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An Online Streetwear Bazaar

One of the best online resources for the streetwear fanatic, Berlin’s def-shop.com offers a huge range of hip-hop, skater and other urban styles at very reasonable prices made even more attractive by the ongoing summer sale. Beyond affordability, thoroughness is a hallmark of this site. Items are helpfully organized by styles – like “hip-hop” and “skater” and also fit.

They are available in just about every color one could possibly want. Especially novel are the Raw Blue Basic Skinny Fit Jeans in Green (above). These would go nicely with a slim cardigan and perhaps even, rolled up, with tasseled loafers. This is to say that there are many items from the skater/streetwear repertoire that could be incorporated into a more traditionalist look like my own.

Especially comprehensive is the shoe selection. From K1X gray wool boots (above) to the K-Swiss Hof III CVS VNZ Sneaker Classic in Blue/White (below).

Again, these are styles “street” enough to…well…be on def-shop.com, but still classic enough to grace the wardrobes of more mature males, who might be evolving into a more understated style.

 

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Home of the Free

American flag T-shirt
Photo & Text: Steven

Today commemorates the birth of the American nation and the one day set aside each year where overt displays of patriotism are not only welcomed, but encouraged. On this day the American flag T-shirt paired with cornflower blue trousers and bright white sandals—what I imagine Uncle Sam would wear on summer vacation—would not be in minority among the crowds of flag-waving parade goers.

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Summer’s Vengeance


Photo: Suzy

We had a slight respite due to rain in the past few days, but true evil of summer is going to be upon us soon. Fans remain the best accessory. For you and world, they are the coolest way to stay air-conditioned.

Native American-influenced styles do occasionally come on view in Beijing, as we see here and here.

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My Party in Ilook

After a successful gathering with Daniel Wang at Jeffrey’s apartment, we teamed up with FakeLoveMusic for a Berlinish bash with German bubbly in my mini-yard nearby Prince Gong’s Mansion. DJing was Berlin-based electronic music group Jeans Team, but the main point was all the patterns and colors worn by the guests as documented by photographer Charles Bédué. These photos were featured in iLook magazine, media magnifico Hong Huang’s publication.