If you've ever seen the cartoon The Adventures of Tintin, this beautifully 'correct' bag may ring a few bells - it looks a little like the 1950's canvas sack that the strawberry blond reporter took to Tibet with him. A collaboration between Eastpak, the ingenious travel and lifestyle brand and Wood Wood, darlings of the Danish street couture scene, it is entitled Desertion. Assuming you're not colour blind, it's fairly obvious why.
Putting aside the rather meretricious marketing puff, in which tennis superstar Roger Federer describes this watch as as 'very nice', the Rolex Sky-Dweller is a magnificent piece of mechanical engineering. It allows one to keep track of the time across multiple time zones; an inner ring keeps track of the time at home while traditional hour, minute, and second hands denote local time. To set the watch, the Ring Command bezel can be turned to one of three positions: local time, date and a second timezone. In addition, the Sky-Dweller uses an astronomical cycle called Saros so that it knows the difference between 30 and 31 day months. In other words, it's like Roger said: 'very nice'.
There's been a distinct lack of innovation in the world of thin, hemmed squares of fabric. So hurrah for A Bathing Ape, who commissioned this witty handkerchief, featuring Wish You Were There - Herb Lester's guide to the best places to shop, drink and dance in London during 1960 to 1966. Marked with a range of colour-coded destintations, from the St Tropez Club to hat shops, it places one in the centre of a world that has long-since melted away. As for actually using it... don't you dare.
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