Brands | Blue Blanket

We remember that once, in the past, long time ago, denim was a synonymous of USA. All the denim stuff came from there. The big players were Levi's and Lee. No doubts. Then, something has finally happened. It's always a pleasure, to me, to discover a new brand. A pleasure even bigger if the brand is from Italy like The Blue Blanket. A brand established and runned by a true denim connoisseur and collector, Antonio Di Battista. The project is really simple: honest and very good products plus a sick attention to details. No frills. Very good. We love it!

Click here to get to Blue Blanket website for more info and pics.

People | Maurizio Donadi

We already wrote about Maurizio Donadi almost one year ago. He was still Vice President at Levis Vintage Clothing in Amsterdam. We've already had a great admiration for his job, for LVC but also for what he was able to do with RRL. Now we've read he's just launched a Consultancy Agency, together with his wife, called Conduit Creative. Reading here and there is going to work with a brand like Filson, so we're terribly curious to see what is coming out in the next months. Congratulazioni Maurizio, and, as we say in Italy, "in bocca al lupo"!

Breaking News | Alexander Wang

So it sounds almost official: Alexander Wang will be the next Front-Runner at Balenciaga

Info and pics via Purple Magazine

Web | Edwin Journal

In this general flatness (see the post below....), we've appreciated the freshness and beauty of the Edwin Journal.  We have to confess that we've never been fans of Edwin Jeans. We thought they were banal and "cheap". We were absolutely wrong. We've added the Journal to our "must-check-every-day" list. You should do the same!

News | We're back!

Ok. Sorry for the lack of news and information. Our last post was in September: an era ago. We have to admit that nothing particularly significant has happened since then. It looks like Streetwear/Fashion System is in the middle of the river. Lately we've seen just releases and releases, every single day. Blogs have become kind of catalogues that post the same pictures and news. Boring? Yes. Honestly.
Anyway, let's start again... :-)

Web | JUMBLOG

A new web blog was born in these days: JUMBLOG. It's runned by italian graphic designer / dj / performer / king-of-cool Jumbo and I'm pretty sure will soon become one of my fave bookmarks.

Art | SITUATION GIGI An Auction by Artists in Aid of Gigi Giannuzzi

Gigi Giannuzzi, the maverick publisher of Trolley Books

and more recently TJ Boulting gallery, was recently

diagnosed with cancer of the pancreas. This is devastating

news for many who know him and respect his work as one

of the bravest and most beautiful of creative forces,

publishing through Trolley many important stories

through photography, reportage and contemporary art,

but also personally, as a rare and one-off crazy spirit.

To support him now, as he has helped and recognised many over the
years, artists who know Gigi have donated their work for a special
auction to help raise money for him. The funds will go towards alternative
cancer treatments which he is currently seeking at a private clinic near
Munich, Germany. The auction will feature works by many major artists,
as well as several who have worked directly with Gigi over the years.
In particular Polly Morgan and Mat Collishaw have been the driving
force behind the artists and auction itself, and Sarah Lucas, who has
given over her 'situations' space for the night, has hence given the
name of the auction - SITUATION GIGI.

We hope that many of you will be able to support the auction
by bidding on the works available either online or in person
at the auction itself. Many thanks in advance for all
your help and support!

More info here.

Magazine | EYESCREAM issue No.100

Next issue of EYESCREAM will be number 100. To celebrate it properly 100 japanese creatives will be featured on it. Who's better than Hiroshi Fujiwara on the cover page?

Style ! HOOK Motors

We like bikes and we like good things too! For these reasons, when we discovered HOOK MOTORS and we realized that their "Atelier" is really close to our office, I was even happier. Hook Motors is a place where is possible to find Vintage motorcycles, customized ones, specialized books and magazines, accessories. Everything that a real and passionate motorcycle's lover would look for.
Check it out! Fantastic.


More info:
Hook Motors

Design | Zaha Hadid x Dover Street Market

Zaha Hadid has created a special installation for the Dover Street Market windows, entitled AQUA. It looks really amazing.

Info via designboom.

Save The Date | DAM FUNK Live

What?
DAM-FUNK Live

When?
July 12, 2012

Where?
Magnolia
Via Circonvallazione Idroscalo 41
Segrate / Milan


Who?
TurboJazz / Dam Funk / Robotalco / Dandrea

More Info:
futureground.it

Life | Terremoto

Maybe many of you, living outside Italy, aren't aware that a huge area around my hometown Modena has been hit by a couple of terrible earthquake, last 20th and 29th of May, causing 26 victims, 15.000 homeless, panic, fear and devastation. A good friend, but first of all a very talented photographer, Marco Marzocchi, took a series of dramatic pictures that witness the day after thet first event on May 20th. You can find more here, on the Wired Italia website.

Save The Date | Derek Ridgers "Selected Works"

What?
Selected Works

Who?
Derek Ridgers + Bunney Jewellery

Where?
Dover Street Market
17-18 Dover Street
W1S4LT London
UK

When?
By Thursday 7th of June

More info:
bunney.co.uk

Video | VISVIM /// Study And Practice

For those that missed it out, here the link of the Vimeo's video. Really nice.

Event | Nike HTM Flyknit Launch

Nike HTM Flyknit have finally landed in Italy!
Yesterday it was the Launch day at Stadium Milan.

Click here for more info and pics.

News | Visvim at DSM LONDON

info via DSM

Next 21th of April  it will be launched a Special Exhibition for the 10th Anniversary of Visvim at Dover Street Market London. It will be present also Hiroki Nakamura that will be signing the special book made for the Anniversary, together with other special items made especially for the DSM Exhibition. It sounds very very good. I wish I was there.... :-(

Web | LAbour And Wait

Labour And Wait is a small and very nice shop located in East London (you can find also a cosy corner in the top floor of DoverStreetMArket store in London). We always enjoy getting there because you can find stuff coming from another era. They have recently redesigned their website and now you can have the chance to shop online. Very interesting.

Here.

Save The Date | Japanese Clouds

What?
JAPANESE CLOUDS Exhibition

When?
Thursday, 12.04.2012

Where?
Altamoda Uomo Store
Corso Canalgrande 63/A
MODENA - Italy

Who?
Altamoda Uomo + Edwin Jeans
in collaboration with über chef
Massimo Bottura

Want | INCASE Headphones

We've been lookin' for the perfect headphones for a long time. We didn't want to look like a footballer, and we didn't want to spend a fortune as well. INCASE did the miracle! :-)
You can buy them here.

Save The Date | Stüssy "The Spring Summer 2012"

What?
Stüssy "The Spring Summer 2012"
THE PARTY

When?
Sat, March 24
From 06.00pm until 08.00pm

Where?
Stüssy Store Milan
Corso di Porta Ticinese 103

Who?
Photography by Marco Marzocchi
Sounds by DJ Hendrix

More info:
info@stussymilano.it