Man About Town’s Spring/Summer 2011 issue features a wonderful editorial with Brian Wilson as photographed by Hedi Slimane. Modern men’s suiting takes center stage in the “Suit Yourself” editorial. We preview a few pages.

Be sure to pick up the Spring/Summer 2011 issue of Man About Town at all good newsstands.

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Not much info on this teaser from Edwin, but we’ll fill you in as we get more. Could be something moving into the Eu territory that was Japan only.

Pushing some special editions out to the European shops, Gitman Vintage works with French-trotters on three shirts; each with special hits. Navy and check oxford shirts feature contrasting shoulders (the navy gets some check and check gets the navy treatment). For those who prefer no hit on the shoulder, check their gingham print shirt with elbow treatments. French flavor on these and they work.

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YSL brings us a video look at their current Spring/Summer 2011 sneaker offering. Solid options for those looking for something out of the ordinary.

Show support for Brasil or Mexico (whichever “team” you support) with the new RM28 diver watches from Richard Mille. The $90,000 divers are part of a 20 unit special edition only available from the Beverly Hills Richard Mille shop. “The skeletonized automatic movement of the RM 028 utilizes a rotor with variable geometry, a major innovation of Richard Mille that allows the level of automatic winding to be adjusted to the user’s lifestyle via the setting of two 18K white gold wings.” Major.

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Bellroy’s Take Out Wallet is a full size portfolio wallet with a premium on organization.

On a Day to day basis, the Take Out Wallet lives in your bag. But when you feel like traveling lighter, the middle section pops out, folds in half, and fits in your jeans pocket. The leather is vegetable tanned sheep hide for an ultra soft feel.

An informative video about the wallet is found after the jump.

In-house magazine are keeping print alive. They, of course, offer the reader a strong extension of a shop or brand’s internal thinking and visions. The latest for Spring/Summer 2011 comes in the form of b Magazine. Started back in 2009 as a bi-annual publication from b store, it continues to be worth a read. “Editor, Dal Chodha, exposes the wider b store ethos: passion in design, integrity in individuality and a nod to more sartorial affairs and acts as an outlet for the brand’s appreciation of the arts.” Look for the new issue June 8.

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Historian Deborah Valenze’s latest book is the first cultural history of milk. She asks, in Milk: A Local and Global History, just how the product became a near-universal symbol of modern health. She combines business and science, and also delves into the religious meanings of milk and celebrations of the pastoral life. In the end, it’s a tome meant to force reflection about our relationship to food both past and present.

Valenze teaches at Barnard College.

From Yale University Press. Available from Amazon.

Italian bag maker, Brics,  gets busy with Campari to celebrate 150 years in the liquor business. Three bags from Brics make up the collection that splatter the classic Bruno Munari Campari branding on the luggage in a very “country tag” kind of way. The typography is strong, of course. (o)

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COACH’s celebrates 70 years with a collection of baseball inspired goods, exclusive to the Japan market, at the moment.. You’ll find a beautifully wrapped leather baseball, glove, and special carry-all duffle bag. All proceeds from the sales of these goods are heading to the Red Cross’ Earthquake relief fund. (MN-n)

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