Kirk Originals New Generation Eyewear - Lord Kirk of Wycombe

Quirky and stylish eyewear designers Kirk Originals have used their own super powers to create a new range called the New Generation Heroes.

Here we find 8 designs named after heroes created by Jason Kirk himself and all with super powers. 

The style – A black brooding frame with flashes of neon colours asymmetrically placed in textured stripes on the left hand side. The colours are orange, turquoise, red or silver.

And the heroes? 

We've already introduced you to Jack Kirk with his time travel super power earlier in his own post dated 14 June

Now it's the turn of Lord Kirk of Wycombe with his half framed design.

Unfortunately Lord Kirk is no longer with us as he led the bloody Embroiderers Union revolution of 1439 and met an untimely death in pursuit of his political goals when he threw himself in front of the Queen’s spinning jenny.

His super power was that he could knit very quickly – which may have been the reason why he was much misunderstood by the British working classes.  However his Kirk Originals probably ensured he didn’t drop a stitch.  With one of the autumn/winter trend this year being layers of knitwear, he would have been very popular today.  

And if you like the look of his eyewear design then visit

Kirk Originals Flagship store: 6 Conduit Street, W1S 1XE, 020 7499 0060,
Website: www.kirkoriginals.com

Clive Christian's New Luxury Perfume 'C' For Men

To celebrate 10 years  at the top of the luxury perfume industry, Clive Christian has just released a new perfume creation named ’C’ from his private collection, the first since 1999.

‘C’ For Men is described as dominant and seductive with Saffron at the heart with notes of the extremely rare Snow Lotus which is apparently a well known aphrodisiac. (form a queue boys form a queue!)

Saffron is the most expensive spice in the world and it takes up to 250,000 saffron crocus flowers to create one pound of this spice.

The perfume concentrate is presented in an amber bottle to pay tribute to the origins of the Crown Perfumery where all perfumes created under Queen Victoria’s royal crown were coloured amber or green. Also in keeping with tradition, ‘C’ has matching perfumes for men and women (as Queen Victoria and Prince Albert often requested).

Famous for creating the world’s most expensive perfume (aptly named No 1) in 1999, you will be  pleased to know ‘C’ is to retail at the more attainable price of £195 for a 50ml bottle, and will be available at Fortnum & Mason and The Roja Dove Haute Parfumerie in Harrods.   

And if you can't treat yourself, hint to your loved one that you'd like it for Christmas. You never know, if you are on Santa’s nice list, he may bring  a bottle down your chimney on Christmas Eve. But if you’re on the naughty list- then you may get it earlier!!!

Other Clive Christian perfumes can be purchased on Amazon
 

Givaudan's iPerfumer is a New free App for your iPhone which will help you choose fragrances.

You now can combine your love of technology with your love of colognes with iPefumer, the new free App for your iPod from the leading perfumery house Givaudan.

This new app is the first perfume recommendation tool for both men and women, and will take out most of the guesswork to help you select your perfect fragrance.

How does it work?
First you create a profile with your details: name, age, sex etc.

Once completed, iPerfumer will ask you to rate the different scents usually found in colognes:
Citrus; floral; chypre; fougere; oriental; and woody.
You give the number of stars by each or click on no preference.
And if you don’t know what these scents smell like e.g. chypre or fougere for instance (and who does?) , then there is a help button next to it which will describe the scent and give examples of colognes.
With this information the iPerfumer is then able to recommend the colognes which have the scents you prefer. The recommended colognes are shown with a photo of the bottle and a breakdown of the ingredients in to top notes, the heart and the base.

You can also give ratings on a particular cologne you’ve used in the past and the iPerfumer will then give alternatives you may like. These ratings are then stored and collated to provide an average score so users can see the popularity of a particular fragrance.

You are also not limited to your own profile, I’m sure friends, relatives and partners would be happy to add their profile. This way you’ll never forget what their favourite perfume/cologne is. Hooray!! - Sorry guys but it always amazes me that you can have your perfume bottle scattered everywhere – in the bathroom, bedroom and fridge (the scent lasts longer) and still on birthdays and at Christmas you get something the sales assistant recommended!!!
But if you did want to buy them something new to try, at least now you don’t have to rely on the sales assistant to choose for you - you have a good guideline on hand to show what they may like.

With over 4,000 masculine and feminine prestige fragrances stored in its data base, iPerfumer is a great tool for those who love technology on the go and want to learn more about fragrances. You can load iPerfumer from the Apple store and oh did I mention the App is free.

Simon Carter - Silver Jubilee collection

To celebrate his 25^th year anniversary this September, Simon Carter, known as “the King of Cufflinks”, has launched a Silver Jubilee collection for his men’s accessories.

Crystal Spitfires, propellers and jewelled framed mother of pearl Union Jacks take the form of cufflinks...........

....................whilst trendy silk pocket squares are in the traditional Union Jack colours.

His new label “West End”, designed for the younger man with a more directional edge to the designs and a more accessible price tag, celebrates with Union Jack paint effect tote bags in shades of grey, purple or the traditional colours. Inside you will find the signature Simon Carter comic strip lining – something to read if you get bored on your journey.

These can be found in his shirt and accessories only store in quirky Shepherd Market just off Piccaddilly or online at   

http://www.simoncarter.net/

Other designs by Simon Carter can be found on Amazon
 

New Ed Hardy Hearts & Daggers for Him

No more room for another tattoo on your body? Well extend them to your EDT fragrance bottle and check out Ed Hardy Hearts & Daggers for Him by Christian Audigier. looking good in vibrant colours with Ed hardy’s “Free Forever” tattoo.

The initial impression is fruity – top notes are of Anjou Pear, Basil and Martini accord, with the pear being the dominant of the three.
Once this has calmed down the middle (or heart) notes of pepper, rosemary and papaya appear bringing a herbal fragrance whilst the more masculine heavier woody base notes of Japanese Katsura wood, suede, patchouli and sandalwood linger in the background.

Even if you don’t have a tattoo you’ll like this bottle brightening up your bathroom.
The EDT 50ml can be purchased at the Perfume Shop for £35.50.
Plus at the moment they are offering a free gift of a Hearts & Daggers weekend bag with every Hearts & Daggers men’s fragrance 50ml or larger purchase
Visit www.theperfumeshop.com for more details.

Kirk Originals - the Turbo eyewear collection

If you want your eyewear to say you have the suaveness of James Bond shaken (not stirred) with a twist of Austin Powers’ mojo then go for the Turbo eyewear collection at Kirk Originals.

This is the Aston Martin range of the Kirk collections combining aluminium, wood and acetate to make a slick but truly groovy design.

Inspired by vintage car dashboards the wood used is the red padouk, blond bulnesia, black ebene and brown amourette. This dash of wood adds depth and gives a strong look to the aluminium temple arms creating a classic retro look.

The fronts come in a choice of classic solid black, crystal clear and semi transparent brown.

The styles are the square fronted and high bridge Bobcat (shown here with a crystal front and black ebene sides); the half framed Phantom; the softer square fronted Demon and the slightly rounded Tornado (shown here with a brown front and brown amourette sides).

To be an “international man of mystery” set off for their  Flagship store: 6 Conduit Street, W1S 1XE, 020 7499 0060,
Website: www.kirkoriginals.com

Stitch the London menswear tradeshow looks at Vision

The 4th and final key category at the Stitch menswear trade show was:
VISION – A showcase of emerging international talent in menswear.

Satyenkumar
Graduating from Central St. Martins in 2001, Satyen Kumar worked for 4 seasons on the mainline collection at Versace in Milan before deciding to go it alone in 2006.

The foundation of his brand aesthetic is the modern hybrid for eccentric English playboys with a combination of tailored casual wear fused with tuxedo style dressing. The trousers are slim and tailored with a casual twist created by a double row of elasticised jogging style hems, whilst jackets are panelled at the front with contrasting fabric.
Some of the designs have an almost jockey like style with red satin, purple and petrol blue jogging style tailored pants, white shirt with red and blue geometric sections and a two toned petrol blue shirt.
This designer is not afraid of colour with his flashy patterned suit in oranges/yellows/reds and blues matched with a pale green diaphanous long sleeved t-shirt.

Definitely living up to the eccentric English playboy name.

Satyenkumar helps to boost national economy and ensure quality and attention to detail by only ever manufacturing garments in the UK, and sources 90% of materials from British suppliers.
Stockists include www.oki-ni.com