Articles by: Freshness

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Twelve Bar Spring ’09

Twelve Bar keeps on fighting the good fight, creating season after season of sensible wears that help the brand from being pigeonholed as just another streetwear brand. For Spring, the London born but now LA based brand rolls out some considerable denim numbers across jeans and jackets, with hoods and sweats to boot. The brand is … READ MORE

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Opening Ceremony for Pendleton

Pairing up new cool and classic heritage, Opening Ceremony will create a 23 piece collection for outdoor brand Pendleton. We can assume they’ll focus on the Navajo and plaid patterns that Pendleton is known for and Opening Ceremony seems to be favoring anyway, so perhaps it’s a match made in outdoorsy heaven. The collection is to … READ MORE

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Lanvin – Grey Hi-Top Sneaker

Aloha Rag, the Hawaii and Manhattan outpost for the finest in finery has stocked up on the latest hot-hot-hot Lanvin sneaker. This time in tough polyester with a great hand, the calfskin leather piping details call out the shape, in a style that almost reminds you of a traditional Nike Vandal. This is a highly touted … READ MORE

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Barbour Limited Edition Collection

  Michael Williams at A Countinuous Lean is always on top of the latest in trad wears. Somehow he managed to get a sneak look at a an upcoming, and quite limited, collection from Brit hertiage brand Barbour. The line is designed by Japan’s To-Ki-To, limited to only half a dozen or so pieces and while … READ MORE

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Clae – Coustea – Spring 2009 Collection

Shoes? Sneakers? Sneaker-Shoes? Clae continues on their casual kicks path heading into Spring 2009, debuting a canvas flip on the Coustea from previous seasons. Prep to get your pair a little scruffy moving into the Summer, for that worked in look that makes a pair of canvas casuals stylish. This Spring range from Clae should start … READ MORE

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BBC/Ice Cream – Galaxy Suit Jacket

The Ice Cream saga continues, as Art Director Sk8thing takes the line onward and upward. For the Galaxy Suit Jacket, the design team at Ice Cream break out a standard navy three button blazer, twisting it to the intergalactic needs of their customers with a star pattern printed on the fabric. Don’t know if there’s a … READ MORE

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Mishka Custom Shop – Custom Kill With Power Pyramid

The crazy Russians at Mishka have re-loaded their Custom Shop with a new design, this time featuring the Kill With Power design that you’ve found on their tags and products over the past couple seasons.  If you’re picky about matching or just want to get creative, the Custom Shop is a great way to kill some … READ MORE

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UNIQLO – Early Spring 2009 Lookbook

As we move into Spring and away from the heavy-duty lumberjack Winter we’re in the midst of right now, UNIQLO is outlining a bit of their early Spring 2009 Collection on their site. With casual style the focus as usual (this is a brand here with the objective of being the “world’s number one casual clothing … READ MORE

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Converse x UNDFTD – Poorman’s Weapon @ HUF

The UNDFTD x Converse Poorman’s Weapon has been floating around online for a few months or so now, but you can rev up your engines for the release as HUF will drop the kicks on 1/24/09, this Saturday. This is the first non-PRODUCT(RED) Converse collaboration in a bit, and it’s cool to see a different shape … READ MORE

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Billionaire Boys Club – Saturn Sweatshirt

Maybe Pharrell is growing up a bit, or maybe it’s his consumers. The latest drops from BBC have shown a slightly more toned down sensibility, with classic heather gray sweaters and more mellowed graphics, as with the Saturn graphic above. Look to Colette to show you the latest BBC and Ice Cream items first- they’re already … READ MORE