Mangusta Legacy Concept x Maxime de Keiser

The Mangusta sports car was sold between 1967 and 1971. Overall the iconic car was only produced 401 times. Designer Maxime de Keiser wanted to pay tribute to the icon and presents the Mangusta Legacy Concept, a vision of how the car might look today. It came out beautiful. 

Via autoblog

Nintendo 3DS x Metal Gear Solid: Snake Eater 3D “Snake Skin” Edition

This hazy cellphone pic offers little clues to snake skin edition of Nintendo 3DS for the launch of Metal Gear Solid: Snake Eater 3D next month. What do you guys think???

HUMAN MADE x Hot Dog Club Varsity Jacket

Any cinephile who knows his ’80s ski movies can tell you that the term “hot dog” means to show off, and one can do just that in this Hot Dog Club Varsity Jacket from Human Made. The new venture from A Bathing Ape founder Nigo is steeped in pre-1950s Americana, an era perfectly distilled in this vintage-inspired letterman jacket. Made in Japan and crafted with premium melton wool, the garment features leather pocket trim, snap button closure and striped ribbing at the collar, waist and cuffs. An embroidered Human Made logo at the left chest is repeated on the distinctive Hot Dog Club patch at the back. It’s available for purchase now through End Clothing.

End Clothing
4-6 High Bridge | MapNewcastle Upon Tyne
NE1 1EN England

Y-3 Warrior High – Kimono

I think some where in #Detroit someone wants to where these....hahaha

Kicks Of The Day: Nike Vintage Nylon Blazer Hi x Electrolime

Of all the retro styles to undergo Nike’s pre-yellowed vintage treatment, it appears the Blazer is on the receiving end of that particular honor more frequently than most. It makes sense — the Blazer was born in 1973, after all, and its spartan, no-frills design certainly evokes a simpler time. A new Electrolime colorway, however, makes the case that the sneaker is just as relevant today as it was in the polyester ’70s. Built with a ballistic nylon upper in an appealing neon green hue that highlights the shoe’s clean lines, the Vintage Nylon Blazer Hi is available for pre-order now throughEnd Clothing.

End Clothing
4-6 High Bridge | MapNewcastle Upon Tyne
NE1 1EN England

EXTRA BUTTER X Reebok Pump AXT “AHCHOO” Bundle

Via Freshness

Long Island sneaker boutique Extra Butter is finishing out the year in grand style: the last day of 2011 will see the store release its highly anticipated Reebok Pump AXT “AHCHOO.” An homage to comedian Dave Chappelle’s tour-de-force performance in Mel Brooks’ celluloid masterpiece Robin Hood: Men in Tights, the shoes are built with premium suede in varying shades of burgundy and purple. Extra Butter branding is embroidered at the heel, and each custom sockliner is printed with classic lines from the film (as well as Extra Butter’s spoof video). The “Gotta Get Pumped” tagline is repeated on the sleeve of a matching hoodie, which is set to release along with the kicks. Retail for the shoes is $135, hoodie $60, and the bundle is specially priced at $180. Get to the store early Friday night because the shoes and hoodie will release in-store at the stroke of midnight, with an online drop scheduled the following morning at 11 am ET.

EXTRA BUTTER
266 Merrick Road | Map
Rockville Centre, NY 11570
TEL #: 516-632-5150

Release Date: December 30st, 2011 (TONIGHT!) | Midnight

Kicks Of The Day: New Balance M1500 Pre-Order

When the first New Balance M1500 sneakers were launched, it came with a whole lot of features that justified the very high price point. It just goes to show that New Balance was not willing to sacrifice on quality, even if it meant the end product will be at a premium price. And to this day, the M1500 series is a popular sneaker for runners and sneakerheads. For the next season, New Balance is going back to its roots and keeping a minimalist approach towards the whole sneaker. Both versions are made up of white, black and grey on the nubuck and mesh uppers with a hint of mint and lemon as highlights. Expect these classic sneakers to drop around February 2012 and for those who can not wait until then, end clothing is accepting pre-orders right now on their online store.

End Clothing
4-6 High Bridge | MapNewcastle Upon Tyne
NE1 1EN England

Heir Jordan x Marcus x Jeffery

The site, Heir-Jordan.com,  is expected to play host to a range of alluring topics surrounding the upbringing and lifestyle of Marcus and Jeffrey Jordan, heirs to the legendary Michael Jordan. A fitting reel of footage, the latest short follows the Concord-clad brothers traveling through a series of Air Jordan locations, apparently scouting out elements of their father’s legacy in hopes of carving out their own in the shadow of a truly one-of-a-kind basketball great.

Check out the 3rd teaser trailer

Kicks Of The Day: Nike Sportswear Blazer High “Gorge Green”

Nike Sportswear pays homage to its vintage roots, as it presents a new colorway for the heralded Blazer High. The upper is comprised of smooth suede, while leather Swoosh branding is present alongside and a matching patch has been applied at the heel. The worn aesthetic has been applied to the midsole to further aid in the retro feel. You can purchase the recently released Blazer through select NSW accounts such as Atlanta’s Wish, as they are retailing for $100.

Kicks Of The Day: Air Jordan 1 x Phat

The Air Jordan 1 Retro Phat makes a return this Spring 2012 via an updated Varsity Red/Cool Grey color iteration. Boasting a mostly red leather upper, mesh and perforated panels are layered across the sides and upper heel of the shoe alongside a cement-patterned tonal Swoosh. Recognizable Cool Grey paints the laces, interior lining and laces before making its way to the matching outsole. The Air Jordan 1 Retro Phat is now available via Kinetics. they sell it for ¥13,650 JPY haha thats about $175 .

Kicks Of The Day: Gabriel Urist x LeBron James 9 Jewel Piece x WTT

As sneaker aficionados continue to marvel over the recently revealed rendition of the Nike LeBron 9 “Watch the Throne,” we have since been awarded a closer look at the accompanying jewelry piece, crafted by well-known jeweler Gabriel Urist. The inspiration is clearly connected to Jay-Z and Kanye West’s Watch the Throne album art by Givenchy’s Ricardo Tisci, which bears the same luxuriously gold aesthetic. Six pieces have been created to coincide with the six pairs of sneakers that will unfortunately never see retail.

Nike Zoom Kobe VII System “You need the KobeSystem”

Still going through its recent Kobe VII System Supreme launch, Nike and Kobe Bryant strategically position their latest performance footwear technology promising an impressive degree of athletic successes both on and off the court. Although many more iterations and specifics remain to be explored as the program develops, the sports duo is promising a range of impressive benefits from the system’s innovative design.

Sugar House Detroit

Stepping up the standard established by more conventional cocktail bars and lounges, Sugar House specializes in a unique craft and classic cocktail experience for its thirsty and demanding Detroit clientele. From hand-crushed ice and freshly squeezed fruit juices to flaming cocktail inventions and an early 1900s environment, Sugar House offers a glimpse into its unique and refined underpinnings via its latest short film by The Work. Compiling a range of internationally curated beers, exceptional wines and locally grown ingredients, the Detroit-based craft cocktail bar puts an entirely new spin on the old “watering hole” cliche.

Kicks Of The Day: Nike Blazer Nylon Premium Low

One of Nike’s most iconic, recognizable silhouettes, the Blazer comes reinvigorated yet again with a new upper makeup. In understated fashion, the low top shoe features some black nylon uppers with contrast off-white side swoosh overlay, lacing and vulcanized rubber soles. Slated for release in early 2012, this Nylon version is now available for pre-order at End Clothing.

Union x Luke Meier x Mark McNairy

Previous releases between Union Los Angeles and Mark McNairy have been big hits, so why not keep it going, right? This time around, the two hooked up to on 4 new styles, as well as a restocking of the popular “Blue Bey” saddle shoe. In an interesting move, Union, along with Luke Meier, took a classic country brogue and freaked it a bit with the addition of some color pop — including red against a sand color and a light blue against a navy upper — in the welt area with some laces to match. All in all, it’s another solid drop from both of these great labels. These are all currently available at Union.

Kicks Of The Day: Adidas Adi-Archive Pack Spring 2012

For Spring 2012 adidas presents the first part of their adi archive pack. Classic adidas silhouettes in OG colors. The first drop includes the Marathon 88, the Malmö and the Tobacco. Keeping it really clean on these, all three sneakers are now in stock at Wish.

Supreme Moleskine Camp Caps

Today Supreme updated their online store with a fresh series of camp caps. Featuring a cotton moleskin upper, the caps come in three colorways, each with a matching tonal Supreme box logo tag. Simple but effective, these go for $44 gotta go get me one.....#Dope

Kicks Of The Day: Converse All Star Hi x Oiled Leather

Releasing from Converse Japan January 2012, we present the Converse All Star Chuck Taylor in a new oiled leather version. The high top sneaker features a premium leather upper, hiking boot laces and comes in both brown and black colorways.

Top 10 Albums Of 2011

OK Hip-HopDX has put together what I think to be a horrible collab of top 25 albums. I think to give the year 2011 justice that #TeamAlius would come up with its on synopsis on the #Top10 albums of 2011. While reading other sites #Top10 list I became upset, bewildered, confused and finally found myself laughing calling the team and saying "have you read this yet!?!?!" They felt the same way. Some people didn't even deserve to make the cut let alone be mentioned in the list itself. I thought to myself why don't we conduct our own #Top10 list with the office we work in. Testing peoples hip-hop IQ. Not saying that any other office around the world list is incorrect but we feel it could have been a shit ton better haha. Here we go.

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Top 10 Albums of 2011

10.The Roots - Undun
The Roots have a lot of strong records, but I think that "undun" might top them all. Top notch musicianship and rhymes make this arguably, most debatable hip-hop record of the year for the Grammys.
-Tip The Scale
-Kool On
-Stomp


9.Common - The Dreamer/The Believer
Every song on "The Dreamer/The Believer" succeeds off the strength of Common and No I.D.'s seasoned chemistry and Maya Angelou’s poetry on top of it equals major success.
-Ghetto Dreams
-Sweet


8.Game - R.E.D Album 
It was a pretty solid effort from Game. One of his more well-rounded albums, though we've seen better singular songs from him.
- Red Nation
- The City
- Ricky
- Drug Test
- Pot of Gold


7.Lil Wayne - Carter IV
There goes Lil Wayne, wearing bleached leopard-print skinny pants women’s pants. There goes Lil Wayne, riding a skateboard and falling off. There goes Lil Wayne, who can’t sing worth a lick, “How to Love,” into the Top 10 of the Billboard pop chart. Judging by his behavior in 2011, rapping seems to be the furthest thing from Lil Wayne’s mind, but....well leave that up to the fans he has.
-Megaman
-It's Good
-John
-She Will


6.Wale - Ambition
One of the best surprises of the year. An incredibly solid album, it's a lot less mainstream than his last album, but it's all for the better.
- Ambition
- Miami Nights
- Chain Music
- Legendary
- No Days Off


5.Eminem &Royce 5'9 - Hell: The Sequel
This wasn't a fantastic album. It was mainly an album of Filler Tracks but still hits like a right hook from yo moma if you interrupted her during Oprah haha. Two dope lyricist goin hard on some good production.
- Lighters
- Fast Lane
- Living Proof


4.J.Cole - Cole World: The Sideline Story
This is poetry at its finest. J.Cole's 2011 debut studio album shows that he has a message to send to people listening to his music and that he's 2011's best new artist of the year.

-Work Out

-Dollar And A Dream III

- Sideline Story 

-In The Morning


3.Drake - Take Care
Once again Drake has proved himself to be greater than his predecessors. This was a very slow, melancholy album. But it was still very solid overall with great lyrics and production value.
Must Have Songs:
- Over My Dead Body
- Headlines
- Lord Knows
- Underground Kings


2.Young Jeezy - TM: 103
This trend continues for a majority of the project, but things change dramatically halfway through. For some odd reason with only being out for an official week Jeezy has made it to the number #2 with I guess his lyrics (on repeat) and with content (nothing new). 
-I Do

-O.J.

-Trapped


1.The Throne (Jay-Z & Kanye) - Watch The Throne

A classic in our eyes from the 2 of the best in the game right now. With the play on words, controversial lines and then  ridiculous production value from the best in the business this was a winner with A's all across the board. 

-No Church In The Wild

-New Day

-Otis

-Niggas In Paris 

Honorable Mentions

Tyler, The Creator - Goblin
Raekwon - Shoalin vs. Wu-Tang
Joell Ortiz - Free Agent
Kendrick Lamar - Section .80
9th Wonder - The Wonder Years 

Seletti Burlesque Chandeliers

I think this is def a convo piece. Would you get for your house???

Yasin Bey aka Mos Def x The Fellowship Mission

In conjunction with Weareblind TV, the Brooklyn-bred artist travels to Paris to likely gain some inspiration for his newly formed band of creative minds, checking out a traveling trade show featuring Sanders & Sanders Shoes and visvim. Again, not much is known for the future of Fellowship Mission, but there have been news circulating the blogosphere that the first release will be an oil based fragrance named Harun -No.7-.

#PeaceGod

Kicks Of The Day: Complete Technique x Nike Snowboarding “American Eagle” Zoom Force 1

Yo these shoes are from Nike Snow boarding team. Given the name “American Eagle,” this regal casing spawned from Koyama’s fond appreciation for Japanese anime’s “Saint Seiya” and manga’s “Berserk,” forming an underlining theme for the mold. These snowboarding shoes are #Dope I would wear them.

The History of the Batman’s Bat Suit

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Play Cloths 3rd Anniversary Event Recap

Utilizing bold graphics and a variation of stylistic influences, Play Cloths embraces individuality without sacrificing quality for style. Recently, the brand celebrated their 3rd anniversary at the TriBeCa Cinema thanks to Hennessy Black and Hypebeast, where 100 private guests were treated to Pusha T & Malice speaking about the influences behind the label as well as streetwear in general. Attendees were treated to DJ sets from DJ Wonder and Q Tip, with notable attendees being A$AP Rocky, Curt@in$, AbLiva (Re-Up Gang), Iggy Azalea, Dee & Ricky, Static Selektah and Audra The Rapper.

Photography: Jared Fullerton & Surf

  

Kanye Sketching Air Yeezy 3's

Tweeting from the plane @KanyWest

Thrasher: Firing Line Best of 2011

The trick choices and use of spots in a line say as much about a skater as their individual style. The best skaters in the world are now setting aside their footage for Firing Line. Just wait until next year!

Cranbrook Art Museum

Located in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan the Cranbrook Art Museum is a three-story structure that provides 7,000-square feet of art collection storage. The Collections Building is composed of three rectangular volumes decreasing in height and width as the building progresses northward away from the museum. The west facade is a continuous brick wall that steps down as the volumes recede. Void of fenestration the brick is toned a deep, rich brown and clear coated to provide for gentle reflections amongst the fine blades of stainless steel. The building’s interior is an expression of utilitarian concrete block construction enhanced to an artistic light. The changes come courtesy of the SmithGroup JJR which has saved the Cranbrook Art Museum’s accreditation from the AAM thanks to the new-world upgrades.