Battenwear SS13

Corduroy, velour and duck cotton in the Brooklyn-based sportswear brand's third surf-inspired collection

Founded in 2011 by Brooklyn-based designer Shinya Hasegawa, Battenwear—formerly known as Batten Sportswear—takes a playful approach to active menswear design, favoring unconventional fabrics and colorways with a vintage surf-inspired aesthetic. Delivering all of the above and more is the recently launched SS 2013 collection, anchored by soft pastels and peppered with corduroy, cotton and velour. Although it’s just the young brand’s third season in production, …

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Travel guide iPhone app offers solid suggestions and tips from the "pros"

Whether it’s in search of unknown design talent at Milan Design Week or visiting London to learn about the latest in car culture, it seems we find ourselves working out of hotel rooms or on airplanes nearly as much as we do behind our desks at CH HQ, so we’re always curious to learn about a new travel guide app. The latest to land on …

Lotuff Bridle Duffle

Made by hand in New England with timeless style

Made by hand in New England, each bag in Lotuff‘s new bridle leather collection exudes a sense of timeless elegance. Unlike most leathers bridle leather is treated (tanned and waxed) on both the flesh and grain sides for an end product with superior quality and appearance—the important detail leaves the inside looking and wearing better than most traditional bags’ exterior. Among the four bags of …