Givenchy Leopard Stadium Jacket

While leopard print is undoubtedly a timeless part of fashion, it sees it's peeks and valleys every few years through more mainstream outlets. And while some of the early adapters had their fun with all sorts of leopard prints last year, there are still some quality pieces trickling through the cracks, like this amazing stadium jacket by Givenchy...





Black denim, black shades, black on the feet, and this jacket would KILL. So if you have a couple grand to blow this season, check for this jacket at Givenchy or one of their accounts worldwide.

It's kind of crazy how such a standard print like leopard can be done so poorly by so many brands, but just by fine tuning the fabric, color selection, and small details (like the ill double sleeve detail!) you can have something so strikingly awesome like this. Well played.



-john-

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Adventures in The City: Views n Shoes

Honestly I'm still struggling with the name for this segment, but for now it shall remain to be called "Adventures" and will basically be the photographic documenting of my day to day with a D90 strapped to my shoulder. I'll try to keep it interesting and fresh and thus will probably keep it weekly or bi-weekly. This post is all from yesterday...

The view from my bus stop in NJ ain't bad when the weather ain't bad

Epi

Hit up Barney's to check out all the amazing things I can't yet comfortably afford.. and saw that charming sign by the escalator

The detail on these Bottega sneakers was pretty ill

Had to hit up my old stomping grounds to see all my favorite people over at Niketown

Then it was out to conveyor belt sushi with my homie Jane at Sushi East (go there for salmon Tuesdays!)

Jane put me on to this awesomely detailed speakeasy called The Blind Barber... great ambiance



Then finally back to Jersey were I just can't get enough of this view at night. The low fog and long exposure makes it look a little extra epic too.


If you have any ideas for the title of these Adventures posts, please leave it in the comments section... and also if you have any feelings about me posting personal pics rather than just straight fashion and news all the time. I'd love the feedback, good or bad.


-john-

Nike Woven Footscape - 'Leopard'

Even though the Footscape model needs nothing extra to make it stand out from the crowd, Nike has decided to go ham and throw a full out leopard print on it this Spring...





The leopard print is done in horse hair (à la the classic Hideout Footscapes), and features a FreeMotion sole. Should be releasing in the next few weeks.


NEED!



-john-

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Edwin Denim x Liberty London

Edwin has gotten together with Liberty London for a nicely detailed pair of their ED-55 cut, 14oz raw selvedge Japanese denim...







The ED-55 cut is a regular fit with a tapered leg, which is hard to come by but a great look, especially in raw indigo. Added to the pair is a signature floral print from Liberty that can be seen on many small details on the interior of the jean. I really with the inside of the legs was lined with the print also, because that would allow an absolutely amazing cuff, but with such a traditional brand like Edwin, that's probably a little too much flare.

Limited to 100 pairs, and available soon through Liberty.


-john-

Theophilus London - Century Girl | Video

Theophilus just released this video for an unreleased track, 'Century Girl', which features the production and vocals of Devonte Hynes...

Apparently this is NOT off of Mr. London's album that's set for June, but it does have a really nice smooth summer feel to it.



-john-

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William Yan x We Are Not Pilgrims - A Look into the Perfecto Brand by Schott NYC | Video

The homie William Yan recently got together with We Are Not Pilgrims to produce this quick look into the Perfecto brand by Schott NYC. We got to see a nice screening of it last week, and now you can check it right here...

Will handled the art direction and the interview, while We Are Not Pilgrims took care of the actual filming and editing portion. Overall a really dope view into how the brand is run and what their vision on style and quality is. (and some of those jackets are just so badass!)

As always, you should be checking out WilliamYan.com for the latest in NYC street style, events, and coolness. And also peep WeAreNotPilgrims.com, who are some really cool guys that know their shit when it comes to film and have a pretty dope documentary series, "The Gatekeepers", among other projects on their site.


-john-

Nike Lunar Woven Chukka s/s '11

For the Spring, Nike will be donning us with more woven goodness as they're releasing two pairs of über minimal Lunar Woven Chukkas...







I'm still grieving over the fact that they didn't have my size last year when the ridiculously sexy multi-check Woven Chukkas came out, so even though these lack the amazing colors, they still tickle my fancy.

Coming in both grey and all white, look for them soon, and as per usually with shoes of this sort, they primarily drop in Asia so keep a keen eye if you're elsewhere.


-john-

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Durkl 443 Selvedge Denim

For Spring 2011, DURKL introduces their first pair of selvedge denim!






SUPER clean, Durkl keeps on killing it with the aesthetics.

The 443 denim comes in a straight leg fit constructed of custom 14oz indigo dyed redline selvedge denim. The raw jeans also feature custom metalware, with a keyring belt loop and the jeans are finished with classic topaz gold chainstitching. Cop straight from the DURKL shop.


-john-