While researching some obscure luggage information, I came across an online showcase for Brownrigg, an antique store in the UK which has a great collection of vintage cases and trunks. Some highlights: a shotgun ammo case, a Hermes travel case in crocodile, and a midsize Louis Vuitton hat box. The rest of their inventory is impressive as well.
In order to promote local wools and their own tailoring firms, the folks on Savile Row hosted a field day today with open houses and an attraction of sheep grazing out in the street. Simon Crompton has the background info for those interested. Judging by reactions I’ve seen so far, the event is a big hit and is being enjoyed by many.
Richard James has some pictures up on their blog already, including a few of their humorous window display.
Esquire UK reports that the dogs are in coats made at Huntsman, and the farmer in a suit from Anderson & Sheppard.
Update – there are more pictures available on this London travel blog. The jacket shown worn on the farmer looks great. (larger versions available on flickr)
Images from the most recent big tweed run in London back in April. I like the store display that Huntsman put together.
Images from bicycleimages’ photostream.
From “an elementary treatise on their design and construction” written in 1896. Some are not too different from modern designs, some look dangerous, and several others look like Dr. Seuss creations. The geeks reading this will also appreciate the inclusion of sections for maths and tables. [Google Books]
Woolrich Woolen Mills x Inis Meain Knitting Co. x J.Crew x Le Pichet x Pike Place Market x Rain
A selection of vintage maps of Antarctica, available on Wikipedia Commons. Included is also a 1916 newspaper printing of a map showing Shackleton’s planned route during the Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition “of which news is expected any moment.”
The Scott Polar Research Institute has an incredible collection of photography from many famous polar expeditions and voyages available online, spanning the entire period of the Heroic Age of Antarctic Exploration. Highlights include galleries for the British Antarctic Expedition of 1907-1909, and 1910-1913 (split into several different collections by photographer: Ponting, Levick, Debenham).
The Shackleton-Rowett Antarctic Expedition is also well documented – it was the last adventure taken by Earnest Shackleton (who later died of a heart attack while the ship was docked in South Georgia in the Atlantic Ocean) and is considered by many to be the closing of the Heroic Age of Antarctic Exploration.
Shackleton (left) on board the Quest with Frank Worsley.
Quest pushing through ice.
Expedition members walking toward the camera.
Expedition members on deck.
See the rest of the images of the Shackleton Rowett Antarctic Expedition online.
Now available online. The pieces shown in the mountain section are a bit too folksy for me, but the rest looks great.
From the September issues of 2009 and 2010 – the more recent one is still available at Context if you’re not near a Japanese bookstore. About a quarter of the issue was dedicated to the “Rugged Country Life” with lots of pictures of outdoor clothing, log cabins, wildlife illustrations, rustic furniture, and miscellaneous gear.
Available from the Worcestershire Leather Company. Also be sure to check out the quick release belts.
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