A menswear store under the influence

One of these days, eventually, the evenings will increasingly start to get a little chillier. No need to worry though, we’ve already worked that one out for you. Latest drop from italian brand Aquarama, the fully reversible check and plain vests are made from a 100% nylon outer with 80% goose down and 20% feather plumage filling. Available in red and green colourway, with patch pockets on the sides and buttoned chest pocket for wallet and keys, these puffy vests are just right for that season transition.

A good test on your DIY skills, should be these ligne 11 Margiela Eyelet Belts featuring an average of 140 eyelets each. Considering the
amount of time spent punching each hole and then setting the eyelet in the thick leather, we’d say these were worth a lot of extra working hours on some italian worker’s payroll. Don’t try this at home kids! Unless you are an excelled craftsman, it would (at least) take forever…

Wes Anderson’s movie The Royal Tenenbaums is a real style manifest. From Chas’s tracksuit and sneakers to Royal Tenenbaum’s classic outfits passing thru Richie’s look, the characters in this movie (especially the male ones) possess a sense of panache that stands out. In fact, we wouldn’t be surprised if Richie was found to be an inspiration to Scott Sternberg’s Band Of Outsiders L.A. based brand, with his camel hair suit, headband and polo. Picking up the movie’s own motto about family we guess it can also be said that, Style isn’t a word… it’s a sentence.

New stuff continues to make the short pathway from our warehouse to the front of the shop. Now it was time for some AW t-shirts to
make their appearance and we got them in different sorts from light to heavy cottons so you can wear them all along the new season.
Acne continues to feature its House O Striped classic in fine cotton white/grey melange stripes and now with the Acne logo stamped on
the chest pocket. Following the season’s aviator inspired clothing trend, they also came up with a Good Aeroplane t-shirt that’s pretty fly…
As for Paul Smith, both the multi colored stripes and the Kato t-shirts are made from organic certified cotton, with special print techniques
and nice stitch detailing. Check them out here!

In our research for record covers, one band we find to have a good cover history are the Pet Shop Boys. All throughout the eighties and nineties, and mainly due to photographer Eric Watson and designer Mark Farrow, their cover artwork was always great. On top of that, their sleeves constantly conveyed a certain trend about what was going on in fashion at the time and above all reflected the duo’s personality and style, with a flamboyant Neil Tennant taking the spotlight whereas a quieter Chris Lowe stayed in the background. The band’s image was celebrated in a book called Pet Shop Boys: Catalogue, published in 2006 as a visual retrospective of their career.

A good leather jacket is every man’s wardrobe staple, we all know that. Combining experience and high quality leathers and suedes, the Meatpacking D. brand offers an elaborate yet slightly edgy approach to the classic piece. With the usual press buttons and zips, the jackets are fitted and feature folded collars, patch pockets and nice stitch detailing. The carefully selected leathers are washed with particular hand-made treatments to create distressed effects. The result are diversified and unique looking jackets that are sure to age nicely.
As part of the brand’s first arrivals, check out this short suede jacket available in two different colourways.

As our Sale is flying away, so are the little furry guys who helped us spread the word. We’re definitely no Takahashi’s
when it comes to dolls but still, this window was real fun to do and we’re pretty sure somebody else also enjoyed it…

Although these are not really intended to be worn over your wetsuit when snorkeling in the Caribbean, they’ll sure help you bring
a little of your summer underwater experiences back to the office. The Paul Smith Scuba Diving Cufflinks feature detailed figures
placed on a sky blue background, completed with an embossed Paul Smith signature logo placed on the swing back.
Looks like Sir Paul is also capable of loving other sports besides cycling…

Scott Sternberg of Band Of Outsiders is commonly considered as one of today’s top emerging menswear designers. In this video, he shares some thoughts about the new set of imagery and emotion he builds for the brand and the fairly humorous way he approaches fashion, including his known love for Lego. This movie story was directed by credited editor Debra Scherer and inspired by Hal Ashby’s classic Being There, starring Peter Sellers. Crossing the border of fiction and nonfiction, Scherer’s process is described as a very personal, sophisticated form of storytelling which transcends the medium used with each movie being based on a true story.
Previewing the arrival of the AW10 collection at the store, here’s a little trip into Scott’s mind.

We can’t get enough of Jean-Luc Godard’s movies, or the classic 60s imagery and display of french parisian elegance he brought into his films. In Masculin Féminin, main character Paul wears a series of easy styles, with foulards and scarfs randomly complementing his outfits. Classic blazers and overcoats are shown with their collars up and worn over basic apparel like sweatshirts and polos.
A wardrobe ménage, we’d say…

A rework on the long johns concept, Acne presents its AW10 version of the well know underwear staple but this time as an outerwear piece, that goes by the simple and not least appropriate name of John. This avant garde variation on a ski pant, features two side pockets to carry all your keys, cards and coins, and even has the classic front button opening for those of you with more conventional habits. A comfortable elastic waist with drawstring closing makes sure they’ll always stay in place and the wide ribbed hems are just right for tucking into boots. Nice!!…

The Raf Simons AW10/11 collection should be ringing our door bell any day now. Until it does, here’s a video created by
Pierre Debusschere for Vogue Hommes Japan featuring some of the SS10 key pieces and also a couple old time favorites.

Known for covering almost anything with leather these days, Neil Barrett has joined forces with adventurer brand Palladium Boots to create a special edition replacing the usual canvas with, guess what?!,… leather. The boots keep their original go everywhere ultra-flexible sole made from a single piece of rubber, granting total movability as well as a noiseless walk (allowing you to sneak up on whoever you like…)
Maintaining their overall format and restless attitude, these high quality military boots just dropped in at the shop in black soft waxed leather and khaki nubuk suede. They also feature side snaps which allow them to be worn either up or folded down, accompanying your every mood.