J.L. Powell recently put up their new catalog for the Spring 2010 season – they didn’t add much for new items this year, but it’s still fun to look at. The highlight for me is the Canvas Ridge work coat, which looks like a lot of thought went into the details on it.
P.S. The Alden suede bluchers with crepe soles from last year are currently on sale for $259.
Via Sartorially Inclined. See more on life.com.
For context, you should also read the original article that the pictures were shot for: LIFE Issue Jul 12, 1963
In the following issue that was published that year, there were some humorous letters to the editor in regards to the article.
Nick Horween put up a fascinating post today about the production of chromexcel leather, which is used on some of my more favorite pairs of Alden’s (I’m wearing a pair of Indy boots made from it right now in fact).
Chromexcel, or CXL as it’s written in the building, is a combination tanned leather that undergoes at least 89 separate processes taking 28 working days and utilizing all 5 floors of our facility. Needless to say, it’s complicated. For any tannery, the chemistry that transforms salted or cured hides into leather often requires a degree of “cooking.” By cooking I mean there are slight variations that must be managed and corrected from lot to lot.
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From the cover of Yosemite in the Sixties, by Glen Denny.
Above: Images from Harley-Davidson, Books of Fashions 1910s-1950s by Rin Tanaka.
Above: Images from Men’s File, Issue 2.
See more on flickr.
For those of you who happen to be in Osaka, the Nepenthes store is hosting an “Engineered Garments Special Week” [more info on Honeyee] and they’ll also be showing off the new Engineered Garments x Mark McNairy shoe line. The tall wingtip boots that I’m interested in will be priced at 68,250¥ (which is not too bad…).
And here’s a recap of stores with an online presence that have received SS10 goods in from Engineered Garments and Woolrich Woolen Mills. It can get difficult to keep tabs on all of this, so I hope this will help you in tracking down a certain piece that you’ve been looking for.
Engineered Garments
Woolrich Woolen Mills
Engineered Garments FWK (for women)
There are a few that I’m missing, but I’ll update this post later. Note that I regularly post new things as they show up online on my twitter account.
Spotted in their Spring 2010 footwear catalog.
Available online in navy and tan suede.
I will be celebrating with Guinness Chocolate Mousse Cake.
This is the magazine that you’ve always wanted. Read more about it on mensfile.com.
Available at Self Edge (where my copies were purchased) and Oi Polloi.
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