BillyKirk

Posted on July 28, 2008 Under Fashion

Brothers William and Chris Kirkland always knew they would go into business together and it would be called BillyKirk -- they just didn't know what they were going to do or make. When stumbled across some vintage leather, one thing…

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Grain Edit

Posted on April 8, 2008 Under Design

The first time we saw the type of classic design work displayed on Grain Edit was in a past life. We were getting up there in years and could only talk about walking five miles to school in the snow…

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For The Love of Light

Posted on March 24, 2008 Under Books

With Polaroid film set to go the way of the dodo sometime in 2009, it's only a matter of time before the many shutterbugs who champion the photo format run out of their remaining film stock. Luckily, for fans of…

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American Furnishings

Posted on February 20, 2008 Under Design

When Ethan Allen just isn't quite the Americana vibe you're looking for, the aptly named American Furnishings can get you squared away. Their rustic, industrial (and pre-industrial) craftsmanship is evident in pieces like a cement table stamped "Cincinnati Lithograph Co."…

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Calling all Masters of Marioland

Posted on January 15, 2008 Under Fashion

We know you're an NES superstar. You can recite the Contra cheat codes without flinching, you've conquered King Koopa thousands of times; heck you've even punched out Mike Tyson in under a minute, making him look positively Spinks-esque. You may…

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Vintage Shelf: The Case For Past And Present

Posted on September 20, 2007 Under Design

Essentially the past silhouetted atop the present, Vintage Shelf by Jaren Goh welcomes traditional into your modern home. It's a big case of contemporary with a classic cutout front; the effect, a bookcase within a bookcase. Created especially for Munkii,…

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Vintage T-Shirts: The Book

Posted on October 25, 2006 Under Books

If you read this blog a lot, you probably know that we are big fans of great t-shirts. I would wear a t-shirt every day if left to my own devices--I like to think of them as comfortable little canvases…

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WGACA: NYC

Posted on October 2, 2006 Under Fashion

As many of you can tell I am a sucker for vintage clothing, so I feel it is my duty to tell you about one of the premier vintage clothing stores in the country. What Goes Around Comes Around was…

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Materialust

Posted on September 25, 2006 Under Fashion

It takes a lot for a t-shirt line to really impress me, but when I came across LA based Materialust, my hand immediately reached for my wallet. Materialust is really a globe trotting brand and I mean it in every…

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Ever Clothing

Posted on September 18, 2006 Under Fashion

Ten years ago I didn't think anyone did vintage clothing better then my friends Mr. Abercrombie and Mr. Fitch, but since then times have really changed and Ever clothing is a perfect example. Started by Jason Bleick, who is an…

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