This Just In: Kanye West Wears a Leather Kilt at 12.12.12 Concert
A fashion moment just took place at the 12.12.12: The Concert for Sandy Relief in New York City. The kilt makes yet another appearance on the iconic Kanye West, as he performed his 21-minute set, leaving the audience dumbstruck. As if the leather kilt weren’t enough proclamation of swag, the 35-year-old multi-hyphenate opted to make [...]
Gianvito Rossi 2012 Fall/Winter Leather Woven Sneaker
Anything python is guaranteed to catch my eye. Such as the case of Italian luxury footwear brand Gianvito Rossi‘s Leather Woven Sneaker for Fall/Winter 2012. The shoe, taking the form of a mid-top sneaker features a python upper with black laces, a full-grain leather detailing on its heel, tongue, toe box, eyestay and with a white rubber [...]
Boom Sason Holiday 2012
In a flurry of talented Filipino fashion designers, here comes Boom Sason, putting the ’less-is-more’ philosophy back in focus and the sex back in sexy. But don’t take her minimalism as lack of skill; it’s a tell-tale sign that this woman is a purveyor of understated glamour. Boom knows the woman’s body best, showing us that clothes [...]
Yuketen 2012 Fall/Winter Black Gator-Texture Dress Chukka
One can never go wrong with gator skin. Put ‘em on bags, belts, wallets or shoes, its texture is as versatile as it is classic. This pair of chukkas from Yuketen that features premium alligator-embossed black leather and black rubber ripple soles is the epitome of form and function. Available for €490 EUR (approximately $643 USD) at [...]
Balmain Shearling-lined Slim Fit Leather Jacket
Just in time for the impending winter months comes this sleek shearling-lined leather jacket from Balmain. Crafted from lambskin leather and featuring a full shearling lining, this slick leather jacket will make an awesome addition to any closet. Crafted in France, this investment piece retails £2,987.50 GBP (approximately $4,688 USD). Find it now at Mr. [...]
Channeling Rooney Mara
All it took was newcomer Rooney Mara to snag the role of Lisbeth Salander in the film adaptation of The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo, and the goth look is resurrected. Before we knew it, she was the new anti-it girl it girl, parading down the red-carpet sporting her sharp features, avant-garde, jet black hair, [...]
Shoe Trend: Animal Love
The menswear fashion world is unleashing its wild side. In the form of footwear, that is. Recently released kicks from Commes des Garcon, Louis Vuitton and Tourne de Transmission sport a variety of animal skin from calf and horse hair to (faux) crocodile skin. Whether accentuating sneakers, as seen in Tourne de Transmission’s latest collection, or [...]
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