burger kim of the day 1.6

brown pony skin jacket / vintage
denim shirt / Topman
check blazer / W Dress Room
crab necklace / Burger & Fries
sunglasses / street stall
black denim / Cheap Monday
brown brogues / Prada

Burger and I took advantage of the +16 degree weather today by heading over to the Sunday Up Market off Brick Lane to do a bit of browsing.  Not only did I find a rad pair of sunglasses for only £8.00 that were very reminiscent of the Cutler and Gross pair I borrowed for fashion week, but Burger also found this super lux vintage brown pony skin jacket.  And it was only £10.00!!!  앗싸!

Fur can be tough for a guy to pull off, but pony skin is another matter entirely.  There's something rich and luxurious about it while retaining a strictly masculine edge all without coming across as too glam.  I've actually been noticing pony skin all over the runways during mens FW12 fashion weeks this season, mostly in a deep black hue.

In London, Baartmans and Siegel (left) as well as Topman Design (right) presented a bold pony skin jacket.  I especially love the biker jacket by Topman.

Elsewhere, Diesel Black Gold (left) presented handsome double breasted pony skin jackets in navy, while Emporio Armani outfitted a few of their models in wrap cardigan-like pony skin jackets.

If you can't wait until next winter to get in on the FW12 trends, I've found a few FW11 pieces that I would be very happy to have in my closet.  Sadly the Mugler Pony Skin Buckled Creepers on the left are sold out at London select shop LN-CC, but they also this Haerfest Calfskin and Fur Backpack which would be great for carrying my laptop to and from work every day.

At Oki-ni they also have a few pony skin shoes.  On the left are a pair of cherry red Dr Martens Hair on Horsey 3 Eye Derby Shoes next to a more casual pair of Diet Butcher Slim Skin High Top Sneakers.  


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want 0.5: ln-cc

I haven't made a list of 'wants' in a while, probably because I'm trying to save money for my ticket home to Canada at Christmas and looking at clothes online gives me spending urges that are sometimes a challenge to stop. Today's 'want' is all found in one store in London, and that is LN-CC. I first visited their showroom in Dalston a few days before fashion week when they had a Sasquatch Fabrix & Inou Brothers private viewing. The interior consists of seven concept rooms including a club room and a library full of rare books and vinyl and they carry everyone from Dries Van Noten and Junya Watanabe to Linda Farrow and Commes des Garcons.

These Richelieu flat shoes by ETS Callatay were one of the first things to jump out at me when I was in the store. They look like they were made out of very thin wood, but actually the entire shoe is handmade using natural colored leather including the laces and the sole. Each shoe takes about 25 hours to make.


I'm also really digging these brown tortoiseshell 'Meyer' sunglasses from Illesteva, another French brand, which I found after searching through their web shop. I love the thick arms and the cut out space between the top ridge and the bridge of the nose.


Perhaps the most exquisite piece that I'm drooling over is this beaded 'Huichol' skull from a limited collection by Our Exquisite Corpse. The Huichol people live in the Sierra Madre Mountains of Western Mexico and have a long history of creating beaded art. Last I checked 7 out of 8 of the skulls in this collection were sold out, including the image I've shown here.  I guess I won't be getting that Mexican beaded skull I wanted for Christmas after all :(

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ln-cc presents...

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