A first look at Chad Muska’s new signature model, the Supra Skytop II. 600 pairs of this limited edition colorway will drop on the 21st at Colette–the rest of us will have to wait for Spring 2010.
[via NiceKicks]

Lubitel by Lajos Major

Red Wing Shoes Fall 2009

Florsheim X Duckie Brown Fall 2009

A two-for-one Diesel collection developed for nightlife lovers–with hidden graphics and detailing on shirts, sneakers, and denim that glows under blacklights.…but at $120 MSRP, I’d rather just DIY it using an old pair of jeans. A can of fluorescent spraypaint can’t be more than $15 :)

High-tops from KVA’s AW 2009/2010 men’s collection.
I like how the silhouette gets broken up with the blocky straps, like in Julia Hederus X K-Swiss.

Promotional for the release of the limited edition double pack of the original Nike Cortez back in February. Character design by Brian Schmitt & tokyoplastic; animation by tokyoplastic.

[via The Sartorialist]

Scott has given this photograph the perfect title – I LOVE THIS OUTFIT.

Alexander Wang Fall 2009
Hanne Zip Boot & Lara Combat Boot

Lettering by Martin van Uhm

Italian 2 Lace derby & Oxford

The construction process blends traditional craftsmanship and modern technology (i.e. a 3D CAD system is used to cut out the pattern pieces).

Runways lure me in with music and clothes.
Dropped in for day three of SFW last Saturday, on impulse.

This is the first brand I’ve come across to go with with a space theme (yaaah moon boots!) for high-tops. Android Homme was launched in late 2008 and is aimed the market between lower priced and luxury sneakers. Android Homme is like an edgy composite of silhouettes from Cipher, Lanvin, Nike, Creative Recreation, and Supra all rolled into one.

[Top to bottom: Propulsion Hi | Jet Pack | Lunar Rover]

The Jaeger-LeCoultre Hybris Mechanica a Grande Sonnerie (the most complex watch in the world), Gyrotourbillon, and Reverso Complication a Triptyque.

This is apparently some holy grail of sonnerie watches…in addition to [the Westminster] melody as a chime, the watch features two others, as well as a silent mode. What does this mean? You know those Casio watches that beep at certain intervals? This watch does that same thing, but instead of a beep, you get a little song that is based on tiny hammers and gongs and a ridiculously complex ballet of gears and “magic”. –aBlogtoRead

The three-piece set is presented in a 1.3 ton leather-coated safe with an electronic locking system that has room for 8 more watches…for a grand total of $2.5 million.

It takes a team of skilled craftsmen weeks to wrought a pair of gentlemen’s shoes over at the England-based Edward Green. Methinks I should go to Europe to kidnap a band of artisans. The states are lacking.

Monks:

Originally worn by monks as early as the fifteenth century, these were subsequently adopted as fashion: buckles and the high tongue were often embellished. The modern monk style was introduced in the 1920’s and there are a number of variations.

Boots:

The leather patinas are to die for.

How Gabriel Morales would box laboratory gloves.
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The Cyclops from Mr. Jones Watches tells time “with a relaxed kind of accuracy that offers a counterpoint to our hectic modern lives.” (Vacation watch!)

Soulland Fedora SS 2010 | BAPE Leather Rider Jacket FW 2009

1. Fedora crown with the brim of a baseball cap? Intriguing.
2. BAPE + minimalism? Whoaaaa.

In painting we see this desire from antiquity to the present, continually visualizing some sort of alternative sense of place or being. My paintings toy with this desire to escape the finite… - Brian Cooper

(Art in Public) Blue Boxes

Meet the Taylors, Starr, and Voltaire:

Two weeks ago: Fuming about my deceased car battery and waiting for a parking space will open up next to my car with these silhouettes stuck in my head. Of shoes. Had to kill time by penning out what I’m looking for in my next pair of leather shoes or ankle boots. FML Friday wasn’t a total waste.

I like the construction of men’s dress shoes (could go with a with a taller, stacked heel) combined with the flair and the shape of my favorite high-tops. And I gotta have those buckles and straps.

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I rarely have bad days. But two weeks ago was a major FML Friday. [Note: I don't have AAA.]

It started when I ran out of ink. It was a problem, since I wanted to print postage to ship an eBay item and do a return. Drove out to Cartridge World in Davis (open until 7PM) at 4PM and find out it’s mysteriously closed until quarter past. Okay, I’ll wait.

It’s 4:30PM, check the storefront and there’s still nobody in the store. Whatever, I’ll get ink refills tomorrow. Turn the keys, about to drive off…silence. Dashboard lights flicker, but I don’t hear the engine turn over.

My car battery has chosen this moment to kick the bucket, in front of a packed cafe. The customers out front give me weird looks because my car is making defeated noises as I repeatedly crank the ignition.

A quick survey showed that jumper cables aren’t in this season. Or ever, for that matter. Everyone has biked or walked here. Typical. That’s Davis.

Walked over two blocks to ACE hardware, stand in line with jumper cables. I dig my credit card out of my pocket (I’m not a wallet person) to pay and — am perplexed. I’ve got with me a student ID card and a random gift card. Great. Credit card and license must be at home.

Go down the address book in my phone, trying to find someone with jumper cables who isn’t in class. I walk home to get my cards…did I mention Cartridge World was still mysteriously closed?

Friend with jumper cables can rescue me! Uh. But I’m parked (not parallel) in front of one of the most popular coffee shops in town. And these jumper cables are only 16 feet long, which necessitates the savior car be RIGHT NEXT to my zombie car.

The owners of the cars parked next to me are nowhere in sight. The cars parked in the spaces one car over (and out of reach of jumper cables), are inexplicably vacated every ten minutes or so, to my utter exasperation.

I give up. The day was doomed; I needed to get out and have a good Friday night.

New collabo [via TheFashionisto].

The chrome colorways remind me of Alejandro Ingelmo’s sneakers from FW08.