VBS.TV, the production unit dedicated to creating online news and original content for the newly revamped VICE.com, sends its teams around the world to investigate the dangerous, absurd and bizarre, creating the investigative series from the sewers of Bogota to the ruins of Chernobyl. To fully equip its gutsy correspondents, VICE looked to Palladium Boots to create a boot robust enough to withstand the ever-changing, unknown terrain.
The resulting VBS.TV Pampa Tactical Boot will feature a combination ballistic nylon and waterproof nubuck upper in navy blue, with a moisture wicking Dri-Lex lining. The Tactical Boot meets the correspondents’ need for durability in rough terrain, as well as protection and comfort. Only 100 pairs of this capsule boot will be produced, with most reserved for VICE correspondents, field producers and camera operators – though Palladium is releasing a very limited number of pairs to the public! Look out for this special launch on www.palladiumboots.com tomorrow as well as in Palladium stores.
Berlin-based artist Anselm Reyle has collaborated with Dior to create a limited collection of accessories. To create the range, Anselm reinterpreted classic Dior accessories by adding more modern urban details. The bags, shoes, scarves and wallets come in bright colors and shiny metallic leathers. The highlighted piece is the fluorescent camouflage print, used to create a number of bags. The line is reminiscent of Steven Sprouse’s collaboration with Louis Vuitton.
All of the creations are available until March in Dior stores globally, and in four multi-brand stores in New York, Milan, Paris and Tokyo: Saks Fifth Avenue, La Rinascente, Galeries Lafayette and Isetan.
From the very beginning, people have been adorning their selves with charms for a multitude of incentives including luck, faith, identity, protection, origins and in more recent centuries for fashion. Queen Victoria was christened The Charm Queen for her love of charms. She made charm bracelets fashionable among the European noble classes in Victorian England and became renowned for encasing her wrists in a hoard of jewels, royal symbols and lockets.
Charms are personal icons often with a marked significance. They trace your path with you and can therefore become the memento of a journey. Louis Vuitton has been creating bag charms for more than ten years, many of which are collector’s items. For the occasion of the release of the elegant air balloon bag charm, inspired by the iconic Monogram canvas created in 1896, Christian Borstlap has imagined the adventure of this little collectable. A miniature version of a monogram trunk suspended from an air-balloon wanders through an unknown and ancient world in search of its home.
A multitude of loafers go flying and blue suede desert boots walk the confines of a wooden crate in this short from filmmaker Marcus Gaab. Showcasing No_Code, the new capsule collection from Italian luxury house Tod’s, the film features all four paired-down styles in a range of seasonal colors. Inspired by Dazed & Confused magazine’s visionary co-founder Jefferson Hack, No_Code’s versatile but timeless designs are intended for both men and women. “The collection is really in sync, but each shoe is also wholly unique so I wanted to create something that played up each shoe’s specific characteristics,” says Gaab of his decision to display the collection in an array of animated scenes. Designed with the cosmopolitan nomad in mind, the collection is lightweight and crafted in Tod’s signature quality leathers and suede to transition easily from casual daytime use to more formal nocturnal scenarios. “There’s an easiness about the styles, they are minimal and can work in different contexts,” adds Gaab. “They can be sleek and simple, but also a bit more pop and fun, so it’s all about seeing them from different perspectives.”
Lego has launched a social media platform where fans aged 13 and above can upload their own creations and projects, share them, and comment on others they discover. ReBrick is designed to be a hub for all Lego-based works made by the Lego fan community. To get involved, users set up an account and find or post pictures of Lego creations to the site. Users can comment on the pictures, “like” them and tag them. They can also create their own mini-communities within the social network. ReBrick also integrates with existing networks like Facebook and Twitter.
Lego-related URL links can be submitted and their multimedia content will be extracted and displayed on the main page. The site is mainly for bookmarking and sharing content at the moment but Lego and its fan community will continue working on new features for the ever-evolving platform.
Dual Snowboards offer users an alternative recreational snow sport by providing them with the freedom to move around the snow in new ways. One of these short boards is worn on each foot and not connected to one another, allowing the wearer to move their legs independently.
Dual Snowboards can be ridden sideways like regular snowboards but they offer different possibilities for turning, jumping, sliding, and coming up with new tricks. The user can walk on different terrain without unlatching their bindings and can easily maneuver around obstacles. They are also compatible with all standard boots and bindings so they don’t require an extra set. Dual Snowboards’ CEO Scott Rickett explains more about them in the video below:
Harlem’s own, A$AP Rocky unveils the Clams Casino-produced track “Wassup.” Rocky has teamed up with Vice in order to create the clip, which offers visual elements of his five favorite movies: Scarface, Belly, Enter the Dragon, the Warriors and Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory.
KAW’s fashion label OriginalFake released images for its forthcoming Spring/Summer 2012 collection. Fully stocked with KAWS-based graphic T-shirts, the collection encompasses a wide range of more mature offerings via chromatic and striped knit sweaters, chambray shorts, khaki chinos, patterned button-ups, reversible down vests, washed selvedge denim as well as a minimalistic outerwear segment. Continue reading “OriginalFake SS2012 Collection” »
Combining soft nappa leather and waxed suede, this high-top version of Maison Martin Margiela’s replica sneaker is exceptional in both the quality of its materials and its rich rust color.
Maintaining the classic 1970s replica shape, the sneaker is crafted primarily from leather, with soft suede detail and trim. The sneaker features a padded ankle and is fully-lined in soft lamb leather for comfort. Built onto a classic gum sole, it is finished with a contrasting beige lace and Margiela’s signature white stitch on the heel.
