Jeremy Scott continues his sartorial assault on wallflowers everywhere with his latest collaboration with headwear giant New Era. As can be expected from the flamboyant Angeleno designer, the Jeremy Scott x New Era Headwear Collection for Spring/Summer 2013 features a varitey of baseball caps more suited for a Rick James video than the streets. Based on […]

Capitalism saw its true boom in America from the 1950’s into the 1960’s. Advertising gained importance in design, presentation and overall execution, demographics would be specified and targeted, and the phrase “always be closing” would ring in the ears of business men across the states. TASCHEN America’s own Executive Editor Jim Heimann and contributing author […]

Institutional British luxury brand Burberry Prorsum‘s latest leather shoes exemplify the artisan expertise that the label embodies. The cork soled shoes feature a tumbled brown leather upper, patterned woven inserts and a patterned navajo print toebox. You can find the Woven Top Cork Sole Leather Shoes — fresh for Spring / Summer 2012 — at […]

Ray-Ban adds two new patterns of sunglasses to its Wayfarer Rare Prints Collection for the upcoming Spring/Summer 2012. The first, “Blocks” (above), features geometric shapes in an all-over print over the frames, and the second, “Typadelic” (below) utilizes text such as “Freedom”, “Love” and “Peace” in either an all-over print or solely over the inside […]

Looking to do for models what fanzines like Tiger Beat and Circus did for teen idols and rock stars, nascent magazine Lovecat is a quarterly print publication dedicated to the ladies that sell us everything from mascara to push-up bras. Their 3rd issue includes a pin-up inspired calendar featuring models Damaris Lewis, Heide Lindgren, Charlotte […]

French label Lacoste showcases their Crichton model yet again, bringing back the basketball silhouette in three basic colorways that make for a clean, simple sneaker. The tonal suede and gator-print leather atop the vulcanic sole on the brown, blue and white kicks are all part of Lacoste’s 2012 range. One more look at LaCoste’s Crichton […]

O’Neill have crafted a technical cold weather jacket for vaunted big mountain snowboarder Jeremy Jones, and since it’s for Jones they’re making sure it performs. The Explore Jones Insulator Jacket features Firewall 2 polyfill insulation with strategically placed warming panels where your body generates less heat, underarm vents to dump excess heat and allow cool […]

Jeremy Scott continues his assault on the understated with the latest footwear offering for his adidas Originals Collection for Spring/Summer 2012. The aptly named Hairy Leopard Tail high-top sneakers are made with faux leopard-print fur covering the sneaker, and made even more brazen with a thick vestigial tail poking out the back. As can be […]