NY Mag’s’ The Cut has gotten news that New York City’s first Topshop is set to have an opening party on March 26 at 9pm. The original opening date was October but got delayed due to construction delays. No word on official opening date, but that weekend is looking like a prime date.

Available in minimal black, this snap-closure vertical wallet by Makr is perfect for your credit cards or bills. It measures 4″ x 3.25″ and is handcrafted in North America from rugged leather. If interested, you should head to BlackBird because this is a limited edition piece with only thiry pieces. 

More images after the jump.  

The last time there was styrofoam in my house, it was when I opened my new Bravia. It’s a great protector of valuables in packaging, but German designer Anne Boenisch has put it good use in a completely different way.

Designer Stas Aki has come up with a design that’s so simple, yet so abstract. Stas Aki stops the hands of the clock without stopping time. On a tradition watch, the hands read approximately 10:07, but on Stas Aki’s immovable watch, the real time is told my digital numbers above the small hand and big hand. Time is put on a 24-hour scale instead of a 12-hour scale and the design of the watch is sleek and simple as well.

Watch the video after the jump. 

This month’s Vogue gave light to notebook sleeves by one of the world’s finest bag makers. The laptop bags are by Goyard and that explains the unique design and detail as well as the hefty pricetag.

It may be out of my budget, but some guy out there might be willing to dish out the cash to pick one up.  They come in a few different colors and are sure to be in limited quantity.

Buy It: $830 at Goyard

From the exhibition “A True Provider Is Good To Find,” Steve Powers shows off Handy Signs, made for people you know in New York City. Its squirt print on archive paper and it’s a sure fit for any apartment. Anywhere. It measures 76 x 61 cm and only 250 of these will be made.

Buy It: $346.65 at Colette

A sure winner: This refined, limited-edition Macassar ebony poker box, lined in orange velvet calfskin, contains chips crafted of yellow European boxwood, walnut, brown palissandre, and black and Macassar ebony.

Head to vivre to grab your set if you are willing to cough up $5,210.

With 2009 here, it’s time to change things up and refine even our most classic possessions. Take the chess set for example. Even if you don’t play it, it seems like something a man should have. I for one definitely have one, but it’s got that wooden classic look to it.