Maharishi sample sale: December 10 to 13

Does anyone still wear Maharishi? This is truly a brand that is a victim of its era. Things moved on and Maharishi had become so well known for its look, that it was unable to keep up.

Which is a shame, because the quality of this stuff is amazing. Maybe things will pick up for it.

In the meantime, take advantage of the sample sales it seems to be throwing with increasing frequency. This one takes place at the Floral Street store between December 10 and 13.

So that's starting today. Get down there and support your local army surplus customiser.

Visvim Fluxus 01: Too tough for their own good

I bought these Visvim Fluxus 01 jeans as raw denim, with a view to wearing them in myself, thus creating another pair of perfect vintage look jeans.

I'd already done the same with my Imperial Dukes, to amazing effect, but three years later and as you can see, these are only just beginning to show signs of fade in the crucial areas, such as the 'cat's whiskers' and the 'honeycombing' at the back of the knees.

For anyone who wants to get the perfectly worn in looking jeans, the process is simple. It takes a pair or raw selvedge denim jeans, much wear, and plenty of patience. Oh and don't wash them. Maybe once every six months if you have to, but that's it.

If you want your jeans to look worn in within your own lifetime, probably best swerve Visvim. They are a bit too hard wearing.

Karl Lagerfeld drinks Dom Perignon. I'd never have guessed

This is a bit hi-fash couture, I admit, but that Karl Lagerfeld is quite a character, and he does like to have some glamorous types nearby all the time, which makes the whole experience a bit more bearable.

Did you know Dom Perignon releases its Oenotheque Vintage once in a generation? Neither did I. Or many other people it seems, or they wouldn't have found it necessary to enlist Our Karl, Claudia Schiffer and Brad Koenig to star in it.

Maybe it wasn't selling very well.

Mastermind Japan x Bearbrick mousepad for Sense Magazine

OK how much do I want this mousepad? Not too bothered about the magazine, because it's written in Japanese, although I'm sure it has some nice pictures. How much am I never going to get hold of one because the only two that come into the UK are going to be bought by someone who's slept outside the newsagents or something?

You just know that this edition is going to go down in magazine and perhaps even mousepad legend. It's the Mastermind logo on the nose that does it.

Now as a side point, have you noticed the slick segue from the last post? Lupe's Mastermind gloves? Like that?

Via Highsnobiety

Lupe Fiasco: Solar Midnight behind the scenes video

I've always liked Lupe Fiasco. He seems like a nice enough bloke, the sort you might be able to get into a decent converastion with, about clothes and stuff.

He likes all the brands I do - he sung about a lot of them on Gold Watch, and he knows how to put an outfit together, which always helps.

But best of all I like those lyrics. Just the right side of wtf are you going on about?

Here is is bouncing around in downtown LA on the set of his new video for Solar Midnight, from the Twilight: New Moon soundtrack.

Show your love, follow Openzedoor

There's now a followers button added to the left side of the blog, so you can, well, follow it.

Not sure what happens when you press it. You might get a tingling sensation in your finger or something, but nothing too bad. And just think of the benefits! Far too many to mention!

FOR SALE: Acronym SS J2. The bombproof hoodie

Here goes another wardrobe favourite, my Acronym SS J2. It's a windproof, waterproof, oil proof, blood proof, bombproof piece of equipment that is so tough that it will probably be dug up by an archeologist in 10,000 years and still look spotless.

Not to say that I went around lobbing oil and whatever else at it. I've just taken Acronym's word on that one. But I can vouch for the waterproof and windproof bit. This thing would get you through a sizeable tropical storm. In fact it might even stop fire and brimstone.

I'll let you try that one.

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