Garrett Leight California Optical may be relatively young—it was founded just last year—but, as the son of an industry heavyweight, Leight has more than his fair share of experience with great sunglasses and frames. We just debuted our first collection … read more →

The upcoming weekend is the last hurrah for Munich’s official Oktoberfest, with the festivities closing out on Monday. But, in a distinct break from our Bavarian brethren, we’re just getting started: shelves around the States are started to bow under … read more →

The American Scholar gives Kerouac and Kesey’s agent’s account of when the two counterculture minds met. Watch Don Draper pitch the concept… of Facebook. Will the iPhone 5 have a hologram display and instantly tweet your fears? Add it to … read more →

  Being fans of German high-design in all its forms (every desk at MANual has a Marcel Breuer Club chair) we were especially thrilled to hear about SF MoMA’s upcoming Dieter Rams exhibit from Park & Bond. Entitled Less and … read more →

The Germans have a beer for every season and with the budding of spring, the maibock (pronounced, conveniently, “my bock”), takes its place as the brew of choice in any self-respecting bierhaus. Brewed exclusively with pale malts and packed with … read more →

Red Wing’s current wares were all the rage at last week’s Pitti Uomo trade show; and now Mr. Michael Williams treats us to an exclusive preview of the brand’s Fall ’11 collection. Heading off to Germany for Berlin Fashion Week? … read more →