Awesome Style

Vael Project’s Fall 2009 line harkens back to old-school shoes with hand-sewn, welted and oiled full-grain leather, albeit with modern silhouettes, EVA sockliners and American-Hide laces.

Made by two car designers, Industrial North’s watches are engineer-friendly; laser cut faces reveal Fibonacci and Geodesic patterns, while cases are CNC machined and spark eroded.

Made with wool felt, Hard Graft’s Sporting Mousemat isn’t just a rodent rumpus room; it also folds up and snaps together into a pouch with enough space for for a mouse and power adapter.

Let their be (fiber optic) light: their names are lost to history (blame the great robot revolt of 2089), but this Connected tee depicts the holy trinity of W3C who first brought forth the Interwebs.

Putting the Halo in Halloween, Pete Mander’s Covenant Elite costume also puts anything we’ve ever fielded to shame; it features joystick-operated top and bottom mandibles.

Equally at home on a river or on the road, SealLine’s Urban Backpack is lightweight yet durable and functional; it sports a watertight shell, roll-top closure, and modular pocket system.

Just in time for Halloween, Randr Tees’ Fall 2009 line hits our horror sweet spot with plenty of gore and just enough tongue-in-cheek to keep things light; choose from seven new t-shirts.

Aled Lewis’ The Horde t-shirt replays a scene from Living Dead and countless other zombie flicks, but we wonder: perhaps they just want to lend a hand (or other detached limb)?

Analog’s Glasgow Jacket looks urban, but it’ll serve you well on the slopes; it sports a 10,000mm waterproof poly twill shell, hand warmer pockets, MP3 sound port and adjustable hood.

Worn by Daniel Craig (aka Mr. 007), Project X creates both one-of-a-kind and limited runs of Rolexes; choose from 18 models and 19 options including Craig’s blacked-out DLC case above.

We prefer the looks of the first Armband, but Incase’s new Sports Armband Pro “sports” a velcro tab for corralling rowdy stray headphone cords; it’ll work with 4th and 5th gen iPod nanos.

Even dinosaurs aren’t immune to historical revisionism: our terrible lizard pals turn into terrific lizards with this Save Yourself t-shirt, which tells tall tails of their selfless heroism.

Both analog and digital, Chopard’s Grand Prix de Monaco Historique Time Attack MF sports a racing wheel-inspired steel crown, a bezel tachometer and COSC certified movement.

Swiss watchmakers and black belt holders and team up for the Black Belt Watch: it features Kanji characters, a kimono dial and Shinai sword hands; proceeds support Little Dreams.

Supra goes animal friendly for their Holiday ’09 line with the Vegan Pack: the Dixon, Thunder Lo, Thunder and Diablo 1.5 all sport 100% canvas uppers with gum, black or white soles.

A bit of Bioshock mixed in with good old fashioned ghoulery, Enclothe’s latest t-shirt, Deep Sleeper, will have you dreaming nightmares while you plumb the dark depths of your soul.

Linde Werdelin’s successful skeletonized Spidolite is back, this time in swank all-black titanium DLC and rose gold cases with sapphire crystal case-backs; both are limited to 88 watches.

Laptop-toting bicyclists need fret no more with the Swingline Pannier: it features a padded laptop sleeve inside an all-weather shell with a shockcord and hook mounting system.

Aerotype’s Hi-Tech Jacket is Hi-Priced too, but you’ll stay alive and wired: it sports MP3 and phone sleeve controls and can store surplus heat that’ll be emitted if you’re under an avalanche.

Johnny Cupcake’s Cupcake Mix Vol. 4 is noticeably better than Vol. 3; four horror-themed shirts of 200 each are available, only one of which is online (the others are in-store).

Ezio may be raking in the dough this Fall, but Altair will be scoring candy on Halloween: this Assassin’s Creed gear is pricey but realistic, including the ultra-sweet extension knife.

Preorder now: set in a stainless steel case, Nooka’s Zaz watch features a funky translucent see-thru face that matches the wearer’s skin tone; choose from leather or silver mesh straps.

Timberland’s Benton 3-in-1 jacket gets a Poplin refresh; it’s otherwise still a three-fer with a waterproof outer (1) and fleece inner (2), both of which can be worn separately or together (3).