Studio Visit: Prinkshop

Kate Spade co-founder Pamela Bell taps the potential of a well-designed T-shirt to empower and engage

“Wear what you care about.” That’s the motto of NYC-based Prinkshop (short for “printed ink”), a new graphic design and production studio that’s leveraging the underused potential of T-shirts (and totes) to spark action and discussion. Each piece—dedicated to a different cause like child abuse prevention or bringing local, organic food to public schools—bares a simple, bold phrase that invites friends and passers-by to ask, …

Van Doren Halloween Print Era

Vans digs into the archives to reissue a playful skull print low-top

Paying tribute to the brand’s humble beginnings rooted in 1970s and ’80s skate culture, Vans continues to reissue vintage prints as part of the Van Doren Collection. One of the latest to get bumped back into production—and just in time for Halloween—is the Repeat Skull graphic, now available in the low-top Era silhouette. The playful black and white print is equally attractive to guys, girls …

CLAE + LIFUL Capsule Collection

California and South Korea unite for a minimal menswear collaboration

While Japan may garner more attention than its neighboring countries combined when it comes to fashion design, those in the know have been watching Korea in recent years. Why? Because of brands like LIFUL. The modern menswear brand makes clean, minimal apparel that’s at home in just about any city on any continent—be it NYC, London or Stockholm. For the current A/W season, LIFUL teamed …