Medicom’s lifestyle division Medicom Life Fabrick recently collaborated with Japanese female brand X-girl to release a series of products which include a tote bag, mini-duffle and a small toiletry bag among other items. This collaboration was designed by British artist Marcus James, whose previous resume includes the likes of Yves Saint Laurent, Chloe and Camilla Staerk.
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Puma has recently released a series of Suede Mids in some simple and casual colorways. Keeping things to a basic level of necessity, these monotone uppers feature buttery suede side panels together with snake skin on the toe box, form stripe and heel. The MU designation refers to a Material Update. Both black and brown colorways are available now at Mita, priced at ¥18,900 (approximately $161 USD).
Some of Bounty Hunter’s latest items have hit retailers. Much of the pieces contained within this drop features some low-key and understated items. Two Alphonso flannels, two shirts and a key cover are the items recently released. Available now through Cliffedge.
Silas began in 1998 and created products themed after traditional English styling in an updated street form. Within two years, Silas had already created a Japanese presence with a store front in Tokyo and now also boast a second Tokyo Harajuku front as well. Their 2007 Fall Collection touches on a bit of everything from t-shirts, button-ups, crewnecks and a trench coat. In recent times, Silas has concentrated mainly on the Japanese market making their products difficult to acquire outside of Asia. Available now through Dedue.
The latest cross-branding of haute couture fashion and mobile cellphones is Italian label Giorgio Armani teaming up with Korean electronics giant Samsung to create a product set to debut in November. From a technological viewpoint, aesthetics are reinforced by a 3 MP camera, 2.6” LCD display, GPRS/EDGE Tri-Band (900/1800/1900) as well as various multimedia features. Other associated products will also include a line of televisions. This project follows on the heels of previous collabo mobile phones such as D&G x Motorola and Prada x LG.
