate the nuptials of Prince William and Kate […]

Along with many of the competitors of its day — such as Matchless, BSA, Norton, Triumph, etc — Royal Enfield converted its plants from making an array of powered goods (including motorcycles) to producing firearms during WWII. After the war, it was among that breed of British motorcycles above that defined an era. With the […]

Mad Decent producer-at-arms Paul Devro drops a Bollywood-inspired mixtape for the holidays. As Devro explains: “Pomp and Clout asked me to make them a mixtape for them of whatever i wanted, so i thought i’d put my Bollywood disco record crates to work. So here it is, my xmas gift to you, super rare, super […]

Today in Moscow Karl Lagerfeld unveiled the first few calender images from Italian tire giant Pirelli — whose limited edition creation has been one of the most coveted calenders by straight men everywhere since 1964. As is the case every year Pirelli commissions a new photographer to curate the calender, and this year Lagerfeld takes […]

Épice have released a collection of flowing scarves based around the themes of relaxation, amusement and the wonder. Suggested by flower designs the stripes, dots, checks and flowers of these wool and silk scarves are the product of Bess Nielsen and Jan Machenhauer. Creating a bridge between Occident and Orient, the designers take inspiration in […]

Atlanta rabblerousers and general menaces to society Black Lips announced plans for more touring in 2010, ostensibly to support last year’s excellent 200 Million Thousand LP (Vice). Let’s hope they can avoid the dust they kicked up in India and actually finish this tour. Widely considered one of the best live bands in the world, […]