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Review : Porter Card Case

Porter’s motto : “Heart & Soul into  every stitch” is nothing short of the truth. In fact, the Yoshida Co has been producing hand made utilitarian bags since the early 30′s. They boast an impressive reputation by bringing a simple & stylish design approach yet putting a complete devotion to functionality, materials and fabrication. I’ve [...]

Giveaway : Dissertation on The Authenticity of Utility

The leather laces snapped on my pair of Mowat’s so I wrote an email to VISVIM; to my surprise, 15 minutes later, I had a reply sitting in my inbox inquiring my address so they can resolve the issue Asap. No questions asked, not even asking for a photo of the defect, just my address. [...]

Visvim Jokhang

My last pair of black jokhang’s were traded away for a pair of mowatt’s, so when I saw a pair of sand versions floating in an auction, I had to act quick. The guys over at Sutocorp made the transaction fast and easy. Honestly, they are the most professional proxy service out there, with order [...]

An Old Love Affair

It was my birthday last week. A dear person in my life got a pair of vizavimu flown to me from overseas. SO let me take a second to say, thank you and i love you for this. What can be characterized as one of my ULTIMATE grails, the Logan lo elk’s are beyond what [...]

Porter Deluxe Wallets

Best known for their technical practicality, Japan’s Yoshida & Co have come out with a new wallet part of the Porter Deluxe line. The wallets feature two openings at opposing ends giving an 80′s like appeal to the simplistic functionality that defines Porter’s renowned aesthetic. The wallet & more will soon be available at OFFTHEHOOK [...]

HUgE Vol. ALL

“I just hit up Matt W. (Stussy Tdot manager) for a favor. You’ll love me for this one. It will compensate for you working on my website. Make sure to quote this when you blog about it.” Maura found a way to get me the full 11 issues of Huge…I just realize that the good [...]

Ralph Lauren ID

Back due to popular demand, Ralph Lauren’s ”Create your own” campaign is back on the RL jp site, meaning you can choose from 12 colors and create your own color combinations.. I know i say this alot, but fuck would I love to be able to read japanese. RalphLauren.jp

HUgE

When I was in Toronto this summer, I was in the search for Japanese magazines and discovered one I hadn’t ever seen before, I was used to the Street Jack, Cool Trans, Samurai…among others. But never seen this one before. While I was accustomed to the regular layout pages chocked up of products, fillers, and [...]