The latest creation of melting animals is meant to remind people of the hardship our planet’s environment is going through. Realistic sculptures of animals melting into the ground due to global warming are the product of Takeshi Kawano, a Japanese artist who created the pieces to ignite the thoughts and the opinions of people worldwide. The […]

One of our favorite Los Angeles designers B:SCOTT — aka Brandon Scott, formerly of B.Son fame — is throwing up a serious fete this eve in the City of Angels. To unveil his fourth collection Brandon is organizing the Every Man For Himself Pop-Up Launch & Installation at FourTwoFour on Fairfax this evening, from 7 […]

You almost can’t go wrong with anything Junya Watanabe designs for Comme de Garcons, and this Serge jacket for MAN is another exclamation point for the brand. The cotton wool blend Serge features leather patches throughout and a healthy scoop of twill, slightly fuzzy in texture. Must be talking corduroy. Available at Japanese boutique vendor. Creating […]

One of the best tshirt lines in the world (remember their Velvet Underground and Retro Arcade-Inspired collections?), Passarella Death Squad has decided to enter the denim wars with two styles that follow the same diligent design ethos as their shirts. Demanding the finest materials, Passarella returns to the land of the Rising Sun for pure Japanese […]

DJ Soul assembles a veritable Who’s Who of hip-hop both old and new for his latest mixtape celebrating the 8-year anniversary of Japanese label Lafayette. The 1-hour 10-minute megamix blends everyone from Ghostface & MF Doom, Reflection Eternal, Nas, Mobb Deep, Raekwon and Common to Kanye, Prince Paul, Jay-Z, Tyler The Creator, Pusha T and Cam’ron. Plus many […]

Two elite Japanese clothing brands, Mastermind Japan and visvim, combine forces to produce the Gila Moc mid top shoe. Though the kicks feature some small details like MMJ’s signature silver aged skull logo and and visvim-like tassels on the heel, it’s the upper suede and simply color scheme that makes this shoe a standout. Keep a […]

Famed Japanese custom motorcycle builder Zero Engineering, who originally went into production with their Samurai Chopper, have staked a name for themselves by producing meticulously engineered bikes with old school aesthetics. Their newest model, the Type 9, stays true to that mold — taking two years to perfect the design of a bike that features […]

The latest from Japanese footwear masters visvim are chukka-style shoes based off their Newell silhouette. Part of their Fall/Winter 2011 collection, the boots are made from Italian vegetable-tanned cowhide leather with a natural horsehide leather lining. The hand-sewn Newell shoes also feature a bamboo shank for shock absorption, a replaceable Vibram outsole and a cork footbed. […]