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News on Thursday, March 12th, 2009

Marimekko Red Kiku Mini Umbrella

Again, men can rock rain guards outside the normal drony greys and blacks. Consider this colorful piece from Marimekko available now at OAK. The Red Kiku Mini Umbrella has a vibrant red color teflon coated poly skin with a red wood handle.…

Selectism - Mr. Jones "The Average Day" Watch

We featured the “The Accurate” watch from Mr. Jones some time ago. “The Accurate” accounted for the little known fact that a watch will let you know when you will die, but before that happens, how about a watch that…

The DRKSHDW Collection from Rick Owens provides street ready fashions that modernize and bring a sense of the gloaming to your wardrobe. You wear DRKSHDW for the details, and this hoodie is not short of them. Available now from Fever.…

The recent brew-ha-ha (sorry) about best “blue collar” beers prompts a little investigation beyond subjective voting and toward a history of each. As noted, the beers up for “best” now often come from the same place, but of course that…

Fashioning Felt opened last week at the Cooper-Hewitt. The exhibition explores the various new uses of felt in different, but related, design disciplines. Architecture, fashion, home furnishings, and product design are all given equal attention. The museum’s website includes run…

Nylon Guys turns us onto this ‘Birdie light’ lampshade. Based on the shuttlecock, this is a rather bizarre choice for a lampshade. Badminton’s a long way from being a popular sport, but the result does work better than say, a…

selectism - comme-des-garcons-homme-plus-shirt

It’s no secret that we like Comme Des Garcons. Shirts like this are a reason why. It’s not your average shirt and a lot of people will be put off by the challenging design, but sometimes you need to step…

Sometimes you have to think of the future.This hat won’t be any good now – unless you like sweating – but come next winter, everyone will be wondering where you got that. Also, ask yourself this – When next will…

We present you one of our favorite pieces from the new Band Of Outsiders Spring/Summer 2009 Collection. The brand managed to give the classic baseball jacket a more sophisticated style, while keeping it clean and sporty. Certainly a nice lightweight…

Skrepkus Paper Clip

Despite a stated love for staplers amongst some of our readership (MW, that’s you), paper clips find work at Selectism’s mid-Atlantic HQ. The Skrepkus paper clip elegantly incorporates three sizes into a single tool, minimizing desk clutter and dressing up…

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News on Thursday, March 12th, 2009

Marimekko Red Kiku Mini Umbrella

Mr. Jones “The Average Day” Watch

Rick Owens DRKSHDW Hoodie

Beer History

Fashioning Felt

‘Birdie Light’ lampshade

Comme Des Garcons Homme Plus Woodland Shirt

Maison Martin Margiela Hat

Band Of Outsiders Baseball Jacket

News on Wednesday, March 11th, 2009

Skrepkus Paper Clip