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Shop The Look: New Balance

We're all still really excited by the arrival of New Balance this season and want to wear our sneaks with a million and one different things. Here we show you one key look and how to wear the latest trend. This look is based around the autumnal shades of the New Balance 'Made in England' M577BGG whi... [More]

Half Naked Men Courtesy of Paul Smith

Renowned for his creative flair and somewhat cheeky ideas, Mr Paul Smith has delivered once again by stripping two gorgeous male models right down to their multi-stripe Paul Smith boxers in his latest underwear ad. A lot of credit has been paid to the production, cinematography, visuals and overall ... [More]

Menswear New Arrivals This Week

We've taking things pretty casual this week at Van Mildert and enjoying what's new to our rails. Sweat tops, holdalls & overshirts from Stone Island are top of our wishlists along with Hugo Boss polo essentials. For the urban kind of guy the Publish Jenner M65 jacket is our top pick along with a cas... [More]

Now Stocking New Balance

Launched back in 1906 as simply the New Balance Arch Support Company, the Boston based brand didn't produce their first pair of runners until the early 60's when current chairman Jim Davis bought the company in the early 70's. He took advantage of America’s new found love of running and New Balance ... [More]

What's New This Week - Womenswear

So you've bought your new season Barbour jacket, so now it's time to accessorise with a cosy wool scarf or gorgeous leather gloves. Select from Barbour's checked fringed scarves matched with the tartan trim leather gloves to accompany your waxed or traditional jacket perfectly. For the feet, it's go... [More]

Visit Durham - Restaurant 17

If you're visiting our Van Mildert store in Durham, then you've got to book into Restaurant 17. Having only opened in September this year, the A' la Carte menu is proving to be quite a hit with the locals and judging by the images below, we can see why Sadly, an online menu hasn't been released yet ... [More]

Forget Hotel, Think Palace...

Having read about the 'Leela' properties on many blogs and travel websites, I decided it was time to investigate, and I'm so glad I did It turns out The Leela is a group of exquisite hotels, resorts and even palaces fit for a king or queen and situated exclusively across India. It's even won a few a... [More]

Film Of The Week: Prisoners

Fresh from his Wolverine alter ego, Hugh Jackman stars in the latest thriller Prisoners, alongside a whole bunch of other A-Listers including Jake Gyllenhaal, Terrence Howard and Maria Bello. If you loved all the father/daughter drama from Gerard Butler in Law Abiding Citizen then this latest thrill... [More]

Gone In 4 Seconds

You wouldn't consider it for your everyday car, but when it comes to fun factor and the amount of bang for your buck, you can't get much better than a Caterham. A trackday favourite that still bases it's styling on the Lotus Super 7, Caterham are a British icon that's still manufacturing cars at the... [More]

Stone Island Engineering

Stone Island take us to New York's City University and their Astrophysical Observatory in the Department of Engineering and Physics with their latest video. Using a Meade LX200 GPS telescope to explain the physics behind the glass microsphere technology that coats their new Mesh Reflective Jacket, t... [More]