Everyone deserves a chance to branch out. This season, Bape is honing in on a completely different side of their talents. Their line of Mr. Bathing Ape suits is complete with a collection of neckwear, with enough brightly-patterned neck and bow ties to make any man feel like dressing up just for a trip to the store.

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Inspired by the clothing American railroad workers wore during the times of steam engines, Van’s new Shaffer’s Crossing Collection for their Vault campaign is more than retro. Named after one of Norfolk & Western Railroad’s old Virginia train stations, the shoes incorporate the plaid and tweed patterns worn by the workers along with leather and pig suede.
The shoes are set to release in six different styles this September.

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KAWS’ s latest designs of graphic t-shirts for OriginalFake are more abstract than some of his other work, with a heavy emphasis on the simple, geometric shapes.
Named “Twisted Rumor”, there are five different versions of the shirt. The colors range from blue, green, black, white and gray and they are available online at any of OriginalFake’s retailers.

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Since Run DMC’s 1986 classic “My Adidas” these two names have been welded together in the world of hip hop. To commemorate 25 years of Def Jam’s success, Adidas is releasing a Def Jam 25th Anniversary collection as a part of their Fall/Winter line. There will be Def Jam editions made from a number of Adidas’ staple designs, including the Stan Smith and the Superstar. Well-known artists from the label, such as Young Jeezy, Redman and Method Man will work with Adidas to make their own designs to celebrate the …

Vans are stepping their game all the way up this season, as well. The brand that seemed to take over the world after the California-born group, The Pack released its 2006 ode to their shoes, has is releasing a fall collection that looks different, but stylish and comfortable.
Combining the original look of their slip-ons along with some new concepts, like fur-lining and wicker bottoms, the Vans Surf Fall Collection is worth looking into.

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Air conditioners may be doing overtime in D.C. right now, but it gets cold, very cold. In a place where the wind reaches 16 miles per hour on a normal winter day, finding shoes warm enough to face the weather, without making you look like a lame is a struggle. Luckily, quite a few brands seem to be coming hard this season with shoes that make you look forward to colder temperatures.
Sperry X Band of Outsiders

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The two brands joined up again for this upcoming season’s cold weather shoe. …

The guys at Simply Complicated Apparel are taking making use of one’s resources to a whole new level. On their site, they invite fans of their clothing to follow them on Twitter in order to get a sneak peek at the new designs that they have been working on.
After looking at a few of their t-shirts, Simply Complicated’s promise to “put just about as much thought into every design that a president would put into his foreign policy” seems pretty solid.

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To celebrate 25 years of success, Casio has decided to release a commemorative model of their G-Shock watch. The DW6925E-7 is white, with gold ion plating to accent the buckle, screws, buttons and back cover of the watch. It also comes with a 25th Anniversary logo carved onto the back of the watch, in further recognition of how far the brand has come.

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They have also re-released limited additions of some of their classic watches, including the classic, black design of the shock and water resistant, DW5025D.

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