Those looking to prepare for autumn will want to browse the LL Bean Signature collection. As you may know, the looks found within Signature are more tailored than the usual LL Bean outdoor gear. But do not get it wrong: the influence is the same so those looking to pull some more wilderness gear into their street looks may discover a gem or two in this collection.

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Pizza is power. Think of every shitty burden that has ever been laid on you in a work environment. If your employer was smart, there was pizza flowing when the bomb dropped and people took it better. In an infinitely more pleasant household setting, pizza turns an average dinner gathering into an interactive romp—a pizza party, if you will.

We have been honing our dough recipe for a few months and finally had it to the place where we were comfortable opening our doors to some buddies. One of them brought some foraged oyster mushrooms and a jar of black truffles. We pickled some dulse (a sea vegetable harvested off the coast of Maine) and some red onions and roasted some beets. Off-the-charts deliciousness ensued.

Photography by Ryan Olsen

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This week, Tom Sach’s latest installment of his space odyssey, SPACE PROGRAM: Mars opened at The Armory in New York City. We were on site for the opening and captures his hand-built “bricolage ” interpretations of the NASA Mars missions – from launchpad to space vehicles. Mr. Sach’s work is really in the details.

You can also take home the details through this limited edition 200-print run zine that documents the build-outs for the show.

Photography: Jacob Breinholt/Selectism.com

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We had not given a ton of thought to automatons until having our hair blown back a bit by Martin Scorsese’s Hugo last year. We are back in “holy damn” territory thanks to this look at a coin operated automaton depicting St. Dennistoun Mortuary that comes our way via Morbid Anatomy (naturally).

By a similar stroke, we have not been as smitten with mortuaries since Six Feet Under went off the air. Taking it one step further, the last time we put a quarter in a machine and felt satisfied with our purchase, it was a Super Street Fighter II kiosk back in 1995. So yes, this grim little automaton wins on many levels. After a coin goes in, “doors open and the room is lighted revealing four morticians and four poor souls on embalming tables, the morticians move as if busily at work on their grisly task and mourners standing outside bob their heads as if sobbing in grief.” Again, “holy damn.”

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Keys. We’ve all got ‘em. It’s how we get in and it’s how we keep Hamburglar out. So, as this necessity is always on our person why not treat them well and find them a swanky clip to keep them together. Here we present six of the best, some functional others just plain goodlooking – from Martin Margiela to Corter.

Other Guides:
7 Pleasant Caps
6 Simple Leather Loafers
10 Man Bags for On and Off the Streets
6 Socks for Showing Off

The big bosses behind Kenzo deserve a shout out, as well as letting them do their own thing in terms of the collection, they seem to have given Humberto Leon and Carol Lim freedom to go a bit nuts with the campaign surrounding it too. The OCTV Barneys video was a whole lot of fun, now this short animation joins it in a similar happy-happy mood. A colourful 80’s soaked short film directed by Jo Ratcliffe and animated by Rob Ward and Suzanne Deakin, press play and get cheerful.(HUH)

London’s very own Martine Rose kindly let us wander around her studio as her and the team get ready for Spring/Summer 2013. A designer who, pleasingly, has always done her own thing, her constantly evolving own label and collaborations with the likes of CAT, Wallpaper* and Timberland have kept her on the rise. A fan of sportswear, bold 90’s print and various takes on the shirt, her appearance at the 3 day London Collections: Men will be one not to miss.

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Images:Ross Trevail/Selectism.com

Kerouac fans are a fiercely loyal bunch so this movie adaptation directed by Walter Salles will either have them first in line or at home throwing lit cigarettes at their laptop screens. Either way it’s happening, in fact its happened and will be shown for the very first time to the great and good of the glamorous Cannes Film Festival 2012. Carrying an impressive cast list; Sam Riley (Closer), Kristen Stewart, Garrett Hedlund, Elisabeth Moss (Mad Men), Tom Sturridge, Viggo Mortensen and Amy Adams – the trailer suggests this film will at the very least be something nice to look at. Press Play for more.

Opening June 8, Bisazza Foundation for Design and Architecture in Vicenza, Italy, will showcase the best in contemporary art and design across its 6000 sq-m space. Permanent collections from the likes of Marcel Wanders, Jaime Hayon and Alessandro Mendini will sit alongside works from unknown international designers as well as the galleries opening site-specific piece from John Pawson. Plain Space will be his first mosaic work and will be shown in conjunction with London’s Design Museum from from 8 June to 29 July. More on the new space here.

Riccardo Tisci continues to think forward when outfitting the modern. While many reading this here site will see the collection as non-classic, we believe this to be the fucking point. Tisci is designing for the youth looking for their own way. WWD previews their first solo resort effort (past collections were shown side by side with their women’s collection) that picks up on “childhood themes” that work playfully with military steez.

Example: “A noisy print of military decorations and swooshing World World I planes splashes across one of the line’s T-shirts, paired with a Boy Scout-flavored tartan shirt and black shorts, inspired by childhood games of toy soldiers.” Banger.

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