Cool Hunting

American Apparel Mexico City
American Apparel threw a flea market-themed pre-party for its first Mexican shop last month on Mexico City's Masaryk Street (their take on the Champs-Elysees). The event launched a campaign by the Mexican photographer Napoleón Habeica who produced a series of images with the distinct American Apparel "everyday sexy" vernacular that make even me blush. (The one pictured here is the least naughty of the...

Dunderdon New York
Swedish workwear-inspired clothing label Dunderon last week relocated their one and only retail outlet in the U.S. to a more permanent home in New York City's Soho district. Conceptualized by menswear design director Carlos Salazar, the handpainted pine plank flooring and traditional wainscoting recreates a sundrenched Swedish cottage. With a full range of men's and women's clothing, along with a few exclusives from their...

Beautiful Decay Hoodies
Beautiful Decay have the t-shirt game down pat, but as temperatures drop here in the Northern hemisphere, we need something for the cold winter season. Luckily, our friends just released their first line of artist-designed hoodies, their first foray into outerwear. The cut-and-sew pieces feature the same high quality craftsmanship and super soft fabric we've come to expect, customized stitching and a steel BD...

The Monocle Travel Top Fifty 2007/8
Monocle's Travel Top Fifty, a collection of the editors' best first-hand experiences traveling, is the first in a series of special editions by the publication. The supplement includes tips on the mundane (an airport metro in Denmark) and the fabulous (a personal butler at Hong Kong's Grand Hyatt), as well as on more simple luxuries like a sublime terrace in Zürich. All their highly-subjective...

Streets.to: A Virtual Guide
Planning a visit to Canada's largest city? Look no further than Streets.to, Toronto's visual search engine, to set you up with a personal tour. Taking you on a simulated 3-D city excursion, Streets.to is touted as "the world's first and only patent-pending virtual cityscape." It's purpose: to turn virtual into reality, giving you a comprehensive visual depiction of what one can expect in and...

On Location: Marrakech
Meandering through the souks of Marrakech's infamous buzzing Medina can make you feel as though you've traveled back in time. Linger down the narrow stone streets to find mismatched tins piled high with fresh gem-colored spices and racks teeming with colorful babouches (Moroccan slippers). Or hop a taxi to Le Guéliz, where you'll see young Marrakechis dining al fresco at Parisian-style cafés and toting...