Tuesday, 13 March 2012
Available in three amazing deep colors, green, maroon and brown, Ripley is a fresh style boat shoe made from supple top grade leathers and featuring a fold over laced fringe. The shoes’ top quality is further accentuated by the leather whipstitch detailing at the front and cross stitch knotted detail at heel tab and even the white sewn rubber soles with repeat elephant print bring a little something extra to the mix.
Monday, 12 March 2012
Keeping up with LA’s finest newest drops at the shop, here’s Band of Outsiders’ Spring Summer looks, shown at Pitti Uomo’s 80th edition, where the brand featured as a special guest. Collection took inspiration from movie musicals, the technicolor and the masculine ideal in combination with classic staples from 80s American sportswear. In a balance between sport and tailored, laid back and buttoned up, the blazer jackets, nylon windbreakers or colorful shirts create new iconic pieces and build up for fresh, modern, real clothes.
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Thursday, 08 March 2012
The creative talents at Maison Margiela move forward on their subversive way of making fashion and deliver a new range of make-believe accessories to complement your looks. Picking on cliché imagery of sunglasses and pens showing out on chest pockets, they reworked the idea and produced a series of eye deceiving clip-on brooches. Featuring a classic Rayban aviator sunglasses arm and a double set of marker and click pens, the brooches create the illusion of real objects when worn and make up for another of the brand’s brilliant twists.
Wednesday, 07 March 2012
Spring is upon us… Finally, Sundays spent indoors watching the rain fall give place to sunny outdoor strolls, and heavy outerwear is traded for lighter alternatives, all while keeping elegance and comfort in mind, both of which exude from the young man in this picture. Cruising the outdoors with his faithful companion, he’s a reminder that even in more relaxed occasions, one can adjust his style to achieve a perfect balance between visual and functional aspects. Loose pants, fitted blazer, crisp white shirt and spot on accessories such as the plaid tie and boutonnière, are perfectly complemented by that confident posture.
Tuesday, 06 March 2012
With camo styled clothing overflowing every Tumblr or (Street) Fashion Blog you can think of, we have to hand it to Adam Kimmel for taking the current trend to the next level. As we would expect from someone with his background, Kimmel twists the camo theme around and creates an entirely new allover print, incorporating key elements from his SS12 dark surfer inspired collection like palm trees and waves, while further dyeing it all in black. From shirt to pants or tie, the Hawaiian Overdye Print is the one you definitely want to be seen wearing this season.
Tuesday, 06 March 2012
For those of you who remember it, we really rocked the boat with New Balance back in 98 and, fact of matter might be that the american based brand was responsible for the worldwide sneakers craze that happened around that time, with people giving up the shoe thing to wear sneakers all the time. Many things have changed since then, as new and vintage brands make their way into the streets, New Balance however, has stayed there, championing the premium sneakers market and being a true fashion favorite while releasing new models and stunning collaborations. We welcome the brand’s return to our shop with some engaging new styles for SS12, that run from retro to classic or more sporty. Check them out now.
Thursday, 01 March 2012
Named a CONSTELLATION within, Our Legacy’s collection for SS12 is presented as a kind of garment mixtape of favorite clothes, that are both versatile and profusely wearable. Current highlights and staff favorites are, the Rice Field Jacket, for it’s perfect fit, balanced shape and easy going style, the Round Neck Knit, made entirely out of linen and aimed at keeping it cool, and of course, the Constellation Blazer Jacket, following the collection’s theme while boasting it’s white flecked navy fabric. As the second batch of selected pieces arrives to the shop, it’s time to present Our Legacy’s inspiring look book for the spring/summer season.
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Monday, 27 February 2012
Another interesting story this monday involves one of our favorite designers, the London Olimpics and cycling. Paul Smith’s love for bikes is well documented, wether by his life’s background or current collaborations. So well in fact, that he was asked by the London 2012 Olympics to do an introductory video on the city’s new Olympic Velodrome. Enthusiastic as ever, Sir Paul shares his long enduring passion with us all.
Monday, 27 February 2012
Apparently, or so has our friends at Post New tell us, Band of Outsiders has sent Brad Pitt, George Clooney, Gary Oldman and other Academy Award Nominees, a clip on bow tie with a fortune cookie reading “He who wears Band of Outsiders bow tie wins important award”. As with any good old prediction, they had a pretty good chance of scoring at least one of the night’s winners and, as it turned out, it happened twice with Woody Allen and Alexander Payne getting both a BOO bow tie and the highly sought golden statue.
Wednesday, 22 February 2012
On the second round of our Behind the Scenes special feature, we share our exclusive coverage from the backstage preparation and runway action at the Raf Simons show during Paris Men’s Fashion Week. Held at Maison des Metallos and named Run Fall Run, the AW12 show had Depeche Mode’s Personal Jesus as soundtrack and saw Raf bring back the youth culture and street style references he is widely known for introducing into menswear fashion. He also delivered a new silhouette for man, by playing with volumes, oversized garments, the use of extensive layering and brought out a striking new shape of hats. Here’s how it all went down…
1. Prepping the room. Last details being sorted out with name tags already placed on the benches. As models start to arrive, time for hair and make-up.
Wednesday, 22 February 2012
2. Hairstylist Guido Palau and his assistants worked their magic around lots of dyed extension hair, while models chill and wait.
Wednesday, 22 February 2012
3. Models lining up and stepping onto the runway for final rehearsal.
Wednesday, 22 February 2012
4. Dressing starts, carefully. All efforts underway not to blur the make-up or stain the clothes.
