A playful pet pattern adorns AELFIE’s organic cotton Fetch! sheet, which has been screen-printed by hand. Made to fit most cribs, but the brand asks that you be sure it fits snugly (loose fabric is dangerous for sleeping toddlers) and wash before first use. The Pomeranian-covered print was designed by Hawaii-based artist Kim Sielbeck and will please pup-loving tots and caregivers alike.
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Suitable for dogs up to 30 pounds, Roverlund’s Out-and-About Pet Tote is the ideal carrier for city pets. The roomy interior bedding allows a pooch to move around, sit, stand or lie down as they please, while the removable padded base blends comfort and easy cleaning. Stylish and portable, this carrier sports slip-resistant shoulder straps, comes in a variety of camouflage and black color options, includes reflective detailing for safe walks at night and has extra storage. It also uses durable marine and mountaineering fabrics, ensuring its longevity.
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Jon Julio’s Them Skates collaborated with Brain Dead to produce the Blue Brain Dead Them 909 inline skates. The union, in partnership with SSENSE, is part of the trio’s Futuristic Shred Technology, a collection celebrating the community that inline skating culture fosters. The UFS street skating frame (made by Julio and Kyle Sola) is crafted from injection-mold, glass-filled nylon. The Them Liner is fitted with V4 upgrades, like re-positioned heels and increased padding for better security. And, like the skating advancements, the blue and white design pattern is strikingly dynamic.
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An emblem of timeless Uptown New York glamour, The Carlyle Hotel has dazzled guests since the 1930s. Through more than 200 images (including never-before-seen photographs), with tantalizing text by author James Reginato that delves into the establishment’s storied history and a foreword from Lenny Kravitz, Assouline’s The Carlyle book captures the magic. Those who’ve stayed at the hotel or sipped classic cocktails within the whimsy of Bemelmans will appreciate it—but so will anyone else who dreams of its legacy.
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Siying Qu and Haoran Li’s NYC-based clothing brand, Private Policy is intended for all genders, and often interweaves the founders’ Asian-American heritage with visually intriguing silhouettes. The Silk Harness Micro Pleated Shirt embodies this same union. Complete with a 100% silk chartreuse trim, the sage green top is fitted with Japanese pleats on a blend of breezy cotton and polyester blend.
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Philadelphia-based shop YOWIE collaborated with artist Frank Dorrey, who applied his freaky and fun faces to a fantasy basketball skateboard. Dorrey’s work uses PicsArt and iPhone 8s to distort images and play with colors in order to symbolize truth. Bringing his unique technique to YOWIE, Dorrey creates a signature warped portrait, set against a vibrant blue backdrop and surrounded by dribbling basketball players, including Lucifer. This is a limited edition collaboration—so only 10 of these decks exist.
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In 1938, when esteemed architect and designer Franco Albini reconstructed a radio between two pieces of tempered glass, he created one of his most renowned works—a feat of technology as aesthetic praxis, a revolutionary blend between minimalism and modernity. In 2021, Albini’s radio continues to uphold the standard for innovation. Cassina’s Radio in Cristallo LE brings the original into the contemporary age with Bluetooth technology and an optional subwoofer that connects to WiFi for a truly immersive sound. The elegant piece features satin knobs and a matte black chassis. Limited to only five pieces, each Radio in Cristallo LE has a numbered metal plate and hand-soldered circuits.
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Featuring Tom of Finland’s delightfully raunchy art, Carne Bollente’s “My Bare Gays” sweatshirt comes in either washed-out black or cream colorways. On the front, the beloved artist’s illustration is portrayed through the Paris-based brand’s Pornographico embroidery; while the back boasts a large, double-exposure style graphic of his iconic The Loggers magazine cover. Available in XS to XL, this garment is made from 100% cotton.
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Daniel Sherrell’s debut book, Warmth: Coming of Age at the End of the World, captures the spectrum of feelings that living in a climate crisis initiates—frustration from watered-down Green Bills, grief from the lives and species lost to preventable causes, numbness from the ever-mounting reports about the state of the environment, and beyond. Part memoir and part love letter, Warmth takes an intimate look into Sherrell’s life as he fights for change within the movement to imagine what a future and family look like under climate change. His book asks—himself and readers—”How do we go on in a world that may not?”
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NYC’s Chop Suey Club blends two tile-based strategy games, Mahjong and the Rubik’s Cube, to create a fun hybrid version. Using the pieces of the ancient Chinese game, Chop Suey Club’s inventive cube replaces the typical colors and ensures buttery-smooth rotations.
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Aaliyah’s catalogue continues to be released on streaming services and physically, and her stunning third (and final) album, Aaliyah, is available for pre-order on vinyl now. The 2001 record (with production by Timbaland, Bud’da, J. Dub, Rapture and Eric Seats) features elements of various genres, all buoyed by Aaliyah’s featherweight, silken vocals. Recorded mostly at Sony Studios in NYC and Sing Sing Studios in Melbourne, Australia, the album features some of the artist’s best-loved songs including “Rock The Boat” and “More Than a Woman,” with its squelchy bass effects and soaring digital strings. This re-release will also include “Try Again,” the lead single from the Romeo Must Die soundtrack, that initially was only included on the European and Japanese versions.
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From Brain Dead, a collective of artists and creatives from around the world who share a love of post-punk and skateboarding, comes the Patchwork Military Field Shirt Jacket. This jacket (available in XS to XL) is 100% cotton, designed with camouflage style patchworks and fitted with chest pockets on either side. Earthy tones—navy, green and brown—work together through wavy color-blocks and create a refreshing take on a classic silhouette.
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A dive into the dynamic 1980s Jamaican dancehall scene, Beth Lesser’s Dancehall: The Rise of Jamaican Dancehall Culture looks at the influential movement that was largely unseen by those not involved. Lesser traveled to Kingston, Jamaica in the ’80s for Reggae Quarterly magazine and various dedicated nights, and found herself in the midst of dancehall’s golden age. While political tensions were still apparent, the welcoming and boisterous world of dancehall provided an escape and community for many. This book traces dancehall’s 1950s origins through to its ’80s heyday and beyond with colorful images and thoughtful text.
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Bright and breathable, MAAP’s Allied Cap is a 100% cotton cycling cap perfect for riding even in the hottest temperatures. The Melbourne, Australia-based brand combines their signature comfort fit, a striking color combination of electric blue, khaki, orange, lilac and neon green, and lightweight Italian fabrics for a functional yet fun addition to any ride. Price is in Australian dollars.
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Universal Works was co-founded in 2008 by David Keyte (formerly of Paul Smith and Maharishi) and inspired by his working-class childhood in the Midlands of the UK, during which his father and uncle would also don their workwear for dress-up occasions. With products influenced by military and task-oriented silhouettes (like bakers’ jackets and laborers’ chore coats), the brand’s apparel is both practical and stylish. Their Drop Crotch Fatigue Pants offer a loose fit, with a long front rise (with a zip closure), as well as waist adjusters for the most comfortable fit. Made from 100% cotton, the corduroy fabric feels both soft and sturdy, making them an ideal garment for the transition into autumn and winter. Price is in Pounds.
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Bamford London’s latest automatic monopusher chronograph is a powerhouse of details. From the wide range of rubber strap options (which include, but are not limited to, colors like yellow and khaki) to the impressive 41.5mm carbon fiber case, the Bamford B347 embodies flexibility and durability. The movement, a Swiss-made Sellita SW510, features a bicompax dial with hour and minute registers, with a running seconds subdial beside a 30 minute counter. Price is in Pounds.
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Ideal for individuals and teams, Waverly Labs’ Ambassador Interpreter ensures you never miss a detail in the conversation—whether it’s in French, German, Vietnamese, Mandarin or another language. Equipped with two mics that can capture speech from up to eight feet away, easy click-to-talk translation settings and group options that allow up to four units to sync to a single device via their free IOS and Android app, these sleek over-the-ear units make translation in real time more seamless than ever. With 20 languages and 42 dialects, the Ambassador Interpreter comes in black or wine red, and features a carrying bag and micro-USB charging cables, making it extra easy to transport.
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Since 1968, The Studio Museum in Harlem has been a center for and a champion of Black art and Black culture. The new book Black Refractions: Highlights from The Studio Museum in Harlem contextualizes select artwork from the institution’s collection, which includes pieces by Faith Ringgold, Kerry James Marshall, Norman Lewis, Lorna Simpson and others. Authors Connie H Choi, Thelma Golden and Kellie Jones discuss the thematic and procedural processes in curating Black art, include essays by art historians and collectors (like Eliza A Butler, Akili Tommasino, Taylor Aldridge, Larry Ossei Mensah and Daniela Fifi) and feature 125 artworks. Together, the book pays historical homage to the multiplicities of identities and techniques in African-American art, tracing works in various mediums from the 1930s to today.
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To celebrate the 25th anniversary of their masterpiece ATLiens, OutKast’s four-LP reissue doesn’t include just the original album, but also the instrumentals—available commercially for the first time ever. Along with the vinyl (which features the tracks “Elevators (Me & You),” “Two Dope Boyz (In A Cadillac)” and “Jazzy Belle”), the duo collaborated with London-based firm F That on a video game based on the album. In the game, players defend Atlanta against an alien invasion as Andre 3000 or Big Boi.
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Honey Dijon’s partnership with Etsy, for an installment of the Creator Collaborations series, manifests as a gorgeous collection of apparel, accessories, home decor, art and more from 10 makers on the platform. Each piece has been selected by the artist who chose products that connected with her love and appreciation for queer culture of the ’70s, ’80s and ’90s. Our pick is the Stardust and Honey silk scarf from Washington DC-based All Very Goods—founded by Ama Schulman. With Schulman’s design on the 36-inch by 36-inch 100% silk scarf, the accessory features a hand-stitched rolled hem.
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Featuring glorious photography by Adrianna Glaviano, the book Edible Flowers: How, Why, and When We Eat Flowers by Monica Nelson is part practical guide, history book and personal story—all organized alphabetically by each bloom’s common name. 100 flowers are featured alongside their Latin name, locations, blooming seasons, flavor profiles and which part is edible. Also outlined are historical practices (from ancient Greeks and Romans drinking violet wine to help with hangovers to medieval women adding borage to drinks as a kind of love potion) and culinary and cultural uses (like hibiscus drinks in Cambodia and the use of rose water in cooking across the Middle East, India and North Africa). There are also various contributions—including recipes—from chefs, writers and artists.
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Catskills-based Tree Juice Maple Syrup not only makes traditional, 100% pure maple syrup but also various infused and flavored iterations including zesty lemon and bourbon barrel-aged. Available in two-ounce bottles up to half-gallon jugs, this all-natural syrup is made on a 100-acre family-owned farm and promises to be non-GMO, gluten-free and vegan.
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Golden Grooming—founded by former NFL player Herman Moore—makes their skin and haircare products with Black men in mind. The brand’s Beard Balm and Oil Bundle comprises their lush Big Growth Beard Balm (made with mango butter, beeswax, shea butter, and coconut, grapeseed sandalwood, amber and peppermint oils) and Ultra Conditioning Beard Oil (with sunflower, castor, avocado, hempseed, golden jojoba and sweet orange oils), both of which promise to soften and strengthen hair while encouraging growth and preventing dryness. These Detroit-made formulas have been created for coarse or curly beards.
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Brooklyn-based label Adsum collaborated with Japanese outdoor brand Nanga (founded by Akira Yokota in 1941) on a four-product collection made for adventures. The standout product, the UDD 180 DX Sleeping Bag, is a custom-sewn item made in bright yellow and orange; colors inspired by ’90s mountaineering. It folds down into a lightweight, pocket-sized carry bag, but is filled with warm, high-performance 770 fillpower down that’s been treated to be water-resistant. A playful but practical detail, the YKK zipper glows in the dark to help sleepers avoid snagging.
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Engaging and insightful, Making a Great Exhibition is the debut children’s book from David Zwirner Books, the publishing division of the world-renowned gallery. Created by author Doro Globus (managing director of David Zwirner Books) and award-winning artist and illustrator Rose Blake, the colorful work explores how artists produce something special and then share it with the world. It’s recommended for kids ages three to seven but surely it’s a tale for all to enjoy.
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For those who need readers the on-off-on-off of glasses to see nearby images and text gets irritating quickly. Caddis makes progressive glasses without a prescription at the top of the lens and adjustment at the bottom to solve for that exact conundrum. And now they’re offering four different styles made for the outdoors—whether you’re reading on the beach or spotting marine life from a boat. Their Porgy Backstage design draws inspiration from classic wayfarers and comes in two colorways: turtle or gloss black. The high-grade progressive lenses also protect from UV rays, and customers can select their level of magnification.
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