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Tuesday, 30 March 2010

Buttero SS10

The Buttero family company started their shoe production in the 50′s. They’ve come a long way since their first pair of spaghetti
western boots and developed the brand into a more fashion oriented style, while maintaining the original handcraft methods and
the artistic know-how of Italy’s Tuscany region.
For SS10, they updated their sneakers collection using a selection of washed dyed suedes and the smoothest of leathers. They also
came up with some sleek boat shoes and a powerful pair of loafers, adding a strong upbeat character to this classic men’s shoe.
These styles are already in store so grab yourself a pair, while you still can…

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Monday, 29 March 2010

Our Legacy SS10

For SS10, swedish brand Our Legacy focused in the epic life of a well made garment. For them, a garment is like a person, having
a personality of it’s own. It can be intellectual, romantic, sensitive, experienced and much more. The Hidden Harvest collection main
philosophy is about natural grown fabrics and personal identity.
Our Legacy’s often distressed reinterpretation of men’s wardrobe classics, create a contemporary, apparently thrown together look
for confident, natural and playful modern men.
We will soon be showing you what’s already at the shop from Our Legacy. In the meantime, here’s a sneak peek at the first looks.

Be sure to roll all the way over to the right, to get the full look treatment

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Wednesday, 24 March 2010

The Photos of… Mike Disfarmer

The curious eccentric man who made up his name, claimed to have been born of a tornado and apparently spent a lot of time
measuring his feet, is today recognized as a master of the studio portrait and an important chronicler of rural America in the first
half of the 20th century. With a direct and simple approach, Mike Disfarmer’s photographs are as penetrating as any in the history
of photography and hence an honesty and humanity that few photographers can even hope to rival.
It has been said that, his genius was the ability to capture without judgment, the essence of a people and a time.

To us, he’s a real inspiration to what we try to show in the Found Photos section of the site.
The many references in menswear present in these pictures, like the collarless shirt, the working boots or the perfecto jacket
allow us to traceback important pieces of today’s wardrobe. The contemporary hairstyles, such as the parted hair or the amazingly
prominent pompadour of the guy in the first picture make us undoubtedly think that these looks, with their overall attitude and style,
are just too powerful to be ignored…

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Tuesday, 23 March 2010

First SS10 Looks

Things have been arriving at the store and up ’till now we’ve been featuring them by brand. Now, we think it’s time
to do a little mix ‘n’ match and present our own first selection of looks for Spring-Summer 2010.
These looks include smart Aquarama blazers, amazing blue jacket and trousers ensemble by Boglioli, a military
inspired flap pocket jacket by Ts(s) and some incredible horsehide leather for the Cornelian Taurus document folder.
As always, click on the main photo to change between pictures and be sure to rest the mouse over it to see details.

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Monday, 22 March 2010

New Arrivals… n.d.c.

The n.d.c. brand is much about quality and understated individualism and their products
are artisan hand-crafted with carefully selected leathers.
Watch out for the iconic ‘Alithia’ boat shoe comeback for SS10, now in a limited edition ’Alithia Sailor’ in nubuck wash with a striped vamp.
Inspired by the plimsoll shoes worn at the english tennis courts of the 1920’s, the ’Plims’ trainers are making their debut this
summer and are available in dip-dyed Italian calf suede.

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Friday, 19 March 2010

New Arrivals… Band of Outsiders

As promised, here’s a some Band of Outsiders pieces already at the store.
Checks and tie-dye for the shirts and knitted cotton jersey for the sweater, shorts and pants.

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Wednesday, 17 March 2010

Raf Simons x Linda Farrow

Raf Simons continues his collaboration with Linda Farrow this SS10. The collection, based around futurism, incorporates classic masculine sunglasses given a harsh new line by use of hard angles, screw pins, metal detailing and rimless frames. Playing with a classic inspired wayfarer the results produce different adaptations some with softer fronts versus hard angles and strong lines on a further frame.
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Tuesday, 16 March 2010

Picnic Group

Weren’t we all missing a good old picnic shot?! This one truly caught our eye as these guys really look great in their
suits and ties. A classic look for an otherwise relaxed attitude. The little flowers on the jacket’s lapels really wrap it up.

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Monday, 15 March 2010

Band of Outsiders SS10

From Los Angeles, California… Band of Outsiders.
The Band of Outsiders men’s collection is designed as an ever-growing archive of re-interpreted american menswear classics: shirts, ties, jackets, knits, and tailored suits and outerwear. The products reflect a drive for innovation, high quality and detail. Leader of the band, Scott Sternberg, founder and creative director, has received two Council of Fashion Designers of America Awards: 2009 CFDA Menswear Designer
of the Year and 2008 CFDA Emerging Menswear Designer of the Year.
With continuous presence on fashion editorials and incredible press coverage, from GQ, Vogue, Interview, L.A. and N.Y. Times, Esquire, Harper’s Bazaar, this fast rising label has long been working its way around celebrity actors like Jason Schwartzman or Kirsten Dunst and becoming the favorite of many of nowadays better known artists like Kanye West, Beck or Charlotte Gainsbourg, to name but a few.
First drops from Band of Outsiders now at the store. More will follow by the end of the week.

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Friday, 12 March 2010

Raparo shoes

Raparo is a family company committed to the high quality of italian craftsmanship. Hailing from Montegranaro, one of Italy’s main
centers for shoe production, these shoes feature the supplest of leathers providing real glove like comfort. The finest calfskins are
carefully selected in order to produce these derby lace-ups and brogues. With their stitched leather soles and modern-day design,
we’re pretty sure not even San Serafino, the region’s patron saint, would resist…

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Thursday, 11 March 2010

Robert Longo… Revisited

As some of you might remember, Robert Longo was one of the first artists we talked about here. Being certain that his work
has a far more vast reach than the “Men in the Cities” series, this remains the one we most relate to. A retrospective of his
work is currently showing in Lisbon so, if you happen to be in the neighborhood, go on and check it out!
Robert Longo, Uma Retrospectiva – until the 25th of April at Museu Berardo.

MEN TRAPPED IN ICE -Collection Mera and Donald Rebell, New York

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Tuesday, 09 March 2010

New Arrivals… Raf Simons

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Key pieces of the Raf Simons SS10 runway looks, the snake shaped belts are featured in top
quality alligator print leather or plain web canvas. The first drops also include some fine cotton
cardigans with embroidered breast pocket and exposed elbow details. The inside towards the
outside effect is again visible on the trousers, with the top inner lining forming the waistband.

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Monday, 08 March 2010

Street Etiquette – Sewn from the Soul

With nowadays amount of existing blogs all covering different aspects of life from music to photography, fashion, design,… we’re
pretty sure you must follow some of them at this point. We do it too and Street Etiquette is one we’ve been following for a while
now, manly due to their cool unique approach on fashion and style. They recently came up with this backstage video from an
editorial shoot they made called Sewn from the Soul and which is meant to honor individuals from Miles Davis to Dr.Cornel West.
The looks and music are great and the ensemble really embodies Street Etiquette’s distinctive viewpoint.

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