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Deus does it again. Check out their new Canggu Bali workshop's custom 1976 Honda CB100 called Inari [Japanese god of rice], replete with green metal fleck hand painted tank, Ventura “BSA Style” handlebars, front suspension from a Yamaha 225, chopped 5cm, 32cm ‘Old style’ Yamaha rear suspension, handmade seat and optional surfboard rack. For more on Deus Bali, including their planned 'Temple of Enthusiasm', click here.

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For those of us that weren't fortunate enough to find an original Japanese edition of  Take Ivy, the literary Ground Zero of the Americana resurgence in the States, redemption comes on Tuesday, August 31st. That's when you can stop by any Jack Spade location and get your hands on the above special K-Swiss x Jack Spade x Take Ivy $245 edition -- the set includes a copy on the much anticipated English reprint of the seminal sartorial text, along with co-branded grey fleece sweatshirt and bridle leather belt.

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I've been in the market for a proper bicycle ever since I moved back to Los Angeles, from Amsterdam. Torn between the utilitarian ease of a vintage single-speed city cycle and the à la mode appeal of a sleek track/fixed gear bike, I've been seated firmly on the fence, unable to take the plunge and make a purchase -- until I recently came across Bertelli Bici. Every Bertelli bicycle is a unique design object -- each part is assembled by hand, finished and fine-tuned by Francesco Bertelli, himself. Bertelli combines brand new parts with "new old stock" and vintage parts found at flea markets, old bike shops, and collectors to create a bicycle that truly is one of a kind.

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Arrivals: ellesse x Wood Wood

A selection of the ellesse x Wood Wood capsule collection has just arrived & will be available online, shortly.