Catch up on our favorite of the week here on Selectism with this handy list of eleven stories that include our coverage from the Whitney Biennial, our guide to spring jackets, Kenzo’s VANS, children’s gangster glasses and more.

1. Buyer’s Guide | 8 Jackets for Spring and Summer – unique looks for the warm months
2. 5 Beautiful Road Bicycles, 1 Woman – Cervelo, FELT, Cannondale, model.
3. First Look: The Hill-side, Outlier Spring Vest – Outlier tech inside, The Hill-side fabrics outside.
4. The Whitney Biennial 2012 – our take from the 73rd edition.
5. VANS Era for Kenzo Sneakers for Summer 2012 – Kenzo’s pattern prints work incredibly well on the ERA silhouette.
6. “Bunny Yeager’s Beautiful Backsides” Book – Ms. Yeager discovered Betti Page. See all her collected pin-up photo work over 3 decades in this book.
7. Seize sur Vingt Perforated Buck Shoes – a wonderful colorwheel of buck shoes. The perf leather is done right.
8. Ralph Lauren Team USA Closing Ceremony Uniforms – London Olympics closers…
9. Very French Gangsters Eyewear – our favorite campaign shoot of the week for this new line of eyewear for kids 3 to 10 years old.
10. Caviar Kaspia Packaging by Andre – a facelift via one famous Parisian (street) artist.
11. Ally Capellino Olympic Boxing Bag – A perfect weekender.

For those who enjoy the closing ceremonies of the Olympic games, we bring a sneak preview of the garbs Team U.S.A. will be strolling into the big arean wearing. Ralph Lauren is the official outfitter of the 2012 U.S. Olympic and Paralympic team for the London Olympics. The team will be strolling in wearing an all white affair. Two polos also appeared this afternoon at the Ralph Lauren launch in Times Square. Some touches of classic roaring style in there.

Photography: NBC News TODAY/Peter Kramer

More detailed looks at the Ralph Lauren Team U.S.A. closing uniforms for London 2012 on the following page.

More Sunspel news. If you’re unfamiliar with the British brand, now in the capable hands of JW Anderson, take a look out our video tour from back in the day. This collection is part of this years ever popular sports collaborations inspired by the Olympics. The label has created a Henley t-shirt and a crew neck each in 5 different colours for British Rowers Tom Solesbury, Steve Rowbotham, Bill Lucas and Sam Townsend – all amateur athletes pushing themselves to the limits for a chance to compete in Team GB. Supersoft Egyptian cotton means you’re going to want to spend a lot of time just rubbing these shirts all over your face. Available from Sunspel next month.

Images: Jamie Hawkesworth

The new online film “The Sense of Being” from Emporio Armani showcases their EA7 line dedicated to sports performance for the Italian Olympic team. The line’s core value come through in this black and white film: “endeavour, courage, teamwork, drive to participate. Values that everyone can identify with, not just athletes: the manifesto is, in fact, a celebration of sport with the soul, practiced with passion and determination.”

Sir Paul Smith loves his bikes and he’s not afraid to make his obsession with two wheels public. In this short film he visits the rather impressive Velodrome (hosting Track Cycling and Paralympic Track Cycling) and talks enthusiastically about the wood heavy venue and why this is his personal games highlight. To take a look at the sustainable structure up close head back in time to here.

Over 900 GB Olympic and Paralympic athletes will be stepping out in this Stella McCartney for adidas kit revealed today. Nice work on the colourway which sticks predominantly to various shades of blue, keeping it all a pleasingly lo-key. Whether the body hugging fit will be carried through to the actual games remains to be seen but overall a slick look for Great Britain’s competitors if a little on the safe side. More at the adidas 2012 site.

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London 2012 have asked part time Baltimore badman and part time East End tortured detective Idris Stringer Luther Elba to talk a little about his home town of Hackney and the arrival of the Olympic games.

The film’s a bit slapdash which is kind of why we like it. Idris does his best to get you all excited about the Olympics, possibly because in typical London fashion, a lot of cynicism is flying about with this event and everyone’s scared of being trampled by white elephants or something to that effect. Click on and see if this sparks a bit of enthusiam.

Crane tv give us a look around one of the most impressive 2012 Olympic Venues, the Velodrome. Six thousand seats and described as the most sustainable venue in the Olympic park, Engineers Andrew Weir and Klaus Bode talk through the structures eco credentials as well as its striking double curved shell.

A look at the official Olympic posters designed by some of the big names on the brit art scene. Since 1912 each host town has commissioned its finest to produce artwork for the event including Warhol, Hockney, Lichtenstein and Albers. In this case 100 artists were whittled down to 12 and include the likes of Tracey Emin, Chris Ofili, Sarah Morris and Gary Hume. Asked to respond to London’s unique vision of the games the results are as varied and colourful as you’d expect. More over at Phaidon.

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Ablogtoread gets it right on the new Omega Seamaster Diver Watch for the Vancouver 2010 Olympics. “There is nothing wild about this limited edition Omega watch, and frankly that is the way I like my Omega limited edition watches. Nothing too avant garde, just a good sober looking timepiece with a nice theme. Omega is pretty much obligated to release limited edition watches for the Olympics. First, they are the official timekeeper for the Olympics (since 1932). Wouldn’t it look silly if they didn’t celebrate that fact every two years?”

More views of the Omega Seamaster Diver Watch for the Vancouver Olympics 2010 after the jump.