Reebok revitalizes their game-changing Ventilator runner in a fresh round of colorways with the limited edition Heritage pack this fall, featuring bright pops of color, inspired by old industrial spaces. First introduced in 1990, during the brand’s golden era, the Ventilator was an eye-catching, forward-thinking design, and remains a unique, versatile sneaker, with the ability to hold clean and bold treatments alike. Cop a pair of “Heritage” Ventilators now at online.
Launching this season, Levi’s Basics line introduces collections of men’s underwear, socks, t-shirts, tank tops, and henleys, embodying the distinctly-American heritage style that the brand has made famous. The new products are grouped into different series, including the 200, 300, and 400 Series, as well as the Woven Boxer Series and Sock Collection.
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Featuring two-packs of cotton tanks, tees, briefs, trunks, and boxer briefs, the 200 Series is your new go-to for basics. Each piece is decorated with Levi’s iconic red “batwing” logo, and a color palette of red, white, blue, black, and grey keeps these necessities simple, as they should be.
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The 300 Series delivers long and short-sleeved henleys, tanks, briefs, trunks, boxer briefs, and long johns, with denim-influenced details such as riveted locker loops, while a bold range of colors including navy, caviar, olive, white, and grey ensures you’ll be looking fresh.
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Made from 100% merino wool, the 400 Series is comprised of high-comfort briefs, trunks, boxer briefs, long johns, and tops sporting distinctive diagonal locker loops. Available in jet black, chili pepper, dress blue, blue depths, fog, and black coffee, these ultra-soft pieces are more than merely underwear.
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The tapered-fit Woven Boxers Series is composed of 100% cotton chambray, and draws on traditional men’s shirting to keep you classy through-and-through, while the sock collection offers a diversity of styles in denim-inspired regular, low-cut, and no-show versions for all your foot-related needs. Combined, this advent into basics demonstrates Levi’s establishing itself as a strong competitor in the field, and with the influence of its famous jeans apparent in these garments, those seeking Americana style—even down to their socks—need to look no further.
California sock-enthusiasts Richer-Poorer and American-made footwear manufacturers PF Flyers present another sock pack in their ongoing collaboration, this time designed specifically to support the PF Flyers Hi Pres Shower Boot. Inspired by a Wampum pattern often used in belts among New England Native American tribes, the socks celebrate PF Flyers’ history in waterproof footwear and connection to the Northeast. The Richer Poorer x PF Flyers sock pack is available online now.
California-based outdoor clothiers Patagonia re-imagine raw material sourcing with the brand’s new Truth to Materials capsule collection, exploring new manufacturing methods through seven different garments. The concept behind the collection involves minimal processing, discovering the origin of a material, and keeping as close to that as possible during manufacturing, with each piece composed of reclaimed or alternatively sourced fabrics.
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Featured materials include reclaimed wool, reclaimed cotton, undyed cashmere, and reclaimed down, all from specific suppliers with artisan taste. For the men, garments include the Undyed Cashmere Snap-T Pullover from the Mongolian plateau region, Reclaimed Cotton Hoodie from the TAL Group of China and Malaysia, and Reclaimed Wool Jacket from Figli di Michelangelo Calami in Italy.
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Image: Patagonia.
Check out the video above to discover Calami’s family history in wool production and explanation of how the process minimizes waste, and shop the full seven-piece-collection here.
Swedish “intellectual slackers” WeAretheSuperlativeConspiracy tease us with an exciting peek of an exclusive product line celebrating artist and pop culture critic Andy Warhol that drops next year. In collaboration with the artist’s foundation the collection—entitled Warhol Conspiracy by WeSC—will consist of a range of products featuring six different patterns of Warhol’s famous camouflage paintings and prints, divided into two seasonal assortments. Clothing is set to include jackets, shirts, shorts, hoodies, bags, and even limited edition skateboards, complemented by an offering of T-shirts with Warhol quotes and self-portraits. Though the capsule won’t be available until March 2015, you can still read up on WeSC and the Andy Warhol Foundation while you wait.
Yesterday, American outdoor-wear suppliers Woolrich unveiled their first standalone store in North America, located at 125 Wooster Street in New York City’s SoHo neighborhood. Adorned with vintage items from the company’s original Pennsylvania mill, the new retail space features the entirety of the brand’s contemporary line, including the high-quality Woolrich John Rich & Bros. on the ground floor and the Mark McNairy-helmed designer collection, Woolrich Woolen Mills, on the basement level.
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This season marks McNairy’s return to the brand after a season-long hiatus, and Woolrich Woolen Mills Fall/Winter 2014 comprises of a refreshing sportswear spin with varsity-striped pea coats, raglan-sleeve workshirts, and hooded zip-up jackets, all featuring more large, utilitarian pockets than you’ll ever need. With the opening of the first U.S. flagship, it’ll be easier than ever to get your hands on these must-haves.
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Woolrich is now open at 125 Woost Street in New York City..The store also signals the beginning of the company’s expansion outside Europe, with new locations to follow in Aspen, Boston, Chicago, Hamburg, and Tokyo beginning October 2014.
Global sportswear giant adidas continues to be the go-to brand for fashion collabs: Y-3, Rick Owens, Raf Simons, Jeremy Scott, and now Palace Skateboards—revealing today a lookbook for the two brands’ radical new collection. Rigorously tested by Palace riders, Palace Skateboards x adidas Originals combines technological prowess with peak performance for a line of high-quality team-wear, somehow simultaneously embodying futuristic forward-thinking and cooler-than-you ’90s attitude.
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Suited to a variety of athletic activities (or just chilling on the couch), the collection features light coats, windbreakers, hoodies, sweatshirts, sweatpants, and even a vest, all dual-branded with the Palace logo and variations of adidas’ iconic three-stripes. Most notable, however, are the on-trend bucket hats, available in both white-on-black and black-one-white colorways and sporting the adidas Orignals logo above the Palace name, ensuring you’re swagged out.
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Palace x adidas Originals drops globally this Saturday, September 27, 2014, with distribution at select Palace and adidas Originals retailers, and a pop-up shop in New York City.
Paris clothiers Sandro just opened its first U.S. menswear store, Sandro Homme Workshop: a temporary retail space/revolving art studio in New York City that spotlights young and emerging contemporary artists. Created to meet the increasing male demand for the brand, the boutique’s physical structure is inspired by Sandro’s Fall/Winter 2014-2015 campaign and features live art instillations until the end of the year, with each selected artist having a week to utilize the workshop as his or her own personal studio. The first resident-artist is An Hoang, whose paintings reference personal experiences of nature and the urban environment, evoking the spirit and atmosphere of each place. Hoang recently had a solo exhibition at Halsey McKay Gallery, East Hampton, NY, and her abstract style complements the store’s minimalist interior.
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Image: Sandro Paris.
The Sandro Homme Workshop is located in New York City at 145 Spring Street and is open now.
Rapper and entrepreneur will.i.am presents his first eyewear collection, ill.i Optics, in partnership with designer George Gorrow, co-founder of Australian fashion label Ksubi. The release reinterprets rare vintage styles, drawing inspiration from 1980s hip-hop pioneers and graffiti characters, as well as moments from will.i.am’s early career. Glasses feature material combinations of acetate and metal, as well as diverse finishes and innovative technical components, making each pair a standout piece and utilizing Garrow’s background in experimental eyewear design.
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ill.i Optics is available at select retailers worldwide beginning today.
Last night’s Marc Jacobs Spring/Summer 2015 runway show featured an immersive audio collaboration with it-headphones brand Beats By Dre. Guests—including industry heavyweights and celebrities such as Anna Wintour, Andre Leon Talley, Grace Coddington, and Baz Luhrmann—each wore a pair of Beats headphones to tune into an instrumental track and vocal narrative overlaying the show, a concept conceived by composer and record producer Steve Mackey, along with Beats’ creative team and designer Marc Jacobs himself. With the Apple acquisition and upcoming Fendicollaboration, the audio listening device company is certainly are having a good year.
American designer Todd Snyder just launched his namesake label’s secondary collection, White Label, exclusively at Nordstrom, featuring Savile Row tailoring and classic formalwear styles of suits, sport coats, dress shirts, and neckwear in contemporary patterns and cuts designed for the modern man. The centerpiece of the collection is the “Mayfair” suit, which features exquisite craftsmanship, as exhibited in its soft natural shoulders, canvas interlining, narrow lapels, and the herringbone-patterned felt beneath the collar. Other pieces, such as flannel chalk striped sport coats, similarly feature luxury trimmings and distinctive linings, utilizing fabrics sourced from the United Kingdom and Italy.
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Image: Nordstrom.
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The entire collection will be available at the Nordstrom Men’s Shop in select Nordstrom stores and online.
Continuing their successful collaboration, American brands J.Crew and New Balance recently unveiled a limited edition sneaker, the J. Crew x New Balance 998 Concrete Jungle. Inspired by the sights and sounds of a night out on the town, the made-in-America shoe sports a popping “deconstructed” camo colorway, well suited to the brands’ 998 silhouette. The release will be available for pre-sale starting this Saturday, September 13, 2014, and will be in select stores in New York, Boston, Los Angeles, Costa Mesa, San Francisco, Honolulu, London, and Hong Kong, as well as at online beginning Wednesday, September 17, 2014.
