I posted about Swear shoes a little while back (See Swear London A/W 2009) . This time Swear has updated their blog with some whistle wetters for the new year, some hors d'oeuvres if you will. Their spring/summer collection launches next month, and so far I like what I see. I love their combinations of colors and textures. Contrast, both subtle and blatant. [Via Swear]

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CIPHER SEDITIONARY

"Libertines on my feet makes my Cipher complete, whether crusin' in a six-cab, or Montero jeep"...

I wonder if Nas would have traded his suede Tim's for some Cipher Libertines back in the Illmatic days. It's funny that as soon as I saw the name of the brand, I thought of the song "The World is Yours", because, ironically, Cipher proclaims itself as "an expression of life in the Brave New World". I may have to agree. I am looking for a change in my Nike dominated sneaker closet, and Cipher may have what I'm looking for. Check out the full post for pics of the Seditionary and Subterranean.

PS...I would like to thank Livia over at Cipher for keeping me in the loop. Maybe she can have them send me a pair of black on black Seditionarys in a size 9.5 to put under my Christmas tree. Subtle I am.

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I dropped out of college and all I got was this grand ol' cardigan.

If you never heard of Franklin & Marshall, it is an Italian clothing company whose origin and branding was inspired by a 1970's vintage American college sweatshirt that the founding duo happened upon in a second hand store in London. Their line consists of college style apparel including cardigans, varsity jackets, logo sweat shirts and tees. More cardigan styles in the full post. [Via Coggles]

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Finally a reason to hit the lanes and show off my hop step bowling technique... but on the real, all suede everything is my motto when it comes to shoes, but contrast is key. Appreciate the navy suede with the chocolate leather after the jump. [Via Farfetch]

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