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Tretorn x Opening Ceremony

Posted on October 24, 2007 Under Fashion

Swedish clothing company Tretorn recently joined forces with the NYC/LA Opening Ceremony stores to create a shoe made especially for crunching through fall leaves. The shoes blend a less rubber-heavy version of the T-56 with the plaid of Opening Ceremony's…

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Paul Smith x Burton: AW07

Posted on October 23, 2007 Under Fashion

Two years ago, Paul Smith and Burton collaborated to prove that the words "gentrified" and "snowboarding" can glide nicely into the same sentence. This was significant for a few reasons, primarily because attempting to place high-fashion in the land of…

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MindBodyGreen

Posted on October 23, 2007 Under Life

Yesterday marked the official launch of MindBodyGreen, a new information-sharing site with a healthy twist. MindBodyGreen allows users to submit sites and articles, then, depending on the number of votes each gets, sorts the stories into ranking order. What differs…

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Wood Wood x Penfield

Posted on October 22, 2007 Under Fashion

A few weeks ago, we wrote about a few new Wood Wood items at New Dandyism. As it turned out, several of you were huge fans of the high-quality clothing line, and even took the time to personally tell us…

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24 Carat Calling

Posted on October 22, 2007 Under Gadgetry

As it turns out, my teeth are chromed out to match my flash drive. However, ever since last June, when I started using an iPhone, my honeyed smile has received far less admiration. I can understand how my nimble fingers…

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SpearTalks: Amit Gupta

Posted on October 19, 2007 Under Life

Amit Gupta is an entrepreneur. If you read Rolling Stone, The Wall Street Journal, Wired, or any other combination of America's best publications, your eyes have probably skimmed the same pages that some of Amit's more popular projects have graced.…

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Talk Shop Fridays: Angst & Alliance

Posted on October 19, 2007 Under Life

There is a Starbucks in Boulder, CO that is open 24 hours. At inopportune moments, and generally those containing some degree of panic, this Starbucks offers a degree of convenience that independent coffee shops typically can't-- which is to say,…

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HALOween mimobots!

Posted on October 19, 2007 Under Gadgetry

Just in time to make us feel better about being too old for trick-or-treating, mimoco has combined Halo and flash drives to create one super-techy wet dream. Coming to you in the form of Master Chief, Blue Spartan, and Red…

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PF Flyers: Not Neon, Totally Golden

Posted on October 18, 2007 Under Fashion

I'm not sure how I feel about guys wearing their limited-edition sneakers on all occasions. While I'd probably be the first girl around to high five a dude for a pair of lightening bolted, cheetah pelted high-tops, I think I…

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Streetwear

Posted on October 18, 2007 Under Fashion

Publisher Thames & Hudson just released a new kind of fashion bible, in which designers like Karl Lagerfield and Jean Paul Gaultier are finally given all (which is to say, none) of the (original) credit they deserve. Streetwear is a…

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