M.S.S. SL 101 NSB: 14 mos., Unwashed

Our very own M.S.S. 101 NSB Denim can now be found online. M.S.S. ‘101’ jeans are expertly handmade in Los Angeles, using exclusively Japanese and American dry, indigo selvedge denim and produced in limited runs of 101 pairs. Our jeans come in two distinctly tailored fits, Standard (ST) and Slim (SL). For our current release, we chose to work with raw, 14oz. redline selvedge denim from Tokyo's Nisshinbo, regarded among the "Big Three" Japanese denim producers along with the Kaihara (Hiroshima) and Kurabo (Osaka) mills.

M.S.S. is a material study in the subtext of style. Much like the measure of a man, our clothing is designed to develop with time and wear; therein, silently communicating the singular virtues of a life well lived.

Wear with all.™

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Preview: CASH CA A/W '12

CASH CA is a 13 year old British knitwear company helmed by former Margaret Howell and John Smedley knitwear designer Craig Alexander. With a considerable footprint in Japan, South Korea, and Hong Kong, CASH CA's Japan-only menswear collection launched in 2009 after a chance meeting between Alexander and venerated Japanese streetwear designer Kazuki Kuraishi.

Kuraishi's decorated career has been punctuated by work with Hiroshi Fujiwara's Fragment Design, NIGO's A Bathing Ape, Hiroki Nakamura's visvim, Tetsu Nishiyama's WTAPS, and his cousin Shinsuke Takizawa's Neighborhood. In 2004, Kuraishi was named creative product manager by adidas and 2009 saw the release of Kuraishi's namesake collection for adidas Originals, "ObyOKZK". Aside from his duties as creative director of CASH CA's menswear collection, Kuraishi currently oversees two collaborative ventures with Takahiro Miyashita of TAKAHIROMIYASHITATheSoloist., including one with Levi's called Levi's ® Lefthanded Jean by Takahiro Kuraishi.

MILKMADE is proud and excited to be the first US outpost for CASH CA. CASH CA's Autumn/Winter '12 collection will debut at MILKMADE in the fall.

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The Deluxe Influence of Bedwin

The Superior Labor

Headquartered in the Japanese denim mecca of Okayama, The Superior Labor has earned itself a vaunted reputation among carryall cognoscenti for its signature handcrafted canvas utility bags and small leather goods. Previously only available in the United States through a brief collaboration with J. Crew, The Superior Labor will soon find itself stateside once again, exclusively at MILKMADE.

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The Travel Almanac Issue No. 3

Arriving in-store next week, the latest issue of The Travel Almanac features contributions by and conversations with:

- Jay McInerney
- Rick Owens
- Johnny Marr
- Udo Kier
- Norbert Bisky
- Tsumori Chisato
- Dirk von Lowtzow


Plus: Pingyao / China Special & Parisian Cinemas

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