Our good friend, Eugene Kan over at Hypebeast shares his eight holiday picks for 2011. The Hong Kong based writer and thinker clearly knows what he want for the holidays – many of those gifts are subtle reminders of his years in North America. We still got something going on right over here. We love DQ as well. Follow him @eugenekan

Read and see more of Eugene Kan’s eight holiday selections after the click.

Today, we head over to Europe for a taste of Italy through the eyes of Marco Ravanetti, the editor of one of our favorite sites, Men’s Reveire. We asked him to pick eight of his favorite items for the holidays; goods that could serve as gifts for just about anyone. We of course get a very discreet list what can only be seen as a very considered offering.

As Mr. Ravanetti tell us, “Yes, I do love gifts. A lot, although I don’t receive them very often. Due to this, eight, is a very tight number, therefore, I hope Jeff will allow me to cheat just a tiny bit.” Yes, sir, you can cheat.

Click for more looks at the eight gift selections from Italy’s Marco Ravanetti.

We’re not sure this falls anywhere close to our remit, but it’s too cool for us to keep to ourselves. We don’t even care how old it is really. (Notcot)

This year at PROJECT Las Vegas, we’re proud to have curated PROJECT 10.

The season PROJECT 10 brings together a group of brands that the emerging tailored performance trend. These brands represent a community of artisans that create product for a man that works hard and plays hard. He is inspired by a design and function and looks for recreational attire that represents his overall sense of style. He is a city-dweller with a voracious appetite for sport, yet whether surfing, biking or camping, he demands not only quality but also innovation.

Our ten selected brands are:

4 Stroke Jeans
A Kind of Guise
Ebbets Field Flannels
George Guest
Kitsuné TEE
Lunettes Kollektion
mors footwear
OUTLIER
Poler Camping Suff
Triple Aught Design

Over the next few days, we’ll be introducing each brand’s story and their latest collections.

Maintaining a long-standing tradition of supporting HIV/AIDS charities, Kiehl’s Since 1851, has announced the Limited Edition Ultra Facial Cream to benefit amfAR.

The Limited Edition Ultra Facial Cream will launch during the second annual Kiehl’s LifeRide for amfAR, a seven-day charity motorcycle ride up the Eastern coast. 100% of proceeds from the sale of the cream will benefit the charity.

Time to skate. UNIQLO teams with “Friends of the Highline” for this rolling skating rink installation that will run from July 28 – September 26. The High Line Rink is the only open-air roller skating rink in Manhattan and is presented by UNIQLO as “as part of a two-year partnership that supports the ongoing maintenance and operations of the High Line. Admission will be free for the first 500 people on the first two days of operation thanks to UNIQLO.”

The 8,000 sq/ft rink will be found within The Lot at West 30th Street and 10th Avenue.

“In celebration of iconic eyewear and film, Italian eyewear legend Persol has unveiled the first of three installments in its PERSOL MAGNIFICENT OBSESSIONS: 30 Stories of Craftsmanship in Film exhibition series,”  The exhibition ran from June 17-19, 2011 at Center 548 in New York City, celebrating the stories of obsessive craftsmanship behind cinema’s most iconic on-screen moments. The logic of the exhibition is simple,  “just as it takes 30 manual steps to create the perfect pair of Persol frames, MAGNIFICENT OBSESSIONS showcases how each instance of cinematic perfection takes hours, weeks or months of painstaking research and craftsmanship to develop and is truly a labor of love.”

Select images from PERSOL MAGNIFICENT OBSESSIONS follow after the jump.

Running from June 25 to July 13, 2011 at the Golden Pavilion in Kyoto, an exhibition of archival Gucci bags celebrates cross cultural exchange and the importance of traditional craftsmanship. This unique exhibition also celebrates 90 years of Gucci, the Florence-based brand excelling in leather goods for 9 decades. In line with the historic nature of the objects show, the host space – the Golden Pavilion – also embodies cultural and artistic traditions.

Exhibitions honoring the Gucci legacy are scheduled in Japan for the remainder of 2011.

View images from the archives after the jump.

Our friend Henrik just shared the link to a fantastic talk that the late Malcom McLaren gave at the TED conference in October 2009.

“How does one find authentic creativity? In his last talk before passing away, Malcolm McLaren tells remarkable stories from his own life, from failing school to managing the Sex Pistols. He argues that we’re living in a karaoke culture, with false promises of instant success, and that messiness and failure are the key to true learning.”

There is a lot of truth in his talk, so make sure to watch it!

Through to Father’s Day, June 19th, Dockers has teamed up with the Futures Against Violence RESPECT! Campaign, an initiative to support violence prevention during the “Month of Respect.”  The campaign brings attention to the ever-prevalent problem of relationship abuse.

The Purpose of the “Futures Without Violence” campaign is to support innovative educational programs, which engage men and women from all walks of life in positive solutions to prevent relationship violence from an early age. Along with a $25,000 donation to the RESPECT! Campaign, the Dockers brand and the RESPECT! Campaign produced the informational video shown above, shot by director Joey Garfield. The video brings awareness to the program’s goals and honoring the positive impact that moms, dads, coaches, teachers and other influential mentors make in the lives of adolescents.