I’ve never been a fragrance guy, nor will I ever be. After a recent chance encounter with a sample though, I’ve become hooked on Creed’s Green Irish Tweed scent. 4oz bottles go for about $250 at full retail, but if you look around a bit online there are several reputable stores that sell it in a more reasonable range of $130-150.
With fall finally here in Seattle, we can start to comfortably wear our heavier clothing and a great piece for this time of the year is the CPO shirt jacket from Engineered Garments. The one pictured below on the left is made from a brown windowpane/herringbone patterned tweed wool, and on the right is the same shirt made from a black wool serge (think twill). I have one from last year that performed very well in colder temperatures, and I was able to wear it all the way into spring.
Images from Explorer. For U.S. based stockists, check with Drinkwater’s for the brown tweed version, Farinelli’s for the grey herringbone, and Odin for the black wool serge.
It’s a shame that companies and designers outside of Japan do not really experiment with indigo dyeing much. This scarf that I have from Pure Blue Japan has one of the most complex shades of blue that I’ve seen (it also gave me a bit of a blue colored neck the first time I wore it too).
45rpm is of course known for their hand dyed indigo clothing.
There was also a short but interesting section on indigo dyeing methods and products in the recent issue of Free & Easy.
J.L. Powell’s seasonal catalogs are always something to look forward to. The store has made a business out of selling some of the world’s best products to those who prefer the fields and streams and among their inventory are sweaters from Inis Meáin, boots from Edward Green, and shaving accessories from Truefitt & Hill. Fitted city clothing this is not.
Their fall 2009 catalog features a number of great items, including cowichan knits, hunting jackets, crepe soled moccasin boots, and an awesome blue pullover anorak. They call it “an authentic collection that would have been favored by the world’s great explorers.”
You can request a copy on their website, or view it online.
A great anecdote from Michael Caine:
Right after I got there, I was staying in the Beverly Hills Hotel. I saw John Wayne in the lobby, and I was gawking at him. He said, “What’s your name?” He’d just seen Alfie. Wayne became a friend. He gave me advice, like: “Talk low, talk slow, and don’t say too fucking much,” and “Never wear suede shoes, because one day, Michael, you’ll be taking a piss, and the guy next to you will recognize you, and he’ll turn toward you and say, ‘Michael Caine!’ and piss all over your shoes.” I couldn’t make this shit up.
Read more: http://nymag.com/movies/features/56135/
Just in case you haven’t seen them before: http://www.james-sherwood.com/exhibitions.php
Curated by James Sherwood, the collections explored different parts of Savile Row’s history.
I was looking around for alternatives to J.Crew’s cashmere shawl collar cardigan this morning when I came across these from Drake’s of London.
More info:
We’d been musing about the shawl-collared cardigan ever since we saw William Claxton’s marvellous photo book of Steve McQueen. There’s a series of casual shots taken in Big Sur, with McQueen wearing a stylish navy version of this cardigan with jeans and suede chukka boots. Casual elegance takes on new meaning.
We decided to revive this classic sweater with all its panache of an unconstructed jacket, but with a tad more comfort and versatility. Modesty no virtue, we’ve actually improved on the McQueen version, or any other for that matter. We believe our cardigan to be the veritable cynosure of this iconic sweater: finest four-ply ribbed cashmere, five braided British tan leather buttons, two front pockets, classic raglan shoulders, and a knitted cashmere throat loop closure. The shawl collar, need we add, is a paragon of discriminating design.
Awesome.
Alden is adding a few new versions of their Indy boots to their regular stock catalog this winter and Leffot was able to get a few samples ahead of time: http://blog.leffot.com/2009/09/29/three-little-indy-ans/
Longtime Alden fans will probably see the similarities between the new models and existing custom models made for Leather Soul and Alden of Carmel. From left to right: The 403 in brown chromexcel, the upgraded 405, and the 404 in brown kudu with lug soles. All will be fully lined in leather.
The young workwear company Bleu de Paname released their FW2009 lookbook a few days ago and they’ve added a few more jacket and sweater designs to go with their usual workshirts and denim. This season took inspiration from the workers of the older Rungis market (the current location was moved into the suburbs of Paris a few years ago). Rungis to this day is still the largest wholesale food market in the world.
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