The 80’s Trunk

Weird shoes and swaddled booze meet vintage video games and custom bikes in this week's link round-up

Engadget stirs video game lust with a newfangled arcade cabinet from bespoke French trunkmaker Pinel & Pinel. With its sleek profile, 60 classic games, stunning LCD screen and iPod/iPhone docking station, the 80’s Trunk belongs anywhere but the basement.

High Fashion in “Akira”

Weird shoes and swaddled booze meet vintage video games and custom bikes in this week's link round-up

With an uncanny eye for cut and detail, blogger Jason Chan of Fashion Indie spots key pieces from designer collections—among them Balmain, Patrik Ervell and Marc Jacobs—in “Akira,” the 1988 anime classic.

Hermès Orion Suitcase

Weird shoes and swaddled booze meet vintage video games and custom bikes in this week's link round-up

Selectism spies Hermès’ Orion Suitcase designed by Gabriele Pezzini, with its handsomely modern contrasts of brushed aluminum (reinforced with carbon and Kevlar) accented by trademark Hermès tan leather.