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Pop/DC Navigator Boot Bistro Green

water resistant treated premium hairy suede
sympatex booty lining
custom pop trading company woven tongue label
quarter embroidered pop logo
molded TPU features
mix of classic boot lacing hardware
foil strobel for warmth
gusseted tongue
heavy duty, tread focused rubber outsole

https://webshop.poptradingcompany.com/products/pop-nqvigator-boot-in-bistro-green

 

Pop/DC Lynx OG White

full grain leather upper materials
elastic tongue centering straps
jewel quarter logo
pop trading company custom woven tongue label
pop logo detail on back heel
foam padded collar and tongue to cradle foot
IMPACT-G[TM] Heel Cushion
ortholite sockline

https://webshop.poptradingcompany.com/products/pop-lynx-og-in-white-blue-shadow

 

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London’s Best Sunday Roasts

The Sunday Roast.

A meal so integral to our identity as Brits that the French literally refer to us as ‘les rosbifs’.

Something that – with the whole ‘frogs’ thing – we probably started.

Fortunately though we’ve come to wear our crown with pride, turning what began as a humble piece of meat and veg to feed the whole family into a food-driven cultural beacon representing the entirety of Britain.

It is London that reigns supreme though, and we’ve outlined exactly where you can find out why.

Behold, London’s best Sunday roasts:

https://thenudge.com/features/londons-best-sunday-roasts/

 

CENTRAL

Blacklock | Soho & Shoreditch

A Soho chop house opened by a trio of ex-Hawksmoor folk. Choose your meat – beef, lamb or pork – or don’t, and get the ‘All In’ which has everything, with all the trimmings, and is perfect for sharing. Their gravy is the best in London; we said it. And it’s all even better paired with one of their bloody maries or breakfast martinis. READ MORE

Details: 24 Great Windmill St, W1D 7LG | Sundays 12-6pm (9pm Shoreditch) | £16-£20 | Make a booking here
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The George | Strand

A slip of a pub on the Strand that looks like it’s been ripped straight out of Tudor England, with mullioned windows, cosy nooks and a carving on the outside of a naked man chasing pigs. Unconventional farming methods notwithstanding, that pork (and beef, and chicken) is whipped into an excellent Sunday roast with crispy roast potatoes, springy greens and possibly the best cauliflower cheese in London.

Details: 213 Strand, WC2R 1AP | 12-9pm | £16 | Make a booking here
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The Quality Chop House | Farringdon

The Quality Chop House is a dining room, wine bar, butchery and butchers shop that has opened for lunch and dinner since 1869. Or, you could just call it an institution. READ MORE

Details: 88-94 Farringdon Road, EC1R 3EA | Sundays 12-4pm | £29.50-£35 | Make a booking here
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Cora Pearl | Covent Garden

It’s a super intimate, richly-designed space in Covent Garden, serving a small-in-size, big-in-flavour Sunday lunch menu, including the likes of roast beef with horseradish sauce, brought to you alongside bowls of seasonal veg, crispy rectangles of layered confit potatoes, cauliflower cheese, and of course a Yorkshire pud. They also do a second sweet Y-Pud for dessert, filled with sticky, cinnamony apples and a big dollop of vanilla ice cream. READ MORE.

Details: 30 Henrietta Street, Covent Garden, Central London, WC2E 8NA | Sundays 12-3.30pm | £25-£26 | Make a booking here.
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EAST

Jones & Sons | Dalston

Just perfection. Starters of grilled peaches and Devon crab on sourdough give way to Welsh leg of lamb, slow roast pork belly and Herefordshire rib eye (and an actual choice of dishes for non meat-eaters), with all the trimmings in tow. READ MORE

Details: Stamford Works, 3 Gillett Street, N16 8JH | 1-5pm | £17 | Make a booking here
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The Marksman | Hackney

Hackney Rd’s revamped Victorian pub serves up a cracking roast with universally admired Yorkshires. There’s plenty of veggie and fish options too if you have a pescetarian or vegetarian to drag along with you. Doors open at 10am and coffee is served on their balcony, just around the corner from the Colombia Rd Flower Market. READ MORE

Details: 254 Hackney Road, E2 7SJ | 12-8pm | £24-£29 | Make a booking here
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Hill & Szrok | Hackney

Butcher by day; communal, intimate steak eatery by night. Just like a restauranteering Batman. Chef Alex Szrok, previously of The Eagle in Farringdon, wipes down the chop table at 6pm, places 12 seats around it and – if you’re lucky enough to nab one – cooks whatever he feels like. READ MORE

Details: 60 Broadway Market, E8 4QJ | 6-10pm | £20 | Make a booking here
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The Jugged Hare | Barbican

For the adventurous. Sundays at The Jugged Hare see the likes of half or whole-roasted chicken with sage stuffing and bread sauce; 45 day-aged rump with horseradish; leg of mutton; roast whole grouse (with liver pâté en croûte and game chips); or – for the brave – the eponymous dish of jugged hare. It’s an old 18th century recipe that came from the original nose-to-tail philosophy; hare (here ethically sourced from Yorkshire) stewed casserole-style with red wine and a sauce made with the hare’s blood.

Details: 49 Chiswell Street, EC1Y 4SA | 11am-10.30pm | From £23 | Make a booking here
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The Culpeper | Spitalfields

An establishment named in honour of the 17th century herbalist, physician, astrologer and Spitalfields local, Nicholas Culpeper, and which under one roof(top) combines a pub, restaurant and urban garden – and one of London’s best Sunday roasts. READ MORE

Details: 40 Commercial Street, E1 6LP | 12-6pm | £20 | Make a booking here
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Barge East | Hackney Wick

A 114 year-old Dutch cargo barge moored up by the Olympic Stadium, that serves some of the best food in London. And like any respectable boat, Sundays are dedicated to formidable roasts, board games, and Sex With The Captain*. READ MORE
*that’s a cocktail.

Details: Sweetwater Mooring, River Lee, White Post Lane, E9 5EN | 11am-7.30pm | £22 two courses, £27 for three | Book here
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Galvin La Chapelle | Spitalfields

A Michelin starred Sunday lunch, served in the grandiose surrounds of a former Victorian girls’ school chapel. Expect perfectly pink roast rump of Cumbrian beef, accompanied by fluffy Yorkshire puds and veg, alongside an à la carte promising roast cod loin and pigeon tagine. READ MORE

Details: 35 Spital Square, E1 6DY | 12-3pm | £38 for three courses | Make a booking here
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SOUTH

Coal Rooms | Peckham

If you’re looking for a great Sunday Lunch in Peckham, The Coal Rooms is just the ticket. Housed in a former ticketing office, right next to Peckham Rue station, it gently moves from cafe in the day – with fancy coffees & fresh pastries – to a fully-blown restaurant in the night. On Sundays they offer four varieties of a traditional Sunday lunch: 40 day-aged Hereford sirloin and smoked skin; smoked Cabrito goat shoulder; Gloucester Old Spot pork coppa & smoked shoulder; or, if there’s two of you, a whole spit-roasted Yorkshire chicken with lingonberry jam, and sourdough bread sauce. All roasts come with a side of beef dripping potatoes, roasted carrots, spring cabbage, courgettes, and Yorkshire pudding, as well as floods of red wine gravy. READ MORE

Details: 11a Station Way, Peckham Rye Station, SE15 4RX | 12-5pm | From £14 | Make a booking here
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Hixter | Bankside

Choose between marbled sirloin or half a roast chicken; pile your plate with roasties, cauliflower cheese and Yorkshires – and settle in to endless glasses of red wine. READ MORE

Details: 16 Great Guildford Street, SE1 0HS | 12-4pm | £18-20.50, +£25pp for bottomless wine or mimosas | Make a booking here
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The Camberwell Arms | Camberwell

Dining at the Camberwell Arms is a test of willpower. Because you’re going to have to either starve yourself for a fortnight beforehand, or somehow hold back on the starter of pork fat and scotch bonnet on toast; the side of legendary crispy brussels sprouts with pickled red onion; or the roast itself – whether it’s the porchetta to share; the Hereford beef with ale and marrow pie; or the spit-roasted herb-fed chicken – if you want to have room for this bad boy. READ MORE

Details: 65 Camberwell Church Street, London, SE5 8TR | 12-4pm | £21+ | Make a booking here
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The Anchor & Hope | Waterloo

No great shakes from the outside, but one of Waterloo’s best restaurants within. The pub setting makes for a cosy atmosphere, and the roasts are top-shelf: seven-hour lamb shoulder to share, classic Highland beef, and roast skate slot into a lengthy Sunday lunch menu bookended by cheese soufflé and queen of puddings.

Details: 36 The Cut, SE1 8LP | 12-3.15pm | £18+ | Make a booking on 020 7928 9898
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The Victoria Inn | Peckham

It’s a handsome gastropub and hotel on Peckham’s Bellenden Road where – alongside roast chicken, pork belly, and beef – they do one of the best nut roasts south side of the river.

Details: 77-79 Choumert Rd, Peckham, London SE15 4AR | £14-£17.50 | Make a booking here.
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The Palmerston | East Dulwich

 

Get here soon. The lease isn’t being renewed by the landlord, and the place is sadly closing in June. But between now and then, they’re serving one of the best Sunday roasts in south London, with huge Yorkshires, 35 day aged Galloway beef (served pink), near-perfect veg, and potatoes that are like crispy little clouds.

Details: 91 Lordship Lane, East Dulwich, SE22 8EP | £17-£20 | Make a booking here.

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WEST

Hawksmoor | Knightsbridge, Covent Garden, Piccadilly, Guildhall, Borough & Spitalfields

Simply the best steaks in London, and also a pretty strong contender for best roast, with 55 day aged beef rump started off on charcoal, finished in the oven and covered in lashings of bone marrow gravy. READ MORE

Details: Various Locations | Sundays 12pm-Late | £22 | Make a booking here
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The Drayton Arms | South Kensington

Roasted. Spatchcocked. Lemon. Chicken. With gingerbread stuffing. And some other stuff, too.

Details: 153 Old Brompton Road, SW5 0LJ | 12-4pm | Make a booking here
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The Harwood Arms | Fulham

The only Michelin-starred pub in London. And so unsurprisingly, the roasts here are rightfully lauded. The sides are just as impressive as the meat, with Yorkshires stuffed with braised beef, chicken and pork, and cauliflower-cheese croquettes. READ MORE

Details: Walham Grove, SW6 1QP | Sundays 12-2.45pm | £49.95 (three courses) | Make a booking here
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The Hero of Maida | Maida Vale

The food at this Maida Vale pub and dining room is excellent on any day of the week. But on Sundays, lunches begin with Jersey oysters; continue with veg wellingtons, pork shoulders and sirloin, lamb shoulder or spatchcocked chicken to share; followed by desserts like chocolate mousse, honeycomb and caramelised banana; and finish off with a pub quiz and a glass of peanut butter stout. READ MORE

Details: 55 Shirland Road, London W9 2JD | 12-6pm | £16-19.50 | Make a booking here
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NORTH

The Old Queen’s Head | Islington

The OQH’s four roasts jostle for first place – there’s Gloucestershire leg of lamb with minted peas; roast corn-fed chicken with aioli and smoked gravy; just-pink 32 day aged Longhorn beef with marrow gravy; and an excellent veggie/vegan mushroom wellington, with all the trimmings.

Details: 44 Essex Road, Islington, London, N1 8LN | 12-7pm | £13.95+ | Make a booking here
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The Pig And Butcher | Islington

Perfect cuts, direct from the suppliers and butchered in-house, paired with beef dripping potatoes, creamed leeks, buttery carrots, three-day-simmered gravy and ballooning Yorkshire puds perched on top. Plus, dark chocolate hotpot and milk ice cream to finish. READ MORE

Details: 80 Liverpool Road, N1 0QD | 12-11pm | £17.50+ | Make a booking here
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The High Cross | Tottenham

A Tudor-esque former public toilet hides Tottenham’s smallest gastropub within: a cosy, independently run spot with a killer roast. Pork, chicken, beef, lamb and nut versions are served up every Sunday with all the trimmings, and a great beer list to match. READ MORE

Details: ‭350 High Road, N17 9HT | 1.30-6.30pm | £13+ | Make a booking on 020 8292 8115‬
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1251 | Angel

Keeping it simple, 1251 offer one roast, and one roast only: 60 day-aged Dexter beef sirloin and brisket to share between two, with roast potatoes and carrots, grilled hispi cabbage, smoked bone marrow, truffle mayonnaise, and Yorkshires as big as your fist. READ MORE

Details: 107 Upper Street, N1 1QN | From 12pm | £25pp | Make a booking here

 

 

Edited October 14, 2021 by Vesper

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CONVERSE X FENG CHEN WANG – CHUCK 70 2 IN 1 HIGH QUARTZ PINK

https://www.highsnobiety.com/shop/product/converse-x-feng-chen-wang-chuck-70-2-in-1-high-quartz-pink/

Feng Chen Wang is back with a new interpretation of her outlandish two-in-one Converse Chuck 70. Known for her deconstructed style that continues to challenge convention, the designer’s work largely draws from personal experience to deliver conceptual projects that disrupt the status quo. Wang’s notorious two-in-one Chuck now emerges in a distinctive leather execution that mirrors cracked concrete, with the vivid graphic on the leather creating the illusion of the sneaker being sealed in concrete. Layering is the name of the game for Converse x Feng Chen Wang, as we find the iconic Chuck 70 blending two halves to make a whole. Double foxing and a stacked outsole split into four pieces further carry out the segmented theme. If you thought Wang’s two-in-one Chuck 70 couldn't get any bolder, think again.

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INTRODUCING CERAMIC ANIMAL PRINTS, INSPIRED BY THE SERIES OF SCULPTURES BY APOLLINARIA BROCHE FOR THE FALL/WINTER 2021 COLLECTION. DREAMT UP IN THE ARTIST’S FANTASY WORLD, THE CREATURES ARE TOTEM SPIRIT ANIMALS THAT REPRESENT INNER FEELINGS AND EMOTIONS. THEIR DISTINCT PERSONALITIES ARE INTERPRETED AS PRINTS ON SWEATSHIRTS, T-SHIRTS AND AS PLAYFUL JEWELLERY CHARMS.
THE ONE-OF-A-KIND SCULPTURES ARE AVAILABLE AT ACNESTUDIOS.COM AND IN SELECTED FLAGSHIP STORES.

https://www.acnestudios.com/se/en/woman/ceramic-animal-prints/

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ASICS X BRAIN DEAD TRABUCO MAX

https://launches.endclothing.com/product/asics-x-brain-dead-trabuco-max-1201a371-001

 

 

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Kerwin Frost x adidas Forum Hi “Humanchives”

https://houseofheat.co/adidas/kerwin-frost-adidas-forum-hi-humanchives-gx3872-release-date/

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A BATHING APE®
SK8 STA
"Stadium Goods - Claremont Blue"

https://www.stadiumgoods.com/en-us/shopping/sk8-sta-stadium-goods-claremont-blue-17372485

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“Medium Olive” Takes Over The Latest Nike Dunk Low Next Nature

https://sneakernews.com/2021/09/17/nike-dunk-low-sequoia-medium-olive-dd3358-300/

Nike Dunk Low Next Nature "Medium Olive"

Release Date: 2021

Color: Sequoia/Orange/Medium Olive/Sail

Mens: $110

Style Code: DD3358-300

Grade School: N/A

Style Code: DC9561-300

Over the past two years, NIKE, Inc. has made a concerted effort to improve on its eco-friendliness. Under the “Move To Zero” initiative, the North American conglomerate has reduced waste and carbon emissions across all of its segments, including product manufacturing. One of the achievements of this commitment has been more sustainable footwear, like the newly-surfaced Nike Dunk Low Next Nature replete in “Medium Olive.”

Created from at least 50% recycled material, the upcoming pair boasts a number of details specifically geared for the colder months of the year. Reinforced nylon sets the stage for the suede and leather overlaid across the forefoot, mid-foot and heel. Profile swooshes and upper heel panels indulge in a vibrant “Orange” color that contrasts the predominantly-“Medium Olive” arrangement across the sneaker. The Nike Dunk also includes a furry inner lining and insole, with the latter nodding to how any wearer’s feet will feel: “TOASTY.” Underfoot, the take on Peter Moore’s iconic design is rounded out with a white midsole and light gum brown outsole.

Enjoy official images of the pair here below as you await an official Nike SNKRS launch date.

For more swoosh-branded sneakers, check out the Louis Vuitton Air Force 1 collection expected to drop during Spring/Summer 2022.

 

 

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The New Balance XC-72 Goes Lunar With The “Moonbeam” Pack 🌓

https://sneakernews.com/2021/11/05/new-balance-xc72-uxc72da1-uxc72db1-black-moonbeam/

New Balance XC72

Release Date: 2021

Color: Moonbeam/Black

Mens: $100

Style Code: UXC72DB1

Thanks to Casablanca, the New Balance XC-72 debuted to a wide array of bright colors. Their latest take on the silhouette, though, was a surprising display of subtlety, lacking the liveliness the pairs before it had in spades. This, however bad it may seem, proves to be a breath of fresh air; and soon, the GR equivalents will be following suit.

Among the first to arrive is the “Moonbeam” pack, a duo of colorways that explores both extremes of the same monochromatic spectrum. Atop one pair in particular, black assumes the helm, dressing up both the lateral and medial sides in blacked out suede, leather, and mesh. But straight down the middle, two different but still related off-white hits dress up every fixture, splitting the upper and tooling down the middle with very little breaks. This holds true with the accompanying pair, its execution similar in all ways save for the inversed arrangement.

Enjoy a close-up, official look at both options here and sit tight as we await their arrival on NewBalance.com and select retailers.

In other news, the Off-White Air Jordan 1 Chicago is landing later this month.

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BRAUN X HIGHSNOBIETY

https://www.highsnobiety.com/c/braun-highsnobiety/

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RESTAURANTS

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The Barbary Next Door

https://thenudge.com/london-restaurants/the-barbary-next-door/

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16A Neal's Yard, Covent Garden, WC2H 9DP
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What is The Barbary Next Door? It’s a restaurant from the team behind The Barbary. And where is it? It’s next door to The Barbary.

Frankly, the name is doing a lot of the heavy lifting here.

So, in the hopes of giving it a break, here’s the long & short of it all: The Barbary is the wonderful North African restaurant nestled in the colourful courtyard at Neal’s Yard. It’s from the eminently talented people behind The Palomar, and it’s become so popular that they’ve decided to let it spill over into the adjacent building, converting the cosy little space that used to house their coffee shop side-hustle (Jacob The Angel) into a kind of mini Barbary.

And now it’s open.

They must be beside themselves.

Like its big sister, The Barbary Next Door is all counter seating. Here, it faces the open kitchen, and snakes around to hug the blushed pink wall behind. It’s understandably extremely intimate, with only space for just over a dozen or so diners all-told, plus the chefs diligently beavering away behind that counter who – in true counter-dining style – you’ll inevitably end up engaging in conversation.

And as for what they’re making? Well, after tossing back a harissa-kissed oyster, or a cumin-salted quail egg, you can tear into the excellent flatbreads that The Barbary has become famous for, along with their delightful accompanying dips (machluta, tirshi, zaalouk, etc.). Then, the larger dishes will net you anything from crispy chicken pastilla filo pie with chilli cherry jam, to a hearty oxtail tagine, a fragrant stuffed seabass chermoula, or a rich butter bean & smoked paprika stew.

The drinks part of this whole operation is where things diverge a little from the mothership, by leaning much more steeply into their wine offering. They’ve hired sommelier-extraordinaire Honey Spencer (she’s worked with Sager + Wilde, Flor, The Mulwray, etc.) who’s curated a list of Old World organics, plus a couple of Moroccan numbers to act as menu-matchers, and standalone wine-bar fodder. There’s pre-dinner wine, post-dinner wine, orange wine, you name it. And if you’re feeling frisky, you can score a prosecco-loaded Cocchi sbagliato, too.

As for Jacob The Angel? It’ll be migrating to an as-yet-unnamed location.

Despite the name, it’s not going to heaven quite yet.

 

NOTE: The Barbary Next Door is open now. You can find out more, and make a booking at their website right HERE.

The Barbary Next Door | 16A Neal’s Yard, WC2H 9DP

Venue images: Susan Bell

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Next door to The Barbary Next Door? There happens to be a remarkable good porridge restaurant.

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STYLE TIPS
In focus: The knitted collar sweater
The knitted collar sweater is a casual and very stylish alternative to a classic shirt. Below we give three different examples of how you can wear it in casually well-dressed combinations.

 

https://www.careofcarl.se/sv/blogg/stiltips/2021/11/14/i-fokus-den-stickade-kragtrojan.html

 

 

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Super-Agent Rich Paul Gets His Own New Balance 550 Colab

https://www.sneakerfreaker.com/news/rich-paul-new-balance-550-release-info

If you never thought you'd see a sports agent getting his own shoe, you must not be familiar with Rich Paul. Arguably the most powerful superstar whisperer in all of sports (sorry, Scott Boras), Paul wields a tremendous amount of influence in the NBA and boasts clients like LeBron James, Chris Paul and John Wall. There was even a since-revoked NCAA rule named after him, thanks to his relationship with Darius Bazley. He's also dating Adele – which doesn't have anything to do with basketball but feels worth mentioning.

Now that you know all that, is it really surprising that he got a shoe colab with New Balance, the brand that he helped Bazley score a million-dollar internship with before turning pro? Paul has teamed up with New Balance for the Rich Paul x New Balance 550, a crisp take on the classic hoops shoe that puts his name alongside other famed brand partners like Aimé Leon Dore and AURALEE. Packaged in a specially branded box, Paul's 550 is dressed in off-white with accents of sky blue, navy blue and pastel yellow. It features perforated leather detailing, co-branded tongue badges with a repeating basketball graphic and co-branded insoles to boot. A trio of lace options completes the offering.

Currently, there's no release info available for the Rich Paul x New Balance 550. There's also a possibility it'll be a friends and family release! Either way it goes, we'll be sure to keep you updated as more info surfaces.

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London’s Best Winter Pop Ups
Catch 'Em While You Can

https://thenudge.com/london-things-to-do/winter-pop-ups/

Winter pop ups have become a stalwart of the city in recent years…

…which makes the people behind them truly seasoned professionals.

So allow us to present you with a little selection of seasonal, eggnog-spiced winter pop ups that you can think warm fuzzy thoughts over, and actually get round to booking before everyone else does. They include three sets of igloos on the Thames, a cinema hidden within a fairy-lit forest, al fresco curling lanes, and more…

FESTIVE THINGS TO DO

The Museum of Architecture’s Gingerbread City | Belgravia

Building an entire city out of gingerbread may sound like a half-baked idea…

…but when it’s constructed by the architects & engineers at the Museum of Architecture, it’s actually pretty impressive, with over 100 artists and architects constructing their own sugar-dusted, fairylit gingerbread edifices… READ MORE

Details: 4th December – 9th January | 6-7 Motcomb Street, Belgravia, London SW1X 8JU | From £8.50
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Electric Winter at Between The Bridges | Southbank

This one’s pretty self-explanatory. The Bridges: Hungerford and Westminster, next to the Southbank Centre. The Between: a raucous pop-up covered terrace with street food vendors, bars, live music, festive film screenings and massaoke. READ MORE

Details: Tuesday – Sunday, 18th November – 23rd December | Queen’s Walk, South Bank, SE1 7PB
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Club Curling | King’s Cross

John Sturrock

If you’re a bit rusty on the old curling, you can brush up here: Coal Drops Yard in King’s Cross is hosting a trio of pop up curling lanes for the festive period. You’ll get 45 mins on the (fake) ice, and there’ll be a pop up bar serving signature cocktails, too.

Details: 11th November – 30th December, daily 12-8pm | Coal Drops Yard, London N1C 4DQ | £5 – pre-book or just turn up
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The Snowman | Holborn

One of the few places you can see Santa dancing with a penguin this year, Birmingham Repertory Theatre’s balletic take on The Snowman has been playing to rave reviews for over two decades, and features a live orchestral soundtrack.

Details: 20th November – 2nd January | The Peacock Theatre, Portugal Street, London WC2A 2HT | From £18
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The Great Christmas Feast | Bermondsey

If the ghost of Christmas Future were to appear right now, it would tell you what an excellent time you had at The Great Christmas Feast; a three-course immersive dinner in a Victorian parlour, complete with Dickensian cocktails, live orchestral music and an atmospheric retelling of A Christmas Carol, all from the people behind In Night’s Darkling Glory and The Great Masked Ball. Also, not to eat all the roasties. Nobody likes a potato hog. READ MORE

Details: Until 16th January | Secret Location | £69.50-£129.50
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Winter Wonderland | Hyde Park

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It’s a vast, slightly overwhelming classic for a reason. Every year it seems to come back even bigger, and this year there’s London’s biggest outdoor ice rink; rollercoasters and rides; a magical kingdom crafted from 500 tonnes of ice; circus acts; street food; mulled wine; firepits and tipis; and giant ice slides. READ MORE

Details: Open daily, 18th November – 3rd January (except Christmas Day) | Hyde Park, W2 2UH | £5-7.50, must book ahead
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POP UP CINEMAS

The Luna Winter Cinema | Kensington & Battersea

Nothing’s better than a good old-fashioned Christmas film. Except, maybe, a good old-fashioned Christmas film screened by the experts at Luna Cinema, who are popping up in the grounds of Kensington Palace and the grand hall of Battersea Arts Centre with a slate of festive classics, mulled wine and crepes. READ MORE

Details: 12th-23rd December | Kensington Palace, Orme Square Gate, Bayswater Road, London W8 4PX | Battersea Arts Centre, Lavender Hill, London, SW11 5TN | From £15.50
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Backyard Cinema: The Snow Kingdom & Winter Night Garden | Wandsworth

Since opening in its first permanent location in 2019, Backyard Cinema’s themes have become increasingly elaborate. Over Christmas, you’ll need to venture across a miniature lake surrounded by snow-dusted firs or navigate your way through a fairy-lit forest maze before reaching the screening rooms (themselves decked out with lights, foliage and other festive decor). Then you’ll get mulled wine, festive snacks, and a lineup of solid gold Christmas movies. READ MORE

Details: Until 3rd January | Capital Studios, Ram Quarter, 13 Wandsworth Plain, SW18 1ET | From £19.99
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Backyard Cinema’s Christmas Extravaganza

Wait, we hear you ask. Backyard Cinema’s got a lake inside it, and that’s not even the extravaganza part? Correct. Because this year the team are also popping up at 1930s Limehouse gem, The Troxy, screening festive classics alongside live soundtrack renditions with a full choir; Christmas readings from spoken word artist George The Poet; and a ‘non-stop dance party’. And that’s before the film even starts. READ MORE

Details: 1st – 31st December | 490 Commercial Road, Wapping, E1 0HX | £15
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Christmas Floating Film Festival | Wapping

Outdoor film screenings might sound like a bold idea for a winter pop up – so it’s a good thing the team behind this floating cinema have equipped the place with beanbags, heaters, mulled wine and hot chocolate, then. READ MORE

Details: 29th November – 5th December | St. Katharine Docks, London E1W 1LA | £15
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Skylight Festive Cinema | Wapping

Skylight is spilling over its rooftop this year and into Tobacco Docks, taking over a cavernous space in the 200 year-old warehouse and filling it with atmospheric lighting; Christmas trees; retro sofas with blankets, cushions and side tables; and a line-up of festive classics – served alongside themed cocktails, of course.

Details: 26th November – 24th December | Skylight Festive Screening, 50 Wapping Lane, Tobacco Quay, E1W 2SF | £10
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Rivoli Pop Up Cinema

London’s last remaining 50s ballroom doesn’t play host to a lot of ballroom dancing these days. It does, however, screen a lot of films – and for the winter season they’re loading the slate with Love Actually, Elf, Home Alone 2 and Die Hard. There’s a full bar, too, and snack stands serving hot dogs, popcorn and ice cream.

Details: 16th & 17th December | Rivoli Ballroom, 350 Brockley Road, Crofton Park, SE4 2BY | £10
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Winter Rooftop Cinema

It is a truth universally acknowledged that a central London spot in possession of a good rooftop, must be in want of a festive cinema. So it makes sense that this hotel’s created a ridiculously cosy nook among the chimneytops, seating just eight audience members a night… READ MORE

Details: Tickets currently remaining for 18th & 28th November, 10th & 11th December | Kitchen at Holmes, 108, Baker Street, London, W1U 6LJ | £65

 

POP UP BARS & TERRACES

The London Shuffle Club | Shoreditch

At first, you could shuffleboard. And now, you can shuffleboard s’more… because the London Shuffle Club have covered their heated terrace and filled it with picnic benches and firepits, where you can toast marshmallows and drink mulled cider before hitting the lanes. READ MORE

Details: Open Tues – Sun until 30th January | London Shuffle Club, 4 Ebor Street, E1 6AW | Shuffleboard from £25 per hour
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The Hawk’s Nest | Shepherd’s Bush

Appropriately for their name, the people at Hawk’s Nest have decorated their heated, covered street food terrace & bar with winter foliage and fairy-lit branches for the colder months – and they’ll even be hosting a Christmas market every Sunday in December with jewellery, scented candles and more.

Details: Open daily | Goldhawk Road, Shepherd’s Bush Market, London W12 8DF
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The Garden at Corinthia | Embankment

Decked out with fluffy sheepskin, seasonal foliage, twinkling lights, roaring fires and oranges pour la table, The Corinthia hotel’s covered terrace is a hidden nook serving Alpine-inspired dishes for the winter. On the menu: wild boar charcuterie, tartiflette, venison ragout and hot negronis. Oh, and there’s a walk-in humidor filled with 180 types of Cuban cigar, and a cigar sommelier.

Details: Open daily | Corinthia Hotel, Whitehall Place, London SW1A 2BD | Mains from £25
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Flat Iron Square | London Bridge

Flat Iron Square have made things a little more three dimensional for the winter, thanks to the addition of bookable ‘stables’; 80 pine trees; a giant ski lodge serving up wintry cocktails with whisky or Baileys; street food; and a line up of festive events and workshops.

Details: Open daily 16th November – 23rd December | Flat Iron Square, 64 Southwark Street, SE1 1TD | Free Entry
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Piste | Soho

Ensconced underneath Soho cocktail bar Archer Street, Piste is their now-traditional winter ski chalet pop up, in which the only things not made from wood are the antler chandeliers, the candles lighting up the place, the singing staff, and the warming drinks behind the bar.

Details: Mon-Saturday, 4pm-1am (from 2pm Fri/Sat) | Archer Street, 3-4 Archer St, W1D 7AP
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The Macallan Manor House

© Matt Sills Photography

On the off-chance you can’t get away to your country house in the Highlands this month, Macallan whisky have kindly recreated one in pop up form in the middle of the Rosewood Hotel’s courtyard. And they’re also kindly making bespoke hot toddies for you, right at your table.

Details: Open Tues-Sat, 4-10pm | Rosewood London, 252 High Holborn, London, WC1V 7EN | Book here
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Winterland | Fulham

In what WAS a Thameside beach club this summer, is now a Thameside, er, Alpine club. Which, as you all know, typically include private chalets; fire pits; ski lift pods with fondue; hot cocktails; DJs; and arcade games. READ MORE

Details: Until early 2022 | Wandsworth Bridge Road, Fulham, SW6 2TY | From £12
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The Ski Lodge | Bloomsbury

Pine trees. Snow. Reindeer. Snowmen. Ski racks. Piste maps. Palm trees. The Montague’s pop up ski lodge is only really missing a slope – but after a steaming hot spiced cider, you won’t really care.

Details: From 10th November | 15 Montague Street, WC1B 5BJ | Min. spend from £50pp
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Miracle | Covent Garden

If you took all of Christmas, compressed it into an extremely festive piñata, and whacked it inside a bar …you’d get something like Miracle. It’s a pop up cocktail joint that started in New York, then spread across the US, and then the world. Now it’s in London. At the Henrietta Hotel, specifically. Expect kitschy retro decor, unique Christmas cocktails, and bespoke glassware.

Details: 15th November – 23rd December | Henrietta Hotel, 14-15 Henrietta Street, WC2E 8QH
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IGLOOS

Coppa Club Igloos | Tower Bridge

They’re back. The original and – many would argue – the best, these dining igloos have pitched up again on the riverside terrace behind Coppa Club, overlooking a twinkling skyline of Tower Bridge and the Shard. Inside the heated pods, you’ll find candles, cascades of flowers, and your own sound system to play with while you tuck into their festive fare.

Details: Until 23rd January | Coppa Club, 3 Three Quays Walk, Lower Thames Street, EC3R 6AH | Book HERE
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Jimmy’s Lodge | Southbank

As one of the fastest-selling pop ups in town, Jimmy’s residencies are at the peak of popularity.

So it makes sense that he’s bringing the Alpine peaks to London for the winter, serving fondue and charcuterie in glass snow globes overlooking the river, and a host of street food dishes and hot cocktails to enjoy around outdoor fire pits… READ MORE

Details: Until end of December | Southbank Centre, Belvedere Road, SE1 8XX | Igloos minimum spend £600, restaurant £35pp: book HERE
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Skylight Peckham | Peckham 

Skylight Peckham have their very own igloos, only with one minor difference: they’re extremely good value. Each of the translucent domes fits between 6-10 people, and comes with two chilled bottles of Prosecco (or house wine) waiting inside, all for the princely sum of £90. Assuming you only bring the bare minimum number of guests, the six of you will get a couple of glasses of bubbly for just £15 each, which is good value in London even without your own private, heated igloo.

Details: Open now | 120 Peckham Hill Street, SE15 5JT | £90 for 3.5 hours, accommodating 6-10 people, and including two bottles of chilled Prosecco or house wine. Book here.
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Skylight | Wapping

Skylight are taking things up a level once again.

Not literally, of course, seeing as they’re already occupying a pretty covetable spot on a Wapping carpark rooftop with unobstructed views of London’s finest stretches of skyline, but metaphorically – because they’re once again adding a rooftop ice rink to their charms for their winter pop up, alongside raclette, mulled wine, DJs, and bookable private igloos both on the roof and by the canal below. And like those at their South London based sister, these igloos are some of the best value in town…  READ MORE

Details: Open Thurs-Sun, canalside igloos available from 2nd December | Penning St. Car Park, Wapping Lane, E1W 2SF | Book a table or igloo (min. spend £60-90) here
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Aviary | The City

There are rooftops. And there are igloos. But very, very rarely do the two cross over. First, there was Skylight, and now there is Aviary too…

Details: Open daily | Aviary, 22-25 Finsbury Square, EC2A 1DX | Minimum spend from £200, book here
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Lodge d’Argent | Bank

If you’re looking for a rooftop spot in the city, this is one you can bank on. Coq d’Argent has kitted out its two rooftop chalets with faux furs, candles, cognac cocktails and a menu of après-ski fare, with baked cheese and Alpine charcuterie.

Details: 15th November – 28th February 2022 | No. 1 Poultry, EC2R 8EJ | £300 lunch/£500 evening min. spend
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The Berkeley Winter Cabins | Knightsbridge

The Berkeley has deftly transformed the beach huts that lined its terrace earlier this year into more seasonally appropriate chalets, with faux fur, cushions and throws; candles and hurricane lanterns; festive wreaths; and a menu of schnitzel and rösti, raclette, and rum hot chocolate…

Details: Wed-Sat from 4th November | The Berkeley, Wilton Place, London SW1X 7RL | Min. spend £500, seating up to 8

 

Main image: Coppa Club Igloos

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CASIO G-SHOCK – GA-2100-5AER BEIGE

https://www.highsnobiety.com/shop/product/casio-g-shock-ga-2100-5aer-beige/

G-SHOCK was born out of a need for a timepiece that wouldn’t break even when dropped. After engaging in a rigorous trial and error process, the brand’s development team ultimately came up with an innovative design concept that saw the heart of a watch being surrounded by a hollow structure that is the case. Decades later, G-SHOCK watches are still widely recognized for their shock resistance, having been — and still being — worn by everyone from actors and musicians to athletes, Navy SEALs, and medical professionals. The GA-2100 inherited the octagon form from the original DW-5000C. Its case and bracelet are crafted from a high-strength resin material that is reinforced with carbon fiber, yet the case remains the thinnest among G-SHOCK combination models, measuring a mere 11.8 mm (.5 in) thick. Also known for its technical specifications, G-SHOCK has outfitted the GA-2100 with a background illuminator and neo-display for visibility in low-light situations, timer and stop function for athletes, multifunctional alarm, world time function with up to 29 different time zones, and automatic calendar, among other features.

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Kensington Park Road
London W11

£3,450,000
Leasehold

https://www.themodernhouse.com/sales-list/kensington-park-road/

 

“The light-filled reception room opens fully to a large decked terrace through glazed bi-fold doors”

This immaculate maisonette is brilliantly positioned on the corner of Kensington Park Road and Westbourne Grove in Notting Hill. It unfolds over approximately 2,150 sq ft and is arranged across five floors, which encompass three bedrooms and two receptions. The maisonette arguably has the feeling of a townhouse and enjoys excellent views from a large south-facing roof terrace over the foliage of neighbouring gardens and the park opposite.

The Tour

From Kensington Park Road, a private entrance opens to a long hallway. An oak staircase links the levels, leading first to a guest WC a short level up. On the first floor is an open-plan kitchen, dining and living room, illuminated by a duo of sash windows that look south to the greenery opposite. Oak flooring extends throughout and there is a gas fire to one side. The kitchen has Corian worktops and appliances by Neff.

The upper levels are home to two bedrooms and a study. Both the main bedroom and the guest room have en suite bath or shower rooms finished in limestone and Iroko, with underfloor heating. The main bedroom has a combination of fitted cupboards in walnut and others by Italian brand Porro which are present in all bedrooms. Within the guest bedroom, an alcove is filled with shelving, also in walnut.

A further reception room occupies the top floor; this could also be used as a third bedroom. The light-filled room opens fully to a large decked terrace through glazed bi-fold doors with an oak frame and has a subtle kitchenette along one wall.

The lower ground level is currently arranged as a brilliant cinema room. Oak flooring with underfloor heating runs underfoot, and there is acoustic dampening for audio effect. A doorway to one side leads to a non-demised courtyard, while beyond the main room lies a utility, WC, wine store and two large storage cupboards.

Outdoor Space

The wonderful decked roof terrace offers an excellent extension of the fourth-floor living room. A large decked area with slatted fencing and matching built-in seating, its orientation is perfect for all-day sun and its outlook over gardens and a park means it is incredibly private.

The Area

Westbourne Grove is one of west London’s most desirable destinations, celebrated for its restaurants, cafes and boutiques. On the doorstep are Franklin’s Wine, Sally Clarke Bakery , Provenance Butcher and The Notting Hill Fish and Meat Shop. The immediate area has many excellent restaurants such as the two Michelin-starred Ledbury, three Michelin-starred Core by Clare Smyth and Ottolenghi.  Further bars, restaurants and pubs can be found throughout Notting Hill, as can The Electric Cinema and the popular Notting Hill Arts Club. The green open spaces of Kensington Gardens are a short walk away.

Notting Hill Gate (Central Line) and Ladbroke Grove (Circle and Hammersmith and City Lines) are close by. The Westway provides an easy route out of the city by road, for swift access to Heathrow Airport and the south-west.

Tenure: Leasehold
Lease Length: approx. 113 years
Service Charge: approx. £2,400 per annum
Ground Rent: approx. £400 per annum

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AND WANDER

Since its inception ten years ago, And Wander has become one of the most recognized names in Japanese outerwear. Founded by former Issey Miyake designers Keita Ikeuchi and Mihoko Mori, the pair’s passion, dedication and appreciation of nature has been translated into everyday garments and accessories that not only look the part, but play the part too.

https://www.highsnobiety.com/shop/brand/and-wander/

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MATTEL CREATIONS LAUNCHES THE ‘COLLABORATORY’ WITH ALEALI MAY, EVAN MOCK & MORE

https://www.highsnobiety.com/p/mattel-creations-collaboratory-2021/

Mattel has always believed toys are canvases for creativity and that they should be enjoyed by everyone, regardless of age.

That philosophy is the guiding principle behind Mattel Creations, the brand’s collaborations platform responsible for some of the most innovative releases in recent memory. We explore why they love working with fresh talent in the next episode of Creator Stories, a series documenting our favorite Mattel Creations moments.

After inviting the likes of groundbreaking artists MADSAKI and Shepard Fairey to design exclusive projects of their own, the playmaker is launching the ‘Collaboratory’ — a project that allows collaborators from all walks of life to meaningfully express their ideas through Mattel canvases. “Mattel Creations is all about allowing collaborators and partners to work with our IP to create something unique and beautiful,” says Ethan Wood, Mattel Creations’ design director. “It’s about toys as art and art as toys.”

The Collaboratory paired four creators hailing from diverse personal and professional backgrounds — Aleali May, Evan Mock, Kristopher Kites, and Blue the Great — with four iconic Mattel brands, resulting in a toy capsule destined to be collector’s items. They also got a chance to create one-of-a-kind pieces that’ll be displayed alongside other fine works at our HIGHart pop-up in Miami. We got an inside look at the design process between all four collaborators and what each property means to them.
 

Kristopher Kites

For Kites, an avant-garde designer best known for his oversized custom jewelry, it was a chance to revisit a childhood favorite and fashion one of his signature chains from it. “Masters of the Universe is one of the forefathers of my dad’s childhood and mine too!” he says. “I’ve always loved toys and cartoons from all generations, and He-Man so arrogantly saying ‘I HAVE THE POWERRRRR’ was crazy.”

 

While He-Man is likely the crowd favorite for many, Kites picked a far less recognizable character to work on. “Orko is underrated and I felt there was so much exploration to be done with him,” Kites says. He also used it as an opportunity to push Mattel Creations into branching out with other characters instead of sticking to tried-and-true heroes and villains. Kites’ limited-edition Orko pendant features an iridescent chain that can be worn as a necklace or hung on a special light-up display base to bring the character to life.

Orko is underrated and I felt there was so much exploration to be done with him

Aleali May

Model, stylist and fashion designer Aleali May is no stranger to flexing her design chops with multiple Air Jordan collabs under her belt. But it’s her unique sense of style that caught the eye of Mattel Creations, and she used her impeccable styling know-how to create her first fashion collection for Barbie. It’s a full-circle moment for May, who started styling with her first childhood Barbie doll. “I wanted to create a mini version of myself as a Barbie, and create all the staple pieces I usually wear during Fashion Week,” she says. For May’s one-of-a-kind Barbie made in her likeness, she wanted to recreate one of her favorite looks from Paris Fashion Week. “They executed so flawlessly. Down to my A-chain, bag collaboration with jewelry designer Martine Ali, and even my first Jordan collab.”

 

I wanted to create a mini version of myself as a Barbie, and create all the staple pieces I usually wear during Fashion Week

 

 

 

Evan Mock

Surfer and actor Evan Mock translated his hometown’s North Shore vibes into a Hot Wheels 1987 Toyota Pickup North Shore Edition — the same one he grew up driving in Oahu, Hawaii. “It was the first truck I ever owned and I really wanted to recreate it,” he tells us. “When I look at it now, I’m reminded of home and Hawaii. It was also the truck I sold to move to California to pursue my dreams, so it means a lot to me.”

 

It was the first truck I ever owned and I really wanted to recreate it, When I look at it now, I’m reminded of home and Hawaii.

Blue the Great

If you asked muralist, photographer Blue the Great why he chose to work on Thomas the Tank Engine, you’d probably think it was the connection to the character’s vibrant hue — but you’d be wrong. The Kendrick Lamar collaborator grew up watching the animated classic and fondly recalls playing with the toy train sets as a child. “Thomas was always leading the pack and we had everything from the mini toy to the large-scale Thomas toys back in the day,” he says.

Graffiti is one of Blue’s artistic disciplines and he was stoked to have a shot at reimagining this iconic character and making it his own. “When graffiti artists go tagging, trains are always one of the best canvases because it puts your art on the move, so I imagined ‘What if I got to tag Thomas the Train in the wild?”

 

 

When graffiti artists go tagging, trains are always one of the best canvases

 

Edited December 2, 2021 by Vesper