Starring in one of Alfred Hitchcock’s best known films, Cary Grant can be seen wearing a grey suit in North By Northwest throughout most of the movie. If you watch closely though, you can notice in some close ups that the fabric is actually a very subtle Prince of Wales pattern in a grey/blue mix.
E. Tautz has re-launched its website for fall, and the new online store is supposedly coming soon (can’t wait) – via Hollister Hovey. Here’s an older preview of the price ranges to expect:
As in Tautz’s days, the line borrows heavily from the Hebrides Islands and includes such novelties as eight-ply cashmere fisherman sweaters and lofty wool peacoats, as well as suits and sport jackets fashioned from soft Shetland yarns and vintage Harris tweeds recently unearthed in a Stornoway cupboard and modernized with a burst of bright color. Prices start at $300 for cotton sport shirts, $600 for knitwear, $1,500 for outerwear and $1,700 for sport coats, and for the moment, the product will be sold in the U.S. exclusively through Barneys New York.
Barney’s is probably one of the worst places to sell this brand but hopefully the online store will have some promise. Some of their season’s styles:
For the September issue of Huge magazine, photographer Antony Crook and the Engineered Garments team worked together on a new photo spread called “Pedals or Boots” – it showcases the Fall/Winter 2010 collection and feels like a continuation of lookbook in action on the streets of NYC.
For the vintage fans (especially for those who have an interest in goods from the the 50’s and 60’s) – Tokyo based Archive and Style is another great visual resource to bookmark.
I would not be surprised if they sold the L.L. Bean duffel above at their asking price (36,750 YEN).
Poortvliet was a famous Dutch painter, best known for his part in the creation of theGnome children’s books. He was also both a hunter and a naturalist, and spent a lot of time creating vivid and educational illustrations of the wildlife around him in Europe. From wikipedia: Poortvliet saw himself as a characteristic narrator. His drawings told the tale, and at most he added a short caption.
I just chanced upon the word ‘psychopomps.’ It seemed to encapsulate a lot of what I was doing. I was reading a book called Animals, Men and Myth, which was about how humans had harnessed the power of various animals over the years for their own ends. The first creatures to go in a hot air balloon were a sheep and a duck—that’s what they tested it out on. They sent a monkey into space, didn’t they? I wanted to pay homage to the whims of those crazy inventors.
TB: What attracted you to taxidermy?
PM: It’s an illusion: a three-dimensional magic trick that doesn’t fade. What’s not to like?
TB: Your Facebook fan-page quote, “I hate death as much as ever.” Please explain.
PM: It must be a quote taken from a previous interview. I’m not sure what the context was. It’s probably just because people often ask about my attitude to death and I don’t see it as being any different to the next person’s; I hate it as much as I’ve ever done.
And a great video with magazine another. An accompanying book for the exhibit is available for purchase if you can’t make it person – I’ve ordered a copy, and will post a review later.
The Nigel Cabourn website has finally been updated with images for pieces from the FW10 collection, along with a new stockist list for North America to help hunt down those elusive items. Also be sure to checkout the photography in The Ascent of Cabourn section.
Also somewhat related, I just found this older interview with Mr. Cabourn on youtube the other day, from an exhibit and presentation at University of Northumbria last year. Pictures and audio are available as well.
Frank Muytjens has been making frequent appearances in Free & Easy over this past year and the current issue for September has him showing off some his bags. I’m surprised that he carries so many different communication devices, though I’m not surprised that he’s a Leica man.
Over the past several years it seems like they have struggled to adapt their image to modern times and it will be interesting to see how they’ll proceed. This video is a step in the right direction though:
Nautical themes will have a strong influence… look for SNS Herning and Inis Meain knits this season. From the Norfolk Museums and Archeology Service on the older traditional sweaters worn by fishermen:
A fisherman’s gansey was once his most distinctive feature. A navy blue jumper, patterned on the top half and part of the sleeves was a proud possession. It was likely to be knitted by a loved one and carried a pattern characteristic of the fishing port or the family. Ganseys could be found all around the North Sea and the British coasts from the early 19th century to the middle of the 20th century and the tradition lives on with a few Norfolk fishermen today. Theirs were perhaps the most finely knitted of them all, especially those from Sheringham.
They arrived today, straight from Tres Bien. They’re solid boots and will be great for pairing with heavier wool trousers and denim in about another month or so.
Taking inspiration from Venice and the surrounding Italian country side, Barena is another foreign brand that’s been around for awhile but is not well distributed in the U.S. Pieces in their collections are simple in design, with more of a focus on fabric and materials than on unneeded or ostentatious details.
