Brief Encounter – Oliver Sweeney X Nadav Kander

The tale behind today’s post, is like the plot of a film. Two strangers who just so happen to work next door to each other, strike up a conversation one day and from this conversation one thing leads to another and …..

Now, those two strangers just happened to be the cobbler in chief of one of the UK’s best known and respected footwear brands. The other one of the world’s most highly acclaimed photographers View Post

Stay Shiny Happy People with Beverly Hills Formula Oral Care

Today is World Oral Health Day, OK so maybe not Christmas or Easter, but still an event day that should catch our attention. Particularly, when recent studies have uncovered such mouth dropping statistics as less than half of the UK population brush their teeth twice a day, despite 34% of us being worried about our smile.

Oral hygiene experts are encouraging us to pay more attention to the quality of their teeth cleaning routine. World Oral Health Day encourages us to take better care of our mouths as poor oral health can lead to chronic bad breath, heart disease, or in some cases, cancer. However, many people will be focused on the aesthetics of their teeth, not the health aspect that is so crucial.

By using a charcoal toothpaste you can combat both oral hygiene and keeping those pearly whites super shiny bright. Dublin based, Beverly Hills Formula is one of the longest and most trusted whitening brands on the market, having been formulated in California and then in 1992 the brand was later established in Ireland. Today, Beverly Hills Formula leads the way with their innovative Professional White and Perfect White range of whitening toothpastes and mouthwash.

Black Pearl, and the original black toothpaste Perfect White Black, are non-abrasive and contain Activated Charcoal, an effective and safe way to clean and whiten teeth which also helps combat plaque, gum disease and bad breath.

You can also try the award-winning Perfect White Black mouthwash. The first of its kind black ‘shake to activate’ mouthwash has been scientifically formulated to combat bad breath using Activated Charcoal, which for centuries was used as a method of whitening teeth and medicine by the Egyptians and Greeks.

Vorsprung durch Technik – (Advancement through Technology) GmbH

The title of, coolest city in the world, is a hotly contested and high debated prize, New York, or more currently Brooklyn, of cour se, London, Tokyo, Manchester, Stockholm, but often people in the know are citing Berlin for its trendy Arts, architecture, restaurants, general culture, and of course Fashion. Its reputation as a fashion Mecca is becoming more and more prominent because of its nature in producing great contemporary and, genuinely interesting brands.

One such brand being, GmbH. GmbH – a suffix used in Germany to denote a company of Limited liability, was launched in 2016 by designers Serhat Isik and photographer Benjamin Alexander Huseby. GmbH is a collective that utilises deadstock material from high-end Melanese factories.

Sustainability is an important part of their ethos, key styles are made from various debt stock fabrics and accessories from reclaimed leather as part of an ongoing partnership with outswear brand Hallie Hanson jackets up cycled and re-designed to create colourblocked versions with X exaggerated proportions in khaki, royal blue and white. This stance is a real comment on the fashion industry’s affair with overconsumption inspired by Berlin’s renowned club scene, the labels youthful DNA takes its cues from sportswear to create off duty pieces including trousers T-shirts tops and jackets in a variety of fabrics from PVC to velvet.

This season Matchesfashion.com has partnered with GmbH to launch their Spring Summer 18 collection highly influenced by the underground clubs culture of their native Berlin garments are created as a workwear infusion take on modern streetWEAR. For this season the brand continue to combine elements of utility and street with the theme of European migration and influence on their design fleece jackets loosefitting bowling shirts and high waisted denim trousers, adorned with high duties it heavy duty zips and utilitarian pockets tightfitting lycra and ripped loop back J Jersey crafted into highly relevant desirable longsleeved separates.

Cole Haan x Harrods – American Shoe Label Launches in Harrods

by Keanu Adorable

Inspired by the motto “Manhattan to Maine, Invention and Reinvention”, the Chicago founded footwear label, Cole Haan recently dropped its new Spring 18 collection, and it’s a quality line up. The company launched in the UK last year and continues its expansion through the UK’s finest department stores with a new collaboration with Harrods. The brand’s showcase in Harrods is located on the Lower Ground Floor of the Men’s Shoe Salon. It features panelled surfaces in gunmetal blue and fittings wrapped in charcoal grey leather to provide a sophisticated retail backdrop for the brand, which is known for its smart shoe/sneaker hybrid based on its bespoke Grand.ØS technology.

A five-piece collection, the line-up is comprised of signature styles like the ZeroGrand with Stitchlite Wingtip Oxford are presented alongside new launches such as the GrandPro with Stichlite Runner. Cole Haan’s GrandPro Tennis in black, navy, white and brown, and the ZeroGrand Wingtip Oxford in marine blue, are also available.

Grand.ØS replaces the heavy steel shanks traditionally used for support in footwear with a modern and updated cushioning compound which is stronger, more flexible and longer lasting, reducing the overall weight and slimming down the shoe’s outsole.

The men’s GrandPrø Tennis shoe weighs less than a third of the average leather court shoe, weighing in at 250 grams (based on a men’s leather court shoe in size 8.5). Other key features of the footwear are: an operating system designed to mimic the foot’s natural flexibility and light-weight foam footbed cushions which support weight distribution and moisture control.

We advise you head down to Knightsbridge ASAP as these will be snapped up sooner than later. The Cole Haan brand is also available for men and women on its UK website.

 

The Bumbag – The best retro homage accessory or tasteless NO NO ?

Now the above statement is one, pre-occupying many a hipster, trend setter and cool kid around the globe currently. Is the humble bumbag/fannypack the height of trendiness or an accessory which deserves its place in room 101 and should forgive stay there !?!? This question is as divisive as marmite or Mrs Brown’s Boys.

Once very much the laughing stock of the accessory world the bumbag, or ‘waist pack’ if you will, is back with a bang with everyone from Rhianna to A$AP Rocky trading in their arm candy for the humble bumbag.

A nineties phenomenon, the bumbag was the standard uniform of the ‘uncool dad’, overeager fitness instructor’ (google Mr Motivator), the remit of Germany or American tourists and early 90’s ravers Fast forward 20 years the latest ‘it’ bag has had a significant rebrand thanks to everyone from Louis Vuitton, Balenciga right the way through to Supreme and New Balance as the height of practical, stylish, hands free option with serious style points.

So how do you wear this mini marvel? For nineties nostalgia, wear slung low on the hips, twisted to the side or to the back for extra quirkiness. If you’re feeling brave, make like the fash pack and wear it cross body for the ultimate in street style cool. No longer limited to fitness wear, the bumbag can be teamed with jeans and a t-shirt for a laid back look or with a dress and boots to cinch in your waist.