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February 9, 2011

Alden Roughout Suede Chukka Boots

After finally trying and passing on the unlined Leydon last chukkas from Alden, I decided to give the new chukkas sold by J.Crew a shot. These will be ideal for casual attire, and are intended to replace the J.Crew desert boots that I just recently threw away (to their credit, the MacAlister boots had no quality issues even after lots of wear, they were just flat out uncomfortable).

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The leather is not actually suede in the traditional shoe sense, but is instead the special reverse chamois that has been showing up lately on several different Alden makeups for stores. It has a very matted and oily texture, and is very easy to care for.

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February 8, 2011

Vintage Motorcycle Designs

Some classics from Triumph, AJS, and Panther…

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February 6, 2011

The Explorer Jacket in Poplin

New for Spring/Summer 11, the Engineered Garments explorer jacket is back for a second season in a lightweight but durable poplin (long time fans might remember the same fabric being used for jackets in the Spring/Summer 08 collection). The fit is similar to last season’s, and I’m already looking forward to the warmer weather that it will be ideal for.

Rainy day shots in Seattle:

Engineered Garments Explorer Jacket in Poplin

More pictures available on Silver & Gold, Doo-Bop, Context, and the Nepenthes NYC blog.

January 28, 2011

The Sand Pebbles

Set in 1926, The Sand Pebbles is full of many different types of U.S. Navy uniforms from the time. One of my favorite details is shown when Steve McQueen’s character rolls up the sleeves of a shirt to show the liberty cuffs hidden underneath (similar details can be found on some Mister Freedom pieces).

Update: Here’s an interesting find on etsy for a jumper with dragon liberty cuffs, a close match to those in the film.

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January 27, 2011

J.Crew Spring Rollout has Begun

J.Crew has updated its site with new arrivals for spring (some of which is already in stores). The better items include an affordable parka, a multitude of warm weather shirts, more New Balance sneakers, and an updated selection of Corgi socks.

The highlight for me are these roughout suede chukkas and I’m torn between getting a pair of these and the unlined chukka boots on the Leydon last.

January 24, 2011

North Sea Clothing Knitwear

Vintage inspired but with a modern fit, these certainly are the real deal. I’ve been wearing one of the Expedition shawl collar sweaters for a couple of weeks now and it has quickly become one of my favorite pieces with the cold wet weather that Seattle has been getting lately.

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A closer view of the wool. It looks a bit rough, but I’ve found it to be pretty comfortable.

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The shawl collar style was popular with motorcyclists going as far back as the early 1900’s and there are several great examples shown in Rin Tanaka’s Harley-Davidson book.

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Described as a roll collar sweater from 1918. Below, another view with a man in the lower left corner wearing a “sweater coat”.

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Stockists:
Couverture and the Garbstore (also currently on sale)
The Mandon Store
Mr. Mudd and Mr. Gold

January 23, 2011

Twitter Roundup

Some things that you might have missed if you’re not following me on twitter:

* J.Crew has picked up some Seil Marchall bags to add to their growing list of 3rd party products. The Spring/Summer 11 lookbook has also been released.

* Pictures of Victim’s Spring/Summer 2011 collection are now available.

* Tailoring house Anderson & Sheppard has an interesting blog going which follows the work of many of the apprentices.

* Imogene+Willie has a new online shop.

* End Clothing has a preview of a few SS11 items from Universal Works on its flickr page.

* Très Bien and Pete Anderson visit NYC.

* The WSJ recently had an article on those small shirt collars. The truth is that they suck because you can’t get a good roll out of them.

* Engineered Garments FWK Spring Summer 2011 pictures have been released.

* Pictures of SS11 collections for the other Nepenthes brands are also now on its website.

* More importantly, Bond 23 is back on schedule for release in 2012.

January 20, 2011

Drake’s of London Winter Sale

Drake’s of London has just put many of its ties on sale for winter – move fast, many are selling out quickly.

January 20, 2011

The Patchpocket Blazer

On the buy list for spring – a patchpocket blazer. Maybe in cotton in linen?

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January 19, 2011

Skull and Crossbones

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My first Corgi socks, I think I’m hooked. They’re nothing like the socks that I order from Pantherella or Punto and are fairly heavy for being made from cotton (from what I understand, Corgi makes socks in different gauges and these are on the far end). J.Crew carries them, but they can also be purchased directly from the company.

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