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Top Notes: NOVA Custom Perfumes
Perfumer Julia Zangrilli showed us how to make our very own perfume from just three ingredients for FADER #81. Now, fragrance fiends take note: she’s launching NOVA, a perfume service that will craft personalized scents … read more »
Two New Menswear Collections from Bangkok
We’ve been eyeing Bangkok as a possible menswear hub since we ran a feature on fledgling Thai label Painkiller back in FADER #75′s Fall Fashion roundup on women designing menswear. And now, it seems Painkiller … read more »
Libertine-Libertine’s Secretly Soft Fall Collection
Danish label Libertine-Libertine’s spring collection is for a burly dude with a secret soft side, weaving eye-catching, modern details into classically manly pieces. For fall, they continue down that path with, to highlight a few, … read more »
Spotted at the Olympics: Djibouti’s Face Jewelry
The London Olympics kicked off Friday night with 4 1/2 hours of weirdness: an opening ceremony that included dancing nurses, Dumbledore and the Sex Pistols. We see you, Danny Boyle. Our favorite part of the … read more »
Cop a Look: Sade
Shape-shifting pop stars of the moment could stand to learn a thing or two about the power of simplicity. Enter Sade, queen of timeless sophistication and the biggest case-maker for a less-is-more aesthetic. An alumnus … read more »
Henrik Vibskov Dedicates New Collection to a Giant Tongue
Last Thursday Danish designer Henrik Vibskov presented his Spring/Summer 2013 collection for Paris Men’s Week, entitled “The Transparent Tongue.” Models walked the runway alongside a pink cylindrical structure covered in black nodules, resembling a very … read more »
Raf Simons Debuts His First Dior Collection
Today Raf Simons presented his much-anticipated debut couture collection for Dior. Simons stayed true to his trademark minimalism while keeping in the vein of classic Christian Dior (see: tailored black trousers under a fuschia gown). … read more »
Superga’s American Flag Sneakers
Just in time for Independence Day, classic Italian sneaker brand Superga is releasing a chic star-spangled edition of kicks. The “2750 Cotu Flag” sneakers are crafted from red, white and blue canvas in an American … read more »
Trend Report: Graphic Tees
We’re always peeking at London Fashion Week for a hint of what’s going to be all over our wardrobe in about six months, and though there were plenty of wilder trends we noticed on the … read more »
Trend Report: Football Jerseys
We’re still dissecting all of the trends from London Men’s Week but one that we’ll definitely be rocking soon is the football jersey, as seen at Topman’s Spring 2013 show. We remember DIIV lead singer … read more »
