Once upon a time, we all worshipped printed magazines. Those glossy bibles that guided us through our search for inspiration, knowledge, and artistic enlightenment. But we all know where this story is headed. And, given print's dismal future, a number of virtual 'zines are rising up to fill in the gaps many of our fave titles are leaving behind—and several are pushing boundaries that print...

As various retailers begin to focus on higher end contemporary styles, Topman expand its designs with a new LTD Collection. Best stated by its Design Director, “With a simple paired down aesthetic these are familiar pieces within main range but have a more discreet style and subsequent fashion longevity… designed as complete collections with distinct themes throughout the season…”, the collection...

Lodown Magazine presents its 68th issue, this time featuring an exclusive cover and interview by prolific American artist Tom Sachs. Along with the feature on Sachs, this new issue contains a variety of other subjects, including pieces on: Anti Pop Consortium, Mungolian Jet Set, Kling/Zero 7, Lusine, Canyons, Leon Lace, Andrew Weatherall, Fenech-Soler, Sterling Laurence, Moon by Duncan Jones, Laurie...

Looking back to the club scene of the late '80s and early '90s, Diesel's new Flash for Fun collection uses a bright mix of specially coated denim designed to dazzle under black lights. The party pants look completely normal during daylight hours, making the transition to late nights a cinch. Created for both guys and girls, the full collection not only includes denim but shirts, underwear and sneakers...

Not many bands are as intimately and directly tied to their graphics, stage performances, and visual presences as the Velvet Underground. David Bowie comes to mind, sure, but he was such a showman; old SoCal punk bands certainly were eye-catching, but not in a curated way. The V.U. stands out FROM our seizable trope of pop music as having one of the most thoughtfully and consciously created visual...

The video above is a glimpse into the new Microsoft Store, Microsoft’s attempt at trying to out-do Apple. It’s only a minute long but I think it gives plenty of insight into these new spaces. In the beginning of the video you see a kiosk through the window with 14 different versions of Windows, which makes me giggle some. After that there’s the cheering mob of cheering people, who we can guess...

Photographer Agnetti's video art of the Agnes Bernet collection of 07/08, snagged from Vimeo.

EVE, A.D. 2000! - Famous American fashion designers of the 1930s were asked to predict what 'well-dressed folks' would be wearing in the year 2000.

If your luggage is forever lost, this dude will buy it at auction and post it on here.

California based streetwear label IM KING has posted their lookbook for Spring Summer 2009 and its looking good.

Romance Was Born is a clever young label from Australia. Wonderful and slightly crazy, but many of the looks are wearable. www.romancewasborn.com

Palm-size Deletus eraser is shaped like the well-known key on a computer keyboard. (via ignant)