Nice colors on these pullovers from Warriors of Radness. Perfect for those outdoor activities. Available at Reserve.
Nike’s re-release of the 1992 Air Pegasus in hot pink and blue orange. Available for pre-order now at Hanon.
A simple touch by Visvim titled the INGALL shirt. The inside also features a paisley pattern liner. Available at select Vivism stocklists.
Another reinterpretation of the desert boot from Pierre Hardy featuring a sleeker profile with a suede upper and blue linings. Available now at Restir.
A man’s shoes can say a lot about him, so fellas, remember to keep your kicks clean. This shoeshine kit from Daines & Hathaway got you covered. Available at C’H'C’M’.
For those not into men’s weekend bags or “murses” for some, here’s a messenger bag from ONA made with fine wax canvas for durability and leather detailing. It’s large enough to fit your 15″ laptop as well as your DSLR and some spare lenses. Available at ONA.
Here’s a cool tote for your iPad from UNDERCOVER featuring leather and studs.
Wallets can get so boring. That’s not the case with this folding pouch wallet from Boris Bidjan Saberi. The wallet can be fastened with a black, leather-coated drawstring tie or tightened with the wooden toggle. Available at oki-ni.Weekly Picks: 3/21-3/27
Nice colors on these pullovers from Warriors of Radness. Perfect for those outdoor activities. Available at Reserve.
Nike’s re-release of the 1992 Air Pegasus in hot pink and blue orange. Available for pre-order now at Hanon.
A simple touch by Visvim titled the INGALL shirt. The inside also features a paisley pattern liner. Available at select Vivism stocklists.
Another reinterpretation of the desert boot from Pierre Hardy featuring a sleeker profile with a suede upper and blue linings. Available now at Restir.
A man’s shoes can say a lot about him, so fellas, remember to keep your kicks clean. This shoeshine kit from Daines & Hathaway got you covered. Available at C’H'C’M’.
For those not into men’s weekend bags or “murses” for some, here’s a messenger bag from ONA made with fine wax canvas for durability and leather detailing. It’s large enough to fit your 15″ laptop as well as your DSLR and some spare lenses. Available at ONA.
Here’s a cool tote for your iPad from UNDERCOVER featuring leather and studs.
Wallets can get so boring. That’s not the case with this folding pouch wallet from Boris Bidjan Saberi. The wallet can be fastened with a black, leather-coated drawstring tie or tightened with the wooden toggle. Available at oki-ni.
Foto Friday: Metamorphosis
Maison Martin Margiela’s twist on the traditional leather rider jacket. Familiar profile made in dark denim. Available now at Restir.
Popover jacket by Opening Ceremony and Levi’s. Available in pastel color and denim at Levi’s E-shop.
“Mismatch” chukka by Yuketen features different multicolor suede on each shoe.
A special release from Wings + Horn for the ACE Hotel. As always, great built quality. Available here online.
2-TONE GABO HI sneaker from Visvism’s Spring/Summer 2011 collection. Features dyed suede canvas on the ankle collar and the shoe top comes in light blue and brown.
SMB-02 by Japanese audio company Phonon. This is a much better offering compared to Dre’s Beats. Available at SlamJam.
A simple and clean paisley wrap case featuring a simplistic leather strap fastening system by Essential Designs and Porter. Available at ARKKABAN.
It wouldn’t be a weekly pick without another weekend bag in the selection. If you had to get just one bag, make it a brown leather bag. This Damir Doma bag would be an excellent choice. Available at LN-CC.Weekly Picks: 3/14-3/20
Maison Martin Margiela’s twist on the traditional leather rider jacket. Familiar profile made in dark denim. Available now at Restir.
Popover jacket by Opening Ceremony and Levi’s. Available in pastel color and denim at Levi’s E-shop.
“Mismatch” chukka by Yuketen features different multicolor suede on each shoe.
A special release from Wings + Horn for the ACE Hotel. As always, great built quality. Available here online.
2-TONE GABO HI sneaker from Visvism’s Spring/Summer 2011 collection. Features dyed suede canvas on the ankle collar and the shoe top comes in light blue and brown.
SMB-02 by Japanese audio company Phonon. This is a much better offering compared to Dre’s Beats. Available at SlamJam.
A simple and clean paisley wrap case featuring a simplistic leather strap fastening system by Essential Designs and Porter. Available at ARKKABAN.
It wouldn’t be a weekly pick without another weekend bag in the selection. If you had to get just one bag, make it a brown leather bag. This Damir Doma bag would be an excellent choice. Available at LN-CC.
Foto Friday: The Time Traveller
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How do you think technology—tweeting, blogging, social media, etc.—has affected fashion? For better or worse?
It has affected different aspects of fashion tremendously. From commentary to fashion design, communication, and distribution.
The fashion Internet community is like a global digital agora tweeting passions and opinions. Anyone knows better, and each one is a self-made critic.
This is a fascinating idea, as I always favored amateurism (”the one that loves”) over professionalism, attraction over experience. It obliges anyone in the industry to think in a fresher way.
Some people are questioning whether, in an era when information is disseminated so quickly, fashion shows still matter. As someone who has been both a participant and observer, do you think fashion shows are still an important and effective method of presentation?
I understand the options, but there is something else besides information.
Fashion somehow, for me, is purely and happily irrational.
I like the ritual, the liturgy of a well-crafted, emotional fashion show. I will never be jaded with this side of fashion. The “catwalk” is pure anthropology, something like an esoteric encrypted parade. It can totally be replaced but it will be missed.
Between menswear and womenswear, resort, pre-fall, and ready-to-wear, some designers are designing eight or more collections a year. Is it possible for a designer to be creative under those circumstances?
Designers end up needing a full-blast studio for this sort of thing, which is totally absurd. I also don’t understand what the hell people do with all those clothes. Less would be better, and shorter collections. Again, e-commerce might change this costly and overwhelming fashion avalanche.
What effect do you think the rise of fast fashion has had on consumers and on high fashion?
The issue was pretty much when at the beginning of the 2000’s high fashion started to embrace (no question they had to) globalization. High fashion started to offer access to luxury and creativity. In a way it was dangerously closing the gap with fast fashion, which was incredibly effective in mimicking the style and standards (stores, merchandising, ad campaigns) of high fashion.
Would you have any interest in collaborating with a fast-fashion retailer?
I have obviously had a few discussions, like any of us, but I don’t really like the “capsule” collection trick, which I won’t do. There is something terribly cheap about it. This validation is somehow dodgy, since fast fashion, with few exceptions, is quietly ripping off all it can, including brands that are too small to defend themselves.
Finally, do you have any plans to return to fashion design? Now or in the future? Do you think it would be for your own label or for an established house?
I am not really studying one project but different options and collaborations at the same time. Obviously, I know what I want and precisely how I want to do it. When the time is right, what’s the rush?
Head over to Style for the full interview.
Slimane Couture
How do you think technology—tweeting, blogging, social media, etc.—has affected fashion? For better or worse?
It has affected different aspects of fashion tremendously. From commentary to fashion design, communication, and distribution.
The fashion Internet community is like a global digital agora tweeting passions and opinions. Anyone knows better, and each one is a self-made critic.
This is a fascinating idea, as I always favored amateurism (”the one that loves”) over professionalism, attraction over experience. It obliges anyone in the industry to think in a fresher way.
Some people are questioning whether, in an era when information is disseminated so quickly, fashion shows still matter. As someone who has been both a participant and observer, do you think fashion shows are still an important and effective method of presentation?
I understand the options, but there is something else besides information.
Fashion somehow, for me, is purely and happily irrational.
I like the ritual, the liturgy of a well-crafted, emotional fashion show. I will never be jaded with this side of fashion. The “catwalk” is pure anthropology, something like an esoteric encrypted parade. It can totally be replaced but it will be missed.
Between menswear and womenswear, resort, pre-fall, and ready-to-wear, some designers are designing eight or more collections a year. Is it possible for a designer to be creative under those circumstances?
Designers end up needing a full-blast studio for this sort of thing, which is totally absurd. I also don’t understand what the hell people do with all those clothes. Less would be better, and shorter collections. Again, e-commerce might change this costly and overwhelming fashion avalanche.
What effect do you think the rise of fast fashion has had on consumers and on high fashion?
The issue was pretty much when at the beginning of the 2000’s high fashion started to embrace (no question they had to) globalization. High fashion started to offer access to luxury and creativity. In a way it was dangerously closing the gap with fast fashion, which was incredibly effective in mimicking the style and standards (stores, merchandising, ad campaigns) of high fashion.
Would you have any interest in collaborating with a fast-fashion retailer?
I have obviously had a few discussions, like any of us, but I don’t really like the “capsule” collection trick, which I won’t do. There is something terribly cheap about it. This validation is somehow dodgy, since fast fashion, with few exceptions, is quietly ripping off all it can, including brands that are too small to defend themselves.
Finally, do you have any plans to return to fashion design? Now or in the future? Do you think it would be for your own label or for an established house?
I am not really studying one project but different options and collaborations at the same time. Obviously, I know what I want and precisely how I want to do it. When the time is right, what’s the rush?
Head over to Style for the full interview.
According to The New York Times, in one town alone, the port of Minamisanriku, a senior police official said the number of dead would “certainly be more than 10,000.” The overall number is also certain to climb as searchers began to reach coastal villages that essentially vanished under the first muddy surge of the tsunami.
Japan has often donated when other countries have experienced disasters. Here at Sistine, we would like to play our part and help with the disaster relief efforts in Japan. Effective immediately, all of our online shop tees are on sale for $30, down from $36. For every tee we sell, we will donate $10 to the Red Cross towards their disaster relief efforts in Japan.
It may not seem like much but we believe every little bit will help. We will continue to do this for as long as we can. At the end of every month I will make a donation from the proceeds of our sales and post the receipt on our blog, that way those of you kind souls who aided in our effort can be sure of our commitment to help make a difference.
You can also donate to any of these organizations here.
Help Make A Difference
According to The New York Times, in one town alone, the port of Minamisanriku, a senior police official said the number of dead would “certainly be more than 10,000.” The overall number is also certain to climb as searchers began to reach coastal villages that essentially vanished under the first muddy surge of the tsunami.
Japan has often donated when other countries have experienced disasters. Here at Sistine, we would like to play our part and help with the disaster relief efforts in Japan. Effective immediately, all of our online shop tees are on sale for $30, down from $36. For every tee we sell, we will donate $10 to the Red Cross towards their disaster relief efforts in Japan.
It may not seem like much but we believe every little bit will help. We will continue to do this for as long as we can. At the end of every month I will make a donation from the proceeds of our sales and post the receipt on our blog, that way those of you kind souls who aided in our effort can be sure of our commitment to help make a difference.
You can also donate to any of these organizations here.