If you have $23,000 burning a hole in your wallet, and you really like cognac, esteemed cognac maker Hennessy has the ideal offering for you: an exclusive Methusalem of their famed X.O. cognac. For the rare vintage the French distillery teamed up with high-end Italian shoemaker Berluti, who crafted the bespoke leather trunk the cognac […]

Weighing in at a scant 369 pounds and propelled by a potent 140 horsepower and 72 lb/ft of torque, Ducati thumped its chest as it unveiled the the most powerful middleweight sport bike on the market: the 2011 848EVO Superbike. Based on Ducati’s current middleweight Superbike, the 848, its “EVO” designation comes from significant all-around […]

We’ve been fans of the work of the brothers Beckerman, Daniel and Simon, for awhile now (read our Q&A). The Milan-based duo first caught our eyes as the publishers of PIG magazine, but we also fiend on their eyewear line SUPER (aka Retrosuperfuture). For Summer 2010 they’ve dropped a couple new styles, including the “Cheetah” […]

Quite simply, no matter how in-fashion or out-of-fashion they are, Ray-Ban Aviators will always be the definitive sunglasses for me. Oldmadman Mundt wore them when I was a nascent pup, and when I was rebelling from the fam I thought they were lame, and so I opted for big chunky Orange County surfer/skater glasses instead […]

The clean silhouettes of  Volta are getting a re-up on two fronts for their Spring/Summer 2011 collection. With their signature Classic model, the Italian footwear label mixes up the materials with canvas, deer leather, linen and camo options for several new looks. Moreover they’ve also added a new higher cut model called the Summer Boot […]

We were big fans of Missoni and Converse’s first collaboration, and these apples don’t fall far from that first tree. But really, where are you gonna go? We’re talking Converse Chuck Taylor All Stars high tops blended with high end Italian fashion house Missoni’s signature zigzag pattern — no reason to reinvent the wheel here. […]

At World Ducati Week Bologna-based modifiers NCR debuted their “Millona 16” street rocket, a modified version of Ducati’s $72,500 Desmosedici D16RR that’s been stripped down, lightened, made more powerful and hence significantly faster. A generous amount of carbon fiber has been used throughout, including the frame, swingarm, wheels, fuel tank, fairing, tail and fenders. Other […]

Growing up as a young boy in Corleone, Sicily was tough. When I was nine, my father was shot and killed for insulting the local mafia boss. When I got older, I learned the ways of the streets, smuggling boxes of tagliatelle from town to town on my bicycle. It was a dangerous game. I […]