Wings & Horns' hoodies are legendary on men’s streetwear fashion forums, with their parent company producing the hipster item for all the major street labels. They havenow expanded their market with a focus on footwear. Handcrafted in Italy, they are available now at fine retailers for just under $400. Via JoshSpear.
While it often seems impossible to make money in the fashion business, Forbes magazine has shown us otherwise. Their recent issue profiled several fashion billionaires, including Bernard Arnault (25B), Francois Pinault ($17B), And Ralph Lauren, pictured here, (a mere $4B). "While you know the brands, the designers and the supermodels, chances are, you've never heard of the people actually running the show. Despite bankrolling the tastes of millions--and making billions doing so--their names remain largely unknown," the article says, Watch the Video: The Stylish Billionaire. Forbes via WeAreTheMarket
Our good friends over at R29 have published a nice Spring guide to mens bags. "It used to be that a man's bare hands would suffice to ensure his day-to-day success. Whether wrestling up dinner or fashioning WMD thwarting devices (ie: paperclips and ABC gum), men for the most part have been expected to rely on brawn and brains to sustain themselves. But that was well before the advent of the "murse" threatened to soften those hard-earned calluses."
Read the full story here.
Brooks England announces collaboration with the New York City Bicycle Film Festival with the release of a limited edition Swallow. Only one hundred special Swallow models, manufactured with British racing green leather and each bearing an authentic serial number of authenticity, will be available to the public. Proceeds from sales will benefit the 8th annual Bicycle Film Festival which runs from May 28th through June 1st.
BFF Limited Edition Green Swallow features the original steel metalwork and bares a tensioning plate on the underside of the saddle which still features the original patenting information. The Swallow retains the word DEPOSÉ, meaning REGISTERED in French, on its tensioning plate. This was added, originally, as many of the saddles were exported to the continent for the use of racers and tourers alike.
The first Swallow was patented on August 20th 1936, a time when all Tour de France riders used Brooks saddles. Legends such as Girardengo, Bottecchia, Bartali, Coppi and Anquetil all rode Brooks saddles to victory and the coveted yellow jersey. Back then the arrival of the handcrafted Swallow was heralded as revolutionary as it was the first 'cut away' saddle design, giving greater freedom of leg movement to the sportive cyclist.
The 100 BFF Limited Edition Green Swallows retail for 250 $ and are sold exclusively in cooperation with the BFF in NY during the festival.
BPMW is going international and taking the (capsule) show to Paris. The show is scheduled for men's market week, June 26-28 at the Hotel Liberal Bruant, a 17th century chateau located in the heart of the Marais District. Confirmed brands include some of the most sought-after progressive designers in the market, including: April 77, YMC, Nom de Guerre, Fifth Ave Shoe Repair, Julian Red, Endovanera, Penfield, Wood Wood, Yoko Devereaux, Hope, Public School, Fred Perry Special Product, Silas, Simon Miller, RRG and Garbstore.
Since its first collection was released last year, the Canadian brand Ransom has become a favorite. Classics are nicely re-interpreted with new materials and functionality. The line stays subtle, but is not boring.
That also seems to be the case with their upcoming Fall '08 collection. Matt George gives us a first look at some key pieces, including a nice hunting jacket with matching pants, a quilted shirt and also their first move into luggage.
Check out more detailed images after the jump.
Building on its long history of supporting the arts, today Gap introduced Artist Editions T-Shirts, a limited edition collection of t-shirts designed by 13 of today’s most influential contemporary artists, including Chuck Close, Jeff Koons, Marilyn Minter, Kiki Smith, Cai Guo-Qiang, Barbara Kruger, Ashley Bickerton, Kenny Scharf, Glenn Ligon, Rirkrit Tiravanija, Kerry James Marshall, Hanna Liden and Sarah Sze.
Gap worked in close partnership with the Whitney Museum of American Art and Art Production Fund to create the collection with the 13 artists, who are all previous Whitney Biennial participants. The Whitney Biennial is a special exhibition held every two years at the Whitney Museum of American Art that features the most important contemporary art in the United States. Gap is a proud sponsor of the 2008 Whitney Biennial.
The limited edition collection is available exclusively at select Gap stores in the U.S., Canada, the U.K. and franchise markets, as well as online in the U.S. at gap.com. It’s also available at the Whitney Museum of American Art, the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, the Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago, the Museum of Contemporary Art Los Angeles, the Walker Art Center in Minneapolis and at Colette, a Paris-based boutique. The t-shirts range in price from $28 to $38.
Check out the other t-shirts after the jump.
As part of their PLAY collection, Comme des Garcons has released some new polo shirts. Just like most of the line, the polos are simple and only feature the iconic heart logo.
Cliff Edge got in two polos - white body with red heart logo and white body with black heart logo, both available now.
After the Visvm FBT, the Christo now also comes as part of the new Folk collection and is labeled Christo Sherpa Folk. The sandal is more raw and down to its essentials than the regular Christo and just like all other Folk model comes with a thinner sole.
Otherwise you all the regular Visvim details, including a full leather sole and high quality construction. The Christo Sherpa Folk is now available in four colorways at Head-Porter.org.
Check them out in detail after the jump.
Howard Socol, the chief executive of Barneys New York, who restored the company’s stature after it fell into bankruptcy in the 1990s, has told colleagues he intends to resign, according to people knowledgeable about the situation.The "people", speaking on the condition of anonymity, said he might announce his resignation as early as next week. They said that Mr. Socol had disagreed sharply with the new owners of the chain over its strategy, especially plans to expand the Barneys name overseas. (nyt)
With a resume that boasts stints at Vivienne Westwood, Nudie and Fillippa K, Rickard Lindqvist is poised to become one of Sweden’s hottest young designers. Originally trained as a classic tailor. Lindqvist’s roots are still obvious in his current collection where traditional, high quality garments take a surprising avant garde turn. The line is only available in a handful of stores in Scandinavia and Japan, so for now, we will enjoy watching the video of his fall/winter 08 runway show. Watch it here. Via WATM
Swiss watch maker Doxa steps up their line with the SUB 600T-Graph 40th Anniversary Edition. The Sub 600T-Graph come in face colors black and orange and willbe available in a limited run of 250 pieces.
Oliver Peoples Eyewear has teamed up with Nom de Guerre for a limited edition collaboration sunglass available in two colourways, Dark Mahogany and Black. The hand sculpted designs were inspired by the legendary 1950s musician Roy Orbison.
Oki-Ni will be offering them in their online store as of next week. After the jump you can check out the black colorway.
FWD reports on Shipley and Halmos. "The Shipley & Halmos label has already racked up its first accolade after less than a year in business. The National Arts Club will bestow designers Sam Shipley and Jeff Halmos with its inaugural Young Designer Award on May 20. The organization hopes to make the champagne affair an annual one, recognizing and celebrating the freshness of fashion. "We chose them not only because they design for women, but also for men, and at the club we're really interested in getting men interested in fashion," said Chrishaunda Lee, chair of the fashion committee."(via Wearethemarket)
Fred Perry announced a collaboration project with Terry Hall. Terry's singualr voice and style has definted music and fashion for generations of British youth. From thegroundbreaking sound of The Specials, to the boundary pushing Fun Boy Three and TheColourfield.
The late 70's style v-neck has been made to the original specification, with deeper V, oversized laurel and original cut. Inspired by the era defining photograph of Terry from the very first edition of Face magazine.
The product has been made in Britain with pure British lambs wool. Only 500 individually numbered v-necks will be released worldwide in classic black and maroon.
Triads is among the European retailers that will carry it.
After the jump an image of the maroon colorway.
DNR is reporting that "Dolce & Gabbana will open its first men’s wear boutique on Sloane Street in London in August. The 2,238-square-foot store will occupy the former Tommy Hilfiger flagship space and neighbor Bottega Veneta and Shanghai Tang boutiques...Domenico Dolce and Stefano Gabbana teamed with Ferruccio Laviani and Studio Piuarch to create a slick design for the store, which will feature glass, varnished walls, chandeliers - all in black - as well as canaletto walnut shelving and display cabinets. The boutique will be set over two floors - sportswear, denim and accessories will be on ground level, while suits, knitwear, underwear, beachwear and gym wear will be located in the basement."
NYT has an article about the dreaded graying effect that hits most men as they get into their early 30's. Rather than simply coloring away the gray, a new movement has hit which looks to restore the salt and pepper look that is coming in these early stages. One gentleman's "colorist introduced him to Color Camo by Redken for Men, a product offered only in salons that is said to add subtle ash or gold tones to gray hair so it blends in with the remaining natural color. About 60 percent of Mr. Hayman’s locks have gone gray, but Color Camo reduces his silver to a few modest streaks, he said, explaining that “I can choose how much gray remains and it looks natural.”
Read the full story here.
Moving from a Wall Street banker to a fashion designer is not a jump most people take but for one Zachary Prell it was necessary. For him the issue was with the fit of the dress shirts he wore to the market floor. Prell took it up the challenge with his own collection of mens dress shirts and cufflinks. Featured above are Zachary Prell cufflinks from his Spring/Summer 2008 collection. Each cufflink is made from highly polished rhodium. Look for them now.
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"Originally trained as a men’s tailor Rickard Lindqvist graduated with a BA in Fashion Design from the Swedish School of Textile in June 2005. During and after his studies, he has worked for various companies such Vivienne Westwood, Nudie Jeans, Whipping Floyd and Filippa K. He has also dressed artists such as Håkan Hellström, The (International) Noise Conspiracy, Whyte Seeds and Broder Daniel. In 2004 he was rewarded the Sisley award at the Mittelmoda fashion award in Gorizia, Italy. His work has been show and exhibited in Paris, Tokyo, Berlin Copenhagen and Stockholm."
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