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OIWA ISLAND 2 by Oscar Oiwa
Having the patience to finish an A4 sketch let alone a wall mural is a challenge in itself, but to have the patience to carry out your detailed artistry over the entire canvas of a 6m dome – with a marker pen – is sheer lunacy. Japanese Brazilian Oscar Oiwa has done exactly that in…
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Gucci Menswear Spring Summer 2016
Gucci menswear collection Spring Summer 2016 sees a return to the Gucci of yesteryear albeit with some modern hues. It is almost as if the photographer has traveled back in time and captured the essence of Gucci’s ‘heyday’ with an HD camera. That is a compliment, I assure you; this collection serves as a stark…
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ICELAND CLIFFSIDE RETREAT by Alex Hogrefe
“Why is it that the Bond villains always seem to have the nicest pads? What about the good guys…?” Just one of the many questions I ponder as I cast my eyes over another concept masterpiece by Alex Hogrefe. Yes, unfortunately it is a concept – for the time being at least. Alex is a…
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Super Cedar by Byredo
The latest fragrance from Scandinavian fragrance house Byredo is quite literally the superlative of a cedar-embodied parfum. Called Super Cedar, the fragrance is constructed based on the literal meaning of the words; Super and Cedar. Evocative of log cabins and Scandinavian furniture, cedar adds warmth to the overtly modern. In the perfumer’s palette, it has the…
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APEXKNIT BY HERSCHEL SUPPLY
The backpack has long been emblematic of function, a method of transporting your belongings – or tools of trade – that’s steeped in humility, and reminiscent of those days spent trudging to school. But as the sporting and the high-fashion worlds grow closer together and the definition of ‘luxury’ becomes further blurred, the backpack is…
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Innovation: Nike HyperAdapt 1.0
As a child it was always a race to be able to tie your own laces, and almost as soon as you could tie them, you no longer wanted to. What then ensued was a stage of life where at any given opportunity, you would attempt to remove the shoe without having to undo the…
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The Copenhagen International Fashion Fair #CIFFDK
Think of a trade show, and I picture an unkempt mass of meandering stalls, incoherent in formation and extensive in their number. Perhaps I’ve been tarnished by buying experiences of times past, because the Copenhagen International Fashion Fair (CIFF[1. Copenhagen International Fashion Fair (CIFF) is the leading and most innovative platform in northern Europe, presenting…
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ROYAL SALUTE unveil their new Creative Circle
Originally created as a range to mark the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II (and the 21 gun salute that honoured her) whisky brand Royal Salute are fast gaining a reputation for being one of the most forward thinking whiskies in their segment. Towards the back end of 2015, they launched Royal Salute The Eternal Reserve,…
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La French Touch by Martell
The “French Touch” was a music movement that captured a generation of music lovers worldwide and whose legacy lives on through the very names of the top DJs that created the iconic sound. It was December 1991 when a young man from Versailles named Etienne de Crécy would attend a Parisien rave that would set…
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The new digital dunhill Home
The increasing demand of instant information and the global nature of the market place has meant that a brand’s digital space is now more important than ever. This is something not lost on British luxury menswear brand dunhill London, as they have recently unveiled their new digital home. Not just an augmentation of previous ecommerce…
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The 570GT by McLaren Automotive
McLaren have long been known for their dynamic, high performance cars that have ‘wowed’ professionals and enthusiasts alike on the track. But while this new breed of McLaren road cars share the same design characteristics and have inherited the technological performance aspects of their forefathers, they represent a new dimension for the McLaren brand –…
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Community Clothing by Patrick Grant
Across all mediums of business, models are changing and the knock-on effect is multiple, impacting traditional methods of production. With a particular focus on the Fashion industry, Patrick Grant (Award winning designer and Creative Director of E.Tautz [1. Patrick Grant won the British Fashion Council’s Menswear Designer of the Year award in December 2010 for…
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Limited Edition Mud Mask by Jeep
The idea of a car brand launching a ‘mud mask’ – especially one of the ilk of Jeep – is pretty much unthinkable. I mean, next they’ll be telling us that Leicester City can win the Premier League. Think ‘mud mask’ and what comes to mind in a luxurious skincare treatment in delicate packaging, but…
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Blu Mediterraneo Cedro di Taormina by Acqua Di Parma
The best way to understand the latest scent from the Acqua di Parma house – apart from smelling it of course – is to understand where it’s from, Taormina. If you have seen Michelangelo Antonioni’s masterpiece “L’Avventura”; Luc Besson’s “The Big Blue” or more recently Francis Ford Coppola’s “The Godfather Part III” or Woody Allen’s…
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