From Pitti, here is a nice look at Mark McNairy’s Autumn/Winter 2012 footwear collection. Always one for unique design details, McNairy continues to tinker with the shoe’s sole (McNairy fans surely remember the “Fuck Off” soles we have shown you in the past) unit with the addition of a “Smiley Face.” We also see more camo infused offerings in the mix, tri-toned brogue boots and other great stuff.

Take a closer look after the jump.

In 2012 Stone Island will be celebrating its 30th anniversary. Having started in 1982 with just one fabric in six colors, the brand never stopped to innovate and is today doing better than every before. During Pitti Uomo Summer 2012, they will be hosting a show and a retrospective showcasing the brand’s vast archive and key areas. Furthermore they will be releasing a book for its 30th anniversary, featuring 300 iconic images. The book will release June/July 2012.

Of course there will also be special product for the occasion. One of three specials, we can already show you today – the Reflective Knit.

“Transferring technology from fabric to yarn, the ultimate in Stone Island research. Created using a Reflective yarn, built with micro plates covered with thousands of glass microspheres enclosed in a polyester net, printed using pressure/heat sublimation to melt the fibers and get an even surface with a jersey and high performance Windstopper® liner.”

You can be sure that we will report extensively about the other garments and events around the anniversary. A further look at the reflective knit follows after the jump.

When it comes to industry events, you can always be sure that a lot of people get the best pieces out of their closets to impress with impeccable style, yet the Pitti Uomo tradeshow in Florence gets out the most extreme in terms of menswear every season. Also the show is not short of celebrities checking in, including Kanye West this season, to see what the fashion world has coming up in the following months and seasons.

Take a look at this nice recap of style seen last week at the Pitti Uomo show in Florence.

Photography: Grazia

Many more images follow after the jump.

As part of the next Pitti Uomo 81, taking place January 2012 in Florence, they have teamed up with Tokyo Fashion Week to bring the VERSUS TOKYO project to Italy. First started in Tokyo this season, the project brings together a line-up of 20 Japanese brands that are still today, even though some of them have been around for a while, not very well known outside of Japan. This coming January mastermind JAPAN, Sasquatchfabric, SOE and Phenomenon among others, will be showing their collections to the European market. We cannot wait to check it out and report from the event.

We get a first look at last nights Pitti Uomo main event – Jun Takahashi showed for the first time one of his collections in Italy. The Japanese designer presents the Undercover Men’s Spring/Summer 2010 Collection in the Giardino di Boboli in a beautiful natural setting. The fashion show was followed by a live doll making session by the designer, where he created his infamous Grace character in front of the audience along with a life music performance. The video animations in the show were produced by the Silly Thing Visuals team.

More images of the Undercover Spring/Summer 2010 Collection presentation and the doll making follow after the jump.