Rockport’s been mounting a relevancy comeback as of late, targeting the cool guy crowd and not the dad’s-on-decks scene that might come to mind for some. In collaboration with S.L.A.T.E. (the “cool” part of the MAGIC trade show, for the uninitiated), the design team at…

Travel in style with Mismo, another great brand find from the sharp eyed characters of French tastemaker shop Colette. The Danish brand focuses on functional and durable assemblages of leather, canvas and nylon that skip some of the trendy nonsense you’ll find out there (gigantic…

It’s a tee shirt par-tay, as San Fran Frisco’s street art collective Upper Playground celebrates ten years of being the walrus. The line includes favorite designs by now-better-know artists like David Choe, Sam Flores and Jeremy Fish, reviving some graphics we’ve not seen for seasons…

It’s the Saving Private Ryan of sneaker commercials. Weiden+Kennedy, Nike and Brand Jordan’s BFF advertising agency, has created an intense spot for the new Jordan 2009, splicing together in-game footage from Jordan players Carmello Anthony, Joe Johnson and Chris Paul in a cinematic style that…

Amster-D’s designer duo Victor Horsting and Rolf Snoeren are up to more fashion funny business, creating a disco hi-top with a slight platform that’s a throw back to the Fiorucci days of the late-late ’70s. Ladies love cool Victor & Rol, so bookmark this post…

Woah. PHENOMENON, the avant-street spin-off brand by the good people who brought you SWAGGER continue their weird walk through street fashion with the Kung-Fu Track Jacket. What brand chief Big-O excels at is taking one silhouette, taking another and then making them one wild item.…

Spring/Summer ‘09 is Adidas 60 Years of Soles & Stripes season, celebrating six decades of sneakers. Only February now, don’t be surprised if you see this campaign kick into to high gear over the next few months, with sneaker collections, collaborations, events and, well, you…

French artist Andre continues his run of the town, now the face of the new campaign for Belvedere’s flavored vodka, One-X. With Belvedere pushing the hot-babes/famous-dudes angle very heavily, it’s not a total left field move to sign on international party animal Mr. A, but…

GQ continues to run with the classic style channeling, this time around in a style homage to always dapper superstar Paul Newman. In line with the style snapshots the editors over at GQ sweat (think John F. Kennedy, James Dean, Steve McQueen and then that…

Rigid jeans with white sneakers will always be relevant. Acne’s Mic model hits the best notes that a pair of rigids can, with that starchy crispness we all love to break in. Newly available online at OAK, the Mic jean comes out of an inspired…