Check Out Daft Punk’s New Stagewear Designed by Saint Laurent

With already much to talk about from the electronic Duo, Daft Punk have added another element into the mix. Working with French fashion powerhouse Saint Laurent, the two members will be found clad in full stagewear specially designed for them by the luxury brand. The official images released by Saint Laurent reveals a set of all-black suits — a sartorially glaring look for their upcoming shows, soon to come after their Random Access Memories album release.

NVRMND Spring/Summer 2013 Teaser Video

Check out the 2013 teaser for NVRMND, a streewear-inspiered clothing line dedicated to fashion forward 
young men. The video was directed by NVRMND designer Andre Bato.

Dries Van Noten Derdy Shoe Black/Camouflage

Belgian designer Dries Van Noten reinterprets a classic-inspired silhouette for the new season, offering their Derby shoe in a contemporary Black/Camouflage colorway. A black premium leather upper is contrasted with a customized camouflage hard sole here, while the interior is lined with plush suede for maximum comfort. The Derby shoe is made in Italy, and comes with an extra set of laces and dust bag. This new footwear offering from Dries Van Noten is available now on Tres Bien’s web shop for $805 USD.

Kenzo x New Era 2013 Spring/Summer Collection

Parisian label Kenzo displays substantial versatility in its latest collaboration with New Era. The two brands teamed up for a collection of fitted caps for Spring/Summer 2013. Aesthetically, this range of fitted caps draws inspiration from animal prints and various traditional African textiles – including Bogolan woven cloth in Malian culture. Of course, the hats have been refreshingly reappropriated for the modern day, applying colors such as deep peach and mustard yellow throughout the collection. This bold offering will be available at select retailers and can also be found via Kenzo’s web shop. I think ..Now, frankly, boring.~~~~

Maison Kitsune x Oliver Peoples 2013 Spring/Summer Collection

Inspired by the quality and craftsmanship of the California-based luxury eyewear label, Maison Kitsune has tapped Oliver Peoples for a collaborative collection of eyewear for Spring/Summer 2013. Meant to coincide with the opening of Miason Kitsune’s upcoming Tokyo storefront, the collection pays homage to both the Japanese metropolis and the French capital and features the optical “Tokyo” frames alongside the “Paris” sunglasses. Both designs take cues from vintage eyewear designs of the 1950s and boast an overall minimalist aesthetic with intricate detailing and premium construction. The entirety of the collection is due to be available soon with the Vintage Brown Tortoise colorway of each design available exclusively at Oliver Peoples and Maison Kitsune boutiques across the globe.

40 oz NYC “Numbers” Snapback

Having produced limited edition caps in the past inspired by luxury brands like Givenchy and Balmain, 40 oz NYC looks to another reputable fashion house for their latest creation. Drawing design principles from Belgian designer Maison Martin Margiela, the reworked black cap finds numbers often associated with Margiela (0-23) replaced with a tongue-in-cheek swap at the end of the sequence. The 40 oz NYC snapback can be purchased online starting today at 12 p.m. EST.

H&M Design Award 2013 WINNER - Minju Kim

H&M is proud to announce the names of the eight finalists of the H&M Design Award 2013. The finalists, invited to take part from nineteen design schools in Europe, were selected by an H&M jury led by Ann-Sofie Johansson, H&M’s Head of Design. Each wins €5,000, and a place in the final, presided over by a grand jury of fashion experts. The winner will receive a prize of €50,000, and the chance to show his or her collection at Mercedes-Benz Stockholm Fashion Week on January 29, when the winning name will be revealed. The winner will also develop selected pieces from his or her collection to be sold in selected H&M stores this autumn.

MINJU KIM (Belgium): 26-year-old Minju Kim is originally from South Korea, and is now in her master’s degree year at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts in Antwerp. Minju’s collection is inspired by Manga, based on sketches of her friends transformed into fantastical creatures.

I am also Korean and is a student studying fashion design.Are so proud of this phase, the future of Korean designers' expectations.
Is not world-famous, but there are a lot of excellent designers in Korea. Korea's future, expect I will introduce you to the brand or designer.

Lanvin Spring/Summer 2013 Campaign

Lanvin‘s Spring/Summer 2013 campaign featuring Christian Garcia, Kristoffer Hasslevall and Michael Lange photographed by Steven Meisel and styled by Lucas Ossendrijver.

N.HOOLYWOOD 2013 Spring/Summer Running Sneaker

Designer Daisuke Obana and his label N. HOOLYWOOD present their take on a classic low-top running sneaker as a part of the brand’s collection for Spring/Summer 2013. Appearing in predominately navy, charcoal and bright red colorways, the shoe makes use of simple and clean color blocking while unique material combinations of canvas, suede, full-grain leather and patent leather set them apart from additional sneaker-inspired footwear options in the world of high fashion. N. HOOLYWOOD’s Spring/Summer 2013 Running Sneaker is available now from select stockists for ¥24,150 JPY (approximately $264 USD).

SSUR and CLOT present GUTTER STORE

SSUR is slated to present a special pop-up store with CLOT in JUICE Tsim Sha Tsui from February 3, 2013 to March 3, 2013. Certainly playing to Hong Kong’s highly diverse fan base, there’s bound to be something for everyone.

Hong Kong people love themes and that definitely will be seen in the special promotional “star” products, items that go on sale for particular days over the course of the pop-up shop that will appeal to different crowds. For example, those into Bearbricks can find exclusives on Bearbrick Express Day.

In addition to some of the tees pictured, other items you can expect to find include GUTTER STORE exclusives such as new colorways of COMME des FUCKDOWN, Channel Zero, SSUR apparel and other mash-ups between CLOT and SSUR. As a timely add-on to purchases, shoppers will also receive a red CLOT x SSUR Chinese New Year envelope with special stickers inside.

Fans of SSUR’s artwork can also look forward to signed artwork by Russ himself during the first three days of the shop. Those that do so will also get a special invitation to the after party on the same night with Russ and CLOT directors Edison Chen and Kevin Poon.

GUTTER STORE
Shop 11,18-20, Woodhouse, 36-44 Nathan Road,
Tsim Sha Tsui, Kowloon,
Hong Kong

UNDERCOVER Set to Open Seoul Store

Jun Takashi’s UNDERCOVER label is set to expand its Asian presence with the announcement of a new store opening in South Korea. Slated to open February 1, the new Seoul store will be the first Korean outlet for the brand and builds upon the labels already existing retail network in Taiwan, Hong Kong and of course, Japan. For Korean UNDERCOVER fans, expect a paired-back layout and an extensive selection of the latest and greatest from UNDERCOVER.

UNDERCOVER SEOUL
2/F 656-10 Shinsa-dong,
Gangnam-Gu, Seoul
South Korea

HEEEELLO

I was given a Canon EOS M recently and I have carried it around my neck everywhere I went for the past couple weeks. I totally felt like an Asian tourist visiting Europe for the first time. The Canon EOS M is fairly new and it combines the big sensor, image quality and interchangeable lens system of a DSLR with the size of a small compact camera. The result is a perfect everyday camera that you will bring everywhere you go. I would love to bring my Canon EOS 5D with me but it is simply too bulky and heavy for that, so I was happy when I heard about the EOS M. Combined with the 22mm lens (equivalent to 35mm full frame) it is a really compact combo and gives me the same field of view as my Yashica T4. You have to see the camera in person to see how small it actually is. There is also an adapter that allows me to use my Canon EF lenses with the EOS M. If you read reviews about the EOS M on the internet, you will see that a lot of people are complaining about the slow autofocus. I personally think the autofocus is fast enough (obviously depends on your photography style) but it's true that you probably can't capture any fast moving object. The handling is pretty straight forward and easy with people in mind wanting to upgrade from a compact camera but there are all the manual mode and settings too you know from your DSLR to appeal to professionals as well. The touchscreen works like a charm much to my surprise. I will let the pictures below speak for themselves and keep an eye on my photo blog too as I will publish more photos there over the next couple days.