There’s something irresistibly cool about a worn-in leather jacket, and this Gucci biker version has just the right amount of distressed detailing. Crafted in Italy using a tactile, heavyweight material, this is a pleasingly substantial piece that is every inch a luxurious investment. Its unique blue shade will look superb with white and brown. Shown here with a Sandro T-shirt, Lanvin jeans and sneakers.

As we look ahead to fall, the biker jacket is definitely having a moment. What’s so sharp about Gucci’s take on the rebel-style classic is that it has all the luxury details you’d expect from the famed Italian house, with a totally unique spin. The distressed cool gray/blue body is sure to set any guy apart from the pack, on or off a bike.

$4,550, available at Mr Porter.com

Saint Laurent recently revamped from the iconic Yves Saint Laurent to….Saint Laurent thanks to creative director Heidi Slimane. With a fashion house this iconic it was a daring decision and perhaps could have been a pitfall. However with a super power in the industry like (Yves) Saint Laurent they refuse to let simple things, such as a change in name, ruin a platinum reputation.

Enter Heidi Slimane. Iconic fashion & music photographer and mad genius. Add Courtney Love, Marilyn Manson, Kim Gordon of Sonic Youth and Ariel Pink of Ariel Pink’s Haunted Graffiti. All as mad, strange and beautiful as the new house of Saint Laurent, and Heidi Slimane.

Create a campaign using all of the above rock icon’s from the ’90′s, and you have perfection with side of hardcore only Slimane is keyed into. And one beautiful campaign.

See the new faces of Saint Laurent below as captured by Heidi Slimane.

The makers of high end and luxurious handbags, Louis Vuitton, just become a touch more elite. After raising prices by an average 12 percent in Japan last month, they have also increased the prices of non-leather handbags in most of their main markets since the start of the year. Their hot-selling Speedy and Neverfull bags became more expensive by 10 percent in the euro region, U.K. and U.S and by 5 percent to 10 percent in Asian markets including China, Hong Kong, Taiwan and Singapore.

Louis Vuitton has taken the decision to increase prices of their non-leather bags in a bid to battle currency fluctuations and this analysis has been made by HSBC. Despite this, it has been predicted that the French luxury label’s sales may rise by 6 percent but volume decline 2 percent to 3 percent in 2013.

SOURCE: Bloomberg

There are just some things in the world that make us cock our heads sideways like a dog attempting to ascertain why you’re talking the way you are. We even made the Scooby huh noise upon hearing this. I mean really? I didn’t see this one coming. Not at all. Was this their answer to the horrible Chanel campaign featuring Brad Pitt? Granted; Marilyn Manson certainly has a style all his own. Good bad or otherwise it’s a style!

Creating buzz of controversial sorts is Saint Laurent’s latest announcement. It seems the French luxury label has pulled a fast one by announcing rocker Marilyn Manson @MarilynManson as their new ambassador for the label’s menswear line. An unlikely and unexpected option if there ever was one, the middle-aged rocker musician in all his gothic glory seems to have already wrapped up the first ad campaign for the label.

While many are questioning creative director Hedi Slimane’s latest brainwave, it’s actually not completely off-track given Slimane’s obsession with the 90s, and musicians in the recent past (don’t forget Beck was the last face of the brand). With an image via designer Nicola Formichetti’s Tumblr roll, we leave you with these questions:

Is Saint Laurent harming their brand with this latest collab? Or are they attracting a whole new demographic?

Will Saint Laurent be introducing a new Goth line?

Has Saint Laurent pushed the envelope too far?

Can Marilyn Manson pull off fronting a luxury fashion brand?

Well we certainly wish Saint Laurent and Marilyn Manson the best with this new pairing sure to grab attention and headlines! You got ours!

His recent fashion show in Beverly Hills, ‘CA Dreaming’ by his company Interpix Fashion Live, joined by Parris Harris Ent., was an unbelievable success. It attracted models, fashion editors (myself & Rene Rivers most importantly), actors, and the attention NBC who had covered the emergence of 15 year old designer Courtney Allegra on the runway at ‘CA Dreaming’.

Interviewing Dallas I asked what inspired him to bring something unique and different to LAFW.

“We are living in a world where brand building is about emotion, about energy, this is what defines you and when you wear clothes that have energy in them, you transform the moment you slip them on. We bring in a collection of designers who are daring. We look for them whether 16 year old designers like Courtney Allegra, or Party Pants Designer Nadine Casanova who stepped out on the runway with dancers, fire, and acrobatic stunt people.”

Bringing the best of all world’s Dallas featured diversity on the runway. Interpix Fashion Live  featured five designers who were intensely different. Courtney Allergra, Aros Crystos, Honey Be Life by Nadine Casanova, STYLZ by Alena Dawn, Precise Momentum, and the very elegant Josette Couture.

Some brought sexy, some brought fire dancers and some brought stuntmen to the runway. I was impressed, inspired and little jacked on adrenaline. It was the highlight of my fashion week.

Momentum Live isn’t all about flips, kicks and fire dancing. They are about awareness as well. In 2012, Victoria’s Secret, created a nasty controversy by featuring a woman wearing a male Indian chief’s headdress in their annual fashion show. Pissing off people proving they didn’t do their cultural homework. Where they left off Dallas took over.

Dallas and Beverly Hills eco designer Aros Crystos joined up to bring Native American culture and tradition to the runway. Aros actually gave up his runway show so amazing Native American models like Wambli Eagleman, Sunny Red Bear, Maxton Scott, Tasha Clark, Elaine Meyers, Natika McDonald, Taywanee Reevis, and Saginaw Grant, could walk the runway in place of his model’s.  This attracted Native American celebrities like actor Rick Mora (Twilight),

Angela Lazon (Pop singer), Pat Vegas(singer/musician), and Sam Bearpaw (Deadliest Warrior) and Saginaw Grant civil rights leader for American Indians, below on the runway.

Los Angeles Fashion Week was insane, original and even philanthropic this year thanks to Dallas & Parris Harris’s behind the scenes, hard work. They created a completely different kind of event that set LAFW apart from the rest. Fast Lane was beyond happy with the results and glad we could take part.

Intepix Fashion Live and Momentum Live plan’s on take fashion further by creating a multi-platform, engaging community where buyers, designers, sales, showroom’s and more will all be connecting. We hope to be included and can’t wait to see what happens next.

God knows I adore Gucci.

A fashion house that embodies the luxe life, classic beauty and pure unadulterated chic. Italian perfection in masculine and feminine with just a dash of flair. That is why you should pay attention to this Spring/Summer 2013 Campaign video. Not only are they showcasing some of the top supermodels in the industry but it a pure and simple hot to on what being gorgeous is all about.

Featuring models Anja Rubik, Karmen Pedaru and Clement Chabernaud, the new Gucci Spring/Summer 2013 campaign was shot by Photographers Mert and Marcus.

Online menswear brand, Indochino, launches its ‘Ultimate Tech’ menswear collection for guys always on the go! The Ultimate Tech Collection uses nanotechnology to create a liquid resistant line of performance ‘Nanotech’ suits that also feature a ‘Smart Pocket’ with earphone cable clip for smartphones and an original detachable ‘Storm Flap’ accessory to protect against cold weather conditions.

NANOTECH
Using a blend of natural and technologically advanced fabrics, the Nanotechsuit repels liquids and stains, and resists odors and wrinkles without compromising on breathability or comfort.

SMART POCKET
The touch responsive Smart Pocket enables the smooth operation of a smartphone from inside the jacket. The waterproof and dry-clean friendly pocket also comes with a metal earphone cable clip and rubber earphone hole to keep the user organized, untangled and hands free.

STORM FLAP
The detachable Storm Flap is a unique and stylish way to protect your neck and chest from cold weather and replaces the traditional winter scarf. This lightweight accessory is filled with White Duck’s Down to provide superior insulation using natural body heat and buttons easily into the inside of the jacket.

The entire Ultimate Collection includes three Nanotech suits (and vests), two Merino wool (80%) and Silk blend (20%) suits (and vests), two nanotechnology inspired silk linings, the Smart Pocket, three Storm Flaps in Navy, Light Blue and Orange, and ten shirts made from 100% Egyptian cotton milled in Italy.

NanotechSuits ($629), Merino and Silk Suits ($499), Shirts ($159-$169).

All Ultimate Tech suits come with the detachable Storm Flap.

The Smart Pocket is a free customization option.

A protective coating is applied to the Nanotech fabric during the finishing process. This advanced coating protects the wool fibers on a Nano scale.

Elements of extreme roller skating, ’90s grunge, and the notorious band of bikers in Hell’s Angels can all be found in Gilded Age’s men’s collection for fall. The runway show appropriately took place at Chez André, an underground karaoke club in the Bowery neighborhood of New York City. This neon pink-infused environment combines rock ‘n’ roll, fashion, and a twinge of destruction— making it the ideal stage for luxury designer Stefan Miljanic’s latest collection.

Male models donned slim skinny jeans in a variety of hues, all made of high-end Japanese denim and casually finished off with chunky combat boots. Channeling modern-day warriors and the rebellious youth of our generation, the Gilded Age collection was inspired by cult hits such as Blade Runner and Mad Max.

Nearly every model was outfitted with a sleek leather jacket or vest— each in a variety of neutral tones— layered over graphic tees, thick-knitted sweaters, or fitted double-faced shirts in solids and plaids. Chainmail shirts were paired with perhaps some of the more interesting accessories we’ve witnessed this season: knee pads, shoulder pads, chest pads and elbow pads.

Highly reminiscent of a Quentin Tarantino film, one particular model sported a string of bullets in lieu of a belt with what appears to be gold wire wrapped around his bicep.

While some may think certain elements of this collection are a bit over the top, there are certainly many pieces of wearable fashion that a city man could easily strut through his borough in.

As part of its sustainability efforts, Levi’s has launched jeans made with cloth incorporating material from recycled plastic PET bottles, and is endeavouring to reduce the amount of water used in the H2O-intensive denim production process. The jean giant is seeking to play its part in a sustainable fashion revolution by introducing denim incorporating plastic consumer waste and revamping its production processes.

James Curleigh rather likes his new jeans, even if they are made of plastic. For all that, they’re still pretty comfortable. If you’re imagining a few lumpy bits or a scratchy section, think again: these jeans are part of a new collection made with denim incorporating consumer waste, specifically, recycled plastic PET bottles, around eight of them per pair. These are broken down and, ultimately, produce a polyester thread that can be woven into denim.

So far, so greenwash. Curleigh is the new global president of his company. And the point is, he stresses, that that company is Levi’s. “There are brands out there making the most sustainable jeans ever made but the problem is that, as much as I’d encourage them in what they do, they can’t scale up to make a real difference,” says Curleigh, a long-haired, guitar-loving dude who joined Levi’s from Keen Footwear. And he isn’t kidding: the first run of the first season of the new, so-called Waste-Less line is 400,000 pairs. “And we’re in a leadership position to encourage other brands to make similar moves.”

It would be worth the effort — and not least in financial terms: cotton is not only an environmentally hazardous and expensive crop, but its price is so volatile that long-range planning for clothing companies is now tough. Certainly, denim is not the most environmentally friendly product, even allowing for the fact that, as Curleigh only half jokes, in some senses it’s the most sustainable clothing around: unlike fast fashion products, a pair of jeans is worn for years and then converted into cut-offs or finds demand on the second-hand/vintage market. But there are, for example, the chemical dyes used for mass production, which the industry has done much to address.

What it hasn’t, until recently, been able to tackle is the truly vast amount of water it needs to make its ubiquitous fabric. Levi’s — which in the US has a public image as a far more progressive company than it is perceived as being around the rest of the world — has also addressed that by combining several wet stages of the finishing process into one. The result? The company used some 360 million fewer gallons of water last year. A couple of years ago, Levi’s also started using new tags explaining to shoppers how to wash their jeans properly too — in short, less often.

Even so, Curleigh concedes that Levi’s is never likely to pitch itself as an out-and-out eco brand. “I don’t think it will ever lead with sustainability, and we’re not going to say ‘hey, check us out, we make jeans with waste’, because that only invites the response: ‘yeah, and you still ship your jeans half-way round the world’,” he says. “But the company does have the obligation and the opportunity to find better solutions — because what it does is big enough to matter.”

That and because sustainability, he argues, is the “edge of the modern front” and the edge — whether that be pioneering the great west, being at the heart of US industrialism or a symbol of the fall of the Berlin Wall — is where the company has historically been. “We’re talking now about a change of culture of such significance that our kids will look back and say, ‘when all that sustainability stuff was going on, what did you do, dad?’”

Sure, Curleigh says, maybe most consumers won’t be that into Levi’s Waste-Less products. The collection, which feels and looks indistinguishable from the all-cotton products, also features a trucker jacket and women’s skinny-fit jeans. Some, he agrees, the real denim-heads, will be downright upset by the seeming affront to a pure product — “they’ll say it’s like topping up a Guinness with a Sprite — just wrong”. But the few who do buy into it will, he reckons, be opinion formers. It’s about spreading the word.

“There’s a change of attitude coming,” says Curleigh. “The younger consumer now knows that sustainability and sustainable clothing are the right things to buy into. But is it the cool thing to do? I think it will go the way of smoking. Smoking was cool but now to not smoke has become cooler. Sustainability will be cool.”

Legendary Italian sports car marque Lamborghini turns 50 this year, and to help celebrate the brand is launching a new luxury fashion collection that encapsulates its motto of “a hundred years of innovation in half the time.”

The sexy, high-tech Collezione Automobili Lamborghini for Spring/Summer 2013 will feature many items embroidered with Lamborghini’s new 50th Anniversary logo, along with the years “1963–2013″ on polo shirts and sweatshirts. Reinforcing the link between the clothing and the cars themselves, design elements inspired by the brand’s signature details— such as the hexagon and the Y-shape of the Lamborghini Aventador’s rear light clusters— are used throughout the line. The colors of the Italian flag are also widely used to pay homage to the country’s iconic European style.

The complete range of apparel and accessories includes T-shirts, polo shirts, sweatshirts, trousers, bomber jackets, down vests, ties, belts, driving gloves, and Lamborghini-branded footwear. Rucksacks, messenger bags, tablet and smartphone cases make up the accessories range with certain pieces finished in the same carbon fiber and leather found in the interior and exterior of Lamborghini’s supercars. All of the items are made in Italy in collaboration with textile developing and manufacturing company, O-Range, and are offered in both monochromatic colors and a camouflage pattern.