Vice & Vanity is a jewellery design studio in Joo Chiat, Singapore where the feeling is that vice belongs in your heart and soul. But accessories usually look better on limbs, clavicles and on your vain outfits.
Vivi Masturah Lim and Aaron Kao are the designers behind the collections that focus on necklaces, bracelets and brooches.
Care for the pieces requires common sense. No crocodile attacks, nuclear fusion or genetic experiments.

And next to the Adidas Y-3 we proudly present this beautiful new Nike Liberty Dunk…

Nike has applied the best of British style to the design of one of its icons, the Nike Dunk, to create a limited edition, transcultural sneaker, which will be released this May at select retail accounts.

This limited edition sneakers feature a gum rubber midsole and a heavyweight Liberty fabric for the upper, which was chosen for its durability. British designers working within Nike’s global design team were consulted during the creation of the shoes to ensure the final look was quintessentially British.

Nike has challenged the traditional boundaries of design through working with a diverse group of material vendors, creative houses, and female creatives. This dialogue and insight from outside perspectives has produced innovative products over recent years that transcend the boundaries between sport and style as with the Nike Terminator (Harris Tweed); the Nike Air Force 1 (Merino Wool); and the Nike Blazer, designed in collaboration with New York graffiti artist and fashion designer CLAW Money in October 2006. (We’ve posted about it earlier.)

About Liberty
On a summer 2006 visit to London, Nike designers were inspired by signature fabrics they saw at Liberty, a department store set in a famous Tudor building in the heart of the West End. Since 1875, Liberty in London has been synonymous with luxury and great design. Arthur Liberty’s intuitive vision and pioneering spirit led him to travel the world looking for individual pieces to inspire and excite his discerning clientele…

Y-3 consistently produces some of the cleanest footwear out on the market. The line helmed by Yohji Yamamoto in conjunction with Adidas has challenged the limits of what a sportswear company can achieve with the right balance of function and design.

Below are the latest fabric renditions of the The Honja Highs for the FW08 season, available in a white crinkled leather and a clean black leather. Both retail for $250.

www.adidas.com/Y-3

Lower East Side style of the ’70s and Lower East Side style of today look almost the same - people never stray from the basics. Taking a cue from the timeless simplicity of downtown New York, Chrissie Miller’s company SOPHOMORE caught the public’s eye with a single T-shirt design in 2003. She initially planned to make shirts exclusively for her friends, but the overnight success of her design and the attention SOPHOMORE received from celebrities, retailers and the press inspired Miller to think big.

Joining forces with designer Madeleine von Froomer, who most recently worked for Proenza Schouler, SOPHOMORE has expanded its offerings from a single T-shirt to a full collection of contemporary sportswear. The new line of tank tops, T-shirts, sweatshirts, dresses, leggings and jackets never stray from SOPHOMORE’s classic inspiration. In a one dimensional world of basics, SOPHOMORE brings a fashion twist, soft washed fabrics, perfect fits and a New York vibe that will make the line a clothing staple for years to come.

Zoo York asked Mark Owens and Matt Owens to develop a line of six skateboards for their artist series. The six boards represent the socio-cultural realms of Literature, Architecture, The Arts, Transit, Food and Tourism. Together the series encompasses New York’s “Urbane Jungle.”
Great work!