Brand Spotlight, Designer Spotlight, features, News

London Fashion Week – Paul Costelloe

This morning for the 10th consecutive season Irish designer, Paul Costelloe, kicked off London Fashion week with his very sophisticated yet colorful collection for Fall/Winter 2011. Costelloe cites ‘home grown fashion’ as the inspiration for the collection. From Harris tweed from Scotland, luxury plaids and herringbones from Ireland, and beauti...More

features, photography

Bill Cunningham New York: the original street style photographer

Bill Cunningham, the 81 year old New York Times photographer is arguably the greatest contemporary street photographer. For decades, this Schwinn-riding cultural anthropologist has been obsessively and inventively chronicling fashion trends and high society charity soirées for the Times Style section in his columns “On the Street” and “Eveni...More

Outfit picks

Levi’s Lefty Jean Textile Vest

Check out this awesome vest from the Levi’s Lefty Jean collection. Headed up by Takahiro Miyashita and Kazuki Kuraishi, the pair have work together to produce something a little different for the more traditional denim brand. The Textile Vest has a Mexican blanket come flannel feel and is meant to be worn either alone or [...]...More

Brand Spotlight, Clothing, features

Get the Topman Spring Utility look

Topman has launched their Spring Utility collection, which offers a modern take on causal work wear. The collection as it name suggest, draws upon utility styling and heritage influences to modernize classic shapes such as the mac, chino and shirt. The colour pallet is composed of rich tones of tobacco, burgundy and khaki, which gives [...]...More

festivals

Christian Louboutin & Gobel’s team up to make the ugliest shoe of 2011

These are quite possibly the ugliest shoes I have seen in a long time. I mean it looks like the man is wearing a gold dragon on his foot! These rather obnoxious shoes were designed by Christian Louboutin as part of an exclusive collection for Marlon Gobel’s Fall/Winter 2011 menswear line. I am just Hoping [...]...More

Clothing, Designer Spotlight, Gallery

Rag & Bone 2011 Fall Collection

British design duo Marcus Wainwright and David Neville have just showcased their Fall 2011 collection for the NYC-based label rag & bone. They may be better known for their denim heritage, but as this collection demonstrates they are now attempting to take menswear to a whole new level. Although I am not sure about some [...]...More

Accessories

Kenton Sorenson leather iphone and iPad cases

There are millions of cases for your various apple products available, but these ones by Kenton Sorenson have really caught my eye. The American-made leather holders are available for both the iPad and the iPhone 4. Both have minimal branding, top entry loading and a beautiful untanned aesthetic that is sure to darken and age [...]...More

features, Grooming

Men Are Useless Review

This month one of our reviewers, Joe, kindly tested out the monthly box scheme for male grooming essentials – “Men Are Useless.” For about the same price as you would pay at the shops, Men are Useless will do all your essential toiletry shopping for you, box it up and deliver it through your letter [...]...More

Accessories

Swarvoski Introduces Men’s Jewellery Collection

This month, Swarovski has released a collection of jewellery and accessories especially for men. Recognised for over a century as the world leader in cut crystal, we were quite curious as to what the collection would entail. The collection which is based around six main themes of course includes faceted crystal, but more surprisingly ceramic. [...]...More

bags, features

Get Outdoors With The Epperson Mountaineering Backpack

We love this latest backpack from Epperson Mountaineering. Constructed in their Libby, Montana workshop, they have been making functional, yet stylish backpacks for over 30 years. The ballistic nylon combined with a more progressive color-blocked design makes this bag look good on or off the mountain. We particularly love the tribal patterned strap...More

Clothing

Get The Brighton Rock Look

Brighton Rock out in cinemas this week was adapted from Graham Greene’s iconic 1939 novel, and charts the headlong fall of Pinkie, a razor-wielding disadvantaged teenager hell bent on clawing his way up through the ranks of organized crime. At the heart of the story is the anti-hero Pinkie’s relationship with Rose – an apparently ...More

Accessories, bags

The Master-Piece Over V4 Backpack

The Master-Piece Over V4 Backpack came out a few months ago now, but I have decided to write about it anyways, as every time I see one I get a little bit of bag envy. Made by the renowned Japanese bag manufacturers Master-Piece, the V4 was made exclusively for the UK market. With a nylon [...]...More

Footwear

YMC Navajo Deck Shoes

How awesome are these YMC navajo deck shoes! The shoes are from their Spring/Summer 2011 collection and are comprised of a casual slip-on platform with laces over a great navajo printed upper. I really like the way they have taken inspiration from the 1970s cultural movement, yet given it a modern twist. The shoes are [...]...More

festivals, Footwear

Havaianas Launches Wellies Range

Festival season might still feel like ages away, but the popular flip flop brand Havaianas are already on a mission to make sure all your festival footwear needs are met. While we all would love to wear flip flops through the festival season, this is England and who are we kidding if your not up [...]...More

bags, features

Nudie Jeans Denim Bag

Tonight I had the chance to go to an exclusive acoustic set by Justin Townes Earle an exclusive acoustic set at Liberty department store in London’s west end, to celebrate the opening of the new Nudie Jeans shop. While there I caught a glimpse of this amazing over sized bag. Made from 10 oz Turkish [...]...More


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