Getting into the spirit of summer with one my favorite issues of Free & Easy published back in 2009.
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Industry of All Nations strikes me as an interesting company – still a bit under the radar, it is putting out goods that have been influenced or sourced from communities around the world, building on the idea that the new luxury is in knowing who made your items. The colorful jeans are from India, the belts were sourced from Argentina, the espadrilles were made in Uruguay, and for fall it will be shipping out bit tassel loafers that are made in Buenos Aires and alpaca sweaters that are hand knit in Bolivia.
The Panamericana chairs are also noteworthy, and would fit in well with the interiors of many homes.
The faja belt and espadrilles – fun, in good taste, and affordable (the way it should be).
Two online stockists for IOAN: Mohawk General Store (where I ordered the items above) and Prime 135
The Trad on GTH pants:
A word of warning, though. While you can, and should, wear these trousers with a sport coat, they are not to be worn to work. These are occasion trousers and with that comes the responsibility of time and place. The time is summer. The place is near water and within arm’s reach of a G&T. Going sockless helps, and a half lined navy blazer in linen keeps you respectable, while the dash of Ray-Ban aviators kicks you into the classic GTH look. True devil-may-care attire always requires forethought.
The same advice could be said for GTH shorts, though you have more leeway in what to pair them up with – in my case I often go with a white linen button-down or polo shirt sans sport coat.
Where to find: Ralph Lauren, Rugby, and Gant (Rugger or Bastian) are good places to check. Engineered Garments will also usually have a few in its spring/summer collections as well, and from this current season I just received an exceptionally great pair in a red/white/blue floral print.
Mohawk General Store has a few pairs left on sale – the same fabric was also used to make a matching camp shirt, though I suggest not wearing them together.
Now I just have to wait for Seattle to break past its sweltering 68°F summer days before I can start wearing them (line borrowed from a Redhook ad).
Now available online – there are several new designs this season to complement the mainstays and the reversible Brookline quilted jacket (with polka dots), the snowflake shawl knit jacket, and down body vest will be ones to look out for.
Update: Nepenthes.co.jp now has a higher-res version.
A few items can be previewed over on the Nepenthes Osaka store blog as well as on flickr in sets from Très Bien Shop and End Clothing.
The Osher Map Library at the University of Southern Maine maintains an extensive cartography collection of early New England maps, and many are available online for viewing.
A Map of the Coast of New England, from Staten Island to the Island of Breton, circa 1775:
Southack captained vessels in New England waters for 22 years. His New England Coasting Pilot (Boston, 1729-33) summarized the wealth of information he had collected about the coast, its hazards, and its currents. Southack’s lists of sailing directions and eight charts guided ship’s captains all the way from the Hudson River to Nova Scotia. Although criticized in the colonies as quite inaccurate, Southack’s work was adopted by London chart makers. The present map was produced in 1744 by combining the eight charts from Southack’s atlas into a single map; between 1775 and 1794 it was often reprinted in the principal English navigational manual for North America, The English Pilot, The Fourth Book.
Nova Anglia, Novvm Belgivm, Et Virginia, circa 1630:
The increased interest shown after 1600 by Europeans in the colonization of North America is concisely shown in this map. It shows the English colonies established by 1620 in Virginia and New England, together with the new Dutch colony of the New Netherlands. This map is the first to show New Amsterdam (New York), founded only in 1626. For New England, de Laet clearly relied on John Smith’s map for many place-names (26, 27), but mixed them with those derived from indigenous sources and recorded on older maps (e.g., Norembegua). This is also the first map to show the name Massachusetts.
A New and Exact Map of the Dominions of the King of Great Britain, circa 1730:
The vagueness of early European conceptions of the interior of North America are demonstrated by Moll’s map of the English colonies, originally published in 1715 (although the remarkable image of the beavers was copied from a French map of 1698). Once away from the coasts and the St. Lawrence, the interior of North America is shown as a vague jumble of rivers, lakes, and forests.
I just found that scrimshaw artist Linda Layden sells some of her items through Etsy – her work is sold by other stores and designers but often at much higher prices.
Roosevelt during his time with the Rough Riders.
A classic story retold as a Hollywood western. Some bad guys show up, the good guys get hired, there are some gun fights, a few characters die, a few lessons are told, and then the heroes ride off.
A helpful guide from National Geographic Magazine on the proper display and care of the colors, published in 1917:
While there is no federal law in force pertaining to the manner of displaying, hanging, or saluting the United States flag, or prescribing any ceremonies that should be observed, there are many regulations and usages of national force bearing on the subject.
In raising the flag it should never be rolled up and hoisted to the top of the staff before unfurling. Instead, the fly should be free during the act of hoisting, which should be done quickly. It should be taken in slowly and with dignity. It should not be allowed to touch the ground on shore, or the deck of a ship, nor should it be permitted to trail in the water or in the dust. It should not be hung where it can be contaminated or soiled easily, or draped over chairs or benches for seating purposes, and no object or emblem of any kind should be placed upon it or above it. Read more
Jeremy Hackett offers some suggestions on what to wear if you find yourself in Henley this week for the famous rowing event:
Even if you are not in the stewards’ enclosure, it’s fun to enter into the spirit of the day, so leave the T-shirt and jeans at home. First off, I suggest that a navy blazer is a good start. This can be single or double-breasted, and can be made from cotton, linen or wool, with the most traditional being made from flannel. For the more adventurous among us, a striped or taped edge blazer should do the trick. Continued…
For the hat, most now wear a straw Panama blocked in the shape of trilby or fedora, though boaters are still seen.
During its long history, the Regatta has gone through a number of course changes on the Thames (the current version has been in place for many decades now, and can be easily seen on maps).
The Regatta in 1893.
Prince Michael of Kent during last year’s Regatta wearing a double breasted navy blazer and a striped tie in one of his large signature knots. The tie’s pattern looks to be the colors of the Thames Rowing Club, and the socks that he is oddly holding are from Smart Turnout, a British company which sells a large selection of accessories in a number of different school and regimental patterns.
Edit: Thanks to C D Moorby for pointing out that I mixed up Princes in the previous version of this post. The man above is Prince Michael of Kent, not William – that’s what I get for writing in the middle of the night without a martini or glass of scotch.