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Stutterheim Raincoats

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Using the finest craftsmanship, materials and details, the Arholma is a state of the art version of the traditional Swedish raincoat.

Just got mine yesterday. Such great quality, and signed by the seamstress who made it. Love this small company from Sweden. Feels good to support true craftsmen.

A SHOE IS BORN

The italian leather maker Guidi is arguably the best boot producer in the world and this month at Atelier in NYC there is a video and photo installation created to give you an idea of the process that it takes to create one of these masterpieces of fashion.

Need Supply - Autumn/Winter 2011

Lookbook video featuring the profound Alan Watts as soundtrack. Seems like all fashion brands are doing these videos nowadays.

i make shiny things

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Another independent artist being shamelessly ripped off by Urban Outfitters. Wonder if their lawyers ever do the calculation of how much it costs them in bad PR vs. cost of licensing these designs? At some point in the near future, as we become more and more social, it wouldn't surprise me if that scale starts tipping in a new direction. Your choices define you.

Fashion
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_Released by Thomas Brodahl

Sexy portfolio full of high-end photography.

Unestablished

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A long time coming – Unestablished launches website. Formed in 2010 by art directors Anton Grahnström and Sakari Paananen, Unestablished provides creative direction, art direction, branding and design for the worlds of fashion, lifestyle, culture and art on the international arena.

Sruli Recht - When Gravity Fails - Looks

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Our debut men's line was presented during Men´s Fashion Week in January 2011 at Showroom Romeo and Tranoi, Paris.

Incredible lookbook for this exciting designer currently working in Iceland. Viking Couture.

RoAndCo Studio

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Randomly surfing on the net, I stumbled upon RoAndCo and got stuck there for a long time. Impressive how they manage to do everything with an extreme careful production and good taste. Bookmark this for sure!

Darpa Hoodie Borrows Military Tech for Custom Fit

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SF-based Betabrand and Otherlab have taken software developed with defense-department funds and turned it into a cool little anorak sure to wind up on the backs of all the Mission District hipsters, who, like totally hate America’s military industrial complex, man.

I kinda want one.

McQueen House Stuns With First Runway Show Since Designer's Death

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On Tuesday, Alexander McQueen's fashion house showed its first womenswear runway collection since the designer's death in February.

Stunning indeed.

Fashion
Press Release
_Released by Thomas Brodahl

Feels very dform1 ca. 2001.

OntFront Shift Gear moving editorial

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This season OntFront's bad boy and gentleman buckle up for a street race in style. The fall/winter 2010-11 collection is called
Shift Gear and is inspired by sleek sports cars like Lamborghini and Spyker. Have a look at the new moving editorial:

Video: http://vimeo.com/12318535