Lucien Pellat-Finet canvas sneakers at Aloha Rag ($125)
Hot on the heels of our mention of Norway's Pepper, someone suggested Freudian Kicks, a fine indie shop in Oslo. The shop mixes hip Scandinavian labels with some intriguing European names.
We loved Freudian Kicks' excellent selection of Gaspard Yurkievich, including men's stuff that we hadn't seen anywhere else before.
Then there's the sneakers by Swedish label Sneaky Steve. While we're now pretty sure we've seen over 43,200 pairs of leather men's hightops, we still couldn't resist the label's simple, relatively affordable version.
And finally if you have been following along long enough you know we love us a nice print T-shirt, so we were delighted to find Norway's own Daonefootedgoose, a tiny T-shirt operation doing interesting and artful prints.
By the way, in case you're having trouble converting Norwegian Kroner to dollars or haven't figured out that "Vis Alle" mean "View All", our suggester tells us that a English version of their site will debut later this year (yeah, yeah, we'll let you know when it's up).
How is it that a little boutique in Houston carries one of the most extensive selections of Y's by Yohji Yamamato we've ever seen? We don't know but we're not complaining. By way of a succinct suggestion by a kind reader, Pixie & Ivy is the latest addition to the guide.
By way of a kind suggestion we were led to Poste. Now this is truly a shoe shop for the modern gentleman--one that wears a T-shirt and canvas sneakers one day, a suit and loafers the next day, and a tux and patent leather lace-ups that night. Another sign of a progressive shoe shop? Their website friendsofposte.com, where they regularly post their latest arrivals in blog format and take worldwide orders. We have a feeling this is the beginning of a beautiful friendship.
Before he releases shoes for The Gap in the US and gets press up the wazoo, we'd like to assert that we were early on Pierre Hardy. Like 3 years ago early (we first added his brand to our database in March of 2005). Now that that's out of the way, images from his Spring 2008 collection are now on his site. Just think, for the low low price of ten pairs of his shoes from The Gap, you can get the real deal.
Oki-Ni is only in its second season of its reincarnation as a retailer of designer men's clothing and accessories, but they're obviously quick learners. Spring 2008 merchandise is starting to arrive and there are quite a few winners in there.
Les Prairies de Paris sneakers at Creatures of Comfort.
The Spring/Summer sales have begun in earnest. Seven has put all its collections on sale at 25-35% off. There are still quite a variety of sizes available but we don't imagine this will last long so act fast if you see something you like.
Bruno Pieters dress $256.75 (originally $395)
Bruno Pieters dress $276.75 (originally $425)
C-neeon leggings $94.25 (originally $145)
Common Projects sneaker $243.75 (originally $325)
Double Identity sneaker $108.75 (originally $145)
Peter Pilotto dress $422.5 (originally $650)
Preen skirt $256.75 (originally $395)
Preen pump $276.25 (originally $425)
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