Here we start a new series of links that we come across that we find interesting. We are not sure how regular this will come, but expect it a couple of times per week, just to keep you on top of what is going on!
Apparently Hedi Slimane is talking to LVMH about launching a label under his own name. Even though we are still big Dior Homme fans, we cannot wait to see what he has up his sleeves. More here…
True Religion opens another flagship store in Manhattan. How long will the denim craze last? True Religion was one of the early ones to enter this market, let’s see how far the growth will go. More here…
Nike Sales rose this past year, mainly due to overseas growth. The sportswear giant has quietly entered some untraditional sports markets, at least for them. Soccer, action sports, skateboarding, etc. The fashion sneaker game has also been very successful in past year, mainly due to re-releases of classics, but we suspect that that will not be enough anymore next year. More here…
Notcot put out without a doubt one of the most interesting Holiday gift guides this year. Holiday shopping is almost over, but we don’t really care, because we like shopping all year around. Check it out here…
Burton has recently opened their largest flagship store to date, and who would have suspected that it would be in Los Angeles. HighSnobiety has two interesting interviews up with Hiroshi Fujiwara (Japanese style icon and Burton adviser) as well as with the Creative Director of Burton, Greg Dacyshyn.
This should keep you busy for a while!
Recorded at the Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy, an 18,000-capacity sports arena in Paris, on June 14th, 2007, the CD captures the exuberant multi-media spectacle of Thomas Bangalter and Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo’s first hometown show in 10 years in front of a capacity crowd of thrilled fans. This two-disc set is packaged as a bound book and contains an enhanced cd featuring five extra tracks from the show’s encore and 50 pages of photographs shot on tour. 
