Go to FUSSHop now. Aside from the Si Scott print we just blogged, MHI has a new line of clothing with a little help from Maharishi, London's premier Japanese fashion house (and the designers of my passport cover). Maharishi has come up a few times in the past for their camo infused clothes, this time around there isn't as much Army inspiration (maybe they got the message from our first Big Ticket Tuesday). Their street wear takes a twist by getting its cues from nature and its relationship with machines — as noted by the title of the collection Deus Ex Machina. Have a quick look at the new collection and don't forget last season is on sale. Then do yourself a favor and bookmark the FUSShop, because they aren't going to stop coming out with amazing art, clothes and books.

Camouflage means two things: potential military aggression or you’re going buck hunting. However, the new DPM Spring/Summer ‘08 line from Penfield is neither. The New England outdoor apparel experts have collaborated with camouflage specialist Maharishi to create a design that accentuates its “natural roots and artistic influences,” instead of guns and ammo. At the heart of the collection is a pattern adapted from the 1950’s era “Belgian brushstroke.” Previously associated with the elite troop units, this particular pattern is replaced with feathers to depict the “lightness” of the Penfield brand. Odds are if you see someone walking down the street with feathery camouflage they’re probably ready to make love, not war.

According to Chris Torres, there is a new dandyism. Perhaps born of his own creation, perhaps a child of necessity, his renewal of the term, like its predecessor, defines a gentleman. A particular type of gentleman, to be sure – a dandy, by eighteenth century standards, was a well-spoken, well-dressed, well-mannered, revolutionary; a tireless rabble-rouser, threatening in his premature acceptance of the world to come. To paraphrase, he was a gentleman of the sort that — were you a lady falling prey to his guises — your father might wish to shoot.Today's dandy, so it seems, bears certain resemblances to that gentleman. He is daring; he is respectable; he is a tad fearsome; he is the closest representation of idealized manhood since Clark Gabel. And, according to Chris Torres, the man behind the online men's clothier/lifestyle brand, NewDandyism, he exists.

The question we leave you is this: New Dandyism — lifestyle or fashion statement? Like those who debated the term in the eighteenth century, you may find that the answer to that question is muddier than first imagined.

Joshspear.com: How did you become involved in the men’s apparel industry?

Chris Torres: It was actually through footwear. I have an industrial design background and have spent my whole career designing footwear, most recently at Reebok. My involvement in the apparel industry, professionally, came through the friends and connections I've made throughout my career. I've worked with people behind really great labels, like 6876, Call of the Wild, Maharishi, and even RVCA.

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Cartel Goods just announced some new stock for Summer, and their latest batch of urban fashion is (as always) refreshingly tasty. You’ll find plenty of new stuff from camp favorites like The Hundreds, Staple, Crooks, Rockers NYC, and J.Money in the Cartel store, as well as an ants-in-your-pants list of “coming soon” lines like aNYthing and Diamond Supply Co. We’ll keep you posted as more new stuff makes its way up online, but in the meantime, you can find a nice selection of killer FUTURA/Maharishi collabs and a bunch of great tees (like this one by The Hundreds) on the site, get on it.

I was in Seattle yesterday afternoon for about 5 hours with about an hour free– just long enough to poke my head into a few shops. I made it into a shop called Capital 1524– a nice, well rounded collection, but for whatever reason nothing was available in my size so I didn’t stay long. The shop reminded me a bit more of a flea market than a boutique– shoes were placed connected to a chain link fence along the wall. The real gem of the afternoon was Goods– a hybrid sneaker shop, art gallery, skate shop and apparel store. Great selections on some new and rare kicks, as well as great clothing from Maharishi, PRPS, Stussy and some small local brands. If you’re in the Emerald city with some time to kill and money to burn, Goods (pictured above) is the place to be.

The Maharishi Spring/Summer collection just landed at DPMHI’s site. Some great collaborations with guest artists like Futura and XL records. The 2007 season debuts with a new MHI house camouflage, the MHI 90 splinter– this one is inspired from 70’s trial Swedish military issue patterns available in both woodland and urban colorways. As usual this collection will likely go very, very fast. Damn, that Hardy Blechman bloke sure is good!

I rarely equate Miami as a good shopping destination for men– a majority of shops here are standard ‘this could be any city USA’ chains. Minus the Barney’s Coop, which is basically the same in every city, I can honestly say the only shop I really enjoy spending time in is BASE on Lincoln Road. It has an excellent curated selection of accessories, books, music, footwear, men’s and women’s clothing, music toys and jewelry from local Miami designers. Although the in-store experience is leagues better than their online shop, you can still get a great feel for (and buy) a diversity of hand picked products from small must-have brands like Maharishi, Nice Clothing and more. If you make it to just one boutique in Miami, make it this one.

I really enjoyed shopping in Daikanyama, it’s a fairly quiet neighborhood set back from the flashing lights of neighboring Shibuya. Over the next few days I’ll be highlighting a few of my favorite shops from this neighborhood. Although there are a dozen Adidas shops throughout Tokyo, the Daikanyama Adidas Styles shop is worth mentioning just for all the retro sneakers they have for sale behind glass: Old school Adidas roller skates for 41,000 Yen, 25 year old classic running shoes, etc. If you go into the entrance to the Adidas shop but continuing walking towards the back, there’s a small boutique called Stitch in the back. This was the shop that had what looked like a shared space with Adidas for an Adicolor room I shared earlier this week. Stitch felt a bit like a cross between Kid Robot and the MoMa shop aimed at a much more savvy clientele. Lots of Maharishi, designer toys, some select sneakers, nice t-shirts and a solid collection of mid-century furniture. Eames, Eames, and more Eames. This country loves good design! If you’re shopping in Daikanyama, these two stores are a must stop.

If you’re looking for a protective case for your PSP, Colette is clearly the source for the nicest covers out there– With designs available from a large set of well known high end designers, including Jeremy Scott, Goyard, Fendi, Adidas, Miu Miu, Pucci, Kishimoto, and of course my favorite, Maharishi. I’ll have my eyes out for more from Collette when I’m in Paris for Maison et Objet this weekend! (More on that soon)…

I’m not exactly sure why they call “The Library” on Brompton Road in Chelsea, a library, because the only book I saw was Hardy Blechman’s DPM/Disruptive Pattern Material book on a a shelf surrounded in Maharishi clothing. The Library, since 1994, is a small boutique in the busy fashion district of London that I’ve always had a pleasant time in. It’s always full of extremely unique labels, and rare hard to find stuff. Everytime I’ve been there, I never see any of the same stuff, which is part of the appeal. Unfortunately, the exchange rate is so poor right now, I didn’t indulge in much this time. If you can stomach the price tag, you’ll be very pleased with the selection. The Library is at 268 Brompton Road, Chelsea, SW3, a few doors down from Issey Miyake.

I don’t usually cover much of the designer toy movement–it’s not that I don’t like the products it’s just that I think there is far too much to cover. Although with that said I thought this one was far too good to pass up on mentioning. This is a character from writer and artist Futura. Great texture and print designed by Futura. It will be available through Maharishi in Europe. You can pre-order them now, they say they will be available early May ‘05.

Triads is an online shop featuring some of the hard to find goods like Maharishi, Evisu, Yohiji Yamamoto’s Y3 Line for Adidas and more. The Triad flagship store is in the UK, but luckily they’ve got dozens of styles for sale online. Just the amount of nice t-shirts alone makes this a great site to shop at–like this MHI Sound System t-shirt.

This maharishi belt buckle is just one of the many bad-ass MHI products available from the hanon-shop. I've been lusting after a handful of these designs for sometime now, and this shop has a few available that I've never seen anywhere before. They also have a bunch of Adidas Originals, some nice kicks, and a handful of other rare goodies. Worth a visit.