OFFICER DOWN! OFFICER DOWN! JESUS H CHRIST OFFICER DOWN!!! It’s OK my partner hasn’t just been smoked by a gang of AK wielding crips, I’m just getting a…
Britain is an industrial pygmy. No longer the colossus of post war years, we’re now responsible for only around two percent of the world’s industrial exports. The decline…
I don’t know about you lot but it regularly does my head in that Japan gets all the good stuff and we don’t get a pigging look in.…
To those of you not well up on masters of Japanese comics Shigeru Suguira is without a doubt one of the legends of Manga. Starting off in the…
Now I’m not saying that Hiroshi’s latest look-book has been a game-changer for me but its been the first time since the emergence of Oi Polloi’s mighty Deck…
For director David Gelb, the inspiration for his masterpiece, Jiro Dreams of Sushi came at an opportune and fitting moment. As he told Indiewire the filmmaker had a…
Made in Italy and from their Italian range, Diemme’s Roccia classic boot has been smartened up a little via a nice Burgundy cowhide upper and a kevlar toe…
Though this book title sounds like a Depth Charge single it’s actually a collection of hardcore Japanese prints from nineteenth century artist and master of the ukiyo-e genre, Utagawa Kuniyoshi. Not…
Now what we have here is not just a rare and wonderful glimpse into the future but also the colourful results of a mighty triumvirate of Mancunian heritage,…
As fully paid up members of the ‘We love Japan’ club, primarily due to their anorak style attention to detail on, well… anoraks but that’s not just where…
Man do I love MANASTASH and their highly original, hikerdelic, super functional, colourful outdoor gear. So I thought I’d let you all know that you can now buy…
It’s fair to say that Daiki Suzuki’s Engineered Garments label (and his previous WWM output) couldn’t be any more highly regarded by both Mark and I at here…
Cool coke collab announcement of the day….. Taking inspiration from vintage Coca-Cola vendor wear, Japanese designer NIGO® has unveiled a new line of menswear that reinterprets iconic work…
If you enjoy alliteration as much as looking at photos taken at cool Japanese trade fairs then you my friend are in for one hell of a Tokyo…
Though our talented friends over at Mt. Rainier Design are far too modest to massively show off about just how fantastic their outdoor products are, may I be…
It seems Lacoste L!VE and the new issue of Proper Magazine (arrival of which is imminent btw) have something in common as we’ve both got some serious Japanese…
For those philistines out there who think that art is a bit poncey or boring, after giving yourself a slap around the face can I then recommend…
If you’re lucky enough to be New York bound for the forthcoming capsule show on January the 22nd & 23rd then we highly recommend you make it a…
Yeah, yeah, it’s dead expensive and yeah yeah, you get what you pay for. In this case it’s pretty much the dream backpack/rucksack. Does it have corduroy? Yes,…
Established nearly ten years ago by Nepenthes Co. Ltd (and launched in Hokkaido, Japan) South2 West8 may sound like a Housemartins album title but they actually make the…
Another week and another fantastic book on tattoos sits on my lap. This time I’ve gone East in my ongoing quest for body-meets-inky-needle-knowledge by getting hold of Martha…