Posts tagged ‘books’
Ah, another Japan only item. We’re a bit sadistic/masochistic like that, aren’t we? Regardless, those with access to Amazon Japan can order up a Nike Vintage “Mook,” chock-full of exactly what you would imagine; vintage Nike goods. A brief peek inside can be seen in our gallery.
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CLOT presents the new Kaws EGRA Box Set. The box set consists of the Alienegra t-shirt, created by Kaws, Madsaki, Kazuki and CLOT, as well as the recently published Kaws book by Rizzoli. Overall there are three different sets, each featuring a different color t-shirt. The box set will be released at Juice stores on April 8th in limited numbers.
Take a further look at it after the jump.
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Ferrari is offering up what is likely the most expensive book (at face value) ever published. By any means, The Official Ferrari Opus Enzo Diamante edition is what they’re calling “the most exclusive book in the world.” The book weighs 37kg, is bound in the finest leather (in the colour of your choice) and features a 16 x 12cm 32.3-carat diamond-encrusted silver Prancing Horse studded with approximately 1500 stones (clarity ‘VVS-VS1’, colour is ‘F’)… and it’s strictly limited to one copy per country. So if you want one, you better get on it.
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Just releases this week, Milton Crawford presents The Hangover Cookbook. We have all been there and it can certainly not hurt to get some refreshing recipes to ensure that your physical state gets better as quickly as possible.
“Everything you need to know to assess, understand, and improve a hangover is here: dozens of comforting recipes, very clever graphic tests for analyzing your state of mind, and quizzes for tracking your progress.
A good hangover brings its victim to a new state of mind—and one that, when looked at objectively, can be quite fascinating to its host: It can create an increased awareness of the body, a willingness to eat something usually off limits, and a fascination with the mind’s strange acrobatics. With P. G. Wodehouse’s six hangovers—The Broken Compass, The Sewing Machine, The Comet, The Atomic, The Cement Mixer, and The Gremlin Boogie—as a starting point, recipes are tailored to each specific malady, allowing the reader to find a recipe (or just a menu item) that precisely suits his state of mind . . . and body. Interspersed with the recipes are mind games, witticisms and graphic jokes, insights into hangover science, quizzes to see if you are still drunk or now just merely hungover, and more.”
A good addition to anybodies library and also a cool present, the book is now available from Amazon.
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This week Carhartt has released the 5th edition of their Brand Book. Concentrating on the brand’s Spring/Summer 2011 Collection, the book gives a look at the line, as well as background on the various projects and collaborations that we will be seeing though out the season. Furthermore they give a large retrospective, honoring all the artists that have participated in their illustrations campaigns until today. Also Shauna T. from PAM has done a shoot highlighting the new womens collection. You can pick up the Brand Book now at Carhartt stores around the globe.
Take a look inside the book after the jump.
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Selectism reports about the new book title “Cyclepedia: A Tour of Iconic Bicycle Designs”.
“This book documents the classics as well as the more forward designs (both good and bad, but mostly good) that has spanned the decades. Truth is, the fundamentals in bicycle design have remained the same for almost a century. How bike builders have built upon those fundamental is what makes cycling exciting. My favorite is the 1968 Duemila. From Thames & Hudson.”
Take a look inside the book here.
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20 years in streetwear is a long-ass time. Though this book is more catalog than anything, we’re proud of these guys. The book comes packaged with an XLARGE printed “banana bag” (read: fanny pack) and is offered in two different covers – the darker one limited to Japan only. Out March 17th.
Also fun is the XLARGE® 20th Anniversary GO! OG BOX application.
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From Selectism -”The new books, Alexander McQueen: Savage Beauty , is a retrospect on the fashion, design, and narrative of Alexander McQueen. “Focusing on the most iconic and acclaimed designs of his prolific career, this stunning book examines McQueen’s inimitable technical virtuosity and its subversion of traditional tailoring and dressmaking practices. The book also focuses on the highly sophisticated narrative structures found in McQueen’s collections and in his astonishing and extravagant runway presentations, which suggested the most avant-garde installation and performance art.”
The book has been authored by a strong list of people who know the designer best: “Andrew Bolton is Curator and Harold Koda is Curator in Charge at The Costume Institute, The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Tim Blanks is contributing editor of Style.com and Susannah Frankel is fashion editor of The Independent newspaper.” Alexander McQueen: Savage Beauty arrives on May 31, 2011.
Available from Amazon.”
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In an interesting collaboration OHWOW teams up with Supreme to present the latest chapter in OHWOW’s “Fuck This Life” series.
“For their first combined effort, OHWOW and Supreme teamed to present the third installment of OHWOW’s popular cult-publication FUCK THIS LIFE. The two iconic brands united to produce a printed collaboration between skateboarding veteran Jason Dill and artist Weirdo Dave, titled DILL WITH FUCK THIS LIFE. This latest image compilation delivers the same raw content, unapologetic attitude, and irreverent take on the humor of everyday headlines; DW/FTL maintains the classic Weirdo Dave aesthetic, accented with Dill’s twisted, but complimentary, contributions. A scrapbook, of sorts, DW/FTL reveals a grittily tinted world and the oddities of life seen from the duo’s distinct perspective.”
The book can now be purchased here.
Take a look inside the book after the jump.
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