2 May
Polo shirts, hats, tennis wristbands & Quilt Wing-Tip Shoes

Labels don’t grow much more cultural heritage than Fred Perry, a onetime tennis brand that expanded to become embraced by subcultures far flung, from mods and preppies to 2tones and skinheads (just look at their Fred Perry x Medicom 60th Anniversary Bearbrick Series for verification). The vaunted British brand has now teamed up with fellow […]


24 Aug
Limited edition black quilted sneaker collaboration from Japan

Japanese boutique Chapter teams up with both sneaker shop Vanquish and adidas Originals for a new high-top based on adidas’ recent Hardland silhouette. The limited edition sneakers are fashioned from premium black leather and suede, and feature a quilted upper with bright silver studs applied carefully to augment the design. Metallic glitter is also used […]


22 Aug
Weather-conscious, fashionable buyers will love these boots

Yuketen, well known for the sturdy footwear and luggage they produce with classic Americana touches, has introduced their Maine Guide Quilt Boots. The brown boots feature pristine leather and plaid wool with a herringbone panel upper sewn onto a Vibram Christy outsole. With metal eyelets, leather laces and contrasting yellow gusset, the American made “Quilt” […]


11 Jul
Flip your old W.A.S.P., Slayer & Maiden shirts into art

Ben Venom looks like a guy that doesn’t take anyone’s bullshit. I’m even pretty sure that if you told him he was doing “women’s work” he’d likely sock you in the face. Then when you stopped blubbering like an infant he’d sit you down and calmly teach you how to do the exact thing you […]


23 Aug
More headturning footwear from Yuketen for Fall 2010

Yuketen continues releasing headturning footwear with their Hunt Boots, following up their  After just showing you the Red Brown Quilt Hunt Boots with these Brindle boots. Fresh from Yuki Matsuda’s Fall 2010 Yuketen collection, each pair of the limited edition boot is hand-finished, and features their double ring crepe sole and a removable kilte. This […]


20 Aug
American made leather and plaid wool hunting boots

Yuketen’s Hunt Boots Red Brown Quilt are the type of shoe that makes me wish I was a hunter. The cow leather and plaid wool shoes are handmade in America to designer Yuki Matsuda standards, which are notoriously high. The company is founded on a strict quest for outstanding materials, and from there Matsuda does […]


11 May
Hand-stitched individuality for the home

There are many ways to individualize your self, and your home, and they don’t all have to be expensive luxury-house accessories or oh-so painfully hip collaborations. Sometimes all it takes is something as thoughtfully unique as this Horncastle double-size patchwork quilt. It is pieced and hand-stitched using a variety of fabrics and prints, combined with […]