31 Aug
McQ gets subtle for Fall/Winter 2011 footwear collection

With what is normally considered summer footwear, Alexander McQueen give his take on the tennis shoe with the latest in his Fall/Winter 2011 footwear collection. With the exception of McQueen’s signature skull embossed on the heel, the all white sneaker is the apotheosis of subtlety — an aspect rarely attributed to the work of the […]


22 Aug
Fine prep leather shoes from Sweden

Swedish prep label Tretorn, well known for their rubber-made products and simple shoes, has given us their Walden boots for Autumn 2011. The traditional shoe is crafted with a clean leather upper finished with suede trim. The insulated shoe also features Tretorn’s signature rubber sole. The lacing details make this no-hassle shoe perfect for the […]


3 Aug
Pristine white luxury high-top sneakers made in Italy

Yesterday we brought you Common Projects’ Duck Boots, and today comes another beauty from the New York label. These pristine white high-top premium leather sneakers emulate vintage basketball shoes of days past, with perforations on the upper, padded tongue and ankle, and cream rubber sole with textured foxing and heel. Of course as always there’s […]


When brands as high quality as mastermind JAPAN and UK luggage makers Globe Trotter (who made that Attaché Briefcase for Future Collectibles) get together, you know the results are going to be top notch — just like their collaborative Leather Suitcases from last year. So it’s little surprise this trunk-like suitcase, crafted entirely from Globe […]


7 Jul
Walt's favorite piece of modernism gets a revision

Walt Disney, known for his perennial thoughts of dreaming, innovation and enjoying life like a kid (as well as some alleged racism), was a fan of the original Airline Chair. So much so that he personally selected the Airline when he built his original Burbank animation studio in the late 1930s. Now Los Angeles designer […]


29 Jun
$88,000 limited edition concept watch is only right twice a day

“Time is of the essence” is not only a wellworn maxim but also increasingly relevant to how we live our lives every day: fast, on the go and unable to relish in the little pleasures. The increasing demand to measure time more closely has led Swiss watchmaker Bell & Ross to move in the opposite […]


28 Jun
A headturning bag by the UK luxury brand

Paul Smith’s ongoing MINI-print collection — which includes bags, wallets, notebooks and more — carries the UK luxury line’s unique touch into Autumn/Winter 2011. Featured in the MINI on Location collection is this holdall, which displays a print of a vintage MINI in a Paul Smith signature stripe pattern parked in front of a Las […]


In a move that is sure to send fans of Japanese streetwear fits of heart palpitations, three of the country’s top labels have collaborated on a GORE-TEX-inspired line of jackets titled “The Fusion Project“. The collection of four performance jackets were created by the mighty triumvirate of mastermind JAPAN, White Mountaineering and  visvim with key […]