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This week's magazines: Architecture Today, Creative Review, Domus, Parkett, IDPure

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A wide selection of magazines have landed in store this week covering everything from Architecture to design to graphic. Here is the low down on the latest issues: Architecture Today Architecture Today is a publication based in England specializing in modern and contemporary architecture from around Europe. The June issue looks a Grayson Perry's divisive A House for Essex along with work from Zaha Hadid, Graham Bizley on Hooke Park and looks at the Milan Expo. Creative Review Creative Review is a monthly magazine dedicated to design and visual culture featuring pieces, interviews and photographs from an array of artists, illustrators and designers. The live issue features Tamara Rojo, Emily Eavis, Wayne Hemingway and more.    Domus Domus magazine is an entirely bilingual - Italian and English - publication founded in 1928 by Gio Ponti. With 80 years experience to its name Domus remains one of the most revered voices in the fields of architecture and

Music Monday - Vince Sples, Kendrick Lamar, Pharrell

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After Glastonbury we were spoiled for choice with this weeks musical outing, wtih mega star Pharrell dropping his new track "Freedom". In was a week full of big performances with Kendrick Lamar putting on an impressive show at the B.E.T awards. Finally we look at Vince Staples who has premiered his new album Summer '06:   Vince Staples - Summer '06 Album Stream Vince Staples has established himself as one of the most highly sought after rappers on the American music scene since releasing "Hell Can Wait" only eight months ago. Although it isn't due out until June 30th, this week Vince dropped the much hyped Summertime '06 through streaming service NPR, head over to Hypebeast here to listen the stream. Kendrick Lamar - 2015 B.E.T Perforamance Kendrick Lamar kicked off the 2015 B.E.T Awards Shoe with a stellar performance of "Alright". Utilising live instrumental and sitting atop a graffiti covered police-car the performance

Brooke Nash - Screen Test by High Snobiety

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Highsnobiety's latest screen test, a series of in-house photo editorials, features the stunning Australian model Brooke Nash photographed by celebrated photographer  Lauren Engel in and around Sydney. Head over to Highsnobiety to read the full article or check out selected photos from the shoot below:

Outfit of the Week - ONLY NY, Carhartt, Nike

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This week's outfit of the week features some of our favorite streetwear brands like ONLY NY, Carhartt WIP and of course Nike. Only NY Clothing Tournament Coach Jacket - Navy From ONLY NY's Spring/Summer 2015 collection comes this coach jacket in navy The nylon shell is regular fit and is finished off with screen printed branding.   Carhartt Base T-shirt - White Surprisingly it can be quite difficult to get a plain t-shirt right but as usual Carhartt have it covered in the form of the Base tee. Made from a soft jersey cotton, the Base tee delivers a premium wardrobe staple that won't warp or contort when washed. Subtle Carhartt branding can be found printed near the hem. Carhartt Skill Pant - Duke Blue The Skill Pant from Carhartt remain unchanged on their return this season besides a few additional colour options. Comprised of a cotton/polyester blend, the Sid Pant are a solid and rigorous every day pant reinforced with triple st

Going Out - Cosmic - Residents Groove

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Keeping with tradition, Cosmic kick off the summer calendar with a night of hot disco groovin brought to you by our funky residents. The last few parties have seen some excellent guests take control of the Cosmic Cruiser, however for our first summer boogie we are handing the keys to our cosmic residents - Joshua, Dondo and John. Normally on warmup duty, it's always nice to let the boys loose behind the decks every now and then. They have been dying to play an extended set for a while now and we feel its long overdue. Our residents nights in the past have been some of our most memorable grooves yet and we expect this one to be much of the same(and hopefully more). Come on down for the full Cosmic experience The Berkeley Sute 27th june 11-3 £5

Nike Air Huarache "Wolf Grey"

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Nike have dropped another enticing edition of the ever-popular Air Huarache in the perfect "Wolf Grey' summer colourway. Constructed from engineered mesh and synthetic paneling in hues of light grey and tonal blue with metallic platinum across the upper and that unmistakable crisp white Huarache midsole. Of course this offering features all the standard Huarache features with the iconic neoprene booty and embossed ankle strap making this the ideal summer shoe for Huarache lovers. These are available in store and online at Fat Buddha Store .

Palladium Boots - Fat Buddha Store Lookbook

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Palladium Pampa Hi Cuff Leather Boots - Sunrise We recently teamed up with Palladium boots to offer one lucky person the chance to win the ‘Palladium Boots City Explorer Pack’ to celebrate the launch of the second episode in their 'City Explorers' series. In honor of this we showcase a lookbook and accompanying video of their famously rugged boot designs. Set against the gritty backdrop of our home city, the lookbook features the iconic Pampa Hi , the classic all-over leather Pampa Hi Cuff silhouette, and its collaborative Alpha Industries olive MA-1 Baggy Zip  with contrasting drooping orange cuffs. Palladium Boots are ideal for city exploring being designed for both versatile weather and all the dirt the city can throw at them, the iconic boots should be a staple in your wardrobe, being a rare example of function and style. Shop Palladium Boots in store and online at Fat Buddha Store and don't miss your chance to enter our Instagram competition to win the

Sogo Magazine - Fat Buddha Store - Glasgow

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Adding to our burgeoning magazine collection is Sogo a Scottish based quarterly lifestyle and arts publication. We're already loving this magazine because it fosters the creative industries and communities in Scotland by bringing together a plethora of Scottish talent. The first issue features Scottish journalist and broadcaster Stuart Cosgrove talking to contributor Gus Ironside about the similarities between Glasgow and Detroit before giving an exclusive extract from his new book Detroit 67. Brian McFie, who created the art on the front cover, also showcases a series of pastels of iconic Glasgow landmarks in this issue while photographer Adrian Barry shows beautiful street scapes of New York city and Mark Hamilton shares a glimpse of the much-missed GSofA. For design enthusiasts Barry Young looks at the relationship between a Scottish typographer and his German mentor. This magazine also covers Scotland's stellar music scene looking at how Edinburgh is closing in on it

Palladium Boots - "The City Explorers" Bristol - Win!

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Palladium Boots continues to master the art of City Exploration in their online content series, and to celebrate their special insight of Bristol, we are teaming up with Palladium to offer one lucky person the chance to win the ‘Palladium Boots City Explorer Pack’. Enter via Instagram: Post the Palladium City Explorer Pack image using #palladiumexplorers & #palladiumbootxfatbuddha. Palladium's "The City Explorers" is an online series of videos tapping into the urban identity of various European cities by speaking to local artists and insiders. In the series Georgia LA and Emmanuel Cole will be traveling and discovering 8 European hubs. The second episode in the series focuses on Bristol, a city that has defied it's relatively small size to spawn artists from Banksy to trip hop and Bristol Sound artists such as Tricky, Portishead and Massive Attack. In this video Georgia and Emmanuel talk to acclaimed DJ & producer Shanti and meet up

This week's magazines: Art Review, Plan, Sevedge

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This week's magazine selection features issues for Art, textile and photography enthusiasts. Check out the latest magazines just arrived this week: Art Review: Art Review is an international magazine published 9 times a year which focuses on the worlds leading contemporary arts and its surrounding interests. Since 1959 the magazine has played a vital role in exposing new talent as well as featuring some already well known names. In this issue: Geta Brătescu, Akram Zaatari, Doug Aitken, Lutz Bacher, Now Wash Your Hands: a short history of dirt and germs in contemporary art; Fashion  and Feminism and more. Blow Photo Magazine: BLOW Photo is a creative platform conceived in Ireland for all things photography. They aim to promote national and international photography through inspiring publications, exhibitions, events and talks. As well as our Lucie Award Nominated BLOW Photo we have Blow Photo Prints, Various BLOW Projects including exhibitions and works

Music Monday - HYPETRAK, Toro Y Moi, Young Thug

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HYPETRAK's most recent playlist, the video for Toro Y Moi's track "room for 1zone" and Young Thug's latest song "Paradise" make up this week's music Monday. Check it out the latest offering below. HYPETRAK Playlist - 075 Another stellar playlist has been curated courtesy of HYPETRAK at Hypebeast for your musical sampling. The latest playlist features Rainer + Grimm’s remix of The Weeknd’s latest rip, “Can’t Feel My Face,” two new Chief Keef cuts:”See You Later” and “Runnin” featuring Andy Milonakis, and Pac Div’s comeback effort, “Sun Down (Girl’s Night Off).” Future, Asher Roth, MF Doom, Diplo, Graves, Elhae, Qrion, Hittimpulse and many more tunes. Head over to Hypebeast her e to listen. Toro Y Moi - "room for 1zone" - Music Video American producer Toro Y Moi's has released the accompanying music video "room for 1zone" and marks a new direction for the artist. Check our the video below: Young Thug - Paradi

Carolyna Ramos - Screen Test by High Snobiety

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Highsnobiety's latest screen test, a series of in-house photo editorials, features the beautiful American model Carolyna Ramos photographed by up and coming photographer Chris Wilson at PROSPECT | REFUGE. Head over to Highsnobiety to read the full article or check out selected photos from the shoot below:

Edwin ED-35 Loose - Red Listed Selvage

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This season Edwin have brought back an old favorite, the loose fitting ED-35, not released since 2011. Edwin have tweaked the style which is now made from a durable 14oz Japanese Red Listed Selvage with a single stitch arcuate rivet reinforcement and the iconic cinch back. As you would except from Edwin the quality is exceptional with the denim being both sanforized and being red selvage the edges are nicely bound, diminishing the likelihood of the ends/edges unraveling. Limited to 300 pairs, the ED-35 is now exclusively available at select retailers including Fat Buddha Store .