WTaps.

Japanese street brand WTAPS (pronounced "double taps") has just released a new pair of denim from their F/W 2008 series. Featuring some really nice details such as patches, special tags and strategic aging/holes, these jeans are serious. Available at http://www.cliffedge.co.jp/

Design Hope.

Design Hope is a local (Hamilton area) organization created to help raise funds for the local churches who feed and shelter the homeless throughout the winter months. My grandmother is a huge contributor of her time and money to this organization as well as the program it supports, which is called Out of the Cold, and I wanted to throw this up on the blog to see if I can get any of the local young generation to come out and show some support. There will be an Art and Music Event held at 270 Sherman St. N on Friday December 5 at 7pm which is DH's annual fund raiser. Parking is free and there is a $10 cover (or what you can) as well as an art auction, benefit cd's for sale and raffle tickets for the donated art. Check out the site here: http://www.designhope.ca/ Preview the art, donate (if you cant make it out) and check out who worked on the CD. Do your best to get out!

Snow.

Well, we got our first snow here today in Southern Ontario.....took the puppy out to play around for a bit since it was his first real time in the snow. He seems to be a fan.

And a random shot:

And finally for the clothing related news.....Watch for DXM and the upcoming release at Boredem Skate located at 419 Dundas St. East Waterdown, Ontario. Stoked!!!

Black Milk.

Ok I am going to try and do a new album of the day or week as often as possible from now on out. First artist up is Black Milk, a Detroit native who has worked with some serious artists in the past including the great Jay Dee (aka J Dilla). He just dropped his new album Tronic a couple weeks ago and Ive been listening to it pretty much non-stop for three nights now. Make sure you go out and buy the album and check his Myspace here: http://www.myspace.com/blackmk for some samples! (Bounce and Losing Out will give best results)

Hundreds.

Be sure to check out the new Hundreds Holiday collection that just dropped here: www.thehundreds.com

Porter.

Featuring contrasting cream and dark leather colour scheme, these bags are modeled after the class US postman bags. These would make a pretty sick DJ/laptop/school bag!

Louis.

Louis Vuitton has just released two new sneakers in celebration of the re-opening of their Omotesando store in Japan. Appearing to be modeled after the classic Vans Sk8-His and Los, both feature the classic LV monogram print with the print on the Hi done in denim. A little more classy than your everyday Vans!

New.

New ish available now at http://www.deusexmachinaclothing.com/ Check it out!

Clae.

Featuring ultra-clean styles and crisp colour-ways, Clae footwear has just released their Holiday 2008 collection. After taking a short hiatus, Clae has come back with some serious quality footwear very mature yet stylish designs. The Holiday collection will be available online and at select retailers such as Undefeated, Union and Barney's NYC.

atmos x NF.

Japanese store atmos has teamed up with outdoor specialists The North Face to create a small series of brightly coloured jackets for the winter season. Using three different NF shells, the Versa Air Jacket, Scoop Jacket, and Hyvent Raintex Jacket, atmos has created some very 80's-inspired styles. All jackets will be available at atmos-tokyo.com on November 14th.

Stussy Vancouver.

Featuring some serious wood work, the new Stussy chapter in Vancouver has just opened for business after about 12 months of work. Built on the previous Boneyards pop-up shop, the store will carry the full Stussy line. Photos curtousey of Hypebeast.

Takashi Murakami x Louis Vuitton.

Just completed yesterday, this project was done as a collaborative project between Japanese artist/designer Takashi Murakami and luxury goods brand Louis Vuitton. The 5th Ave. LV store in NY has been wrapped with a special version of the brand's signature mongram print which has been personalized by Murakami. As an added bonus, the store's interior has also been slightly modified with a new display for bags and other goods. The wrap will stay up throughout the holiday season.

Kaws.

Here's a couple photos of an exhibition currently being put on by the NY artist Kaws and the Gering & Lopez Gallery. Know for his street and grafitti influenced art as well as his highly populary vinyl collectibles, the exhibition displays some of his numerous styles and trademark pieces. The event will be running until the 23rd of December at the gallery.

Photos: Devin Christopher

No Chain.

Saw this on the BBC/Ice Cream blog a couple weeks ago and wanted to post it up. Pretty cool engineering if you like your gears fixed!.

Money + Weapons

....Makes art apparently. Check out these wicked pieces by artist Justine Smith of London.

Genius.

Check out this new mashup/mixtape done by DJ Mick Boogie and Terry Urban, It features Jay-z vocals over mashed up Coldplay instrumentals and drum beats as well as few vocals here and there. This might even compare to the Danger Mouse's Grey Album mix.

Download here: http://www.zshare.net/download/50631626ecdc4d68/

Album of the Day.

If you havent heard it, make sure you give it a listen. Possibly the best southern band ever.

Also, watch for the new DXM release on uristocrat.com in the upcoming weeks.

Preview.

Here's a little preview of fabric choice for an upcoming DXM accessory. What do you think?