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 […]
28
Jun
A headturning bag by the UK luxury brand
21
Feb
Chuck Taylor sneakers go Missoni for Round 3
The first Missoni vs. Converse All Star Hi Tops were a smash, and the second version went with a more texturized Chuck Taylor shoe. Now two new styles of the very exclusive collaboration are being introduced for 2011, again applying Missoni’s vibrant use of colors and horizontal stripes on space-dyed knits. The limited edition shoe […]
4
Aug
6 stylish ties to save you time
The idea of a clip-on bow tie is enough to give any red-blooded fashionista an outbreak of hives, but if you could make stylish clip-ons with all the attention to detail and panache of a traditional bow tie? Why not, right? Sometimes you’re in a rush, and a clip-on tie would make a convenient and […]
29
Jun
Riding the fine line between homage and exploitation
Seeing as Native American prints have peaked in the streetwear game, you knew it wouldn’t take long before brands started venturing a bit further south of the border. Enter this latest iteration of Van’s slip-on, the “Guata Stripe”, which appropriates boldly colorful indigenous Guatemalan fabric patterns onto their classic silhouette. There’s a fine line between […]
4
May
Limited edition Oxfords from two of the UK's best
Following the success of their Oliver Spencer winter shirt range, Monocle has developed a summer version. It’s in the same classic Oxford design, limited to 60 shirts in each color — blue gingham or fine blue stripe. I’m personally feeling the gingham, but I just love that pattern. Available for $145 at the impeccable Monocle […]
14
Apr
Avoid hour long festival booze lines
I gotta be honest with you, my thoughts are turning more and more to Coachella as the days progress. It’s getting hard to work. In fact, I’m about to head out of our secret headquarters, the Meadows, today and take our hyperspeed stealth jet to our underground Palm Springs bunker, where I will begin our […]
1
Mar
Designs like this will make me miss him all the more
There isn’t much to say about this eccentric accessory, it boldly speaks for itself. What you really need to know is that it’s another cheeky purse design from the late and great Alexander McQueen — a black and yellow striped whipsnake long box clutch adorned with a skull and crystal knuckle-duster push clasp, and I […]
