East-Asian, Slavic, African, and……barbaric? These may be some of the influences running through the mind of Croatian born, Paris-based designer Damir Doma in his Fall/Winter 2012 Men’s collection. The designer whose work is usually the facet of draping asymmetrical tops and trousers, dark Romanesque cuts, and distressed hand-knit fabrics really emphasized new notions in his [...]

This week we got our shipment of Injury out of Australia, and since its arrival I have been wearing the Injury Crusader Jacket for days straight. I am wearing it here with the Damir Doma Horse-Skin riding boots and Damir Doma Parlor shorts, layered over an MB999 long sleeve basic. The Injury Crusader Jacket has [...]

This past month 10 artists were commissioned to create installations for 10 store fronts in Chicago’s Wickerpark neighborhood.  The project is called ARTichoke and is the product of Christophe Gauspohl.  It focuses on “peeling back” layers of the neighborhood and explores the dialogue between space, architectural gesture and the human form.  The resident artist for [...]