45rpm’s lookbook for the Fall 2009 season is now available on their website: http://www.rby45rpm.com/imagebook_winter2009/index.php
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From back when manuals were actually easy to read…
I just received the Superior Labor engineer tote that I ordered from J.Crew last week. It’s fairly large, and the materials and construction seem solid. The brass hardware and Waldes zipper are also nice touches that you can’t really find on most other bags.
Is it worth $350? I’m pretty happy with it, and it does fill a particularly small niche of the market for the people that like this sort of thing, but I probably would not have ordered it had it not been for the temporary lowered price over the 4th of July weekend. However, I think if I had known more about the bag up front and what to expect, the full price tag wouldn’t have seemed so bad.
Read on if you want to see more pictures.
More images of some newer Superior Labor bags from Utility COOP. I’m going to have to keep an eye out for the fisherman bag and tote.
Btw, I noticed that J.Crew has dropped the price on the Superior Labor tote they’re selling by $125 today which makes it cheaper than what they’re now going for in Japan. No idea on the reason for the price drop, but I ordered one anyways. (Use the code JULY4 to get free shipping)
Update: Disregard the price drop part – J.Crew increased the price on their 2way Engineer Tote to $350 again.
Superior Labor Fisherman Bag
Here’s a great short film on Martin Greenfield. I highly recommend spending a few minutes watching it: http://vimeo.com/1213401
I just came across a short feature about ts(s) on clstr.net with some good views of the clothing. The short riding jacket and vests are probably my more favorite pieces from the collection so far.
The guy wearing the blue brick sole wingtips in Tres Bien’s flickr stream was probably Takuji Suzuki as well. No word yet on any North American stockists.
Some more sales for summer:
Steve McQueen’s suit in The Thomas Crown Affair is probably one of the best ever shown in cinema.
Images from S2W8’s lookbook for F/W2009, which were presented in the form of an old mail order catalog. From http://nepenthes.co.jp.
