Surely by no coincidence, the recent remastered re-release of nine of Led Zeppelin’s albums comes in time with this scarf collaboration with UK designer Paul Smith. The highly limited-edition scarves each measure 1.5 x 1.5m, the first three being the covers for the Led Zeppelin, Led Zeppelin II and Led Zeppelin III albums. The first was created using an intricate photographic weaving technique […]
Slow Factory is a New York-based company founded on sustainability, handcrafted artful products and, most importantly, the bright lights of and around the Earth. Slow Factory takes scarves and garments to the outer limits via the direct inspiration provided by NASA’s satellite and telescope open data images. Collections include the “Floating In Space” collection, where fine silk-blend […]
Japanese men’s clothing label Uniform Experiment is set to release a new set of stoles for its Fall/Winter 2012 collection. These three latest additions include leopard and polka-dot patterns mixed into flag designs of the Union Jack and American flag. Bold, yes, but delightfully accented. The stoles retail at approximately $675 (¥52,500) each. Sure that’s […]
visvim elevates the foundation of its established brand to the next level with its Japanism collection. Known worldwide for its craftsmanship and use of top level materials, the Japanese brand takes those elements and incorporates them into a collection that pays homage to traditional Japanese design and manufacturing techniques. Label founder Hiroki Nakamura is releasing […]
When New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art opened its Alexander McQueen: Savage Beauty retrospective exhibition last month, nobody quite expected the response to be so great. To deal with the overwhelming turnout, the Met has decided to extend the show’s run an additional week until August 7th. In order to commemorate this unexpected but well […]
Unotre brings us stylist Robert Verdi’s latest creation, an inspired conflation of vintage Hermès silk scarves and Vans classic slip-ons. Verdi takes the bold and bright graphics which the house of Hermès was built on and applies it to the timeless sneaker, creating headturning shoes to wear to this weekend’s BBQ. Nice one. via Highsnob
In a beautifully executed release, Kanye West has teamed up with M/M Paris to create a limited collection of silk scarves based on the various covers of Kanye’s recent My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy album. Famously painted by erstwhile Esquire cover genius George Condo, there will be 5 different pieces in the collection (the 5 […]
Premium Japanese label SOPHNET. takes some beautiful scarves and gives them the ever-so popular camouflage treatment. The scarves — made of 65% cashmere and 35% — are available as of this Saturday (December 11th, 2010) for about $625 (¥52,500) each directly through SOPHNET.