We take a look at two of the twenty celebrity heavy covers that make up Dazed’s December 2011 issue spectacular shot by Rankin. Each one features a gate-fold focusing on the cover star’s top 20 up and comers, the present meets the future. Jarvis Cocker and Cilian Murphy, now old hands in the music/movie game lend their faces to the cause and reveal their 20 rising stars. Look out for the likes of Kate Moss, Tilda Swinton and Chloe Sevigny on your newsagent shelves and over at Dazed Digital.

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Mixing the footie culture with the lifestyle hits, UMBRO delivers a very strong Speciali 92 collection of fine boots, balls, and every day garments. “he Speciali has stayed true to Umbro’s football boot ethos throughout its 20 years with style, fit and comfort being at the very core of its design. These attributes that the Speciali has built its status upon, including the premium soft leather, have gone into creating the five-piece limited edition Speciali 92 range.”

Highsnobiety shares a wide range of looks at the new UMBRO collection.

New York director Ry Russo-Young and adidas Originals work together on the short film, “The Visit,” which follows a young couple on a visit to the boy’s grandfather. “The Visit” takes inspiration from her forthcoming feature film “Nobody Walks.”

01. Erin Templeton (pictured)

“Designer and vintage picker Erin Templeton is one of those people that you can’t help but gravitate towards. Her store front is as unique as the creator; always interesting and definitely creative. Her bags are coveted by those who own them and the vintage clothing sold in her store is thoughtfully picked. Erin invites us to her humble abode, a place that reminds me of a cute little cabin getaway in the heart of Strathcona.” (Zero 1)

02. Sepp Blatter’s dereliction of duty over racism is scandalous

“Spider-man tells us that with great power comes great responsibilities. Sepp Blatter tells us that it comes with great arrogance and great ignorance. The Swiss has been proving that for many years now, so his comments suggesting that footballers shouldn’t get so het up about being racially abused when all it takes to ensure such abuse won’t happen again is a simple handshake, although infuriating from a man in his position, came as no surprise. He has quite a repertoire of blithe fob-offs, including belittling legalised homophobic persecution by glibly joking that gays should stop acting gay for the duration of the 2022 World Cup in Qatar. For someone who considers himself one of the planet’s foremost statesmen and nurtures genuine aspiration to win the Nobel peace prize, Blatter can be an absurd galoot.” (Guardian)

03. American Graphic

“Artist Dave White discusses his inspirations, his career, and his love of all things Americana. And, just in time for the holidays, the famed painter generously gifts us an exclusive new image [or two], inspired by a recent trip out west.

“It’s a battle,” says Dave White, describing his dynamic painting process on an impossibly sunny September afternoon in his hometown of Liverpool. “It’s almost a perfect reflection of the people and the struggle I’m representing, and battles are won and battles are lost on that canvas.” (Ralph Lauren)

04. “Fuck This Interview!” Mike Patton Speaks His Mind

“On the line from San Francisco, Mike Patton has a lot to talk about. It’s been a busy year again. In fact it’s been it’s been a frantic few months, what with the release of a new Fantomas DVD: The Director’s Cut: A New Year’s Revolution, his Solitude of Prime Numbers soundtrack just out and a recent appearance at the Hollywood Bowl alongside Beck and Jean Claude Vannier to play Serge Gainsbourg’s Histoire de Melody Nelson and Vannier’s lost-and-found cult classic L’enfant Assassin des Mouches.” (The Quietus)

Books: A Living History covers everything from the first book to the emergence of the ebook. Going from the Mayan codices to Egptyian papyrus scrolls over to Japanese Manga, it covers just about every type of book imaginable, making it a must have for lovers of print, or people who just want something to say to people at dinner parties. Published by Magma. Available from Amazon.

Take a leap to see spreads from the book.

Can we be brutally honest now? Ok, deep breath time, we don’t wear scarves that often. We know, that was a huge revelation. But this Drakes scarf is something we’d consider breaking our self imposed scarf exile for. We might even try layering fairisle patterns with this and a jumper. It might not work but it’d be worth a try. (Drakes)

We forgive you if you’re unsure about fur collars. We’re assuming that is faux fur so the only worry is how you can avoid the Russian ogliarch look. It looks like BDP have found the solution – don’t make the fur collar obnoxiously big. Sounds simple doesn’t it? Now the only worry is avoiding any PETA reps while you’re wearing it. End has it.

HUH, the UK arts and culture magazine is now open for business. Their brick and motar shop, stocking a variety of goods from Orlebar Brown to Gestalten book does not try to be the high or the low in the market. HUH Shop simply offers unique gifts in both fashion and design that their readership would be fond of. HUH has men and women covered. Be sure to stop in for a hello in London at 56 Stoke Newington Road. I see an espresso machine in there… nice.

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The heritage trend does have some good points – the main one being that people are putting stock into locally made produce again. Especially when that produce is beer, something everyone can get behind, trend or no trend. Saint is a new beer that’s made in London and tastes prettttaay, pretttaaaay good. Take a leap to see some images of it in production. (Saint)

“For the Avant/Garde Diaries, Montgomery Knott – owner and curator of Monkeytown, the former visually immersive dinner, performance and projection venue in Brooklyn – introduces us to Adam Bryanbaum Wiltzie. Adam is the American-born composer behind two decades worth of transcendent ambient classical projects including Stars of the Lid, The Dead Texan and Aix Em Klemm.”