The product has the standard shock- and water-proof functions of a G-Shock watch a newly designed stainless steel frame with a bright lid LCD display and pink shell with Murakami’s signature on the wrist and a special stamp on the back of the watch. It’s not a bad looking diving watch with it’s pink casing, display box and flowery pillow in the box. The watch also has a moderate pricing with a price tag of only 310 000 Yen. It could be much more too.

The watch is designed to take on harsh conditions and I would love to see someone put this pink watch through the test of elements. Although I am sure it will be the collectors who acquire this watch and it will seldom leave it’s box. Still, nicely done Mr. Murakami, you got the world talking once again. And I guess it’s just a start let’s see what other timepieces he has in mind…

Pictures courtesy of Tokyo FM. ©2010 Takashi Murakami/Kaikai Kiki Co., Ltd. All rights reserved.

I’m glad that we can expect to see many of the already familiar actors in their respective roles coming back for the movie. One surprise is the Mark Ruffalo’s casting as Bruce Banner / Incredible Hulk. I guess he has the looks to pull off the role. But it’s sad that this great character has had so many actors already. I liked Edvard Norton’s role in the Incredible Hulk we saw few years back but I have trust in Mark Ruffalo’s abilities to win over the fanboys and girls.

So now we only need to wait two more years to see the Avengers Assemble. But fear not, next year we still have Captain America, Thor, Green Lantern and so many more titles to look forward to. Mark my words, next year is gonna be an awesome movie year.

There are deep, shallow, low rise, high rise, wide, narrow, tiny, huge, uncomfortable and unnoticeable watch pockets. Yet all these are just scratching the surface, as the different styles are as varied as the brands that make the jeans.

A few universal pointers to bear in mind if you’re using your watch pocket: The higher the inlet, the more difficult it is to access, especially if you’re wearing a broad belt. The deeper the pocket and the more stuff, say, a mobile phone, is shoved in, the bulkier and less enjoyable using the pocket gets. Vice versa, if the watch pocket is just big enough for the tips of two fingers, all usefulness is gone. As it is with all things, so it is with watch pocket size and cut – moderation. As the differences are so great, so are the uses. This is an unofficial Momotaro Going to Battle label project update presenting just what can fit into this specific watch/coin/fob pocket.

Now, the smallest items are easily carried in the watch pocket. Spare change, my trusted Zippo lighter, guitar picks, tokens (if anyone can be bothered), keys, condoms, scraps of paper with phone numbers on them, pot (not that we endorse using – unless you’re selling) and condoms (these are important). What about the bigger items then? Have a look below to see how an iPod Nano, a credit card, and the go-to tool of all men about town and other places, the Swiss Army knife, fit into the watch pocket of Momotaro’s Going to Battle labels.

Picture courtesy of Entertainment Earth.

I kid you not, there seems to be a true Shirtless Kirk product out there. Now I have never smelled this before but I would imagine there are plenty of Trekkie dudes who smell like, well “shirtless Kirk”. I can just imagine an Old Spice Spoof with a Trekkie in a Star Trek uniform quoting the words of Isaiah Mustafa promoting Shirtless Kirk! I’m the man your man could smell like!

Of course if you’re a bit more inconspicuous and prefer a “milder” scent and to quote my good friend “a little less on the nose, if you will.” you can opt for Tiberius!

Shout out to Matti for the pic. So these products do exist and after getting a bottle of Tiberius you can finally smell like Captain James T. Kirk. Live long and prosper everyone! Peace…

Oh and don’t forget to pre-order the Naked & Famous x Momotaro Jeans Collaboration jeans!

We introduced the collaboration on our blog in the past and you might have spotted them on sites like Hypebeast as well. Now you have a chance to get these special jeans.

Pictures courtesy of Hypebeast.

The Skinny Guy Naked & Famous x Momotaro Jeans will be priced at 239 € and the sizes available will be from 28 to 36. Please note that this will be a limited edition collaboration and we will take orders until Friday 13th of August.

The Jeans are Okayama made by Momotaro Jeans. The sanforized 14 oz denim is produced by Rampuya (Japan Blue Momotaro Jeans)  and carefully chosen by the brands and the hardware such as rivets, hidden rivets and buttons are also from Momotaro Jeans. The Jeans are finished with Union Special Chain stitching and feature a sheep skin patch with graphics representing both brands. The fit for the jeans is Naked & Famous Skinny Guy. The style of the jeans is kept clean, that is no decorated back pockets or such.

Below is a size chart (in inches) for the Skinny Guy jeans and if you have further inquiries, feel free to contact us for more details. The denim itself is sanforized and there should be no more than 1% shrinkage.

The jeans will be released around October/November and this will be a must buy for those who have been looking for a “slimmer” Momotaro Jeans or Naked & Famous for that matter.

In order to pre-order yours, please contact info@nordicdenimhouse.com or taavi.kuisma@nordicdenimhouse.com for details.

Act fast to ensure yours!

–Edit– 28.07.2010

For those unfamiliar with Naked & Famous fits, I added a picture to give indication of N&F Skinny Guy raw denim fit.

–Edit– 29.07.2010

I added more pictures of the collaboration courtesy of Black and Tanned NY.

Pictures courtesy of Black and Tanned NY.

This particular reincarantion of the Lantern, Hal Jordan, is a cocky test pilot who, by coincidende/chance/destiny receives a ring that enables him to harness the power of his imagination to protect the universe against an outside evil, Parallax (try saying that sentence with a serious face and not giggling – it’s hard).

The film also stars Blake Lively as the love interest, Peter Sarsgaard as Hector Hammond (a name undoubtedly given because a man with that kinda moustache cannot but have that kinda name) and Mark Strong as the sinister Sinestro, with a special appearance by Tim Robbins. The film’s directed by Martin Campbell, the man responsible for the James Bond revamp in the form of Casino Royale.

The first news out were these character posters released during Comic-Con. All major players present? Check. Hints of the bad guy? Check. The Lantern’s oath used as a device to explain what the Green Lantern (Corps) is all about before viewers even see the trailer? Check.

Images courtesy of Empire.

In addition, although there’s no actual footage, have a look at the panel discussion clips from this year’s Comic-Con. A lot of the normal hype-building, but Reynolds reciting the Lantern’s oath to a little kid – that’s how hearts are won. The guy’s a bona fide movie star.

The world has been mine for the taking the entire morning, it’s just that I couldn’t get out of bed. I guess the last few days have been somewhat tough since I slept like 9 hours non-stop and still had trouble getting out of bed. But that’s cool. It only happens every now and then, and hey at least I’m up and on my feet.

We’ve got a little advertising edition (a lot of these lately) with some new Nike 6.0 spots featuring RZA mixing beats for Garret Reynolds, Kolohe Andino and Ryan Dungey to kicks tart your morning. These spots are pretty much full of action and show the producer RZA in his element doing what he does best. Produce beats for these ads. The legendary Wu-Tang Clan was in Helsinki last night, alas I missed the concert due to work but hey at least I still got all the albums to listen to.

Enjoy the clips! Bong bong…

Writing and all that creative stuff drew me toward the world of advertising and even before I worked in the agency environments I always knew I wanted to have something to do with ads. I really like the entire creativity of the adverts and the work that goes into making an ad that actually makes people click.

No, we will not be sharing any Old Spice ads (although we probably should). Instead I thought of posting few other ads I found hilarious. Now these ads don’t necessarily work for everyone. I mean if you’re not into the shoe game and not a sneaker freak, you might even find the ads silly. But Foot Locker is really able to reach those who love their shoes. Pictures speak a thousand words, so I guess video speaks a million. So take a look and let us know what do you think of the ads. Like em’ or not, in the end it’s just a sneaker thing.

Foot Locker – Shoe Sniffer

Foot Locker – White Shoe

I know I posted this once already, but since it’s funny here’s a rerun of the Foot Locker Spank.