A reworking of the classic Desert Boot, the London is a simply styled, low profile shoe based on this most iconic of silhouettes. As we’d expect from Clarks, all the key details remain, including premium suede uppers and crepe rubber soles.

We followed Recep Yeşil and Erik Nohlin, both part of the developer team around the Specialized AWOL, on their mission to ride the mighty Transcontinental Race from London to Istanbul within two weeks, overcoming more than 3100km, 30.000m of altitude gain and crossing 14 European borders. Unsupported, following a route of their choice. We stayed on their side, day and night, rain or shine, crossing the whole European continent.

This masculine cologne from Murdock London is a perfect summer scent with its fresh citrus base smells clean, fresh and suggestive. Sicilian bergamot, Calabrian lemons and hand-picked lavender from the fields of Haute Provence, create incredible lush, fresh smells to whisk you away to cocktail hour on the Grand Tour. As with all Murdock’s colognes, Avalon is an exquisitely engineered perfume for men with different notes to deliver an interesting fragrance that lasts all day, no matter how up close and personal you get. You can purchase it now at Murdock London.

There’s been a lot of hype surrounding H&M’s collaboration with London bike shop Brick Lane Bikes, and finally we get a definitive look at the offering in this lookbook. The 11-piece collection is focused around the needs of the cycling commuter, with pieces designed to look good in everyday use but provide high-level functionality when in the saddle. With protective neck fixtures that fold into a blazer collar, T-shirts with side pockets, and water-repellent jackets, H&M worked closely with Brick Lane Bikes to create a collaboration in more than just name only. We for one love the results. The H&M for Brick Lane Bikes collection will release March 7, online and in 180 select stores worldwide.

London-based online retailer Matches Fashion has secured three British designers for a collaborative line of t-shirts whose proceeds will be donated to the London Dispossessed Fund. Jonathan Saunders, J.W. Anderson, and Mary Katrantzou are the three designers featured, with each design taking on the distinctive style characteristics of its creator. A floral pattern adorns Saunders’ design, Katrantzou opts for a typewriter print, and Anderson embraces a classical graphic approach. The shirts will be available on Matches Fashion for £60 GBP (approximately $93 USD) starting today, July 19th.

The Birth of a Book displays a vivid chronicling of the printing process, from layout to binding. Shot by London based documentary filmmaker Glen Milner, The Birth of a Book stands as a brilliant example of how an artistic eye can transform a mundane task into a work of art.

Here, viewers are able to watch the printers at Smith-Settle Printers in Leeds, England as the book moves through the motions, culminating to be an exquisitely constructed copy of Suzanne St Alban’s ‘Mango and Mimosa’.

As believed by Ron Burgundy, a leading example of manliness, nothing says ‘manly’ like a fine collection of leather bound books… these skilled printers are proof that this statement is true.

Source: Selectism