Pick Ups

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—01. Supreme Book, Vol. 1.
—02. Take Ivy, 2010.

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I haven't posted many of the items I've picking up for a while now, mostly because they are almost all from our own store. Recently however I got a couple of books that I'm pretty excited about. It took me a little while to track down the first Supreme Book, but I'm glad I did. Published in 2005, the first edition features the same format as the rest, but has some great photography and nicely catalogs the old releases. I also picked up the re-published Take Ivy. It's so cheap and I'm sure everybody will have it, but that doesn't mean it's not good. I'm still fairly determined to get an original copy someday, but that day isn't today, so this is perfect for now.

Beams Deck Shoes

If you hadn't already figured it out Beams is kind of awesome. They design and produce clothing, accessories, stationery and music while importing other items from overseas for their retail empire, and they seem to do it all well. The latest offering I'm impressed with by Beams (and another reason for me to go to Japan) are these 3-piece deck shoes. They're made of a pretty sturdy looking canvas and come in three great colourways all of which have the perfect accent colour just about the midsole. Other little details like the thin 'dress' laces and the 70's era heel decal also make them appealing to me. They look like the perfect spring sneaker for this Take Ivy look that myself and a lot of other people are probably going to be rocking 90% of the spring. If you aren't down with that look the classic simple design makes for such a useful shoe that you can co-ordinate easily with any other spring outfit. I think the beige is my favourite, but I've changed my mind 7 times since I started writing this, I love them all equally. They're available at zozotown for a very reasonable $100.

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