Gucci Blue Diamante Fabric Duffle

Bringing back a popular piece from their archives, Gucci look to soon release a re-issued version of the brand’s Blue Diamante Fabric Duffle. The bag features a luxurious diamond-patterned base and premium tan leather accents. Retail will be set at a hefty ¥187,950 (Approx. $2,073 USD).

Source: Huge Magazine

Michael Sanderson Fashion Illustrations

Today we came across the very impressive portfolio of illustrator Michael Sanderson. The 23 year old is working with Taiko & Associates in Japan and has already a very impressive client list under his belt. The mix of illustration and sharp branding in his pieces is especially interesting and intriguing. So far he has worked with both small NYC boutiques and fashion heavy wheigts such as Gucci and Louis Vuitton. He is definitely one to keep an eye on in the future

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Gucci High Top Sneakers

Luxury sneakers usually aren’t our thing, but the Yeezy clearly showed us that there are plenty of people willing to spend exorbitant amounts of cash for kicks even in a recession. Gucci’s colors get bit by sneaker companies about as much as Jordan’s elephant print by startup streetwear labels, but sometimes there is nothing like the genuine product. This fall, Gucci is introducing a high top sneaker that come in high grain leather with the classic Green-Red-Green stripe across the side of the sneaker. Other touches include an oversized metal eyelet that give the shoe a boating feel.

Ready to know the damage? Let’s just say they are a few hundred off the Kanye West Louis Vuitton sneakers, but they will still set you back $535.

Gucci Cruiser Bicycle

The Gucci Cruiser Bicycle, a bike whose price range fits in between the Hermes and Chanel bikes. This is another cruiser sporting Gucci accents all over. The bronze metal frame does look nice with the chocolate Guccissima leather seat, handlebars, seat pack, and pannier. And the price on this bike, a whopping $6365.

Gucci High Top Sneaker

A nice and solid new Gucci High Top Sneaker has been released. The sneaker features a premium brown suede upper, matching brown leather laces and overall subtle branding. If it was up to us, we would even have skipped the G pattern on the lining, but that is just minor. All in all the sneaker looks good and makes sense for the brand, more than some of their other recent footwear releases. The high top is now available from Concepts.

Creative Recreation Dicoco “Gucci”

Two things seem to never go out of style – white leather kicks in the spring and the Gucci inspired colorway. Creative Recreation is the latest brand to borrow the colors made famous by the Italian luxury brand on both the high and low top versions of the Dicoco. Both are trimmed out with the soft touches of a leather interior and a classic gum bottom. These are priced at $115 and $135 for the low and high. Click here to see more shots of the low and high top Creative Recreation Dicoco.

Gucci Viaggio Travel Luggage Collection

As one of the newest luggage collections from Gucci, the Gucci Viaggio (Viaggio is Italian for travel) series is based upon clean aesthetics with a certain degree of travel performance. The material at hand is based on a durable, lightweight resin material. A firm representation of the brand is seen via a rubber emblem. Depending on the needs and tasks at hand, the collection has most bases covered from specific uses for laptops to carry-alls and rolling luggage. The collection which debuted last year is available now at select Gucci retailers.

Source: Openers

“Triumph Of The Sign” By Jean-Charles De Castelbajac

Last week the first solo exhibition of fashion designer Jean-Charles de Castelbajac opened its doors at Paradise Row in London.

“Paradise Row proudly presents the first solo show of Jean Charles de Castelbajac. Throughout his ground breaking career as a fashion designer, Castelbajac has employed a strategy of ‘cultural hijacking’ – the appropriation, recycling and synthesis of images, signs, symbols and styles from both popular culture and high art to create still newer designs and visions. In keeping with his openness to the ever-shifting world of contemporary visual culture, Castelbajac has collaborated with artists including Keith Haring, Jean-Michel Basquiat, Andy Warhol, Bettina Rheims and Loulou Picasso.

In Triumph of the Sign, Castelbajac presents a series of paintings that articulate his fascination with, broadly, the tensions and synergies between high art and consumer culture, and most specifically that defining element of contemporary visual culture – the brand logo. In a process that mirrors the production of mass-consumer goods, Castelbajac commissioned painters in China to perfectly reproduce a series of Western masterpieces, from Bronzino to Manet, and another group to paint logos on the surfaces of the copied masterpieces. The resulting works ironically embrace a flattening of hierarchies, a breakdown of distinctions and an evacuation of content.” Via Yatzer.

Have a look at some more works of the exhibition after the jump.

Product x FILA 70’s Fitness “Gucci” Colorway

FILA look towards Japanese clothiers Product for their next collaboration project, featuring the timeless 70’s Fitness model. Riding the “Gucci” wave, Product implements features throughout the sneakers inspired by the famous fashion house. Along with the popular Green/Red/White piping, the kicks feature smooth suede uppers complimented by luxurious black croc skin and gold accenting. Retail is set at ¥18,690 (Approx. $206 USD).

Source: Altsnk

Nike Air Force II “Gucci” Sample

Earlier this week we shared with you a photo of a sample Air Force II inspired by the classic Gucci colors of red and green. We have seen a few variations of the “Gucci” Air Force II that included more colors and other cosmetic touches, but Politics just shared with us photos of another variation of the shoe.On this sample Nike adds much more of the classic “Green-Red-Green” stripes to the shoes along the ankle TPU and laces. In addition to added color is a black tone-on-tone paisley pattern that subtly graces the upper. What will the final product look like? Only time will help us out with this one. No word on when this officially will release, but the colors would make February (Black History Month) a good time to release in my opinion. More shots after the break.

Gucci 2008 Fall/Winter “La Pelle Guccissima” Collection

 

“La Pelle Guccissima” is Gucci’s latest luggage line featuring a the prominent use of mature and subdued aesthetics under the influence of some trademark imagery from the Italian fashion house. Full-leather construction features embossed Gucci monograms which is then hand-dyed, polished and treated with wax for special wearing characteristics. The whole collection ranges from Boston bags to little accessories such as travel holders and wallets.

Source: Openers

I-Gucci Digital Watch Series

 

 

Introduced back in August in celebration of the 2008 Beijing Olympic games, Gucci set forth on a different path with the creation of their first ever digital watch platform. Sold exclusively in Hong Kong and Mainland China, the piece was hardily an easy acquisition. Continuing their digital line, better known as I-Gucci, the Italian label produces a sporty exterior featuring a clean and simple face, stainless steel casing and rubber GG monogram bands, keeping its athletic aesthetic in tact. Although the previous release was restricted these are expected to be available worldwide at select Gucci accounts.

Source: Milk

Gucci 2009 Spring Footwear Collection

A look into Gucci’s 2009 spring collection of footwear unveils some new updated designs of their own Native American-inspired sneaker as well as some more conservative styles. Next year’s collection sees the high-top style updated with patent leather and skirt while other models include patent loafers and traditional lace-ups.

Source: men.style.com

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Peter Gronquist Solo Show – “The Revolution Will Be Fabulous: A Weapons of Mass Designer Show”

We just came across some nice images of the Peter Gronquist Solo Show, “The Revolution Will Be Fabulous: A Weapons of Mass Designer Show”, that is going down at Gallery 1988 in Los Angeles.

The artist presents blinged out faux-designer weaponry such as Paul Smith rockets, Louis Vuitton electric chairs and Pacman bombs. Some pieces look really nice and are well fabricated, such as the Louis Vuitton chair, others came off a little cheap, which does not really work if you enter this kind of art. Since he is working with high fashion branding, the pieces also have to look that way. Images via Notcot.

More images of the show after the jump.

High-Fashion Weapons

Note to all our ground troops: There’s no reason to forfeit your swag just because you’re balls deep in downtown Fallujah. This past weekend, artist Peter Gronquist hit LA’s Gallery 1988 and displayed his works that consist of decked out artillery that put T.I’s standard weapon stash to shame. By hooking up high-powered machinery, like AK’s, rifles, chainsaws and even an electric chair in Gucci, Louis Vuittion, Versace, Coach, Burberry and Fendi prints Gronquist may solely bridge the gap between label-conscious metros and blood-thirsty meatheads. Obviously, the semi-WMD’s are for style and not popping off, but they’re still dope to look at. Check the full line of uzi’s and havoc-causing tools after the jump.

Gucci & LV’s Designer Gas Masks

Bring on the pollutants and harmful toxins—these Diddo Velema, Gucci and Louis Vuitton collaborative gas-masks are going to make fashionistas want to inhale stuff that’ll kill them. The high-fashioned monogrammed, and diamond encrusted headwear was debuted by Velema at the 2008 Luxury Show in Bucharest, Romania and seem to be reserved for the filthy-rich hypochondriacs. Chemical warfare? No biggie, we’re dyin’ in style.

Premium Label x Kanye West

Recently Premium Label got a lot of attention for their Kate Moss Vogue Cover t-shirt. Now the brand presents an interesting remix of the popular t-shirt, inspired by Kanye West. Now Kate Moss is wearing the sunglasses out of his last song, and they added “You Can Be My Black Kate Moss Tonight” in the front and “Louis Vuitton Don” in the back. We have the feeling, this will sell out just as fast as the first one.