We fell for and featured the original range last year, but now the Veja Taua trainers are back – and this time in leather.
Yes, no more canvas, this time it's an 'ecological' leather upper (Veja is a fair trade maker), raw natural latex detailing and both matching and contrast laces.
A really stylish retro-styled design and available now in blue, white or black for £79.
It's not easy doing something different and interesting with the classic Harrington jacket, but we think these Junya Watanabe vs Baracuta Harrington jackets hit the mark.
For the uninitiated, Junya Watanabe is a Japanese fashion designer working under the Comme des Garçons label, But for high fashion (which these are), the jackets are actually very wearable. Most of the original Baracuta detailing is intact (there's even a label for both labels inside), with the double-button collar, buttoned cuffs and hand warmer pockets, but there's also a double zip, squared off bottom, patterned lining and of course, those bold fabric designs. Purists will also appreciate the lack of a label on the outside too.
High fashion doesn't come cheap and these are no exception, with prices starting at around £360.
Jaeger is a familiar name, but you might be surprised to know that the fashion house has been around for 125 years. And that landmark is being celebrated by a new book, with the appropriate title of Jaeger 125.
The work of London College of Fashion lecturers Amy de la Haye and Judith Clark, the book plunders the archive of Jaeger to show its development from avant-garde knitwear maker to modern-day fashion brand. Look out for it in March 2009 for an as-yet undisclosed price. A couple of images from the book are above.
And for fans of vintage fashion, Jaeger is also producing a 'capsule collection' of original designs from the Jaeger archive of the 1960s, specifically from 1962 to 1965. These Jaeger 125 designs will be on the shelves and online from March 2009 – more on those when we get the images.
Remember the Dr Martens Made in Monochrome collection? It was described as a 'no frills' reworking of the classic eight-eye Doc Martens boot in black and white. Well, now the company has done the same thing with colour – with the Dr Martens Primary Pascal collection.
Once again, this is the classic book, but with colour covering every part of the boot. Which means blue leather upper, blue sole, blue eyelets and blue laces (if you choose blue) or you can substitute red, yellow and green if you wish.
Certain to get your feet noticed – although I'm not sure that's necessarily a positive thing in this case. Yours for £85 a pair. See over the page for an image of the red boot.
While the high street is chock full of retro wares from the twenties and the eighties, those of us looking for faithful sixties and seventies gear, be it mod shirts or proper flares are somewhat let down. Online eBay shop FuzzDandy has it covered, with indie, mod, retro and vintage gear with real style.
Their flares, available in a variety of cord colours as well as denim, are made to vintage fit standards, with a slimmer thigh and wide hem. Also from the shop are mens cardigans, mod style shirts and indie retro tops, all with great slim fit and true vintage colour palettes. Whether you're girl or boy, there's sizing for everyone on show.
First introduced in the late 60s as a basketball shoe, the Adidas Superstar has returned in many incarnations over the years (including a Star Wars special), but is back in 2009 in a choice of simple white and black or black and dark green.
Both a terrace and B-boy favourite, the Superstar offers a simple leather upper with contrast detailing, a gold logo on the tongue and a gum sole and toe. And the new colours certainly give this classic trainer a new lease of life.
Not an expensive shoe either, yours for £59 a pair.
