Alas, gone are the days where I could roll out of bed and put on my favourite pair of jeans, my grungy ripped up sweater, and my rugged combat boots and stroll out the door carelessly. Now I roll out of bed, put on my nicely ironed button down, neatly pressed trousers, and freshly waxed lace-ups and stroll out the door looking like every other average joe out there.
It’s boring and I hate it.
I hate the lack of individuality in business casual and formal dress codes, but it’s something …

The latest and greatest in shoes seem to pertain to water - huge rubber rainboots and now boating shoes are the preferred footwear for fall. One of the coolest casual adaptations of the boating shoe would be by Vans in the Zapato (okay, truth is that I’m only writing about them because I love the name and I giggle internally as I type it and reread it).
Regardless, the common traits of the boating shoe are:

Stiff sides and back - simple shape
Laced only at the top, with the laces extended through …

CLOT founded by Edison Chen and Kevin Poon, is a lifestyle company that emerged in Hong Kong in 2003. Their aim is to be a lifestyle company through fashion (CLOT Apparel), Music & Artist Management (CLOT Media Division), Retail (Juice/ACU), Design, Consulting and PR (CLOT PR). Clot’s aim is to push the creativity limit of youths in Asia and bridge the gap between Eastern and Western cultures. Having established a large name in the Asian street fashion scene, they’ve collaborated with street brands such as Bape, Visvim, Fragment, Kaws, Headporter, …

If you ever dreamed about having an element of Kurt Cobain on your feet, well now you have that option. Converse has launched a Kurt Cobain edition of Chuck Taylors which have the artist’s writings and blatherings all in a nice black and white form. Grab them for $50.00-ish in low or hightop form.
> images courtesy of converse.com

If you’re still stuck on the title, baffled by how a clothing line can name something in such a complicated manner, feel at ease with the fact that it actually happens to be a great offering. Gytha (a gift) Mander (from me), struck me as too odd to be true, modeling its logo after a 4-legged insect and models styled in a dark and timely fashion. Trust me, after getting over the pre-judging, you’ll marvel at the classic make and the twist of contemporary that Gytha Mander presents.
A little More:
Gytha …

Nothing like judging a book like it’s cover - contrary to popular folklore, we all like to judge people based on their exteriors. At least in fashion and modelling. What better way than to have a comprehensive countdown?
I was on the search to learning more about big names in the male modelling industry (seeing as the female models are all-too aggressive in their PR spread). Models.com has a great “Top 50″ Male models countdown which will give you the rundown of the best faces in the business right now.
Check it …

It’s that time again. Runway shows for Spring/Summer 09 menswear collections are about to start in Milan (June 21-25) and Paris (June 26-29), bringing fashion lovers another two full weeks of unbridled excitement! The shows I’m looking forward to seeing (On YouTube unfortunately :( ) include:

For Milan…

JIL SANDER – One of my current favourite labels. Raf Simons’ work for Jil Sander has recently been top notch, and in my opinion, better than his own mainline.
VERSACE – Since acquiring ex-Cloak designer Alexandre Plokhov as a consultant, Versace has …

Want to learn how to dress? Well set aside your everyday newsstand fashion mag and pick up a copy of Japan’s Non-no. This magazine proves that the Japanese have fashion down to a science. Each colorful page is chock full of practical REAL-LIFE outfits that people actually wear. Don’t read Japanese you say? Well have no fear! At least 70% of the magazine is picture based – filled with street snaps and images of cool up-and-coming clothes. It is easily one of my …

The Relaxed
R by 45RPM Sorahiko – Inspired by the vintage American workwear, R by 45RPM creates jeans for the hardcore denim-head. The Sorahiko is 45RPM’s mid range jean and although they are relaxed through the leg they still retain a sharp classy silhouette. If you care about quality craftsmanship and details these are the jeans to buy. With hidden rivets, chain stitching, and selvedge denim, what more can you ask for? $330 - http://www.rby45rpm.com/
The Straight
Kicking Mule Workshop 2010 – Want a manly jean for a manly …

Japan has always been a major player in fashion ever since the trio of Yohji Yamamoto, Rei Kawakubo, and Issey Miyake made tidal waves with their avant-garde aesthetic in the 80’s. The big 3 broke conventional norms and introduced a new type of creativity that put Japan on the fashion map. In the early 2000’s we saw the uprising of Undercover and Number (N)ine, two street wear oriented labels who have cultivated a unique presence on the runway. Now, most recently, two menswear labels will soon join …