White Mountaineering SS 2011

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White Mountaineering Geometric Embroidery Desert Boots, it's gonna be stuck in my head for a couple of days at least.

A new trend that seems to be taking hold come the winter months is the inclusion of native and ethnic prints. Not sure how big this trend is in the western hemisphere, but judging from the photos taken by GQ.com’s streetstyle photographer this influence seems to hit it big in Tokyo.

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5 Favourite Tokyo Looks from Fashionsnap

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Welcome to the first post for the new year :)

Haven’t been keeping up with streetstyle lately, so I had quite a bit of fun surfing through this website that featured snaps of the best-dressed people strolling down the Tokyo streets.

Do click on the links for photos as I didn’t include them here to avoid any copyright brouhaha :)

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The grass is greener on the Tokyo side.

When buying men’s clothes in KL, there are three main factors that come into play: the mercilessly scorching weather, the limited selection of menswear labels and the negative perception about guys even attempting to dress up. I found a solution in Americana labels like Gap, Banana Republic, and the recently departed Gant that seem to adress all three concerns. These Americans sure know how to make their summer clothes comfortable in balmy weather while maintaining a modest but tasteful aesthetic .

I thought that the summer collection menswear that was brought to KL shores this year was pretty good- lots of nice shirts and shorts in breathable material and tasteful patterns (plaid, stripes, madras, gingham). That was until I saw this photo as I was flipping through a Japanese men’s fashion magazine (Men’s Non-no, if you must) and saw this ad in its first few pages:

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