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CFDA/Vogue Fashion Fund - Patrik Ervell

Patrik Ervell (left) is the runner-up of the CFDA/Vogue Fashion Fund 2009! 

The award is given "based on the exceptional talent they (U.S designers) have already demonstrated in fashion design and their capacity for future distinction in the fashion industry."

 "I make a make a really good pasta sauce." said Patrik in Meet the 2009 Finalists when he was asked what is his hidden talent. I'm sure his design of American trench from the latest collection taste as good as his pasta! The talent that couldn't be hidden..

Look for the taste at Kapok!

Kapok Maptote!

Maptote | Environmental Friendly | Reusable Tote and more...| Made in the U.S.A

Hello all!! Kapok knows we are sometimes hard to be discovered at the little hidden yard... and so what we gonna do for our friends, is the launch of Maptote :)

We are going to be the first to launch Maptote in Hong Kong with our own design, and we would love to have YOUR idea, on what could be featured on the tote.  What are the icons which best represent Hong Kong/ Kapok? 
mmm... how about the portrait of our dearest Arnault? hehe..

http://www.maptote.com/shop/category/natural-grocery-tote/

Winter is upon us - time for some Grizzly boots

 

Now that winter is finally upon us, I finally cracked and got myself a pair of the Quoddy Trail Grizzly Boots. We got them in store this Summer, and it was juts a bit too early. Now that the temperature is dropping, they will become my shoe of choice (it's not yet cold enough to hunt for Grizzly bears, but it will be OK).

While looking for a nice picture of these boots to share with you, I discovered that The Sartorialist is also infatuated with what he calls "the lovechild of a moccasin and a pair of Air Jordans". I have to say that the leather is so soft that these boots are insanely comfortable!

Happy Faces - Happy Socks!

"Happy Socks are Sweden's latest contribution to the fashion world... in angst-ridden times like these, a little flash of color can go a long way!"

Strong trend fully grown early adopters and followers, just reaching the big crowd to wear fashion, colourful and personal socks. Same trend and maturity appeared in Stockholm, New York and Paris.
All channels are screaming for fashion socks! And here we go for Happy Socks! 

Happy Socks is a Swedish brand who sold the first pair of socks on 20th August, 2008. The socks are manufactured in Turkey, at a family company that has been in the business for more than 30 years. As they make socks for both the Belgian and Turkish army, we‘re pretty sure that they know how to make socks that last!

The socks are made of 80% combed cotton, 17% Polyamide and 3% elastane. Perfectly smooth seam, making your socks fit like gloves!

Kapok is very happy to present Happy Socks! They are now installed and giving everyone who come to the shop a happy face!

They are put in a vintage suitcase :)

 And also hung under our vintage dentist lamp!

p.s Just perfect for the Happy Christmas :)

kapok loves - YACHT

via www.youtube.com

YACHT was definitively the highlight of this year's Clockenflap festival. Great tunes, and an even better show. Funny, smart and weird, they are for sure sure strong contender for the collest band on earth title.

Discover Discover Mystery Lights at kapok, or even better, try and catch them live!

Cassius Eyewear - Attitude from 60s

Cassius Eyewear was unveiled worldwide in the antipodean summer of 2008 by Jason Ng, who lives in Australia. 

Embodying a sense of nonconformity, and reviving a style and class of eyewear long forgottened by the major fashion houses, Cassius Eyewear makes a unique departure from the proliferation of generic branded eyewear on the market. Founder and creative director, Jason Ng, references the look and attitude of the 1960s and 70s but for new generation of modern consumer, filling a niche for the avid vintage collections and eyewear connoisseurs who want individuality, classic styling and quality.   

Created as an alternative to luxury-branded eyewear, Cassius Eyewear places systems of harmony and proportion at the centre of its design philosophy. This together with the ideology that a logo should be intentionally subtle and that the shape oand design of the frames themselves should define the look and feel, Cassius Eyewear explicitly evokes 20th century systems for scale of architectural proportion and the innovation commonly associated with Walter Gropius and the Bauhaus movement. Cassius Eyewear applies the sharp and clean lines, beautiful solid monochrome colors and classic silhouettes to a range that is individual and editorial, yet subtle and wearable. 

 

With all the frames handcrafted from premium-acetate and fitted with CR39 protected lenses bearing a rating of UV400, Cassius Eyewear is not only of the highest quality but extensive in attention to detail and functionality.

Kapok is now carrying exclusively the Cassius Eyewear and has added the latest 2010 Collection (Selected items)

Lautner Havana/Gold

    

Missed Connections

via missedconnectionsny.blogspot.com

My favourite blog lately. Fantastic dream-like illustrations based on "missed connections" ads and messages.

I am really dreaming to organise an exhibition of these drawings in kapok on sun street next tear

Bleu de Paname AW09 - Rungis

"- Mature throughout the year 2008, the project stands for a vision of French lifestyle. Putting forward a knowledge embodied in our heritage, but also a genuine desire to show a well-made and good product. Following a hybrid logic of creation, it is a textile range mixing functional and aesthetic: the revisiting of the work uniform with a contemporary vision. Developed and manufactured in France. "

Parisian brand Bleu de Paname release their Winter Collection, “Rungis”, for 2009. Inspired by the Halles de Paris, which was a huge market in the center of Paris, the relatively new brand manufacture all of their apparel in France, and continue to stay faithful to both French cuts and styles. This latest collection once again makes extensive use of navy blue with white detailing and is designed to be functional, comfortable and stylish.

Kapok has in store selected from the latest collection of the engineer garments!

Veste d'entertainment sportif <<Grand Prix de Paris>>

Pantalon <<carotte>> caramel pocket (left)