From an essay she wrote in the current issue of GQ Style:
We dress to conform: business suit, dinner jacket. We dress for fun, fantasy, fancy-dress or roleplay. Or we dress simply to be ourselves. And when we want to be authentic, we choose workwear. Workwear has been a vital element in the social revolution of the past 60 years. In 1950 it was invisible; now it is everywhere. It defies the notion that familiarity breeds contempt.
John Lobb sent out an email recently with a link to images for the new “Saint-Crépin” model for this year. At first glance they’re a bit ordinary.
But now look at the top view:
Notice something different? They used one piece of leather cut into a spiral shape to wrap around a last to shape into a shoe. The concept itself is not new and has been employed by other artisan shoe makers, but so far John Lobb’s model above is the best looking one yet.
More pictures are available here: http://openers.jp/fashion/flagship/john_lobb/photo_year_model.html
Scans from an older catalog. Lightning has published them in the past, but it looks like Free & Easy will be doing something with Real McCoy’s in their November issue this year.
For classically styled bags, the ones sold by Barbour offer an incredible value.
I own both the leather tarras and explorer bags and have used them very heavily for the past two years. The leather and stitching has so far held up well, and I’ve had no problems with the fabric lining and metal hardware.
The thing that you don’t see well advertised with these (and all of Barbour’s bags) is that they’re made in China, much to the surprise of many people. I would not worry about the quality of these however, as they’re just as good as my other U.S. or European made bags. Oi Polloi carries both.
If you must have old world produced goods and do not mind paying up to twice as much, another British maker called Tusting still makes identical styled bags there in the UK.
The Maine guide jacket is one of the two most iconic pieces from the Woolrich Woolen Mills collections, the other being the Upland jacket. While it changes slightly from season to season, the general style has remained the same.
The two above are my own from the FW2008 season and are my favorite versions so far, in that the throat latch is fixed in place and the left breast pocket includes convenient pen holders. If appropriately layered, the corduroy on the right is suitable to wear throughout the winter here in Seattle, and the melton wool version on the left is reserved for just the coldest of days. Included in the picture is a shawl collar sweatshirt and knit gloves from J.Crew, an Engineered Garments cotton scarf, and a wool cap from Christy’s of London.
If you were to have just one jacket from the Woolrich Woolen Mills collection, it should be the Maine guide jacket.
Available at Context, Farinelli’s, Legion, Tres Bien, The Bureau, and Coggles.
The Inis Meáin Kniting Company has been creating some of the world’s best Aran sweaters for several decades. It is named after the island their factory resides on, Inis Meáin, the second largest of the three Aran islands.
They’re the type of sweaters that would last you a lifetime. Only a few online stores carry them: J.L. Powell, Hartford York, and Maxwell & Co. The cardigan that I just picked up above is available in store at Jack Straw (see the previous post).
Possibly the best men’s clothing store in Seattle right now is a small shop down on 1st Avenue called Jack Straw, which opened last year. It carries excellent selections from a number of high end fashion lines, as well as clothing from more traditional makers.
Address:
1117 1st Ave
Seattle, WA 98101
Website: http://www.jstraw.com/
Blog: http://jackstrawclothing.blogspot.com/
They’ve so far received the mechanic’s sweatshirt, mechanic’s shirt, rider’s cap, and rider’s dungarees. According to Kiya, more should arrive next month.
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