These velvet slippers may look like the ultimate in WASP style, but trust us—once you get your preppy/trad look on, you’re gonna want a pair of these … These are made by Bowhill & Elliott, a british company which was established at 65 London Street, Norwich over 125 years ago. The founder of Bowhill & Elliott, Obadiah Bowhill, purchased the business from Wright & Co. in 1874. The business passed onto his son and son-in-law, Thomas Baines Elliott, at the end of the nineteenth century. Thus the partnership of Bowhill & Elliott was formed. And the family connection continues into this new century under the direction of Roger Jury, descendant of Mr. Elliott. The company has a shop from which it retails a large selection of ladies and men’s shoes including the following brands, Crockett & Jones, Grenson, Church, Cheaney, Barkers, Loake, Dexter, Mephisto, Carcavelos, HB Shoes, Gabor, Peter Kaiser, Lorbac and Rockport. At the same location there is a small factory where Bowhill and Elliott manufactures slippers and houseshoes and specializes in producing hand embroidered velvet houseshoes and making up tapestry, needlepoint or fabric into houseshoes. This is the ultimate in old world luxury. What do you think about them? Leave a comment!
The fall/holiday collection for 3:33 draws inspiration from a unique source – “some guy” that roams around pro-skater and designer Andrew Reynold’s neighborhood. Reynolds notes with an almost tender fascination that the middle-aged Hispanic man “has big silver rings on every finger” and continually sports a de facto goatee, “black jeans, black leather cowboy boots, black western style button down shirt (un-tucked), and black leather jacket with fringe hanging from it” despite the L.A sun. Reynold’s imagines his muse with “a sawed off shot gun under his jacket” and a perpetual “pissed off” expression. Given this description as a starting point, we’re looking at the shoe collection in a whole new light.-- KB 
For our third day of retail roundup, we spoke with Louis & Jeff of 
We miss Harold Hunter. Always with a smile on his face, Harold always made us smile. When the skater-turned Kids star turned- Zoo York poster child passed away suddenly in 2006, the skate world was shocked. But his memory won't be forgotten. As 
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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. (
Rogan opened a new shop on the Bowery today, in the site of the old Bouwerie Lane Theater at 330 Bowery. 
The second in a series called What’s Selling Now, we caught up with Michael Mente, the owner of revolveclothing.com, one of the most comprehensive sites on the web for directional clothing for men and women. 
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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 
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. 
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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 
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Comic books meet sketch books in a new show at the Met called Superheroes: Fashion and Fantasy," which runs through Sept 1. "Superheroes are a metaphor for fashion because they share an obsession with the body, its identity and transformation," said curator Andrew Bolton to Suzy Menkes for the 
Greg Armas, formerly of Scout boutique in L.A., brings his vintage and artistic sensibilities to his latest menswear project, Assembly New York. The entire assemblage of men’s clothing, antiques, and vinyl projects an overall image of style and quality of material. Vintage wools, velvets, knits, and denims alongside old Nirvana concert tees read as effortless, and authentically cool. There's also some new gear from cool brands like Corpus, Endovanera, Ksubi, and Rachel Comey, among a wider collage of brands.-- KB 
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The Vice Magazine 2008 Fashion Issue is out now, and it's all available online. Christopher Bollen, former fashion editor of Visionaire and VMan and brand new EIC of Interview wrote a piece with the catchy title " I Love Fashion" which we think is worth a read. Check it out 
