Here are a few shots I took of the new Highland jacket from Engineered Garments (previous post on it). The chambray fabric ended up being perfect for the warmer weather that we had in Seattle on Sunday. Read more
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More stores are starting to receive their second Spring/Summer shipments from Engineered Garments and Odin has just put up more pieces for sale including the new aviator WG and Highland jackets. If sales are anything like they’ve been in Japan, the Highland jacket seems like it will be the second most coveted item from this season after the red chambray workshirt (now sold out everywhere).
See the rest of the items on odinnewyork.com.
The Highland jacket was a new design for this season and it features quite a few pockets inside and out. It’s a bit similar to hunting jackets from previous seasons, as well as the black canvas hunting jacket made for the Levi’s capsule collection.
In this picture: ts(s) jacket, Engineered Garments cardigan, and Woolrich Woolen Mills trousers.
Bruce Pask has some interesting scoops from Pitti on what to expect from Engineered Garments and ts(s) this next year. From the NYTimes Style Magazine:
“Engineered Garments, always a favorite, continued the performance-driven kick with techy tweeds inspired by cycling, with jacket flaps buttoning under pockets, attached hoods and trousers with windbreaking knit cuffs. Short pant silhouettes here were modeled on retro football uniforms as well as classic ghurka shorts. Long socks and leggings seem to be key in pulling off this eccentric yet appealing look, as the designer Daiki Suzuki stylishly showed, wearing his shorts with striped socks and classic lace-ups. He teamed up with the classic American outerwear maker Golden Bear for their first line of leather jackets.”
“Another Tokyo-based line TS(S) played with quilted nylon, brushed herringbone linens, heavy cotton twills and wool tweeds to create an inspiring riot of textures in dandified sporty silhouettes and, yes, winter-weight shorts. A hiking boot collaboration with the designer Takahiro Miyashita of the recently retired Number (N)ine collection hinted at a highly anticipated project of his in the works.“
Golden Bear leather jackets for Engineered Garments and Takahiro Miyashita working with Takuji Suzuki? Fall/Winter 2010 is going to be an amazing season for fans.
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I had been wondering about the inspiration behind the quirky design of the Engineered Garments Mac jacket ever since it was first introduced in the FW08 collection. The straps on the shoulders and pocket in the back led me to believe that it was meant for rock climbing, but it turns out I was very wrong – its true history is in seafaring.
While browsing around some Japanese sites this morning, I randomly came across these very similar looking parkas being sold under the label of Mighty Mac.
Mighty Mac was originally based out of Gloucester, Massachusetts and up until the late 80’s produced popular sportswear and clothing for boating (they seemed to be also responsible for those signal flag jackets). For reasons I couldn’t find out, the company closed down around 1989-1990.
This season’s Pitti Uomo show has just wrapped up in Italy and reports are slowly starting to show up online. Here is a recap of the latest:
Winter in America (in Florence)
The arctic weather in Europe may be the simple answer, or perhaps it’s something deeper, but for some reason everybody at the Pitti Immagine Uomo trade fair in Florence, Italy, which closed today, was dressed like a mountaineer. On the runways and on the Renaissance streets, the default look comprised hiking boots, heavy felted, checked-wool puffed coats and scarves as wide as king-size bedspreads.
Fashion rarely follows function or logic, but the fallout from the crumbling financial markets may also be responsible for this back-to-nature escapism. The Japanese have been forecasting this nature-bound, anti-urban trend for a few seasons and avant-garde Tokyo brands and boutiques have gone crazy for original plaid, snow boots and hunting gear of every kind, in the process re-energizing staid American mountain classics like Timberland, Pendleton, Woolrich, Filson, L.L. Bean and Red Wing. Last season at Pitti, Undercover showed a mix of tech and country styles that may have influenced the general mood.
Corneliani’s show, in particular, seemed to be well received by buyers and press alike.
A forest of tall trees, each with a different texture to the bark, created a striking background for tactile menswear.
As the models, in thick woolens and body-conscious tailoring, walked through the “woods” — tree trunks that will be recycled into furniture — the Corneliani show expressed the spirit of modern men’s fashion.
From a summary of the luxury lines (Kiton, Brunello Cucinelli, etc) :
Rather than cutting back on quality to keep prices at bay, many brands will hold on to loyal clients by amping up the craftsmanship and detail in their garments. It’s a surefooted measure meant to nstripes and plaids that match at the seams with more than two hours of handcater to those that understand that value doesn’t always carry the lowest price tag. Oxxford Clothes just introduced the new Highest Quality collection. With an opening price point of $4,000, the suit line boasts tailoring touches like cape lined jackets, pi workmanship just on the waist of the trousers.
And here is a set of pictures from Très Bien, who visited most of the designers I was interested in (Engineered Garments, Nigel Cabourn, Post Overalls, Yuketen, the usual). Read on to see more.
Engineered Garments did a last minute run of red chambray workshirts for this season and only a few retailers will have them. Drinkwater’s is nearly sold out, but you might still have a chance to get one when Odin and the Bureau receive their shipments.
Update: It’s now available on Odin’s site.
Thanks to Drinkwater’s for the images.
And right after my last post I found these awesome ring webbing belts. I will have to hunt one or both of them down.
They’re part of the Engineered Garments Spring/Summer 2010 collection. Image from nepenthes.co.jp.