Fresh from Junya Watanabe’s latest season of his coveted MAN collection comes the Quilted Tweed Blazer, a hunting classic reinterpreted with military touches, woven leather buttons, corduroy collar trim, suede elbow patches and a visually arresting vibrant blue lining. As usual, Watanabe’s vision is on point — there’s very little the Comme des Garçons designer crafts […]
Tokihito Yoshida’s Beacon Heritage Spring/Summer 2012 collection for Barbour has officially launched. The 6th seasonal collaboration between the Japanese designer and the longstanding British brand is based on the Barbour aesthetic, but is then tweaked and customized by Yoshida’s particular eye — a style which includes the implementation of innovative fabrics and production techniques. Materials […]
Scandinavian brand URBANEARS achieves a nice blend of style, comfort and functionality with its Plattan Black Quilted headphones. The quilted pattern around every inch of the headphones means hours of music listening without discomfort, while the highly compatible 3.5mm steer plug can be used with smart phones such as iPhone, Blackberry and HTC. A special feature […]
Incipio is about to release their latest collection of MacBook sleeves. Made from Nylon, these cases provide the perfect fit for the Apple MacBook Pro and MacBook Air devices. Using locations as inspiration behind the aesthetic for each group of sleeves, on-the-go consumers can rest assured that these sleeves will reflect their home while keeping […]
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 […]
Now in its third iteration, Converse collaborates with Schott NYC to fuse the design of their original Perfecto motorcycle jacket with that of Converse’s classic Chuck Taylor All Star shoe. As with the prior black suede and navy blue versions, this all white sneaker fuses the durable ruggedness of Schott’s motorcycle jackets with the original […]
Designer Raymond Hau has created a line of iPad sleeves/clutches made from exotic skins, many sporting unique luxurious textures. The line includes genuine black python (above), hair-on calfskin, lizard, crocodile, ostrich and even shark leather, all featuring interiors fully lined with quilted lamb skin. The premium lamb offers ultra soft protection for your beloved Apple […]
Just in time for the LA-based heatwave comes this quilted arctic cap from Woolrich John Rich & Bros. Man I was complaining how bland this summer was, and then can you believe Monday was the hottest day ever recorded in Los Angeles? In 133 years? Almost in October? But as weather cools off in other […]