The Fashionisto

I recently discovered Swedish brand Velour and I cannot wait to acquire a couple pieces. Their current stockists include US store Opening Ceremony and Canadian store Reborn. To see more of their spring/summer collection, head over to their site.

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This is a great book. It profiles some of the latest cutting edge designers and gives a brief overview of their career. It is also full of drool worthy pictures. I even picked up some new styling tips after a read. Buy it @ Barnes & Nobles or here

Menswear is the most creative and dynamic area in fashion today. Changing attitudes, a relaxation of dress codes, and larger disposable incomes have all led to men spending more money on looking good than ever before. Modern menswear is defying conventions and transforming the fashion landscape.

Creating this focus is a group of visionaries who have shifted the boundaries of menswear design. Designers who have broken with tradition to visualize radical and directional clothing. They are not concerned with the formalities and traditions of menswear but see their garments as an expression of contemporary thought. With a huge range of imagery, Modern Menswear showcases these fashion leaders, profiling big names and emerging talent from across the world. Designers featured include Marc Jacobs, Yohji Yamamoto, Vivienne Westwood, and John Galliano, providing an insight into their design processes and their contribution to the contemporary fashion aesthetic.

Thought this was an interesting article about Atelier and the “Gothic” style. By the way, head over to Atelier’s site to check out their new spring/summer arrivals.

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NEW YORK - American men are tired. Their image, sloppy apes in ill-fitting jeans, white sneakers and baseball hats, has weighed on them for too long. “The ugly Americans” - a term of endearment bestowed on them by the Europeans - has become unbearable. After all, that scathing epithet describes not only their behavior, but also their sartorial (one hesitates to use such a lofty word in connection with denim shirts) fiascoes. Forever optimistic and already conditioned to spending money on such basic needs like big flat-screen TVs and chrome exhaust pipes, American men are striking back.

In 1999, my heart was broken when Barneys, a premier New York department store, dropped such niche designers as Ann Demeulemeester and Raf Simons, sticking with the much safer (read: better selling) Gucci and Prada. Charivari, a chain of cutting-edge menswear boutiques that sold the likes of Comme des Garcons and Yohji Yamamoto, has folded altogether. Yet, less than 10 years later, menswear is back.

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20% off regular priced purchases this weekend @ ShopJake using the code menswknd. And while you’re at it, check out these new pieces from Filippa K.

Hejfina is having a sale this weekend. 20% off all merchandise with the code HAPPYSPRING08 @ Checkout. Have fun!