Chicago’s first major footwear manufacturer, Florsheim, has teamed up with Duckie Brown for a series of quality shoes. These Laceless Wings are just what you’ll need for the summertime pool party circuit, crafted of a rich amber premium leather with stacked heels and leather soles. The shoes can be worn either with or without laces, […]

You basically cannot go wrong with a pair of classic Vans Sk8-His, so the newest iteration for their Spring 2012 Vault Collection are spot on. A luxury take on the timeless high-top, the Vans Vault Spring 2012 Sk8-Hi Zip LX feature a heavy use of premium leather with suede, including leather laces. Available in 3 […]

The fine Austrian purveyors of fine wool felt and leather, hard graft, return with a new product for you iPad (yes, the new one too). Handmade in Italy, the 2Point Turn iPad Case blends German-made 100% wool felt with über premium 100% vegetable tanned leather (dyed in age old wooden drums) to fashion a simple […]

One of the attention-getting pieces from the always excellent Junya Watanabe’s MAN collection for Comme des Garcons’ Spring / Summer 2012 are these Duck Boots, slightly modified from the norm with a ridged gum sole — as opposed to the more traditional ‘chain-tread’. The luxury rain shoes come in two colorways, green (above) and tan/brown, […]

New for 2012 comes Converse Japan’s oiled leather edition of their classic Chuck Taylor All Stars. The limited edition high-tops feature a buttery smooth premium brown leather upper that’s been well oiled, giving the normally pedestrian shoe a very exquisite sheen. The shoes are teamed up with hiking boot laces, an off-white sole, an embossed […]

If you grew up at all in the 80s, then you fell in love at some point with a girl who wore white Reebok Freestyle sneakers. It’s not an assumption, it’s empirical science. For those kiddies who grew up in the 90s, the vision of young girls rocking huge Aquanet hair, bright make-up, stirrup pants, […]

Alexander McQueen’s collaboration with Puma introduces a high-end luxury sneaker for Spring/Summer 2012. The Dextral Mid features an eagle print on the leather upper, a premium leather lining, a branded silver tag on the tongue and an Alexander McQueen logo on the heel. Now available at select Puma stockists. via Hypebeast

Founded by Jules-Louis Audemars and Edward-Auguste Piguet, Swiss watchmaker Audemars Piguet is currently celebrating the 40th anniversary of the release of their Royal Oak model. The updated commemorative luxury watch is the Royal Oak Openworked Extra-Thin Tourbillon, and will be limited to only a 40-piece release. Comprised of premium platinum, the Openworked Extra-Thin Tourbillon wristwatch boasts […]