Afterzine is the brainchild of Vanity Fair editor Hamish Robertson, a biannual art and culture magazine whose unique tone has garnered much interest as of late.The magazine relies on a dynamic medley of contributors working around a set theme, each producing work independently that’s then carefully bound together to form a free-flowing, multi-layered publication. Issue 2, printed in a limited run of 1,000 copies, originally examined the theme coincidence, to then organically shift its focus to “an exploration of the city of Los Angeles.”

Contributors include Bobby Solomon, Zooey Deschanel and Miranda July amongst several others.

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Enjoying a quality piece of stationary is nothing to be ashamed of. Taking your shiny new pencil case out of your shiny new backpack was one of the only things that made the first day back at school bearable. Perhaps that’s what makes ‘luxury writing instruments’ so appealing to adults. Japanese Company Midori have been doing their bit to cheer up our otherwise dull desks since the 1950s. Their Brass bullet pencil is easy on the eye and writes like a dream. The Journal Shop has them.

Nigel Cabourn has once again fashioned something rather special with grand historical significance, this time with his reinterpretation of a WW1 classic – the coastal commander’s sheepskin jacket.  The jacket has been produced in tastefully distressed leather featuring a hand-painted hood and 100% sheepskin inner, the later providing prime insulation as we collectively flirt with the idea of autumnal attire.  Available at LN-CC.

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Discussing the hacking scandal on news night Will Self stated that ‘This whole imbroglio is epiphenomenal.’ Don’t let that put you off reading The Book of Dave which has been re-released as part of Penguins ‘Ink collection’. This impressive design by London based artist Duncan X features some of his trademark graphic flash art, this handsome edition worth the RRP even if you don’t make it past the cover.

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Post o’alls know their way around a vest, the Traveler’s spot on design and utilitarian feel making it a bit of a classic. This particular example is hard to argue with, ‘quilted indigo calico fabric’ are a collection of words that just seem to work together. If you’re unfortunate enough to find yourself in the middle of a summer that refuses to make up its mind this sleeveless number might just come in handy. Bureaubelfast has them.

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British label Utile have added this smart and simple tote to their compact line of ‘understated’ garments. Cotton canvas body, contrast base, leather handles and a rather nice hickory lining, a perfect hit of colour without too much commitment.

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Aloha Rag’s Paneled Jacket arrives as one of the standout pieces from their recently unveiled Autumn/Winter 2011 collection. The jacket features a base canvas of soft grey tweed, skillfully paired with tan corduroy panels found on the inner sleeves. The panels provide a charming modernist accent to an otherwise traditionally cut jacket, indicative of AR’s mission to create classically styled garments that benefit from the odd contemporary twist.

In addition to those panels, a duo of tan leather football buttons sit on the face of the jacket with four securing each cuff, all of which fix on leather-bound buttonholes nodding toward AR’s appreciation of luxury and fine detailing. -jr

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East London retailer Number Six recently teamed with stylist Glenn Kitson (of The Rig Out) to release a lookbook showcasing a selection of the store’s Autumn/Winter apparel. Labels featured include the likes of Ben Sherman Modern Classics, Ralph Lauren, Adidas and relative newcomers to London’s menswear scene, Utile.

Glenn’s overview of the project: “Basically, I wanted to focus on classic working class style, using the early 80s as an influence. There are massive parallels at the moment with the early part of the 1980s, economically, socially and politically. It was also a period of amazing creativity amongst Britain’s youth in style and music. Never since that era has the quote ‘clean living under difficult circumstances’ seemed so apt.”

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A brief glimpse of Daphne Oram’s pioneering and unique Oramics synthesizer, designed in 1957 after she left the legendary BBC Radiophonic Workshop to pursue the project.  This short film features Dr Mick Grierson, Director of The Daphne Oram Collection, acquiring the synthesizer from a collector in 2009.

The New York Times Magazine with the help of Aperture will publish a three decade collection of photography this Autumn. The book, The New York Times Magazine Photographs, has been a labor of love for the past five years. Spanning more than 1700 issues of the magazine, it collects an outstanding number of photographs from more than 140 key “image makers.” The August 21 issue of the magazine will preview many of the images from the book. Amazon has it.

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