elements of timeless essence

Dsquared2 Spring Summer 08 Menswear Full Show

2007-08-27T19:38:00.000-07:00

Dirk Bikkembergs Spring Summer 08 Menswear Backstage.

2007-08-27T19:00:00.000-07:00

ACCESS: RECYCLED LONDON FIRE BRIGADE

2007-07-16T14:28:00.000-07:00

The Live Earth Belt is made from reclaimed hose, sourced from the London Fire Brigade. Hand made in London. This is a quite unique recycled item.

"A decade from now, when people look back on Live Earth, what they will remember isn't what happened during the show - instead my hope is they remember what happened after. More than 2 billion of us joined together on 07.07.07, and with one voice, demanded an end to the climate crisis. We now have the responsibility to carry this movement forward and force our leaders to take action." –Al Gore

White you are at it, make sure to sign the Live Earth Pledge.

TIES TO DIE WITH

2007-06-23T14:02:00.000-07:00

ACCESSORIES: TIE LAB - Toybreaker

What more would you expect from a Chranbrook deconstructionist..

CONCRETE STATEMENT

2007-05-27T14:06:00.000-07:00

KONZUK's highly personal elements such as the subtle use of color and an innovative use of steel and concrete, produce a clean, minimalist aesthetic in par with contemporary industrial design and architecture. Materials like stainless steel, concrete and powder-coated enamel are combined with processes such as laser cutting, CNC machining and photo engraving, the KONZUK collection embraces materials and methods that are part of a design-centric philosophy. KONZUK crafts each piece as an expression of individual style, as modern objects of modernity and strength, durability, high design color and beauty.

ACCESSORIES: KON ZUK CONCRETE JEWELRY

DEVIL'S DETAILS

2007-05-26T12:19:00.000-07:00

Los Angeles designer Scott Sternberg's line Band of Outsiders, has become a Ron Herman staple. His designs are a little bit punk and a little bit English public school boy. This tie is $126.
Authentic and original are key to and genuine fragrance. A Macassar ebony vial of scent from L’Oeil du Vert, a line of custom natural fragrances blended by the Los Angelesbased perfumer Haley Alexander van Oosten, starts at $1,500 (at Freecity Supershop).

FLOWER BRAWL. CHOOSE YOUR BATTLES.

2007-05-26T11:16:00.000-07:00

Obedient Sons Spring Summer 2007. Obedient Sons was not founded as an experiment but rather as an exploration, aspiring to represent the ambition of youth and the power of new ideas. This preppy punk interpretation of casual is part Dead Poets Society part Beatnick justaposing tailored formalities with sumer print patterns. Ascot with snikers. Buttoned down, ironed up. A tad Serge Gainsburg a bit Tom Waits. View full collection.
layers: OBEDIENT SONS

SPINNING BLOCKS

2007-05-25T21:18:00.000-07:00

P3 Turntable by Rega. When I saw this tt for the firstime I felt I spun like vinyl. What a "freakishly beautiful" piece of hip minimalist engineering. The all new Rega P3-24 evolved from revisiting the virtues of the original planar 3 turntable. No unnecessary frills. High performance. Outstanding musical sound performance for cost price. Rugged reliability. High quality components. A long life time. Plus customise the look of your Rega turntable using a variety of new coloured wool mats.

The new plinth whilst being slim and attractive, offers high levels of rigidity by using phenolic resin laminates, with a high quality edging. High performance with a very high quality low vibration motor. The clever controlling circuitry can be adjusted for phase angle of the motor coils resulting in very low vibration levels from the complete motor assembly.Increased musical performance, by conditioning the electrical supply with a synthesised low distortion crystal controlled ac input and the convenience of electronic speed change control.
An improved vertical bearing housing has been used, which gives improved rigidly in the tonearms mounting, reducing the stresses in the main 13mm bearings. This assembly is topped off with a bias housing phono cable.
More at Rega ($1,230 at Freecity Supershop).

THINK AND TALK COLLECTION

2007-05-23T01:14:00.000-07:00

THINK ring and TALK cuff-links. These clever, contemporary sterling silver elements embody the utmost precision and inky humor of Scandinavian aesthetics.
Handcrafted & designed by Chao & Eero Jewel.
THINK and TALK come from designer Eero's long history with comic books. From an opening in the middle, people can insert their own words and thoughts into any of these pieces in the collection. Materials: sterling silver. Dimensions: 0.79" L x 0.63" W. Price: $195.00
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KARBON NONOXIDE NECKLINS

2007-04-29T15:03:00.000-07:00

GO PELOTAS! (spanish for balls, slang for crazy)

2007-04-17T22:28:00.000-07:00

From the Pelotas collection a retro-sneaker. Pelotas, is inspired by old-school shoes used by pioneers of such sports as football, soccer, rugby, bowls and baseball, these are available in a “retro” version and a slicker modern style. The iconic shoes is well coveted amonge the offerings by Camper. Price range: $75 to $350.