Only for the Bold. Just when you thought you had that good good. Someone comes with something better.

Japanese retailer Beams has collaborated with Rocky Mountain Featherbed on a down vest for Holiday 2009. The vest comes in a multicolor look on the front and in blue on the back, playing with the various panels. Furthermore the shoulder parts of the vest come in premium leather.

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So what you don’t have the classic BBC varsity from season 1 because you slept on it. tisk tisk tisk. Copp this with the 5&A Dime x 7Union: Midway Cap
snapback.

Beams joins a large list of brands releasing stadium and varsity jackets with a clean piece this season. Cream-colored leather sleeves are joined to a black wool body as it further encompasses some nice detailings such as ribbed cuffs and button details on the collar. Available now at Beams.

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Once again Japanese retailer Beams teams up with Fred Perry. They present button down polo shirts with matching ties, polos decorated with the UK flag and more classic pieces updated with fluorescent Fred Perry chest logos. The UK flag polo celebrates the 100th anniversary of Fred Perry and features a small “100″ embroidery on the sleeve.

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Yes….yes…yall

It was the preferred outerwear for the likes of Frank Sinatra and Steve McQueen, the Manchester-based BARACUTA still retains much of that prominence some 50 years later to a new generation of trend setters. Recently, Japanese retail giant BEAMS launched a new rejection of the classic BARACUTA G9 Jacket for Spring 2009 Season. Though the appearance of the jacket remain much of the same as other BEAMS x BARACUTA collaboration in the past. The new BEAMS x BARACUTA G9 Jacket features 2 unique exceptions. One, its shell is fabricated from a Teflon processed fabric by hi-tech Italian mill Olmetex. Second, unlike other BARACUTA, the Fraser tartan plaid lining in this special edition is made out mesh. A great element to aid the dissipation of body heat during the warmer Spring climate. Retails for JP¥ 40,950 (~US$ 460), the BEAMS x BARACUTA G9 Jacket for Spring 2009 is available in colors tan, navy & black. Quantities are limited at BEAMS+ retail locations and over at ZOZOTOWN shopping network.

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