The iconic Italian brand Pirelli opened its first flagship store, Pirelli Corso Venezia, this week in Milan. The two floor, 1,500 square meters location designed by Renato Montagner, brings together all the facets of the “P. Lunga” brand (the long P logo synonymous with Pirelli) under one roof. According to Chairman Marco Tronchetti Provera, “fashion and industry go hand in hand and the new Pirelli space aims to underline this link and renew it.” The PZero collection that ranges from footwear and clothing to skateboards and bikes; F1, yachting, football and vintage cars showcases the different aspects of the company’s diverse history.

Story at photography: Joy Yoon for Selectism.com

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We previewed the Billykirk collection for Autumn 2011 way back. Today, we bring you some fresh looks at a few pieces as presented by Indigo & Cotton. Quality and craftsmanship is what the collection has always been about. Everyting is handmade by the brothers in their Jersey studio. Photography can only show so much. Hunt down the collection and feel it for yourself. (189)

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Dazed & Confused celebrates their 20th year with a “Cover Versions” exhibition at Colette in Paris. The exhibition features 20 of their most influential covers re-interpreted by a host of artists including: Marnie Weber, Aaron Rose, Hiro Sugiyama, Neal Fox, Tracey Emin, Dennis Rudolph, Terence Koh, Jonathan Meese, Mark Titchner, Julie Cockburn, George Young, Ben Sansbury, and Jose Parla.

A special run of limited edition t-shirts produced in conjunction with GAP are also available for sale.

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Curated lets us know about this piece of work:

“This gigantic orange elephant was created by Javier Requejo. The  elephant is made of polypropylene tied to a metal frame. The project took 8 months to complete.”

We want one for the living room. See more over at Curated.

Albam take a crack at the Deck Jacket, an item that continues to creep into men’s collections, driven perhaps by a growing interest in naval clothing or simply just because it’s a fine piece of outerwear. Made in England with Italian Windisle cotton to keep those high sea gales out, the lining is a soft merino wool, not standard military issue but guaranteed to keep you warm. A two way Riri zip. leather zip pull and drawstring hem make an appearance, a limited run, you might want to get involved as quickly as you can.

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Iron Heart are the kind of brand that make me want to toughen up. Clothing made to last; heavy denim, thick cotton tees, tough flannel shirts…this Chambray workshirt is no exception. It’s good to see salt and pepper fabric make an appearance, commonly used in early American and European workwear, it continues to look as smart as ever. 10z Selvedge chambray, Cat’s eye buttons and chain stitch run-off, an ideal winter layer.

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Close Up and Private’s Sergei Sviatchenko’s made a new series entitled LESSCUAP. Combining elements from his LESS series, the aim of the series is to ‘take the attention of a spectator from the elements which are commercial objects into direction of abstract composition.’

See more of the series after the leap.

Epaulet got together with Liberty of London to create a impressive selection of shirts. Based on Epaulet’s classic slim fit, we’d say these have a more tailored feel than Liberty’s own famous shirt line. The 100% cotton fabric is yarn dyed and woven in Japan. This particular model will appeal to the trend fans out there with its paisley print, one from the archives, ‘The Bourton’ is just the right side of interesting.

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Now here’s a pair of socks that’ll go well with a red hooded Ray J-esque sweatshirt. We often find it hard to wax lyrical about socks because, you know, they’re socks. There’s a science to them, but there’s a science to your freezer as well – that doesn’t mean you want to hear some in depth talk about them. What you want to know is that they’ll look good, feel great and give you that Ray-J* steez we all want. (Oi Polloi)

Oregon or Bust point us towards this amazing collection of sweaters by Dehen 1920. These guys were one of the top retailers of motorcycle sweaters in the 1920s and 1930s, usually emblazoned with impressive club logos and often in a two tone colourway, today’s versions are made on original looms with 100% worsted wool and Talon quarter zippers. Built to last, these unique jumpers are incredibly difficult to find as originals or repros. More at Woodlands.