This new Laek hat from Laek House looks good during the day and even better at night. That’s because Laek House printed it with ELVS (or Enhanced Light Visibility System) which shines bright white in car headlights for greater visibility and safety. The standard 4-panel cycling cap design is also hand cut, sewn and printed right here in New York City. Here’s to the happy marriage of safety and style!

$25 at Laekhouse.com

Alife and Krink have released an assortment of new t-shirts, Krink K-71 and EZ-Squeeze markers in stores today. We love the drips but one question comes to mind. Is catching Krink tags while wearing a Krink t-shirt frowned upon like wearing a band’s t-shirt to their concert?

Even though we’re not in the market for $360 jeans to rip up riding bikes, we’re intrigued by the Self Edge jeans designed for cyclists. Hypebeast provides the low down:

For an avid cyclists [sic], crotch blow-outs and accelerated wear are all too common of a problem. With that in mind, Selfedge, one of the leading denim shops in the world took into account the inadequacies of current denim related to cycling and created the all new SEXIH03 model with the help of Japanese denim makers Sugarcane. The end product is one that harbors both fashion and functionality. Some key elements of this design includes [sic] 21 oz sanforized Japanese denim, dark indigo stitched half arcuate pocket design, spring loaded clip metal key fob and a relaxed thigh fit with a super slim fit below the knees.

We got distracted thinking about crotch blow-outs and lost in language like ‘sanforized’ (pre-shrunk) and ‘half arcuate pocket design’ (curved pockets), but we’re sure a small legion of bike and denim enthusiasts are quietly celebrating somewhere. It’s great seeing manufacturers give more attention to the niche needs of their customers, but we’d rather drop $360 on a really nice wheelset, a pair of Levis and a carabiner (aka “spring loaded clip metal key fob”). And since denim isn’t always ideal for biking, we’ll throw in some of these jean-print lycra shorts too.

If crotch blow-out is a chronic problem you should really see a doctor.

Images from Self Edge and Velogear.

Staying true to their roots, Anticon, whose masked hoodies we’ve featured in the past, is set to release three new models at the end of May. They gave us first crack at these sample images of their full zip hoodies in black, gray stripes, and a warrior mask, any of which would would have been useful in surprisingly cold weather New York has been having of late. All images are included after the jump.

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Following our run down of hooded sweatshirts with built in masks a barrage of emails came in, all of them looking to buy (off our backs, no less). While most people were after anything Bape, the LRG Dead Serious hoodie which Kanye wore was particularly sought after. Whether it’s the air of celebrity or bold skeleton motif, we say get over it. These days it’s all about skeleton body suits. Just ten minutes digging in the costume crate and our model is ready to rock all weekend.

Yesterday, the sight of a mother leading her young kid by the hand on Lafayette Street while he stumbled along blindly in a zipped up Bape hoodie, reminded us how popular masked hooded sweatshirts are right now. So we pulled together 11 stylish designs to hide your identity and have you thrown out of public places across the UK. This is the perfect guide to find a gift for your favorite vandal/ugly friend, or to rip off a design for Urban Outfitters.

1. Probably tired of stretching out t-shirts over their face, Vexed created the Ninjahood and instantly rendered all ski mask, scarf and bandanna technology obsolete.

2. French design team, Anticon, has been dedicated to working on the same exact design since Fall 2005.

Continue reading: 11 Masked Hoodies to Hide Your Face

Sue Teller has some great ideas for sprucing up your tired kicks. All you need is a wood burning tool and a can of Mountain Dew to sip on camera. It’s not quite laser cut but it’s close, kind of.