WAX/ WAX CAMO/ CAMO
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May 9, 2017
in ARCHIVE
This is the sequence from left to right and somewhere along the chain, a little alchemy happens in the form of the wax DPM camo NATO Barbour jacket.
MR FISH
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March 28, 2017
in CONCEPT
Michael Fish, the man behind the brand Mr. Fish, set a new standard for men’s tailoring in the 1960s. His designs were colorful, controversial and were as much referencing to historical tailoring as they were forward-thinking. It quickly established a cult following consisting of the rock and pop aristocracy of London.
COCKTAIL RINGS
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March 20, 2017
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Men’s ‘Cocktail rings’ are typical of the 1960s/70’s and classically feature a stone such as a Cornelian, Onyx or a Tigers eye.
RECOMMENDED READING: SPAIN 1969
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March 10, 2017
“In the spring of 1969 on the outskirts of Torremolinos on the Costa del Sol in Spain, a young photographer, Paul Carter, came across a small blue van. It was home to the Whitfield family who were passing through on their journey around Europe. Over a few days he took photos of the family, the local people living and working around them, the tourists and the new high rise apartments.”
IF IT'S GOOD ENOUGH FOR CHARLIE SHEEN
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February 3, 2017
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Don’t know what you lot are thinking of, but we’re talking of course about his black leather La Rocka ‘pirate’ jacket worn by Mr Sheen in the seminal 1986 John Hughes high school truancy flick ‘Ferris Bueller’s Day Off’.
RETURN OF THE HALF-BELT
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January 23, 2017
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A neat row of half-belt back jackets, definitely due a revival, as archaic menswear details go.
VICTORIAN ORNATE WATCH FOB
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September 6, 2016
in ARCHIVE
This is a great example of a Victorian ornate watch fob. Traditionally these decorative pieces would hang from the short section at the centre of an Albert chain.
BERET GENO
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August 31, 2016
in ARCHIVE
A French beret with Kevin Rowlands face embroidered inside. Too good to be true? It does exist, believe.