Mercedes x Mastermind G550: Ahaaaaaaar

Mastermind Japan have gone all Jack Sparrow on this Merc G550 and made it look like the Black Pearl on wheels, minus the main sail, obviously. 

On another note, Mastermind's designer and founder Masaaki Honma has just announced that spring/summer 2013 will be the brand's last, preferring to go out on a high with the hope that it will live on through collectors and the vintage market. 

If only Nigo had thought of that.

Girls Friday: Morning wood

 

Beats a pair of jim jams any day

Vintage watch guide: spend it well

Say what you like about Rolex watches, they are one of the only timepieces that will more or less hold their value over the years, and in this day and age could even give you more of a return than sticking your money in the bank. If you get the right one, your investment could be very wise indeed.

That's why Ben Clymer has come up with the vintage watch guide, and why his first guide is on Rolexes. Read before you buy, if you've got any sense.

Hostem: Sparce

I love boutiques like this, it's like who's had all the clothes? The good thing about Hostem which can be found on Redchurch Street just round the back of Shoreditch House, is that you get the place pretty much to yourself because people think it's one of those East End museums.

Seriously though, if you can find the clothes they are half decent, and there is a bit more on the ground floor, like a candle or two. And it's a damn sight better than the other end of the scale, where they cram so much on the rails it's all creased to oblivion and looks like a jumble sale.

And the owner is a friend of a friend, I'm told, and he's from Essex, so really you should go there. No, really.

Wooster: wrapped

I've been looking for a new scarf for a while and then I see Nick Wooster wearing this. And it's precisely what I've been after.

If it had been anyone else I might have had a hope of tracking it down, but this is a man who is well documented to entertain style from the full spectrum of brands and affordability. This scarf could be £20 from Uniqlo or £2k from Balenciaga.

One thing I do know is that it isn't any of the brands I would usually favour, which rules out most of Japan.

Whatever. The hunt is on.

Roy Lichtenstein: Joining the dots

That bloke who became famous for the giant comic book pictures has had a go at a few landscapes in China. It's all about the dots, really.

Now showing at the Gagosian Gallery in Hong Kong, if you're over that way. 

Blade Runner: The original sketchbook

It's hard to believe Bladreunner is 30 years old this year and I will never cease to be amazed by the complexity of the sets and the vision of an apocalyptic future which seems even more of a possibility as the years go by. Here's a chance to look at the thinking behind that world, as you get to peek at the original sketches.

Open publication - Free publishing