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Peter Ruprecht’s Splashlight Studios Show Wraps Up

Left to Right: Peter Ruprecht, Anton Kandinsky, and Marc Ecko

This July, Peter Ruprecht (the photographer who brought us the stunning ladies of the Ecko Manufacturing ads) focused on a more humanitarian cause with his exhibit “Monadic Nomad.” It was through this series of environmentally and socially-conscious images that were both scenic and gritty that he documented his recent travels through India.

For the opening of “Monadic Nomad,” Ruprecht printed his photos on hand-made paper and hung them at the new Splashlight Studios Soho location in Tribeca. The exhibit officially closes its doors this Wednesday night, but the photos are available for purchase HERE. Proceeds will be donated to a charity that’s dedicated to providing clean drinking water. See some of the photos in the gallery below…

Pegleg’s Fall 2008 Collection Stands Up

The Pegleg crew has come a long way from their T-shirt beginnings, as evidenced by the fall collection that just dropped. The full set of cut-and-sew includes flannels, jackets, denim, and a sick rain coat. We’ve always been drawn to the playfulness of the line, whether that’s the modern take on ’80s and ’90s nautical gear or the “Fuck you, I’m a giant baby” feel of some of the less serious pieces.

Check out the line at your favorite cool-guy boutique, or cop it online through their website. See below for more photos of our favorite pieces from the collection…

Starks Laces The Colette x GAP Pop-Up Shop

For all the brands sitting around waiting for things to happen to them, relax and take notes. Starks is a shoelace company that went from three colorways to a sneakerhead household name and mainline collaborator in less than two years.

These laces just dropped at the GAP/Colette pop-up shop, where they are available now for $8. Look for these guys to continue creating special editions with top brands in snowboarding and skate shoes as the temperature drops. We can’t say who yet, but you already know. See the GAP x Colette laces close up below.

Etnies x SHUT Skateboards Rap Hi

For a holiday season drop, Etnies hooked up with NYC-based skateboard company SHUT on this black/gold Rap Hi.

Etnies wanted to team up with a company that has remained skateboarder-owned and operated, and has continue to kill it without selling out to the pressures of going corporate—so SHUT was the lay-up choice. Check for these to hit Etnies retailers for Holiday 2008.
$110, www.etnies.com, http://www.shutnyc.com/

Find Your Favorite Brew With BeerMenus.Com

Beer guzzlers in NYC are psyched about Beermenus.com, a fully functional search engine that scopes out over 162 beer menus throughout the Big Apple. Think of the site as a liquid brother to the more familiar Menupages.com—it maps out every bar in the city where you can find your favorite brand of beer. The database is equipped to trace popular titles like Stella Artois to the more under-the-radar Stone Arrogant Bastard. There’s also a user-generated aspect to the site that allows readers to submit their local watering hole’s menu and options to update existing menus that are listed. Get to searching, another drunken weekend is almost here.

The Knux Secretly Hit The Stage In NYC

Last night, New Orleans transplants The Knux went from the airport straight to the stage at 205 Club in NYC’s Lower East Side. Charged off the hype from their jumpoff single, “Cappucino” the (biological) brothers Krispy and Al (left to right) rocked an intimate performance of exclusive tracks from their Interscope debut Remind Me In 3 Days, due this summer.

Their on-stage chemistry poured through every song, especially when Krispy ad-libbed off-stage in the audience while his little brother’s flow resurrected the era of Tribe and Pharcyde’s golden heyday. After the jump, see a few flicks from the show.

Starks Laces Switches The Style Up

If you’re one of those sneakerheads who get aggy when someone else is flossing the same kicks as you, look into Starks Laces. The NYC-bred company offers tricked out shoestrings that breath new life into everything from Jordan reissues to your Timberland shit-kickers. Recently the brand hooked up with Huf to pump out three different colorways for the “Quake” collection. The newest batch of laces take inspiration from a variety of sources like rain, Burton’s [ak] Half Life jacket, and A Tribe Called Quest’s The Low End Theory album cover. Look for Starks to put their dime-bagged packaged threads to more use by dipping into the lacrosse shooting-string game this Spring. To cop some heat head over to Starks’ online shop.

New Yorkers Are Deadlier Than Vampires

You’re probably wondering why we’re showing you this image of what looks like a burnt corpse on the streets of Manhattan. It’s from a new vampire movie being filmed called “I Am Legend” starring, who else, but Will Smith. It won’t be out for a bit, but then again who’s in a rush to see anything Will Smith is starring in lately? Plus it’s a bit unrealistic since you’re chances of being bled by a NY’er far outweigh the threat of a vampire.

Chop It Up

Pocket culture magazine Frank151 recently opened up a barbershop in NYC’s Lower East Side. The appropriately named ‘Chop Shop’ houses three 1930’s style chairs and has barbers with straight edge razors ready to slice you while you sit back and enjoy the vintage era decor. One of the bonuses of this barber shop is the full range of custom New Era caps just in case you couldn’t sit still in the chair or just rethought that Ceasar cut. After the jump check out the front of the Chop Shop and glance at the full Frank menu including a man on man neck massage for $5. Chop-chop.

Frank’s Chop Shop, 19 Essex Street, Tuesday-Sunday 12:00pm-10:00pm

Update: Sir Frank chimes in to let us know the neck massage is from a female, but male on male can be arranged per special request.