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By now most of you should know about the jewelry collection that Pharrell Williams designed for Louis Vuitton - Blason. Here the official commercial of the first collection.

We gave you a first look at these a couple of days ago, here now some nicer pics of this subtle summer sneaker by Undercover. The shoe is covered in grey/white stripes and clearly communicates good weather. It is now available at Cliffedge.

A must-have for all those addicted to Japanese brand Mastermind, this collector box; created for the 10 year anniversary of the brand. It contains a 200 pages book, as well as a poster, a bag and a stencil of the famous skull. Special edition of 700, published by East Touch. Once again also avaialble at Colette. I think we covered their entire new stock by now for the month!

Gold inspires people’s wildest dreams, because it symbolizes health, wealth and happiness. Thanks to high quality ingredients such as Pepperwood extract, turmeric, coriander and luxurious geranium, Comme des Garçons creates 8 88, a fragrance that comes in a beautiful gold metallic bottle and box. Now avaialble at Colette.

Jeremy Scott got together for the second time with French bag company Longchamp. Once again they collaborate on the classic Longchamp folding bag. This time it comes with a new footprint design. The bag is now available for 175 Euros in the Colette online store.

We came cross these fantastic chocolate creations by Valierie Confections. If they only taste as good as they look, they have something there.

"Valerie Confections has collaborated with D.L. & Company to create the year’s most intriguing chocolate collection.

Modern Alchemist Douglas Little & Confectioner Valerie Gordon, drawn together by a mutual admiration for the quality and beauty of each other’s creations, are pleased to debut the MORI EX CACAO COLLECTION. Based on DL&Co’s Memento Mori Collection, the exquisite skulls are rendered in bittersweet chocolate, filled with one of three delicious centers, then individually painted with colored cocoa butter to
achieve the pristine, disturbing result.

These marvelous and macabre chocolate skulls are among the most extravagant confections made today"

You can purchase them online here.

After the recent lamp creation by Undercover, the Japanese brand continues to venture out into new territory. This time they got together with English luggage brand Globetrotter.

Globetrotther celebrates its 110th anniversary and thus worked on a special with Undercover. The collaboration consists of two suitcases in a very classic look, featuring lots of details. The black colorway is dropping any time now and the white colorway will come with Spring/Summer collections later this year. Via Honeyee.

Check out more detailed pictures after the jump.

Rogues Gallery is about to open its first flagship store in its hometown, Portland. It's a bit of an odd choice for a first store, but on the other hand it's good to see that they are connected to their roots.

"The result of his experimenting: a 1,000-square-foot former perfumery—the lavender still lingers—with sweaters spun at local farms, hand-loomed blankets from Northport's Swans Island, and one-off bags sourced from vintage materials and overdyed on site. (And, of course, his main line.) Just don't look for him to duplicate it in NYC or L.A. "We're sort of interested in B-plus cities, like Seattle, Vancouver, and San Francisco," he says." Via Men.Style.com.

Exactly what we would expect from the brand in terms of product. We cannot wait to see them pop up in other places!

According to WWD talks are going on about Kim Jones taking over the creative direction of Dunhill. We have always liked the sporty style by the designs, but we don't really see the fit with Dunhill so far. One thing is for sure, it will be interesting to see what Kim Jones does with the brand, should he take over! We'll keep you posted!

Refinery29 have done a nice Spring 2008 Mens Footwear preview and included some of our favorite brands in the line-up. Common Projects, Opening Ceremony, PF Flyers, Spring Court and others made it into the mix. Canvas sneakers definitely make a strong comeback as well as simple silhouettes in general.

Once again KaiKai Limited has released a new series of Takashi Murakami prints. This time they dropped the "Creatures of Planet 66" series, all in all a collection of 4 prints. They are all now available in the Honeyee Store.

We present you the upcoming Call Of The Wild Spring/Summer 2008 collection. The brand continues to explore working with panels and different materials. The new collection looks very interesting and smartly combines different materials, patterns and colors.

The Spring/Summer 2008 collection consists of t-shirts, longsleeves, hoodies, cardigans as well as some very cool shirts. Also the Spring/Summer collection brings a collaboration with Reebok on a hiking boot in two colorways.

All that and more in the detailed preview after the jump.

Love him or hate him, you have to respect the mini-empire Marc Ecko has been able to build over the last decade. Entrepreneur Magazine features him in an article about how to develop the "billionaire mind-set". No doubt he is getting such mainstream exposure because of his recent stunt involving the purchase of Barry Bond's record breaking baseball, but it is an interesting read. I picked my copy up at the airport but you can read the article here.

We're still up in the third floor rafters at Capsule. We've got more accessories for you.

Take a look at the works from Krane Design of Toronto. Established four year ago by Ken Chow, Krane is offering contemporary menswear and bags catering to "urban professionals" who simply need that look on the streets.

We offer you a view of the Krane Bag collection which uses waxed cotton exteriors for that subtle rain guard as well as magnetic closures to keep things easy - think industrial field wear with a clear sense of good fashion.

Visit them at www.kranedesign.com.

They say Italo's do it better... and that may well be the case with street modern jewelers Toy Me of Milan.

Sticking to their "We play Seriously" credo, Toy Me continues to transform modern day household staples into some of the most unique jewelry around. Take for instance, Paper Cuts, by Paris designer Thomas Jaillot together with Marco De Michelis. The silver scissors wrap around your arm in both the open and close position.

The BBQ ashtray will surly be a talking point the next time your guests need to step out for some air.

There is indeed something playful and modern at Toy Me. You'll want it.

Capsule is clearing moving full steam ahead with its plan to leave strong marks on the NYC menswear show scene. The week's Capsule included some expansion into a third floor to accommodate their growing list of brands.

Our coverage starts here with a strong offering in the mens accessory category by Cargo of Argentina.

Staying minimal with three basic bag forms, the Carga collection focuses on a minimal palate of textiles - industrial wool felt, vegetable dyed leathers - and finished each bag with a touches aluminum rivets, die cut handle details.

Visit www.cargabags.com for more details.

Kitsuné x Pierre Hardy present Serie.03 a classic shoe design which is revisited each year in a different colour and material. Already a classic for cult-collectors! Exclusively available at colette in France.

Here a quick note for all the international shoppers among you. The Visvim Skagway that we presented to you earlier on already, is now also available outside Japan. Am Firmament stocks the white/red colorway since today!

Yesterday we presented to you the two metallic colored Kiefer Hi's, a collaboration of Visvim and Sophnet. Here is the third one in the series that released. A little more subtle in terms of color, this style also features a zipper in the side, much like we are used from the Mastermind Japan collaborations with Visvim. Just like the other two gold and silver colorways, this one also comes with the embossed scorpion. Pics via Fourstar.

Good luggage is just a must have and not so easy to come by. The choice especially for men is little and if you do not want to purchase Tumi, like everybody else, then it is close to none. Here we have now the new Paul Smith luggage collection. Dubbed Maharam after his signature striped fabric, the six-piece line includes leather-trimmed trolley cases and laptop bags, and is due this spring. No word on pricing so far, but we have hope for a nice collection to look out for! Via Men.Style.