We very much like Commune de Paris, 1871. A simple, well made and beautiful label started by three young Parisians: designer Alexandre Maïsetti, art director Sébastien Lyky and Edouard Launay, all collaborating with other creatives in the field of fashion and graphic arts. Inspired by the french revolutionary… [ Continue reading ]

I guess all of us denim admirers are in desperate need of some proper jeans literature after books like Denim design, The Denim bible by Sportswear United, and Denim: From Cowboys to Catwalks. Recently the limited title ‘Denim Legends’ did all of our hearts stop for… [ Continue reading ]

Just got some very nice footwear by Oliver Spencer in the mail. The collection launched for AW09 is modeled after an Italian gardening boot and made of waxed leather in brown and black with a lovely red rubber out-sole. [ Continue reading ]

We wrote about it before, but now we’ve got some insights on the brand and wanted to share it again. The spring/summer ‘Horses collection’ by Camo is inspired on north-african colonies and is about camouflaging the clothes to go to work, whether it is on your bike or… [ Continue reading ]

I instantly fell in love with Heritage Research. Hand crafted in England using the finest British and Japanese fabrics they’re reviving tailoring traditions and with the addition of Swiss RiRi zips, horn buttons and leather binding they make each piece entirely functional yet distinctive. Above the Union naval… [ Continue reading ]

Slazenger Heritage is going to re-launched an Autumn Winter collection exclusively at Urban Outfitters. Slazenger was founded in 1881 by the two brothers Ralph and Albert Slazenger but the roots of the brand are from much earlier (around 1810, which makes it one of the oldest surviving sport… [ Continue reading ]

Check this lovely Vinylon backpack by Fjallraven. The original was introduced in 1978 as the book bag for Sweden’s school children. In that year Fjallraven’s founder, Ake Nordin, hoped to sell 200 Kanken bags. He sold 400 and the next year sales reached 30,000. At this moment, 30… [ Continue reading ]

Just came across this wonderful project called CLOSE UP AND PRIVATE by artist Sergei Sviatchenko. In this project he’s capturing the spirit of modern style, as seen through the subtle shades of the individual. Great inspiration!… [ Continue reading ]

‘Balancing a nostalgic historical sense with radical modernism’ perfectly describes the new collection footwear by Kris van Assche. I love the classic feel and fine details of this spring/summer 2010 collection. [ Continue reading ]

I very much like this classic american style — The pure Scottish cashmere cardigan sweater jacket by Brooks Brothers is really a classic! Mother-of-pearl buttons and button cuff with grosgrain on sleeve and placket. Our need to have for this autumn…… [ Continue reading ]

Last monday we were pleased welcoming Mr Nigel Cabourn himself. Inspired and excited we finished the day knowing he started his business with today’s biggest british designer as his London Agent, pleased with an invite to his little castle in the United Kingdom, packed with stories… [ Continue reading ]

It need not be reiterated that over the past few years we've seen an unprecedented number of collaborative projects between pairs or trios of brands that may or may not be from the same industry. Major efforts of this variety have been embraced by both massive corporations (Target has been doing it for years and now plans to work with Rodarte for a seasonal collection; Pepsi famously teamed up with A Bathing Ape; Jil Sander's +J line for Uniqlo is in stores now) and smaller ones (Monocle has worked with countless people, from Comme des Garçons to Porter; practically every issue of Arkitip, a tiny independent Southern California art publication, features a collaboration with folks like Mike Mills and Peter Saville).

This trend isn't unusual per se, however: All sorts of companies have partnered with non-employees and separate businesses for ages, but for the most part, such pairings haven't been publicized or used as marketing ploys. So why is it that we can no longer enter a store as ubiquitous as the Gap or J. Crew and not catch sight of a tag that features both the shop's name and an affiliate's? Simple: Sustaining a brand's image and reputation is harder than ever due to cheap forms of marketing and the impact of the Internet today; additionally, the "two is better than one" mindset has convinced many clothiers, luggage manufacturers, cobblers, liquor producers, and so on to shack up with competitors with equal ambition and creativity or companies outside of their field who can spread whatever product they make in conjunction to their loyalists. Belvedere may not be the choice vodka of hipsters, but if Parisian graffiti artist and restaurant and hotel owner André slaps his Mr. A. character on their bottles, it will instantly become a nightclub hit.

The following is a rundown of some of our favorite collaborations as of late in no particular order. [ Continue reading ]

Finally – the collaboration of Nalden & Tenue de Nîmes is online. As Nalden said before, purple is the new black (we would say brown…) so this lovely cotton shirt comes in a deep purple, with magenta buttons and branding, and is now available at… [ Continue reading ]

Coute Que Coute shared this lovely lookbook from Grounded Ltd – called White Line. A beautiful series of pictures, traveling thru the wilderness with fantastic vintage inspired garments… And be sure you’ll check their previous collections as well since they all have this raw and pure… [ Continue reading ]

One of our favorite brands will hit the road again: Clemens en August is starting the fall/winter ’09 tour and will visit Berlin, Cologne, Dusseldorf, Frankfurt, Hamburg, London, Munich, Tokyo and Zurich. The only way to get your hands on this beautiful collection is by visiting… [ Continue reading ]

The next vintage for the next era: Anachronorm is a Japanese label with a fantastic collection of garments. Every single collection is build upon one fictitious person. For instance this jacket was from Jack, a man with style, who loved his Honda CB77 Super Hawk (which is definitely… [ Continue reading ]

Our all favorite brand SNS Herning just opened their online shop… (Thank you hyrcollective for mentioning)… [ Continue reading ]

Kostas Murkudis is collaborating with flip*flop for the spring and summer of 2010. He got me curious with this image…… [ Continue reading ]

‘Like in a Movie’ is the introduction of the fall & winter ’09 collection by Copenhagen based brand YDE. With this ‘Ole Yde continues his dream of attempting to bring back the gentle, strong and above all elegant woman.’… [ Continue reading ]

Known for their famous driving shoes Car Shoe is presenting this new project called Monogram cs 1.0. I like the style, the classic runner, and the thing that I can choose my own colour, material — including leather and suede — and lettering. The collection was… [ Continue reading ]

Just got this wonderful update of Vanishing Elephant. A fine mix of great ingredients: merino wool, linen woven and waxed cottons and Italian lambs leather in natural earth tones all comes back in the classic and stylefull spring ’10 collection. “The woods are never solitary – they are… [ Continue reading ]

Check this nice preview of the autumn & winter collection of Fiber & Fellow. “…We were raised to absorb our culture and world around us… What is most important is that work is not work. We love it…” Shot by Alan Gastelum with accessories by… [ Continue reading ]

For my fellow readers in LA – Lova is holding a Summer Sample Sale at 1404 Micheltorena St (at the corner of Sunset Blvd and Micheltorena St) between 12 and 8 pm. Enjoy!… [ Continue reading ]

Check out this nice Harrington jacket by Griffin & Baracuta. I like the classic cut with a new touch… ‘…in their pursuit of creating elegant sportswear of unique quality the ongoing partnership between Griffin and Baracuta has produced a fifth G-9 Harrington jacket, in a… [ Continue reading ]