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Designer soda cans by Pepsi were just the beginning. Now the best thing since their Michael Jackson Super Bowl commercials—Pepsi recently teamed up with Complex for an in-depth tour of our hand-picked sneaker and lifestyle boutiques. Complex’s own DJ treats and Erica hit stores on the East coast and West coast respectively to speak with store managers like Dave Ortiz from Dave’s Quality Meat, and hook-up kids with new looks for this season. Click here to see more store highlights.

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Window Shopping, Literally!

Here’s a cool way to avoid long lines, obnoxious store clerks, women with double strollers, and aimless browsing around. Polo Ralph Lauren is experimenting in London with a new touch screen technology that allows potential shoppers to use its store windows as a virtual store:

Just like the regular store windows, it shows the merchandise available in the store. The purveyor of classy apparel, accessories, fragrances and eyewear has installed a giant computer like screen just outside their London store. This enables you to shop at anytime of the day or night……you don’t have to rush before the store’s closing time.

Even though it’s too early to tell if this technology will work, we’re all for any advancements that can diminish human interaction as much as possible.

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Fila Joins the Supreme Team

The Fila x Supreme collabo is dropping at the Hideout Store in London, but we figured it was worth a mention regardless of the fact that most of you reading this are US based (although, we know some of you jetsetters could be crossing the Atlantic tonight). So if you happen to be strolling along the River Thames this weekend, cop this collabo and be the ultimate bastard child of The Royal Tenenbaums meet Streetwear. And if you want to rock this look from head to torso, they got you covered: jackets, polo shirts, headbands and wristbands.

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Uniqlo Paper: Volume 2

Ya gotta hand it to Japanese retailer Uniqlo for keeping things fresh and relevant. Not only do they come to NYC and open up a cleanly designed store in Soho, sell t-shirts in tubes, and offer other great deals on gear, they also publish their very own free lifestyle/fashion magazine that is better than most on the newsstands. It’s called Uniqlo Paper and its 2nd issue features a Q&A about style with none other than Dipset’s fashion ambassador Juelz Santana. It’s also sprinkled with some hot models. Plus they’ve got downtown perv staple Terry Richardson and all the weirdos that come with him. You can grab yourself a print version at their Soho flagship store, or check it out online.

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Never Pay Retail

We’ve never been into coupon clipping. For us, that was mainly the work of middle aged stay at home moms planning their next grocery assault maneuvers. But now that online commerce is becoming the norm, and cooler products are consistently being offered over the ‘internets,’ we’re rethinking the whole coupon clipping stigma. RetailMeNot.com is a new deal-finding site that handles all the heavy lifting when searching for coupon codes. All you have to do is seek and ye shall find. And we’re not just talking discounts at Old Navy, Papa John’s, or Turbotax, but deals on websites you might actually frequent like Amazon or even more importantly, Karmaloop. So i you’re gonna buy shit online might as well see if there’s a coupon to go with it.

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Winding Down: What Was Life Like Before the Segway?

Lindsay Lohan likes to party in her bikini and the world is a better place because of it. [Egotastic]

Life as we know it didn’t really exist until the Segway rode up onto the scene. [Razor Apple]

Kaws and Bearbrick fans are gonna go nuts over this Original Fake x Choro Q Bearbrick. [High Snobiety]

Just what the LES needs, a Refinery29 x BBlessing pop-up shop. [Cool Hunting]

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The Gold Hanger: ‘Shop the Alchemists’ Closet’

If you’re in NYC this weekend and looking to grab up some limited edition shit for good prices you’re in luck. This Saturday and Sunday, seven brands are descending on 20 Clinton St. in the LES to set up shop for two days only from 12pm-7pm. Everyone’s favorite hipster jeweler BiJules will be selling her precious items, as well as goods from Rojas, Pretty Shitty As Imba, Sir Hayes babywear, Still Life hats, Glad News, and Christopher Bevans menswear. Even though it’s a pop-up, credit cards will be accepted. And to soothe your shopping jitters, drinks will be provided by Carlo Rossi.

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A New Angle To Exclusivity: Pre-Paid Gift Card

We thought the lack of a sign out front, no clear markings on the door, and having to be buzzed in made the ALIFE Rivington Club in NYC’s Lower East Side, just about exclusive as it gets when it comes to sneaker boutiques. Well, looks like the ALIFE crew are taking things up a notch and releasing this special “Club Priority Card.” This limited edition (how could it not be?) gift card, that you can add money to, gives card holders first dibs on all new drops:

Card holders will have pre-release information, guaranteed availability to purchase upcoming limited edition shoes.

Just make sure you got some money on that thing. Cause if you show up and all you’ve got to show is your “limited edition” purple card with a zero balance, well it’s to the back of the line with the rest of the sneaker plebs.

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adidas Looks Dope Overseas

Germany now joins Japan in the “we get better kicks than the US category,” thanks to these Adidas Micropacers done up in white patent leather. Besides the crisp white finish, the sneakers also come in special packaging which makes them a good look on the collectors tip. $350.00 Euro, more pics after the jump.

Also, check out these ZX500 Materials of the World United Kingdom joints. Solebox has them, but to find them in the U.S will be tough. $175 Euro

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Daily Swagger: Magic Is Over, Time for Rehab

If you accidentally knocked up that chick you’ve been messing around with, make sure your seed starts fresh with some BAPE clothing.

Vans hooked up with Japan based store United Arrows to produce these sleek looking “Era” joints.

Honeyee Mag previews new pieces from Supreme that will have hypebeast’s waiting in line for days. Peep the “C*nt Tee”

The Hundreds takes a look at Bodega, gives it the title of “Best Store Ever.”

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