by: Freshness | February 24, 2009
MESS - Spring 2009 Collection Lookbook

One of the leading brands in China located in the capital city of Beijing, MESS, will be releasing their Spring 2009 Collection this upcoming month. With a strong focus around one of China’s icons, the Panda Bear, MESS has reinterpreted it in it’s own way…

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by: Freshness | February 20, 2009
WANT Les Essentiels de la Vie Bag

Why do the best bags come from faraway lands? Add another imported brand to your list of dream luggage- WANT Les Essentiels de la Vie. Available at Brooklyn designer outpost OAK, the De Gaulle 17″ computer bag comes in canvas with leather handles and gold…

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by: Freshness | February 19, 2009
Tim Hamilton - Fall 2009 Collection

Photos by: The New York Times
Perhaps better known to our readers for his collaborative work with UNIQLO, Tim Hamilton may be one of the more “chops” (and less buzz) oriented designers of today. Having sharpened his skills at conservative lines J. Crew and Polo,…

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by: Freshness | February 19, 2009
Corpus - Fall 2009 Collection

Photo by: WWD
L.A. homed brand Corpus has been coasting through the fashion world, climbing their way towards runway-scene. With what started as jeans and tops in a particularly streetwise fashion, the brand has honed their aesthetic and design chops to create a butt-kicker of…

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by: Freshness | February 19, 2009
Yancey Richardson Gallery - Alex Prager Exhibit

Photographer Alex Prager has the ball rolling in 2009. She just came off a piece for Details, having the chance to shoot the venerable Stan Lee, and you can catch her latest collection “The Big Valley” at Yancey Richardson through the end of March. Her…

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by: Freshness | February 18, 2009
Opening Ceremony - M8 Saddle Shoe

As the classic casual silhouettes revival marches on, Opening Ceremony has spotted their opening with a few styles that take the traditional and twist it out just a bit. The M8 Saddle Shoe for example; a lace up oxford gets a new coat of blue…

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by: Freshness | February 18, 2009
Opening Ceremony - M2 Desert Boot

Getting your mitts on Opening Ceremony’s goods has gotten a lot simpler in the past week, as the highly sweated celeb friendly boutique opened up their site to a little bit of online retail that they had seemingly been holding out on for some time.…

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by: Freshness | February 18, 2009
Surface To Air - Star Sneaker

Perennial favorite to graphic designers around the globe, Surface To Air has maintained a cool little niche in the fashion world for, jeez, what’s going on for about a decade pretty quick here. After much experimentation with different sneaker silhouettes, it seems like they’ve settled…

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by: Freshness | February 18, 2009
Lola NYC Tees

 
Newly launched e-tailer The Black Buoy is stocked up with a range of new tees from under-the-radar street-tee brand Lola New York. Looks like the brand has re-focused their style, with a new sketched, raw and rugged feel. And this isn’t your typical AAA…

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by: Freshness | February 18, 2009
Band Of Outsiders - Fall 2009

Photo by: The New York Times
Movie buff brand-of-the-hour Band of Outsiders unfolds another collection of pseudo-gallic preppiness in what Tim Blanks calls “his most polished yet, but also his most relaxed” collection. It’s true; the line pairs ties with windbreakers, sweats with jackets. Simple…

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