Another spring find is this striped satchel by DRIES VAN NOTEN. The satchel retails for £435 GBP, and is available from LIBERTY OF LONDON and other DRIES stockists.

We continue our series of new and exciting garments in shops at this very moment with this mint green Arran jumper by ACNE. It possesses a slightly shorter fit and is available at LIBERTY OF LONDON for £235 GBP.

Lacing one’s shoe is not confined to the realm of the criss-cross. In fact, a variety of lacing methods exist to cater to a variety of different footwear types – take the ladder lace, for instance, which is worn by military paratroopers. Starting at the base, the ends are run on the outside of the shoe into the next eyelet. The ends are crossed as normal, but then fed under the vertical lace before being fed into the eyelet directly above. (A full explanation and diagram may be found here.) The method is intended for taller boots, such as pair seen above made by GRENSON for BARBOUR, as it makes tightening the lower sections easier. How intriguing! They are worn with trousers by BOTTEGA VENETA.

What is actually exciting and remarkable about Mr. DAVID BECKHAM’s underwear line (launching this week in collaboration with H&M) is its non-remarkableness. The underwear garments are pretty much old-fashioned, sober, in colours grey and white and with a surprisingly small logo. It’s pleasantly non-teenager-y. The long johns, worn by CASPER OESCHLER above (with a T-shirt from HERMÈS) have some subtle knee details, but otherwise, they’re just long johns. Quite practical, now that temperatures have suddenly dropped big time in Europe. Other styles include the usual boxers and briefs, T-shirts, vests, and a long-sleeve henley. They’re available at H&M from coming Thursday.

Anybody interested in buying something they didn’t even know they were looking for might want to turn to Mr. MICHAEL BERKOWITZ, who recently launched VINTAGE RARE MODERN, a website from which he sells some very fabulous vintage fashion photographs, illustrations and books from his own collection. BERKOWITZ, the former head designer of CALVIN KLEIN’s underwear division, lives in New York City and started collecting at an early age. Says BERKOWITZ, “In the mid 1970s I found vintage CECIL BEATON photographs in London flea markets, and in Paris vintage silver gelatin prints by HORST. In the early 1980s in New York City, I went to the 26th St Flea Market every weekend. Manhattan is truly a sustainable island, it’s residents constantly recycling their inventories. Many sources of the material that I collected were retired New York City editors, art directors, photo assistants selling off their secret stashes through dealers at the market.” The photograph above of an all-American jock is by BRUCE BELLAS (aka BRUCE OF LOS ANGELES), known for his male physique photographs in ‘50s and ‘60s California. The print was originally purchased by BERKOWITZ from a former assistant of BELLAS’s living in San Francisco. BERKOWITZ offers it for $1200 USD.

Men’s Fashion Week has concluded and this weekend will be spent at home, under a blanket as the temperature in Northern Europe has decided to drop.

The first in a recurring series of exciting new things in shop for the spring and summer season is this navy hooded canvas windbreaker by THOM BROWNE. It is available for £715 GBP at DOVER STREET MARKET in London.

A perfect snack tip for January now that everyone is busy getting into shape for Spring: all-natural liquorice root or zoethout in Dutch. The root is chewed upon until soft, at which point it releases its juices. It is then chewed upon until the stick loses flavour and the fibre is then spat out. A bit like chewing gum, except made of wood. The process is a mixed pleasure as the action feels a bit prehistoric, but the taste is entirely satisfying. It even gives one a bit of an energy kick – sans calories of course.

This gentleman is 26-year-old Mr. WILLY FIGUIRAS, a native of Portugal. He is photographed here at the ADAM KIMMEL showroom in Paris. WILLY is the in-house fit model for the designer and is wearing one of KIMMEL’s T-shirts in a muted blue – it’s so much easier to judge a garment on a handsome man than on a hanger. Sadly, this particular piece is from Autumn & Winter 2012 collection, but well-designed, workwear-inspired basics and sturdy T-shirts are available in each ADAM KIMMEL collection, including the current one.

At the DIOR HOMME show in Paris garments were rendered in a particular shade of olive green – caps, ties, suits, shirts, trousers, essentially everything – barring a few cream and black looks. The best pieces being a series of jackets such as the one seen above whose detailed linings had been placed on the outside of the garment. On closer inspection, we discovered said linings could be zippered off. It made the collection not only fabulously complex but also highly wearable, which is always exciting.