Levi’s® Pioneer Sessions: John Legend & the Roots
R. Newbold | Fashion Engineer
Original R. Newbold Government and Business Statistics Ledger The history behind R. Newbold is one of my very favorite fashion “heritage” stories. R. Newbold is a clothing brand with a storied and varied past that is now currently only sold in Japan (please bring it to the USA too, Mr. Smith!), but started as a [...]
The 4:30 Movie
Faye Dunaway and Warren Beatty in Bonnie & Clyde As a young boy growing up in the 1970′s and 80′s in the New York area, ABC’s The 4:30 Movie was a staple for my afternoons after school. Whether it was Plant of the Apes, various war movies, James Bond marathons, the original Batman movies, or [...]
Japan Blue | Japanese Indigo Patterns
Definitely one of my favorite pattern reference books in my collection is Japan Blue. I found it some years ago at Hennessey & Ingalls in Santa Monica. Besides being a great historical reference of Japanese indigo printing and dying techniques over the past couple centuries, I love the patterns and natural indigo shades- and it [...]
Farewell, Dennis Hopper
Lemon Twist | Graphic and Fashion Dynamic Duo
One of the great pleasures of my job with Mavi Jeans has been participating in collaborative projects with different artists. One project in particular was with the Lemon Twist Studio, a San Francisco-based design studio and fashion retailer. Owned and operated by Eric and Danette Scheib, Lemon Twist is part graphic art and photography springboard [...]
Backpacks | Got Your Back
Filson Rucksack After quite a few years of the shoulder bag and tote being the “thing” for a lot of guys, I’m starting to see a resurgence of the backpack- and there are some nice ones from which to choose. Personally, I’ve often relied on my North Face shoulder bag to carry my laptop (plus [...]
TOMS | Sharing Souls
charity: water + TOMS shoes from charity: water on Vimeo. A successful business model that helps people AND makes money. Works for me.
How to Refurbish Old Shoes
In case you missed this Esquire article I posted a few weeks ago on Facebook. It’s such good advice. Just yesterday I took two pairs of my old beat up “over-loved” shoes to the cobbler and will hopefully have some “new” shoes within the week. And ladies, don’t feel that you are excluded from these [...]
Kidrobot Collaborations
Paul Smith Kidrobot, the great collaborative hub, has always done a great job reaching out and working with creative types not usually associated with designer “toys” such as Kidrobot’s menagerie of Japanese-style vinyls. The relationships are certainly mutually-beneficial as the coolness factor goes both ways.
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