The Latest Articles By Luke Todd

Happy Socks x Be@rbrick

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Happy Socks Quirky Swedish brand Happy Socks is pairing up with the more unlikely of collaborators this summer. When Happy Socks was approached by legendary Japanese company Medicom Toy Corp in 2010, the idea was for the Noridc brand to…

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Nudie Jeans Spring/Summer 2011

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Nudie Jeans Denim-gods Nudie have never used flash marketing campaigns, they have never produced look books and they’ve never used any form of traditional marketing. However, they have still managed to gain a cult following within the fashion circles. The…

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Bjørg 2011 Jewellery Collection

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Bjørg Nordic jewellery designer Bjørg began making bespoke jewellery in 2004. Little was it known that 7 years on, her yearly collection would be the anticipated accolade of the fashion industry. The 2011 collection from the avant-garde designer has just…

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Nike Toki Premium

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Nike Toki Premium Just one of many sportswear brands fighting to be in contention for your spring/summer wardrobe, Nike’s Toki Premium is the perfect mix of low-top comfort and high-top shape. The shoe created an initial stir for its silhouette,…

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Comme des Garçons New Style Wallets

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Comme des Garçons Luxury Japanese fashion label Comme des Garçons is going against their usually understated aesthetic with a series of new style wallets. The brand, headquartered in Tokyo’s high fashion district, has created the bold, hand-dyed wallets using the…

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Maians Footwear SS11 Collection

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Maians SS11 Originating from the Spanish urban, the Maians SS11 collection brings together the heritage of Spanish vulcanised footwear with the inspiration of the Barcelonese beach culture to create one of a kind styles, fabrications and designs. A cross between…

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Denham Summer Accessorises For Men

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Denham Summer Accessorises With a re-launched online shop, tailored denim has never been so accessible. Launched in 2009, toddler-brand Denham now stocks not only their creative clothing collection but also a beautiful range of accessories and footwear. With men, more…

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A Child Of The Jago Spring/Summer Campaign

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A Child of The Jago Spring/Summer 2011 Unique London brand 'A Child of the Jago' is launching their spring/summer campaign. Founded in 2007 by long-standing friends Simon “Barnzley” Armitage and Joseph Corre (son of legendary designer Vivienne Westwood), the brand…

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The Philosophy Of Michael Drake

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Drake's London The FashionBeans fashion & style news feed concerns itself with prepping the young and impressionable for a world where being on top of all the latest trends, products, retailers and events is nonnegotiable. However, occasionally we like to…

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Topman LTD Dustbowl Launches

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Topman LTD The second of this season’s Topman LTD range has landed and it’s easy to see how fast collections from the home-grown brand are developing. Launched in 2009, Topman LTD started as a free-range project with the intent to…

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Lightning Bolt Summer 2011 Collection

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Lightning Bolt Spring/Summer 2011 Collection Forty years since being born out of Hawaii in the summer of 1971, American surf brand 'Lightning Bolt' is reintroducing itself with their summer 2011 collection. For their 40th anniversary, the brand is reprising their…

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Archer Adams Plans New York City Flagship Retail Shop Expansion

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Archer Adams Cult London-based menswear label, Archer Adams, has enlisted the help of a Manhattan-based management firm as plans for a New York City flagship store are revealed. The eclectic British brand, currently found in Marylebone, is looking towards Tribeca,…

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Thomas Giorgetti Announces Comme des Garçons and Bleu de Paname Collaboration

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Bleu de Paname In less than a year, Bleu de Paname has built a name for itself in the clothing industry. Co-founder, Thomas Giorgetti, puts in down to the 'made in France' craftsmanship, and know-how. The Parisian brand, which launched…

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Tenue de Nîmes x CS Bell

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Tenue de Nîmes Tenue de Nîmes is a brand synonymous with the paradox between the rawness of denim and the elegance of silk. Everything between the walls of the denim inspired boutique is interconnected and has an underlying link to…

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Percival AW11 Lookbook

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Percival AW11 Lookbook The Autumn/Winter 2011/12 lookbook has dropped at Percival with their third and largest collection introducing waxed wool, sheepskin and camel wool to their classic beeswaxed cotton and harris tweed for a considered selection of textures and fabrications….

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Scotch & Soda – Amsterdams Blauw Lookbook

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The Collection Many claim the title 'denim capital of the world' in the way many claim the biggest paycheck or the smallest ego (but never in the same sentence). However, few places do it with such understated credentials as Amsterdam….

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Kelty Backpack Collection

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Kelty Backpacks A man can often throw down gauntlet with a bear, scale the side of a mountain and cook a dinner that appeases a woman (the latter being the hardest). It’s only that he can do this is he…

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Original Penguin Summer Essential – Short-Sleeve Shirts

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Original Penguin It’s summer, apparently. So whether you’re off on holiday or sticking around these drizzly ends, a short-sleeve shirt is a summer essential – sunshine or not. Original penguin, the brand that began rather literally off the back of…

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Devendra Banhart Designs Drop City T-shirt For COMUNE

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COMUNE's Drop City Programme For almost a decade, Devendra Banhart’s genre-bending psychedelic freak folk has turned the music world on its head. For fall 2011, the LA-based singer songwriter has contributed to COMUNE’s Drop City programme by adapting an original…

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End Clothing July Pre-Order Trainers

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July Pre-Orders July 1st doesn’t mean much to many. The odd birthday, the occasional forgotten anniversary and the idiot who runs around the office shouting “pinch, punch”. But for those with a footwear fetish and an eye for style (albeit…

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