Art of the Trench | a Burberry social project

Burberry today launches Artofthetrench.com, a digital platform with social networking functionality.

Burberry will invite site users to submit their own portraits to feature on the site, creating a body of images reflecting personal trench coat style across the globe. Visitors to the site will be able to favourite and comment on the portraits and share these over Facebook and Twitter.

For the launch of the site Christopher Bailey commissioned a collection of Scott Schuman photographs of people in Burberry trench coats in London, Milan, New York, Paris, Berlin, Sao Paulo and Venice over the last few months.

Benjamin Montoya Douglas Collection

Farofa Nation | tees with a conscience

A design and T-shirt company dedicated to helping the poor and unfortunate kids of Brazil.

Founded by Serge Castagna and his wife Ana two years ago. After witnessing poverty first hand when Serge visited Ana in her home town of Rio de Janeiro many years ago, they decided they wanted to contribute to the local community.

They have partnered with an organization named taskbrasil.org whose goal is helping 'street' kids become citizens of the world by showing them self-reliance and responsibility, Farofa Nation donates 10% of all t-shirts sales to Taskbrasil.

November

ECOTECH | A Sustainable Project

ECOTECH is the latest cutting edge innovation from Zegna Sport made from 100% recycled plastic sources. This innovative and ground breaking production process combines high level technical performance with the protection of the environment.

Scabal platinum and gold new fabric collection

Scabal is always raising the bar when it involves luxury and technical know-how. One of the more carefully guarded secrets is the procedure Scabal uses for incorporating gold into its fabrics. Now the luxury fabric producer has used the very latest techniques to incorporate platinum and 24-carat gold into a new fabric collection called “Treasure Box”.

The first Scabal cloth with gold was “Gold Treasure”, a fabric incorporating 22-carat gold, and was launched in 1999. The continuing demand meant the collection was re-launched in 2005 with new designs. Gold fever has obviously struck Scabal and they are now launching an ultra fine Super 150’s wool from an exceptional bale of Australian merinos wool in which precious metals are incorporated.

JUMA

JUMA is a Toronto based clothing label, designed by Alia & Jamil Juma. The line is a fresh interpretation of knitwear and jersey basics mixed with directional accent pieces for both men and women. The label is available on Juma online store as well as throughout North America, Japan and we hope to see it soon across Europe.

TAG Heuer Monaco V4 | Automatic Belt-driven transmission watch

The TAG Heuer Monaco V4 watch limited edition of only 150 pieces in platinum
Reference: WAW2170.FC6261
Movement: Automatic Belt-driven transmission watch
Tungsten ingot linear mass
2 pairs of barrels in series, set in parallel and linked by belts
Dial: 7 silver fine-brushed bridges with “haute horlogerie” hand-finishings
Escapement and belt-driven transmission visible from the front
Hand-applied faceted indexes
Faceted polished Rhodium plated blue minute and hour hands with luminescent markers
Blue small second hand at 4 o’clock
Blue “V4” engraving
Monochrome blue engraved TAG Heuer logo
Case: Polished Platinum 950 case
Case length: 48.90mm
Case width: 40.5mm (43.40mm with Crown)
Thickness: 17.10mm
Mass: 226 grams

Beveled sapphire crystal glass with double-sided anti-reflective treatment to ensure the best readability
Sapphire case back in 3 sections
Polished white gold crown at 3 o’clock
Water resistance: 50 meters
Strap: Blue alligator strap with hand-sewn blue stitching
Folding buckle with safety push-buttons in Platinum 950

Availability
1st batch (75 pieces): November 2009
2nd batch (75 pieces): June 2010
Estimated MSRP: CHF 100,00

John Lobb | Saint Crepin's day 2009

Money Laundry Clothing

Money Laundry inspired by and made from US currency, is thought to be the first-ever clothing line made from recycled currency.
Through a patented process, Money Laundry created “Money Thread,” thread recycled from real US currency, and use it in each custom piece of clothing included in the line.

Each design also draws its graphic influences from US currency from the 19th and 20th centuries. The entire line is hand dyed, and custom washed, made in the US from 100% cotton. The Money Thread is then hand stitched.

The 60 years of GANT

Gant is celebrating its 60th Anniversary with a six limited-edition shirts set inspired from their back catalog.

Paul Smith limited edition Evian bottle

Ralph Vaessen | the art of handcrafted natural horn eyewear

Dutch designer Ralph Vaessen, studied Public Administration and worked for the Dutch government for over 15 years. Fashion, design, art, architecture and music had been his passion since he was a child.

He started to design eyewear early 2006 because he couldn’t find new frames for himself. An optician told him that he knew a small atelier that could produce a single set of frames if he could make a drawing of the shape he wanted. Ralph Vaessen, who was already looking for a career change, saw an opportunity and he decided to quit his job to start a career as eyewear designer.

The frames are made of natural horn, sometimes in combination with wood or snake leather and handcrafted at a small atelier in Germany. The styles Alex, Aukje, Carel, Claus, Harold, Helen, Isolde, Reinier and Spyker - designed on request by the Dutch sports car manufacture Spyker, are new for the 2010 collection.

'Only horn of domesticated buffalos are or will be used for production. These buffalos are not falling into the category or are under the protection of endangered species and are utilized throughout the world in agriculture in many regions of the world today. These buffalos are not bred or killed for horn. The horn is a residual waste product. The water snake, which leather is used on some frames, is not falling into the category or are under the protection of endangered species.'

New Nike Blazer High Vintage

2 new Blazer High's are available this week at Nike Sportswear’s 21 Mercer Street in white/red and white/black.