We used to have this really great boutique right next to our office in Dumbo, then we realized they were having a huge going away sale. Wondering what that was about, we bought way too much stuff and now owe way too much to our credit cards. Now we found out that they were just planning on moving to the big apple, LES to be exact. Gargyle is now ‘conveniently’ located on 16A Orchard St at Canal, and still carries top of the line indie faves like Rogues Gallery, Corpus, 3:33 Footwear, Mjolk and timoWallets, with new additions including Acne Jeans, Billykirk’s rustic man-bags and lines from New York staple stores BBlessing and Opening Ceremony.

Thanks Urban Daddy for the update.

I am quickly becoming obsessed with looking like a bum. Seriously, it’s like some weird fashion turn-on when I see people dressed in designers labels that look distressed or carrying an iconic handbag that’s been destroyed with wear.  I sense that “instant vintage” is becoming a newish trend and that more and more mainstream designers will pick up the look that indies like 3:33 Footwear have made a must have.

One spot that seems to feel in agreement to the trend is Hollywood Trading Company, a little shop out of California that has an amazing selection of vintage feeling work boots. Of course, if you can’t find a designer willing to destroy their goods for you, there’s always Beacons Closet or Buffalo Exchange, where you will find a great selection of pre-worn boots and footwear at rock bottom prices.

Designed by pro skater Andrew Reynolds and treading confidently beyond the dilapidated definitions of a fractured culture in the digital age, Los Angeles, California-based 3:33 footwear culls the essence of order from amidst the splintered chaos to offer a transcendent framework for individuality built on effortless simplicity. Unisex designs appropriate for any occasion, 3:33 footwear’s obsessive compulsion to clean details and the finest quality materials, all handcrafted in Portugal, are unified in a cosmic nod to versatility for the new global underground. The result is an easy and effortless style signature inspired by house slippers, moccasins, classic worn-in sneakers and all the people that wear them right