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PRE-ROMANCED BOOTS BY WINGS & HORNS

Pre-distressed leather working boots by wings + horns scream of dusty highways and moonlit romance, endowing the wearer with instant boho cred. Here's the secret: before they hit the shelves, they are soaked and then wrapped in a ball, where they dry in the fetal position, and emerge as ready-made hobo footwear for the Blackberry generation.
They can be found sold at Blackbird (Seattle), Fred Segal (LA) and Stel's (Boston). (The Stylephile)

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BASTIAN TO DESIGN BILL BLASS TAILORED COLLECTION

NexCen Brands Inc., which buys and manages global brands, said Monday it has entered into a licensing agreement with Peerless Clothing to launch a men's tailored clothing collection under the Bill Blass name. The company said the new collection is being designed by Michael Bastian, the creative director for Bill Blass Menswear. (Forbes)

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INTERVIEW WITH TIM HAMILTON

East Village Boys has a really fun and in-depth interview with Tim Hamilton. There are also some awesome pictures of Tim through the years that you shouldn’t miss (Miami 1991, helloooo!!!!) “ We first fell for New York-based designer Tim Hamilton at his presentation last February during New York fashion week. We’ve been trying to pin him down since then, and somewhere in between visiting his factories in Japan and Italy, moving his home, selling-out his first UNIQLO collection, and getting nominated for a CFDA award for the second time in his two-year career, he squeezed us in. Personally, I think he’s destined to dress every East Village boy from here to Tokyo.” Read the rest and see the pics here.

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WHAT'S SELLING NOW: STEVEN ALAN

In an ongoing series starting today, we interview some of today's most influential retailers about what's selling in their stores, and what they're looking for fall. Our first interview is with Steven Alan.

1. What's selling now in your store? Our top performing men's lines are Steven Alan , Edifice, Beauty & Youth and Engineered Garments.
2. What's going to be hot for fall?
We are excited for our Steven Alan couchin sweaters and padded shirts for Fall. We think the Woolrich collaboration with Daiki Suzuki will be a big hit this Fall, along with the easy styling that the customer can find with Relwen. 3. Where do you go to look for new brands and fresh product for your store?
We make two trips to Europe and three trips to the Far East for designers and new inspiration. We also have new designers continuously approaching us as well as the designers that we work with in the Steven Alan Showroom.

Pics after the jump.

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NY MAGAZINE SPEAKS TO TAAVO

Designer, entrepreneur, restauranteur, King of All Hipsters, Taavo Somer is the subject of a feature story in NY Magazine this week. Learn all about what makes Taavo cool, what makes his restaurant/store Freeman's and new bar Rusty Knot so cool, and what makes everything he touches super cool. He's pretty cool. But seriously, he does spark major trends. He calls himself a "method designer"-- when he's working on a design project, he has to live the aesthetic he's working in. Right now, nautical is the look. Read it all here.

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CONE DENIM:S WHITE OAK PROJECT

Established in Greensboro, North Carolina in 1891 by brothers Moses and Ceasar Cone, Cone Denim has been a leading supplier of fabric to top denim apparel brands for over 100 years. Today, Cone Denim is the only manufacturer of selvedge denim on this side of the hemisphere and almost certainly the only supplier of selvedge denim woven on the American looms in the world with roots reaching back to the original riveted five-pocket. The White Oak Collection is manufactured by the historically famous White Oak Plant™ which has been continuously producing denim since 1905.

More after the jump.

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RETAIL: PATINA TO OPEN IN SF

From the creative minds behind legendary denim boutique Self Edge in SF comes a new shoe store called Patina. The store will feature only 6 styles that run the gamut from traditional men's footwear to workboots to wingtips, under a house label. Customizable options like sole color, and lace selction are available. Pics after the jump. (Skidnee/Selectism)

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FOOTWEAR: NAT-2

Nat-2, a new Munich based shoe brand, has to ask – why jam multiple sneakers into an overflowing suitcase when you can pack two for one? Nat-2’s internationally patented 2-for-1 sneakers provide the answer. The innovative designs features interchangeable colored shoe sections and sturdy zippers, so you can experiment with and change up your entire style just about anywhere. Each incarnation is handmade in Nat-2s design-workshop, and can range from $80 to $300. As of now, Nat-2s are sold almost exclusively in European stores, including Eslab in Spain, Galleries Lafayettes in France, and Wild Goose in the UK. We'd like to suggest it's worth the trip, even if you have to pack more than one pair of shoes to get there. More pics after the jump -- KB

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EVIL MONITO RETURNS

After a three year hiatus, Evil Monito, one of the original online fashion and lifestyle magazines is back with a new look and fresh content. Issue 22 is themed 'Neighborhood Folk and features profiles on Ethio-Jazz legend, Mulatu Astatke; famed writer, T.C. Boyle; Bronx sub-culture icons, ESG; and a nice history of Echo Park. Check it out here.

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VIV GIVES US HER MANIFESTO

After forty years on the fashion stage, Dane Vivienne Westwood still knows how to pull in the crowds; an excited throng packed into the atrium of the Design Museum on Shad Thames last Friday evening to hear fashion's grand dame present her impassioned Manifesto: Active Resistance to Propaganda.
With Peaches Geldof taking the role of Alice in Wonderland and Westwood herself as the narrator, the one-hour session saw the designer encouraging the audience to "question everything" via a fantastical script referencing some of the world's greatest creatives and thinkers, from Aristotle to Picasso. Read more here. (Vogue.co.uk)

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STREET CLASH BERLIN

The web site Street Clash, which pits countries against each other in head to head fashion combat has some great pics from Berlin this week. We particularly liked this one...

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GRAM SHOES IN MONOCLE

Gram is designed by Anna Stenvi, a graduate of London College of Fashion, and Alexis Holm, who started making shoes while working as a buyer for Tiger of Sweden. Their new white leather trainers are called 395g (all Gram's shoes are named after how much they weigh) and combine classic looks with running-shoe lightness. The 395g shoe comes with replaceable heel and toe parts to "limit over-consumption and involve the shoe-owner in construction," says Holm. (Monocle)