G-SHOCK x UNDEFEATED LIMITED EDITION DIGITAL MILITARY WATCH & PANERAI | A PERFECT COMBO FOR ALL OCCASIONS

needed a new watch for sporting or how the package of the G-SHOCK x UNDEFEATED says for „PLAY DIRTY“. my PAM is to heavy and this is everything than a watch for running or mountain biking. this G-SHOCK collaboration with L.A. based streetwear label UNDEFEATED was done to celebrate G-SHOCK’s 30th birthday. i like the simple look, the color and the nato strap. and i like the combo with my  LUMINOR MARINA when the olive nato strap is on. the military „DW6901UD-3“ is strictely limited pics & video | nice product shots & video G-SHOCK x UNDEFEATED, bad ones LTG

TIMBER BEARD SOAP BAR & HAND MADE VINTAGE AXE | FROM ALEX c/o BECAUSE BLOG

always nice to get a parcel. much nicer when the parcel is looking mysterious and nice designed. best when it comes from ALEX c/o wonderful BECAUSE BLOG. damn, felt very heavy this parcel. what a surprise, ALEX send me a 100% organic and vegan TIMBER BEARD BAR and a heavy and looking so nice rugged axe head. wow, a sharp piece of metal! ALEX, really great idea: THANK YOU SOOOOO MUCH. yes, as you wrote, i think i will have a lot of fun searching the perfect axe handle. and a TIMBER SOAP BAR for my beard i never saw before. exciting how it will be in use. for details of this very well smelling soap, check the photo below from the backside of the package with all the informations. the soap is made by the skate label ELEMENTpics | LTG




LTG CAP & HAT COLLECTION | 04 | THE SUMMER STRAW BOWLER BY SCHMITTHUT

i got this wonderful stray BOWLER this summer. especially hand made for me by hat maker and artisan SUSANNE SCHMITT c/o SCHMITTHUT, darmstadt, germany. what a wonderful work. best fit as usual when i get a SCHMITTHUT hat and an awesome straw structure. i like the classic bowler type combined with this normally known material for other hat types like pork pie, fedora or trilby. and always exciting to watch the photos of the process how my hats were made – please take a closer look. pics | SCHMITTHUT & LTG

 

RECYCLED DENIM iPhone 4 & 4S CASE | DARK DEEP BLUE

just 4 months in gentle use, this shitty orange SGP CASE is loosing its first skin and getting ugly – not looking good and rugged but unsightly. by chance i found this quite nice and heavy duty looking iPhone case made of recycled denim. and unbelievable: it costs just 25,- €. you will find it directly at the IKKU® online store or @ amazon. here some facts: made of recycled denim, polycarbonate construction, 20% recycled denim, 80% organic cotton, easy snap-on attachment, durable hard-shell construction with a soft feel, four-corner coverage, contoured skinny fit, precision cut-outs provide quick and easy access to docking connection and other device features, zero-waste design. the denim is raw, unwashed. love it right now, just 2 hours in use. you can get some other denim and canvas colors. a case for iPhone 5 isn’t available yet. pics | LTG


NOW ONLINE: PANCHO AND LEFTY | THE SHOP FORMERLY KNOWN AS MR. MUDD AND MR. GOLD

some times ago i wondered because i could not find swedish MR. MUDD AND MR. GOLD online shop any more. the site was gone. yesterday i found PANCHO AND LEFTY. ah, okay, this is the shop “formerly known as MR. MUDD AND MR. GOLD”. i think this will be a good thing! there you do not find all those well known heritage and vintage brands from all the shops over europe but some fresh ones from japan. hard to get brands outside japan and i think for some guys unknown. important: no customs must be paid for us europeans when buying KAPITAL, WAREHOUSE COMPANY or CROSSED ARROWS stuff. some product sites are empty and miss the stuff, but i think the launch of PAL was just some days ago. and i hope they will offer their prices not only in swedish kronen in future – US$ and euros are missing. check it: panchoandlefty.se pics | Pancho and Lefty


BRICK BY BRICK HAND MADE COMIC POP ART

love this pop art LICHTENSTEIN style. yesterday we found these nice hand painted vintage bricks at a local art market where most stuff was incredible fucking terrible. but this pieces hand made by graphic designer  WOLFGANG SCHINKEL are really nice and a good idea too. we decided to take a pair of eyes. check his dawanda shop FANCY THAT!. pics | LTG & W. Schinkel

BOOT OF THE DAY | #180 | VANS VAULT OG Sk8-Hi DONALD TRUE BLUE

okay, this is definitely not a boot but a wonderful sneaker for me as a great DISNEY fan. found this classic VANS VAULT SK8-HI @ TRÉS BIEN. the sneaker is a collaboration style with DISNEY and features all the things a SK8-HI stands for: “Front section and tongue in smooth suede with side sections in contrasting patterned canvas. Leather and textile lining. Contrasting laces. Suede back section. Leather details on the sides. Sits on a customized white waffle rubber sole …” wonderful. maybe they will do one day a FANTOMIAS SK8-HI – then i had to make a decision: buying or not 😉 pics | TRÉS BIEN (shoe), LTG

my left arm: FANTOMIAS



THE GOLDEN TEXAS STAR RING

nice to have a wife who finds things that are not forgotten but somewhere stored in the house you can’t remember … so it happened with my beloved TEXAS UNIVERSITY RING i bought more than 10 years ago. i remember the day and the place where i got it as it was yesterday. i found this piece while walking through an antique market in frankfurt/main germany with my wife. i wasn’t searching for a college ring or something like this. but the ring was like a magnet. i went to a sales booth saw it in the display case, knewing i must have it. but after asking the seller for the price we went away. but i couldn’t get the ring out of my head. after we were back in darmstadt, i went to the bank to get the money i wanted to spend – less than the seller rather wanted.  so i drove back the 40 kilometers back to the antique market. i told the seller which price i would pay and he gave the ring to me. i love this extraordinary piece and i think it is a good combination with my, no, little LEVI’s ring, he get it when he will be 18 years old. pics | LTG


LTG BOOT & SHOE COLLECTION | 23 | 06 WHITE’S BOOTS CLASSIC BULL HIDE SEMI DRESS

this was may first WHITE’S BOOT ever: a classic SEMI-DRESS. i built this boot for my own at BAKER SHOES in 2007. it was a bit strange and very exciting because the boot was really expensive compared to all my RED WINGs and i did not know anything about the fit. in 2007 ask some one for WHITE’S BOOTS in germany: nobody knew this great traditional boot maker from spokan, washington. time changed; the last 6 years brands like VIBERG, WESCO and WHITE’S became well known in europe. but boots of these labels are still expensive and not pushed by distribution. good to know, so they will never get a mainstream products. beside, the higher prices of these boots are okay indeed. if you ever wear a WHITE’S you will feel the price of it: made of heavy and best leathers, solid and lifetime built, most comfortable – this is what i call LIFE TIME GEAR! in germany you get WHITE’S BOOTS at the BOOTERY at VATER&SOHN in hamburg, germany. pics | LTG

SEMI DRESS BULLHIDE
date of buying | new 2007
size | 9.5 D
height | 6 inch
leather | chocolate brown bullhide
pull loop | no
hardware | antique eyelets & hooks
laces | nylon
sole | vibram #700
half slip | yes
heel base | curve
heel height | standard
mid sole | standard, leather, brown
toe design | plain toe
insole | leather with cushioned footbed
welt | leather welt
steel toe | NO
category | classic work boot
made in USA