Teaming up with popular Japanese retailer Beams, hi end magazine/brand Monocle create a new set of limited edition watches. The timepieces come in both an olive finish or brown option. They will become available next month, with the Monocle Shop taking pre-orders by email: shop@monocle.com. Retail is set at £95. Source: NotCot © L.A. Ruano for Hypebeast , 2009. | Permalink | No comment | Add to del.icio.us Post tags: Accessories , Beams , Monocle , Watches

Kris Van Assche introduces the newest sneaker release from his 2009 Fall/Winter Footwear Collection, featuring a tonal premium black leather upper with black suede contrasting and tassle detailing on the heels. Retailing for a cool $445 USD, the hi end designer kicks are now available through select Kris Van Assche outlets, including colette . See more at Kris Van Assche Black Tonal High Top Sneakers © L.A. Ruano for Hypebeast , 2009. | Permalink | No comment | Add to del.icio.us

Following up on our preview of the collaboration between SneakersBR and Nike sometime back, we now get a closer look into the Special Edition version of their project. The shoes are featured in a commemorative lasered wooden box, with various additional goodies and matching t-shirt. Only 30 of these packs were produced, being given to friends and family of the Brazilian sneaker website, SneakersBR . See more at SneakersBR x Nike Air Max 1 “Lanceiro” Special Edition © L.A. Ruano for Hype

Filed under: Michael Jackson , Politix Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee promised fans she'd get a resolution passed in Congress honoring Michael Jackson -- but Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi just 86'd the proposal.In a news conference moments ago on Capitol Hill, Pelosi said that while ... Permalink

Just when you thought that the Wii was nothing but a platform for games with waggle controls, along comes NERF 2: N-Strike Elite that will be an exclusive title for the Wii platform. Each purchase of this game when it hits this fall will come bundled with a newly designed blue NERF SWITCH SHOT EX-3 blaster and attachable decoder lens, helping deliver a blend of covert operation elements with over-the-top blasting missions to make the console relevant across all ages. Apart from the classic rail