Martin Margiela Monoblock Glasses

As much as I usually don’t like to use the term “fierce” for fashion, I just can’t think of anything better to describe these. It’s going to take a special person (or maybe an awful person) to really pull these off, but they definitely make a statement.

Hall of Fame New Era Size Caps

Taking a playful concept to the design table, Los Angeles-based hat purveyors Hall of Fame unveil their latest collection of New Era fitteds. Their “Size” lineup is pretty self-explanatory, featuring raised embroidery with the respective hat size on the front panel. Each is featured in their own two-tone color range, with sizes 7 1/4 – 7 3/4 available. All the peanut heads or big domers are unfortunately out of luck. A release is scheduled for this Saturday, August 7th.

Hall of Fame
449 N. Fairfax Ave.
Los Angeles, CA 90036
323.655.6002

BE POSITIVE 2009 Fall/Winter Footwear

Italian footwear label BE POSITIVE has release seveal shoes from their 2009 Fall/Winter collection. Utilizing some interesting materials, these sneakers can be found at BE POSITIVE retailers including Star Cow in Paris.

Waterproof Lights

Client: Metalarte.
Awards: Nachlux Award. Selection Delta ADI-FAD.
A light designed to use in the water. The lamp is standing outside of the water in off position upside down during the day, at night is throw to the water where floats facing up in the on position.

R.I.P John Hughes (2/18/50 – 8/6/09)

One of the great commercial writers and directors of our time, John Hughes, died yesterday of a heart attack at the age of 59. According to reports, Hughes suffered a heart attack while taking a walk in Manhattan. You may not know Hughes by name, but chances are you’ve seen plenty of his movies. Hughes wrote, produced, and or directed Sixteen Candles, Pretty in Pink, Weird Science, The Breakfast Club, National Lampoons Vacation, the Home Alone trilogy, as well as Planes, Trains and Automobiles, and of course, Ferris Bueller’s Day Off.

2010 Aston Martin Rapide

The Rapide’s price has been given at £110,000 in the U.K.. It’s supposedly 40 horsepower down on the Vantage V12 — 470 hp versus 510 hp — but if that price is right, the Rapide costs £25,000 less than the Vantage V12.

DJ Kentaro x Nixon: The Private Watch

One of Japan’s most accomplished DJs, DJ Kentaro aligns with Nixon on one of their minimalistic watch styles, The Private. The watches final result is far from subtle however as DJ Kentaro puts together a multi-colored package featuring a multi-toned watch strap and a black/green face. The watch’s hands are also done up in different colors with a yellow crown featuring the Nixon logo. Available now through the SamuraiWebShop.

Nike Air Max LeBron VII

Today marked the unveiling of LeBron James’ latest signature basketball shoe, the Nike Air Max LeBron VII. The shoe as you would imagine combines many of Nike’s most notable performance elements such as Max Air (a new specially tuned Air unit created for basketball) and a Flywire upper. The $160 USD shoe will release on October 24th with a comprehensive press release seen below.

NIKE, Inc. (NYSE:NKE) today introduced the Nike Air Max LeBron VII, the latest and most innovative shoe in LeBron James’ signature line, at a global media summit in Akron, Ohio featuring James and performance footwear designer Jason Petrie.

The Nike Air Max LeBron VII is designed to deliver maximum comfort and stability. It features an innovative, basketball-specific Max Air airbag unit, a cushioning first for the company, and a Flywire engineered upper using higher tensile-strength cable than in previous performance basketball shoes.

“The new LeBron VII takes my signature line to a new level of innovation,” said LeBron James. “As the demands of my game evolve and increase, Nike consistently designs and develops shoes helping drive my on-court success.”

The Nike Air Max LeBron VII will be available globally beginning October 24, with a
suggested retail price of $160 USD.

“When designing the Nike Air Max LeBron VII, we envisioned a shoe that was both strong and comfortable,” said Jason Petrie, Nike Footwear Designer. “We delivered a shoe that is a perfect combination of superior performance and luxurious style, embodying LeBron himself.”

Comfort Revolution
Nike’s first basketball-specific Nike Max 360 air sole is designed and engineered for the multi-directional movements of the modern basketball player. This basketball-specific air sole contains 80 percent more air than the previous full-length unit for ultimate comfort. The air sole is strategically contoured with a thinner forefoot and deeper heel placing cushioning where it is needed most.

Moving upward from the court floor, the insole and upper of the shoe match the mid-sole’s innovation. The seamless integrated bootie not only makes for a comfortable ride with no irritation, but also provides the lockdown support basketball players covet. Nike Flywire technology, first introduced in the highly successful Nike Hyperdunk, provides support without adding unnecessary weight by integrating tensile fibers with a minimal use of materials. Its crisscross lineage not only provides basketball specific stability, but also creates a diamond pattern that LeBron has asked be integrated into his signature footwear and apparel lines each year.

Heritage
The Nike Air Max LeBron VII pays homage to the sport of basketball and reflects the personality of LeBron. On the outsole, five flex grooves represent the five players on the court while 23 stripes in the midsection represent LeBron’s number. The outsole also features a 3D decoder key which, when the shoe is rotated, displays LeBron’s credos – Passion, Fearless, Tradition, Community, Family, Loyalty – and other call-outs from his life.

Additionally, the seven Nike Flywire strands on the tongue of the shoe represents the Nike Air Max LeBron VII as the seventh shoe in the signature series. This same call-out is repeated with the V-shaped metal eyelets on the top of the shoe and Roman numeral II embossed directly underneath it.

Craftsmanship
The Nike Air Max LeBron VII is constructed with a full-grain leather upper and patent leather throughout, giving it a plush feel and luxurious aesthetic. The goal was to bring the highest quality detailing to LeBron’s latest shoe, and this is evident throughout due to its superior design. The Nike Air Max LeBron VII was made for the basketball player who is looking for cushioning and strength with a sense of style.

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Rat Pack Car Auction

On August 14 during London-based auction house Bonhams‘ annual Collectors’ Automobilia and Motorcars sale at the Quail Lodge Resort and Golf Club in Carmel, CA , classic cars owned by Dean Martin and Frank Sinatra will be among those going on the block. Martin’s ride is a 1962 Ghia L6.4 coupe (above), one of only 25 made by now sadly forgotten Italian coachbuilder Carrozzeria Ghia. Sinatra’s car is a rather pimp-ish burgundy 1958 Cadillac Eldorado Brougham. Of course both men had many motors in their stable; Martin’s showpiece was a Facel-Vega, while Sinatra later acquired an eye-popping orange Lamborghini Miura.

While the Ghia is the unquestionably the more beautiful of the two, Sinatra packs more provenance, thus the Caddy will command a higher price; $275,000 – $325,000 as opposed to $185,000 – $225,000 for the Ghia, which was something of a Rat Pack ride of choice – Sinatra had one as well as did Peter Lawford. Of course, the Caddy does have its original set of magnetic shot glasses in the glove box. And while neither vehicle qualifies as the auction’s top lot – that’d be the the 
ex-Jacques Swaters, Ecurie Belgique 1948 Talbot-Lago T26C, a bespoke French racecar which won the 1950 
Grand Prix de Paris, estimated to sell for $1 million – $1.3 million – the style cachet of the Rat Pack mobiles goes far beyond their mere monetary value.