[ URBAN + TAKE(ØUT) ]

Courtesy of men.style here are the essential Fall garments that every Grad out there should want to look into acquiring. This is a post that you’ll probably refer to numerous times. Not that we recommend copping everything on the list but these are just some suggestive items to help mix and match with your own personal style…

1) Get some of the luck o’ the Irish with a Donegal Tweed Suit

2) Dress up or dress down with the Dressy Puff Vest

3) The “Luxe” Flannel Shirt

u|T|ø SUGGESTION: Box mens flannel shirt by VANS

4) Back from when you were 5 years old, the Fine-Gauge Turtleneck

5) For that “pop” when layering try the Colorful Cardigan

u|T|ø SUGGESTION: Cardigans by Topman

6) The Minimalist Biker Jacket

7) Look like your on a luxurious safari with the “New” Cargo Pant

u|T|ø SUGGESTION: Trousers Alex by Mango

8 ) The Four-Button DB

9) The Superfine Tee

10) The Fair Isle Sweater

u|T|ø SUGGESTION: Fair isle v-neck sweater w/ pockets by Polo Ralph Lauren

11) The Newsboy Cap (shout out to Alpha Status on this one)

12) The Lug-soled Boot

u|T|ø SUGGESTION: Ranger Boots by Polo Ralph Lauren

13) The Chunky Scarf

14) The Statement Overcoat

15) The Denim Jacket

“…Statuettes’ X eyes on those graffiti’d dolls/ my ghetto b****es ask why, I say ‘It’s just be KAWS’…” – Malice (of  The Clipse)

With all the added pressures of professional life, bills, and grown-up responsibilities, sometimes Urban Grads forget that we are still YOUNG! One of the best ways to infuse that “youthful spirit” is to keep a toy or two around (ok, minds out of the gutter, everybody). The Urban Grad Curio is much more than an action figure — it’s a 5-inch objet d’art… with Kung-Fu Grip. Here are some reasons why you should step your “Curio Game” up:

1. Be@rbrick is cool. Period. (We’ve been through this before, Bearbrick releases items in limited series, blind boxes, and always delivers creative collaborations)

2. Many of the toys are designed by world-renown artists, i.e. KAWS. (see verse/quote above, and then proceed to Pharrell’s or Lupe’s personal collections)

3. (You) + (Japanese Art) = Urban Art Maven. (The artistic culture of Japanese toys has been around for DECADES…are you just now catching on?)

4. They’re Small, Detailed, and EXTREMELY collectible! (A single toy can cost anywhere from $8, i.e.  King Ken by Amos, to $450, i.e. Futura Nosferatu statuette — consider each toy an asset that can appreciate with time).

5. Several suggest, “Hey, I’m a Kid at heart”. BUT, thousands suggest, “Hey, I’m a Kid…and I still prefer pajamas that have footies attached.” (Just like buying framed artwork, make your selections wisely. Be sure that the fun-factor and the art factor are in a balance that reflects your lifestyle).

Urban Graduettes if you really wanna get your PUNCTILIO game up then check out Minx Nail Coverings! These nail coverings are the perfect blatant understatements when your talking on your cell phone or when you “firmly grasp the last pair of Jimmy Choo’s on sale” (That’s what it says on the official site). The nail covering designs range from alligator skin to distressed leather to “cheeta.”

OK ladies it’s pretty obvious that most of the hi-profile hi-tops of the season have been for men. So here are some I found (besides the Upper Echelon hi-tops) for the young women who have a little monetary pool on the side for splurging.

Maison Martin Margiela Line 22 women’s sneaker

These MMMs are my favorite. I’m not sure if it’s the construction and the fact that they show skin, or the fact that the colorway is “nude.” (Take note of the famous Margiela trademark on the underside of the tongue…fabric with the numbers 0 through 23. He did kind of Mike Jordan the fashion game though. Lol)

Y-3 Kimpu sneaker

Essential…all white hi-top for the summer. ‘Nuff said.

Adidas Nizza Hi-top

“Icccey “…not in a sleazy voice. (It looks like they have the wrong shoe stuffer in the sneaker. It’s making it bulge up in the middle)

Free People Cinched High Top sneaker

I’m loving the gathering on these bad girls…right down the middle of the shoe, no laces. These are definitely statement pieces. You gotta make sure that these standout so subdue the outfit, keep the colors light.

Check out this post before you read this one. Ok…this is probably one of the most ingenious accessories that I have seen in a while. Everybody knows how we urban grads love our denim, whether it be raw, washed and colored. Anyway, if you’re a bike-peddler who’s always moving fashion-forward, then these denim ankle covers may be for you. The purpose is obvious, protect the bottoms of your jeans from the grease, dirt, catching, the spokes, etc. STROKE’S Extra Leg claims to “protect your pants and your style.”

They wrap around your lower leg and the long Velcro strips allow them to be adjusted to fit various leg openings. They come in black, white, and raw denim. You can try and match them with the same denim or you can contrast them. For some reason they remind me of the Rick Owens long wedged boots. Some may like these, some may not. Some more may like these when they find out that the Extra Leg is produced by our friends over at A.P.C. Either way, no one wants to always be the person with one pant leg rolled up reminiscent of Ladies Love Cool James, or have their s$%! looking like this…

…HAhaha!

Man Urban Takeøout is so into Spring this year. It’s because the colors Duke, the colors [I think that was a Bush's Baked Bean's commercial reference]! As we have always said here at u|T|ø, its all about accessories. Great accessories make a normal outfit pop, get you more attention, and the envy/hate of others. According to the latest edition of VMAN magazine [Grads if your not on it please check it out] this season’s best accessories are “all about playfulness and color.”

Check out these accessories: