http://www.preyforthehunted.com Fashion, Art, Music, and Tools for the Modern Man. Tue, 09 Feb 2010 06:54:10 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en In the interest of full disclosure I must say that this is a project that is beyond personal to me. elc Mens is a men's fashion line out of Denver Colorado started by the proprietors of this blog. After producing 2 full collections sold through traditional fashion show rooms in ... http://www.preyforthehunted.com/fashion/81/ Every man who gives a damn about how he looks should have a few wardrobe items on a mental list that if he runs across them he can act without hesitation. For me one of those items is a Barbour International Jacket. The international is the same jacket Steve Mcqueen ... http://www.preyforthehunted.com/uncategorized/real-mcqueen/ As I am working away on my modern vintage Triumph Thruxton cafe bike I have become a bit obsessed with Triumph choppers. The example above and below belongs to Rob Howe in southern California, and I just about the prettiest damn thing I can imagine. It started life as a ... http://www.preyforthehunted.com/art/triumph/ These new combat boots from Nice Collective are blowing my mind now that fall is here and winter is looming over the approaching horizon. They call these hand made leather combat boots the Nice Collective Scrap Metal Boots because this limited version is hand-buffed with used motor oil and infused ... http://www.preyforthehunted.com/fashion/wage-war-winter-nice-collective-scrap-metal-combat-boots/ I hate Nom de Guerre, I hate that they have the coolest name in mens fashion and that season after season they continue to put together outstanding collections. Sure my hatred is born of envy and it has just turned up a level with these latest photos from their fall ... http://www.preyforthehunted.com/fashion/nom-de-guerre-fall-winter-2009/ Belgian born designer Raf Simons has become one of the biggest names in fashion design. The most interesting part of Raf Simons' career is the fact that he was formally trained as an industrial designer after which he moved on and began a self study in clothing design. After a ... http://www.preyforthehunted.com/fashion/raf-simons-doc-martins-wtf/ The Maxim top 100 list is totally wack! The fact that they have Avirl Lavine ranked as hotter than Elisha Cuthbert makes me want to burn down their offices. As rediculous as the Maxim list is I have to honestly agree with their pick for the worlds hottest girl. I hate ... http://www.preyforthehunted.com/beautiful-women/olivia-wilde-totally-hotter-meagan-fox/ While denim wear was born in America over  150 years ago  it is today's premium denim craze that is as American as Apple Pie.  Levi Strauss & Co. was founded in 1853 when a young German moved from Bavaria to San Francisco. He started making rugged overalls for railroad workers ... http://www.preyforthehunted.com/fashion/denimology-raw-denim-selvage-denim/ In 2007 the French conglomerate PPR bought controling interest in Puma. At first it was unclear how the sportswear giant would fit in with Gucci and other preium brands under the PPR umbrella.The Puma acquisition cost a cool $7B so they must have had some plan for how to leverage ... http://www.preyforthehunted.com/uncategorized/ysl-puma/ Oh Camilla Belle, I seem to see your face every where I turn and I am not sure what to think when I see it. First I think wow this is a hot actress of Brazilian heritage. Then I think this crazy broad is dating one of the super annoying Jonas ... http://www.preyforthehunted.com/beautiful-women/camilla-belle-is-good-for-celibacy/ In the last few years military influence has been seen in all areas of fashion. Kill Spencer is a new line of mens' bags that is serious enough to move beyond military cliche and uses battle tested materials that actually deliver on that military cache'. LA Based designer Spencer Nikosey ... http://www.preyforthehunted.com/fashion/military-grade-man-bags/ I have to be honest I kind of dismissed the whoel boat shoe phenomenon as a passing hipster trend, but I am getting the feeling that this trend is still pretty far from sinking as we enter spring 2009.  The original Sperry Top Sider (pictured above) was invented in 1935 ... http://www.preyforthehunted.com/fashion/will-boat-shoes-stay-a-float-in-2009/ One look into Tim Hamilton's humble beginnings and you might not guess that the man was on his way to being a major force in mens' fashion. This same young man who grew up as the youngest of seven in children in Iowa has now received the coveted CFDA Swarovski ... http://www.preyforthehunted.com/fashion/tim-hamilton-spring-09-with-highs-in-the-80s/ Gourmet is a relavtive new comer to the sneaker scene, having been around since early 2008 as far as I can tell. (There lack of website makes fact checking difficult) They are an independent shoe company combining a unique perspective and sneaker industry pedigre that will hopefully help them rise ... http://www.preyforthehunted.com/fashion/gourmet-shoes/ Lately you have been seeing a lot of mens fashion that has been influenced by American work-wear. Many European fashion heads will contest that work wear is in fact the only thing that America has contributed to the world of fashion at large. You may agree or disagree with that notion ... http://www.preyforthehunted.com/fashion/american-kick-ass-ness/