The Missoni and Converse collaboration has produced a number of memorable sneakers, such as the original All Star Hi Tops and recently announced Auckland Racers. Their latest effort includes a new colorway of the Chuck Taylor, featuring the signature Missoni woven upper with royal blue leather accents throughout. The entire Missoni Fall/Winter 2011 collection, which […]
18
Jul
Italian fashion house continues their high end collaboration
1
Jul
When having the most powerful production car ever isn't enough
Sadly, the last of the groundbreaking Bugatti Veyrons has just been sold this week, ending the very exclusive 300 production run of a vehicle that represents one of the greatest engineering feats in modern automotive history. As a final exclamation point on the truly landmark vehicle, Bugatti has teamed up with Berlin’s Königliche Porzellan-Manufaktur (Royal […]
17
Jun
Only 21 bottles of Chivas Brothers rarest whisky ever to pay tribute to the British Isles' Crown Jewels
What could possibly make a whisky so rare that only one man in the world has had the opportunity to taste it? That ladies and gentlemen would be a whisky that pays homage to the oldest crown jewels of the British Isles, named The Honours of Scotland. The single malt scotch whisky by the Chivas […]
9
Jun
John Walker & Sons $164,000 scotch celebration of Queen’s reign
Prince William may presently be the most popular royal, may just have the hottest future queen as a wife, and may be devoted to serving his country as a member of the Royal Air Force, however there might just be one other royal whose devotion to her country outweighs any other. Queen Elizabeth II, Prince […]
13
May
Europe’s flagship W opens in London, but can the transatlantic cool of the brand be translated?
The second edition of our Checking In series, Lost In A Supermarket’s quest to cover all things we hold most dear (see our review of the gleaming new Ritz-Carlton Hotel, Hong Kong). In this review we jump continents from Hong Kong’s Ritz — now the highest hotel in the world — to the W Hotel […]
2
May
Royal Virility Performance special edition brew
Have you had enough of the Royal Wedding? Did you think the celebration was finally over, and we could go back to your non-Royalist, American ways? Think again. A Special Edition brew called Royal Virility Performance — with only 1,000 bottles made — has been produced to celebrate the nuptials of Prince William and Kate […]
3
Aug
Black Tot "Last Consignment" Royal Naval Rum
On July 31st 1970, a 300 year old Naval tradition ended when the last rum ratio was issued aboard ships of the British Royal Navy – a day to be forever remembered as Black Tot Day. (Original Royal Navy records confirm that the rum used for the rum ration was most likely imported from the […]
Sure Crown Royal ain’t the best whisky in the world, but as far as massive distillers go it’s a damn fine option (let’s just say it has a safe place in the LIAS wet bar). To give Terence more boozy options for his personal selection, they’ve just dropped a new 90-proof spirit that boasts notes […]
