Commonwealth Utilities had a good idea. The label is a back-and-forth collaboration between designer Anthony Keegan and marketing guru Richard Christiansen. Anthony provides the clothes while Richard provides the image-and the fact that they go back a decade. The advertising end has been impressive so far, with a perfectly designed shirt package and a lookbook shot with a UFC fighter, but naturally, we’re a little more interested in Mr. Keegan’s contribution.

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Solebox has found itself once again collaborating with New Balance on the 1500 series, no particular brand still maintains such a strong focus and dedication to quality of production as New Balance. This release is called “Nazar Eye”, as Hikmet and company of Solebox prepare for their Saturday, November 22nd launch of their latest New Balance, the 1500 “Nazar Eye”, Hypebeast had a chance to ask the man of collaborations as well as New Balance factory employee, Dan Newton a few questions. Read here

Coldplay front man Chris Martin says the band will call it quits before they get old and plans to split up at the end of 2009.

According to the Daily Express, Martin’s decision was based on his view that bands should call it a day before they get too old — saying he wanted to go out with a blast by keeping as busy as possible until 2009 ends.

“I’m 31 now and I don’t think that bands should keep going past 33,” he said. “So, we’re trying to pack in as much as possible. Up until the end of next year, we’ll just go for it in every sense. I don’t believe in time off. We’ve still got most of our hair, we can still fit into our musical trousers and we’ve got to make the most of that.”

Just when we were truly appreciating some classic hits from the current kings of soft rock we get this news and can’t wait to see what they have in store for their final album and tours… which we can guarantee to be sold out.

We’re sure you’ve heard the name a few times chanted by Lupe Fiasco; from the minds of Le Messie and Amanda comes FALSE releasing a minimal offering of 3 hand-screen designs based on a self written micro novel written by the FALSE duo including a collaborative effort with Italian street-wear heroes VNRGD (http://vngrd.org). The micro-novel can be found in the upcoming FALSE Magazine, the duo’s independent art zine. This Season is available now at the FALSE E-store and at various FALSE Dealers Internationally.

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Neighborhood is a name we know all too well here, with there compromising aesthetic based around biker culture making them a vocal point in the scene today. This release really epitomizes how the label has come with some really impressive outerwear and knitwear catching the eye to match the signature denim. The knits seen in the collection include cardigans, pullovers and a fisherman inspired piece as well.

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Dutch designers Frank Tjepkema, Janneke Hooymans, Tina Stieger and Leonie Janssen were commissioned by the Dutch beer maker Heineken to design their first shop. The studio at tjep settled on a theme of pouring, translating the idea into displays the blend from floor to wall to ceiling, in wave-like forms. A sub-theme for the retail outlet was coldness. This theme can be spotted in the cool colors and 100% led lighting system. Coldness is also literally seen in the three- story fridge that holds Heineken bottles form around the world. The store is divided into four sections, the aforementioned fridge, a fashion department, a ticket and travel section and a fully equipped recording studio for young music artists.

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A video in stop-motion diffused in HD and presenting nearly 3000 photographs in less than 2 minutes. A dynamic assembly of the town of London, on a live tape its of Daft Punk: ” Harder, better, faster, stronger ”.

United Arrows’ Beauty & Youth collaborated to take the popular suede chukka and updated it for a slightly more refined look. The shoe features a horizontal bit across the toebox marked by the use of brogue. White stitching highlights the colored suede choices with two lace-hole silhouette.

Both Opening Ceremony and Lanvin have released similar shoes this season, with contrasting sole units, Givenchy have released a similar shaped shoe, but with a beige sole, and suede, leather and snakeskin options available in a low cut and high cut shoe.

The Zobin design study by Iranian engineer Siamak Ruhi Dehkordi is an aerodynamic single seater with compact dimensions (4,114mm long and 1,855 mm wide). The exterior design is characterized by the original front structure made of a metal band, which supports the headlights and integrates the front spoiler and the front fenders, and gives the car an “open-wheels” look. Focused on efficiency, the car is powered by a compact unit mounted in mid-rear position.

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