The iconic British label Fred Perry has spurred many a youth movement in its day, starting off as simply a tennis label which was then unknowingly adopted by — and in many ways ended up defining — the mods. The 2tones came after, and soon the label was appropriated by a seemingly incongruous gamut of […]

If you’re looking for an all around useful shoe to employ as the weather heats up, you could do far worse than a pair of wingtip brogues. Ben Sherman knows this, so fresh for their Spring/Summer 2012 collection they’re releasing the Qewy Leather Brogues. Now we’re usually not fans of pre-worn out clothing, but these […]

Remember in Michel Gondry‘s 2008 film Be Kind, Rewind when Mos Def and Jack Black filmed super low budget versions of famous movies? Oh, you didn’t see it? Well fret not young cinephile, you didn’t miss much — it pretty much sucked. Despite dropping the ball on that film, director Gondry — best known for Eternal […]

Jack Purcell sneakers were originally designed by the Canadian badminton champion in 1935 to increase performance. Today the eponymous sneakers have been revitalized in design, the latest edition from Converse being the Jack Purcell Johnny Tweed Highs. The sneakers are made with purple and green plaid tweed, and include a leather side details and textured […]

The highly reliable mastermind JAPAN here collaborates with Converse Japan on a highly customized version of Converse’s Jack Purcell Hi Zip silhouette. Of course as it is mastermind Japan expect an all black colorway with copious skull and crossbones — a logo we see repeated on zipper tags, tongue and heel. The sneaker also features […]

Celebrating the renewed interest in vinyl, Third Man Records has introduced a new iPhone 4 case that is made from pressed 7” vinyl records. Synthesizing new and old musical technology, the 45 rpm records are die-cut to create the backs of each iPhone case and a molded bumper frame snaps it in place (available in […]

Feeling a need to relive the 80s, but don’t want to subject yourself to the horror that is Footloose, 2.0? The iHome iPhone Boombox might be just what you’re looking for. Updated with new technology from the standard 20 D-battery monstrosities of yore, the iHome iPhone Boombox offers a sleek monotone design, SRS TruBass DSP, […]

Brooklyn Decker is everywhere these days. You’d think being in an Adam Sandler movie would be enough to completely destroy all artistic cred, but she’ll probably do more damage when she graces the big screen in the film version of the board game Battleship next year. Until that piece of cinematic turd drops on the […]