London’s Dover Street Market is back for Autumn/Winter 2011 and once again changed its look. As you should all know by now, the store by Comme des Garcons adds new spaces every season, dedicated to brands, special themes or collaborations.

For Fall/Winter 2011 you will be seeing a dedicated Ganryu space, Adam Kimmel x carhartt space, Rick Owens space, a new window decoration by artist Matt Clark, a new Celine space designed by Phoebe Philo, a Pringle of Scotland space, Albert Elbaz stays inside DSM and designed a new Lanvin space, and Undercover has moved into a new space in the basement.

Expore the new Dover Street Market Autumn/Winter 2011 spaces after the jump.

After the ‘Paris’ Skytop, we present today the new Supra ‘New York’ Vaider, which celebrates yet another Supra flagship store opening. The NYC Vaider features a grey satin TUF upper, “NYC” embroidered in black on the collar, a black vulcanized toe bumper, a checkered sock liner, a yellow and black sole, and comes with a custom skyscraper hang tag.

Limited to 100 pairs, the sneaker celebrates the opening of the new New York City store and will release on the opening day, July 16th, 2011.

SUPRA NYC
4 Prince Street
New York City, NY 10012

A further look at the sneaker follows after the jump.

Today we take a closer look at the newly opened Stone Island Flagship Store in Paris. An installation dedicated to the moon and the fascination of images inspired by space expeditions was the setting of the opening cocktail of the first Parisian address of the Italian brand. The references to space symbolize a commitment to research that’s always been in the DNA of Stone Island.

The 80 square-meter store located in the heart of the Parisian capital was subject to an intense renovation plan. While the merchandising is entirely displayed on the ground floor, the double-leveled glass façade is articulated on two floors and offers a strong exterior visual impact.

The store opened with the FW 2011/2012 collections of Stone Island and Stone Island Shadow.

Stone Island Flagship Store Paris
316 Rue Saint Honorè
Paris, France

Take a look inside the store after the jump.

We first introduced you to ‘Pass The Baton’ when NIGO from A Bathing Ape hosted several sales of his items at the consignment store. Etsy meets the founder of the store, who gives a nice background story and detailed look at one of the branches and the overall concept. Check it out!

Your one stop for music, merch, and more from your favorite Fool’s Gold Family of Artists. Now open at 536 Metropolitan Ave in Brooklyn, NY.

This past Friday Fool’s Gold records opened their new retail store, 536 Metropolitan, in Brooklyn. They’re now open Monday-Saturday from noon until 6pm, “happily serving all your Fool’s Gold music, gear and general swag-related needs.” Stay tuned for more; Fool’s Gold promises a ton of special projects, events and surprises coming up around the store.

Have a look at the opening day festivities after the click.

After shuttering their San Francisco location in March, HUF has closed down their retail store in Los Angeles as well. The brand will continue on, sans retail shops.

To whom it may concern:

We unexpectedly lost our lease recently at our HUF LA shop on Fairfax, and unfortunately closed its doors this past Sunday. We are all bummed about it, and will miss being on the block and all the good times we had at that shop… But change happens and we will keep cruising on and making great stuff. This upcoming year will mark HUF’s 10-year anniversary as a brand, which we will celebrate with the release of exclusive collaboration projects throughout the year. You can still pick up HUF products at your local HUF dealers, and can always find us right here on our website. We hope to be able to reopen HUF retail shops again in the future, but at this time are not sure when or where… We will keep you posted. As for now, our time and efforts will continue to be entirely devoted to perfecting the brand and its product. We could never have foreseen how rapidly the brand would grow since its beginning, and would like to sincerely thank all of you who have walked through our doors in any of our shops over the last decade. Thanks for the support, and stay tuned!

Sincerely,

Keith Hufnagel

For only the second time ever, A Bathing Ape will be re-opening their Pirate Store in London from July 2nd-10th, 2011. Staying true to the brand’s exclusive roots, celebratory limited edition t-shirts to match the theme and mark the occasion will be released every other day exclusively at the Pirate Store alongside a selection of discounted and hard to find items.

Location: The Old Truman Brewery, Shop 25, Hanbury Street, London E1 6QR

See the flyer for the shop after the click.

In the summer of 2008 Nike launched ‘1948’ in an abandoned East London railway arch. Part retail space, part creative playground, 1948 celebrated freedom and self-expression through sport and culture. Today, the space has undergone an extensive re-design in preparation for an action packed 2011.

In addition to the best Nike footwear and apparel available, the re-imagined 1948 includes a new raised mezzanine area that serves as a creative library/workspace, open to all. Furthermore, 1948 will host an ongoing calendar of sports-inspired creative programming, starting with a tennis themed takeover.

“The space opens with installations in various forms from artists such as Best Ever, whose photo-real paintings go beyond pure form to convey the emotion and physicality in the athletes that inspired them. These large-scale abstract murals provide the perfect background to an intimate film piece created by Tyrone Lebon; a personal portrait of the nation’s capital at a time of year when it captures the imagination of tennis fans all over the world; showing London’s characters, buildings, energy and history in a fresh light.”

There’s even a new 1948 iPad app, launching globally through iTunes on Monday June 27, with exclusive, interactive content from some of London’s sharpest writers, photographers and illustrators.

Today Fool’s Gold records by DJ A-Trak, has announced its first venture into retail. The record label will be opening a store front in Brooklyn, New York, still this month. The store comes with “a French bistro-inspired retail experience, featuring a wooden bar where the taps have been replaced by fully-stocked record crates, custom wallpaper and art prints, and an ever-changing selection of exclusive new merchandise alongside rare finds from the FG archives. Equal parts vinyl mecca, gallery space and clothing boutique, 536 Metropolitan launches as an instant must-visit for music fans of all kinds.”

Of course they will not only stock music, but also other items, including some interesting collaborations. “The store opens with a collection of FG-designed luxury laptop, iPad and digital camera cases from the Italian compmany Pijama, with a line of audiophile-quality Fool’s Gold headphones (for DJs and iPod-ers alike) made by Copenhagen-based AiAiAi to follow this Fall. Yet before it’s even been officially announced, the most sought-after upcoming Fool’s Gold collab is a limited-edition Members Only leather jacket, as worn onstage by A-Trak and Dave1 of Chromeo. These items will also be available on FG’s new online store launching the same date as the shop.”

Fool’s Gold
536 Metropolitan Ave (between Union & Lorimer)
Brooklyn NY, 11211
L train to Lorimer

The store opens its doors on June 24th, 2011, make sure to stop by.

MCM is launching a backpack-themed satellite store in the heart of Berlin, Germany from July 5-16, 2011. Check out the teaser video above.