By Guy Ritchie.

By Martin Scorsese.

The guys from Civilist Berlin just did it all right – and Mr. Jon Warren thinks the same. And I bet you will too if you should drop by one day to check their collections of aNYthing, HUF, DQM, Girl, Nike SB, Norse, PAM, Ransom, Vans Syndicate, vintage Supreme and tons of rare books and magazines about the greatest city in the world and contemporary culture in general.

In an industry as large as fashion, it remains difficult to know the conditions of many production facilities. That’s where the labor conditions group Fair Wear Foundation comes in. The Amsterdam-based nonprofit aims to fully expose the manufacturing process with a verification system to ensure that garments are made under sustainable working environments. As a multi-stakeholder initiative, they work to get corporate and textile associations, trade unions and non-governmental associations on board too.

With ten years already under their belt, FWF represents many fashion brands from Acne and Mammut to Cheap Monday and Nudie Jeans. Today the foundation inspects 1,000-plus factories that manufacture garments for 50 labels, helping reassure consumers that, from China to Turkey, fair labor standards are met.

You can download their 2009 annual report here.

Today at Torstrasse, starting at 2 pm. Bring a lifejacket.

Update: The party will take place tomorrow Sunday, May 16 since better weather is expected.

I got one of their pants last year – still the best cycling garment I’ve ever had. I wish more companies would focus more on materials and quality like Outlier does. Via

From March 25th until August 8th 2010, MoMu – Fashion Museum in Antwerp will run the exhibition BLACK – Masters of Black in Fashion and Costume.

The exhibition illustrates the historic phases of the colour black, with examples from painting, historic costume and contemporary fashion by Belgian designers such as Ann Demeulemeester, Olivier Theyskens and Dirk Van Saene as well as the international couture houses of Givenchy, Chanel and Gareth Pugh.

Nice to see that ACRONYM goes back in time to its classic and clean styles and features that made it so outstanding.

LODOWN issue no. 70 launch event at Civilist Berlin. Tuesday March 2, 19:00.

So weird, so beautiful. By Vanessa Bruno

Perfect ass, pointless interviews and lots of sunshine.

This winter already 13 homeless people died on Berlin streets. The motz & Co e.V. now launched their Survival Collection during Fashion Week – a jacket made out of newspapers to draw attention to this problem and raise donations. Via

New Berlin store / gallery / showroom with one nice brand selection: Altamont, aNYthing, DQM, Fucking Awesome, Girl Skateboards, HUF, Nike SB, Norse, PAM, Ransom, Vans Syndicate.

This Thursday Firmament will host an exclusive launch event for the new FW0910 collection of ACRONYM. Besides showcasing the biggest collection ever, Errolson Hugh will be present during the evening to explain and demonstrate all pieces. Please RSVP to contact@the-glade.com.

Click clack….

Still outstanding, still untouchable.

Outstanding.

What was planned to only happen for three days will now last for the entire week and even the next weekend: Boxfresh stuff, samples and vintage for girls and boys, sneakers, art, shirts, denim, magazines, books, toys, accessories, skatedecks, etc. from brands like Supreme, Stüssy, Alife, Nike, Vans, Rockwell, Bape, New Era, DQM, LookYLookY, Surrender, Zoo York, Lodown Merch, Etnies, Clepto, Adidas and much more. Cash only. Shoez ‘n Booze is granted – Tabletennis is allowed.

Gallery West-Berlin, Brunnenstrasse 56, Berlin-Wedding
24th – 26th of July (extended until 2nd of August), daily 12am – 10pm

All those youth affections have to go: Boxfresh stuff, samples and vintage for girls and boys, sneakers, art, shirts, denim, magazines, books, toys, accessories, skatedecks, etc. from brands like Supreme, Stüssy, Alife, Nike, Vans, Rockwell, Bape, New Era, DQM, LookYLookY, Surrender, Zoo York, Lodown Merch, Etnies, Clepto, Adidas and much more. Cash only.

LODOWN Yard Sale at Gallery West-Berlin, July 24 to 26, 12am – 10pm

The empire declines because “The urban kid is not loyal to any brand or any store”. Read more.

Nike Spiritroom Berlin, July 1st – 5th – daily 11am – 6pm. Installation by Metrofarm, Illustrations by Lily Lin.

New York’s Isaora are killing it with their FW0910 collection – the only alternative to this.

Homeroom from San Franciso are about to drop some very nice jackets for this season. Via

What’s wrong with this picture?

Coco avant Chanel is currently in production starring Audrey Tautou. Directed by Anne Fontaine.

Sang Bleu is an outstanding tattoo magazine with a fashion twist. Reading the first time about it a few months ago, I now hold Issue III/IV in a massive edition of 500 pages in my hands – thanks to Motto Distribution Berlin.

In collaboration with the Italian edition of Marie Claire, Karl Lagerfeld shoot exclusive with Eva Herzigova for a calendar for 2009 which is available packaged in a black box from December 16.

Continuing to transcend boundaries Karl Lagerfeld opened his pre-fall Chanel show in Paris with the ten-minute silent film he directed about Coco Chanel. The full movie will be available on Chanel‘s Website. Via

A new space dedicated to magazines and art publications in Berlin. MOTTO BERLIN will launch with a one week event, inviting a publication each day from the 16th until the 21st of december 2008. Their list of magazines looks really promising.

MOTTO BERLIN, Skalitzerstr. 68, 10997 Berlin

Already out of stock. Obey’s u lock ring.

Terry Richardson has created a pin-up style feature as a fourteen month calendar for the upcoming December/January issue of French Vogue.

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Rapha dropped their Fixed Jacket today. Looks really nice apart from the lame name and a productpage with a dude with sunglasses riding a bike and trying to look gangster while fixing a flat tire. Oh yeah and insane pricing and hilarious wording: “The Fixed Jacket is an elegant, urban classic designed for life both in the bar and on the bike.” But apart from all that – very nice.

Welcome The Zonders: Our guys from the far west are about to drop their first spring line for 09. Download the lookbook here – MAGIX and NAPOLEON are a blast.