SHINOLA - FROM MOTOR CITY TO THE CITY THAT NEVER SLEEPS

"Where American is made"

The name Shinola was a household name from 1907 till 1960, as a American brand of wax-based shoe polish. The original trademark of the Rochester, NY based company was filed in 1929. Shinola/Detroit LLC purchased the name from the defunct shoe polish company and now they're putting a shine on new Made in the USA products like watches, bicycles, leather goods, journals and....shoe sine in Detroit, Mi.

They recently opened a store in New York, the store itself has been meticulously renovated to honor the history of the neighborhood and the building. From a design standpoint, inspiration the comes from artist Donald Judd's library in Marfa, TX, and they managed to get their hands on an incredible 1930s Bronze Mercator map, which in all honesty is worth coming into the store just to see.

Shinola Tribeca Flagship

177 Franklin St.

New York, NY 10013

917-728-3000

I WANT TO RIDE MY BICYCLE...

Tomorrow, the first Rugby Tweed Run, will be held in New York. The first Tweed Run ever was held on the 24th of January 2009, a "group bicycle ride" through the centre of London, in which cyclist are expected to dress in traditional British cycling attic, particularly tweed plus four suits. Any bicycle is acceptable on the Tweed Run, but classic vintage bicycles are encouraged. Nowadays there are Tweed Runs all over the world, tomorrow New York will be Tweed City.