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Superior Labor and Kelty Packs for Waste(twice)

The FW10 collection from Waste(twice) is now getting to Japanese stores and among the standouts are the new packs.

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On the left: the mountain sack, a new design produced by Superior Labor. Like the rest of their bags, they’re made from a strong Japanese made canvas.

On the right: a modified version of the new Kelty Mockingbird pack with natural colored leather straps and accents. The regular version of the Mockingbird will be available stateside starting next year.

Best Socks of the Season

It’s finally starting to feel like fall in Seattle, and I’ve begun to start rotating in my cold weather clothing. Among my favorite accessories of the season are my vintage inspired J.Crew camp socks, which are made in the USA with heavy cotton and some poly materials for added strength.

I’ve always purchased a few pairs every year since they first introduced them, thinking that it would be good to have backups just in case holes start to develop in my worn pairs, but as of yet none have done so. All they need to do now is to make versions of these in wool.

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Send for Catalogue to…

“Abercrombie & Fitch, Manufacturers of High-grade Outfits, including Outing Garments. 57 Reade Street, New York USA.” Circa 1907, from when they were outfitters to adventurers. View the catalog online. [Google Books]

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Also previously covered on Archival Clothing.

Lavenham Patchwork Tweed Vest

New up on my-wardrobe.com. Ralph Lauren will occasionally do pieces like this, but not this good. The only change I would make to it would be to add one or two more buttons along the front to balance it out visually.

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Vintage Hunting Photos, via Flickr

Hunting season is here.

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Related posts:
Small Game Hunting in the Old Days
Illustrations from Works by William Bruce Leffingwell

Parkas

I’m generally not too interested in Steven Alan’s designs, but his teams do occasionally produce some great stuff that I would consider. For example, these colored parkas.

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A 60/40 parka from FUCT. The patches are appropriate.

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The blanket lined storm parkas from Engineered Garments. The shell is made from a heavy duty ripstop cotton.

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Correction: FUCT is not a Japanese brand, as previously stated in an earlier version of this post. Thanks to Jose R. Mejia for the info.

The Underappreciated Accessory

Filson’s bridle leather belts are among the best on the market, and at just under $50 each they are some of the most affordable. You can get them in any color you want, so long as it is brown with brass hardware.

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Still made in the USA.

Ralph Lauren Sale and the Pink Pony Fund

From now until October 11, you can get 25% off of your purchases at RalphLauren.com by using the code RLGIVE2010 during checkout (the discount is also in effect at Ralph Lauren and RRL stores, see the fine print for details). As part of their promotion, they’re also donating 10% of each sale to the Pink Pony Fund, a philanthropy group founded by Ralph Lauren to aid in breast cancer research and treatment.

Along with an auction (if I had the money lying around, I would bid on the tour of Ralph Lauren’s personal car collection), the company also invited popular bloggers to model Pink Pony branded shirts to help spread the word.

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Drakes of London Fall/Winter 2010

For the deep pocketed sartorially minded, Drakes just launched a new much needed website along with their selection of fall/winter goods.

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Victorian Era Style, 1872

A selection of illustration plates found in the “Gazette of Fashion and Cutting-Room Companion”, a tailoring trade journal published during the 19th century in London. [Google Books]

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