Quite a Pad: Mr Porter explores the avant-garde connection between film and architecture in 20th-century Los Angeles, with a Lautner-heavy roundup of iconic movie residences.
River Life: Filson wades in knee-deep with legendary fly-fisherman Frank Moore.
Sounds Even Better: Gizmodo has 10 handy tricks that will help you master Spotify.
Sartorial Tourism: GQ maps out the 25 best men’s shops worth a transatlantic voyage.
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Now that your spring awakening should be in full swing, you’re going to want the proper attire for all the spring cleaning you’ll be doing this weekend (especially if you’re dusting off the push reel mower).
Sure, an old retired pair of jeans will do in a pinch, but there comes a point in the life of any piece of clothing when it’s been run too ragged to be of service (but hey, now you’ve got something authentically broken-in to wear fashionably).
The answer: something tougher than the workwear-inspired stuff that’s been floating around the Internet for the past few years now. We’re talking about real workwear. Stuff you don’t have to worry about beating up, because it was made for it—and because the price didn’t have the overseas shipping from a small artisan workshop in Japan built into it. We’re not guaranteeing all of this stuff will fit the same way, but you’ll be happy to have that extra give in your pants’ rise when kneeling down to change the spool in your edger.
via Fashion FavesGet Your Fil: Mr. Lean heads to Seattle to check out the factory of the venerable outdoorsy outfitters, Filson. [A Continuous Lean]
Xmas Marks the Spot: Hitting the right note of festiveness on the holiday party circuit will require a bit of soul (and suit) searching. [NY Times]
The Dudek: Long lost in the back issues of Sports Illustrated is the story of how Bo Jackson changed the life of a kid named Dudek. [Grantland]
Nouuurishing: Vice manages to catch up with the most enigmatic Grammy nominee of all time, virtual unknown Al Walser. [Vice]
Two of the most storied rugged fabrics still in production are together at last.
Americana torchbearer Filson has gotten together with Scotland’s Harris Tweed to reissue their Original Briefcase in Twill and Tweed. (It even rolls off the tongue nicely.) It’s got Filson’s 22-ounce oil-finish rugged twill and the hearty, knotty Harris tweed that’s stood up to the punishment of the Scottish backcountry for over a century. And it should stand up to the rigors of your office commute—while injecting a bit more tweediness into your daily routine.
You can never have enough tweediness.
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The folks at Unionmade (not to be confused with union-hyphen-made) know a thing or two about a good collaboration.
So they recently called up the legendary Harris Tweed factory in Scotland and ordered a few hundred yards of their finest Donegals, windowpanes and flecked herringbones, and sent the lot to their favorite labels to see what they’d come up with. The result: a handsome kaleidoscope of tweediness: totes from Filson, a spectacular blazer from Todd Snyder, a gaggle of cozy down-stuffed tweed from Crescent Down Works and more. You can find Unionmade Harris Tweed in its entirety here, if you’re considering the notion of more tweed in your life—a natural instinct around this time of year.
Winter has a way of sneaking up on us. (Happens every year.)
And waiting until the first day it’s genuinely freezing to get yourself a new winter coat usually doesn’t end well—you’re either digging through whatever’s left on the racks or subjecting yourself to another year with that old coat that never lived up to expectations.
In other words, the time to find your perfect winter coat is now. And since winter means different things to different people (someone who lives in the Pacific Northwest versus a steelworker in Pittsburgh, for instance), we’ve put together a wintry mix of coats that should have you covered for every occasion.
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Stitch by Stitch: A gaggle of pics from behind the scenes at Oak Street Bootmakers. [A Headlong Dive]
The Info Fix: Checking Twitter may be more addictive than cigarettes or alcohol. We believe it. [The Guardian]
Meet the New Boss: Richard Chai steps up as creative director of Filson. We can’t wait to see what he does with it. [Complex]
And Just Because It’s Friday…: Here’s footage from an NYC Clash show circa 1979. [Dangerous Minds]
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Ladies and gentlemen, your workwear royal wedding…
Filson and Levi’s Fall 2011 collaboration arrives online here Monday morning, so we thought we’d give you an early peek to whet your appetite. It’s only five items—three jackets, a denim vest and a pair of pants—but it’s just about everything you could want in a Levi’s crossover with the tin cloth artisans.
Our favorite so far is probably the oil-finish trucker jacket on the left, but there’s a lot more to like. The big surprise is how tempting it all looks now that it’s not quite so hip. Even the more avant garde items like the denim hunting vest seem pitched more at aficionados than trendwatchers—something that wouldn’t have been true a few seasons back.
Score one more for the slick-bastard corner of workwear.
This snap comes from Pitti Uomo, where the Selectism chaps took a look at the Filson Black Label’s Italian stock. It turns out, even the drab-on-purpose field jackets start to look pretty sharp when you dye them purple.
Naturally it doesn’t hurt if you throw in a 70s style collar and a neckerchief underneath. (Also, this being Pitti Uomo, we can safely assume he’s not wearing socks.) The end result is something like Tony Manero on safari.
We’d pay to see that.
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Sad but true: Umbrellas are not a very stylish item. In fact, you usually have to choose between “British nobleman” and “dry-but-silly-looking golfer.” Or just getting wet.
All of which is to say, we’re glad Filson got into the game. This cover cloth umbrella (hat tip) replaces the usual synthetics with a wood-and-waxed cotton approach, which makes it a good deal more rugged than any other rainy-day gear this side of a poncho. It won’t be shipping until October, but you should be able to make do with a golf umbrella until then.
In honor of Levi’s newly announced Filson collab (hat tip), we thought we’d take a moment to recognize just how hard Levi’s Vintage line has been killing it this summer. We were skeptical at first—after all, boutique spinoffs of mass-market brands are pretty near a dime a dozen these days—but we have to say it: we’ve been won over.
The reason is vintage-styled tees like this one. On the face of it, it’s just a t-shirt, but the extra archival details—the outsized neckhole, the cropped sleeves—effortlessly mark it as something from another time. It’s not a museum piece, and it’s not exactly workwear either (that cotton won’t last long compared to Daiki’s denim and wool concoctions), but it’s the best stuff to come from Levi’s in quite some time.
Catherine the Great: The World’s Best Ever justifies its name by posting vintage pictures of the world’s best, ever. [The World’s Best Ever]
Smarter than the Av-e-rage Foodie: An etiquette-obsessed guide to the weekend picnic. The good news is, it involves suspenders. [MIEN Magazine]
From the Hip: Filson leaks details on our favorite hip flask of the moment. We may have to take up surreptitious drinking. [Selectism]
America’s Crotchety Uncle: Even in the presence of Dr. Phil, David Letterman is pretty awesome. [YesButNoButYes]
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Once Upon a Time on the Internet: A photoset collects the multifaceted charms of Claudia Cardinale. [WBE]
We Have a Winner: The Magnificent Bastard finishes up its March cocktail bracket with a mixture of bourbon, scotch, angostura and apple liqueur. It better be pretty damn good to justify that dash of scotch… [Magnificent Bastard]
All Plaid Out: The Baracuta jacket goes madras. We’re predictably thrilled. [Limited Hype]
Gone to the Dogs: Apparently Filson will custom-make you a dog collar if you ask nicely enough. Definitely good to know. [Archival Clothing]
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An insider’s tip: when Christian Audigier starts copying your style, things may have gotten out of hand. Add in a winking style guide or two, and the recent renaissance of heritage brands and workwear starts to look dangerously close to played out–at least from a trendwatcher’s perspective.
The only problem is that workwear was always more of a movement than a trend. Which raises the question of what’s left after the trend pieces dry up.
With chambray popping up just about everywhere, the good old denim shirt is in danger of being overshadowed. Luckily, it’s pretty cold out there, and you’re going to need something a little stronger than lightweight cotton.
This shacket-style workshirt from Filson is loose enough and tough enough to sandwich between a button-down and a duffel coat—a combination that should protect you against just about anything the gods of winter can throw at you. It doesn’t come within a mile of slim-fit—Blackbird even suggests sizing down, which we haven’t heard in years—but if you’re really bundling up, you might appreciate the extra room.
As we start to defrost, a good windproof shell can be invaluable—but (with apologies to Patagonia) goretex isn’t doing anyone any favors.
We suggest paraffin-treated cloth, with enough stiffness to keep the sterner gusts at bay. Filson’s Logger Coat has the kind of indestructible toughness that you’d expect from workwear, so it’s just about perfect for days when you aren’t sure what kind of weather you’ll be facing.
And if you feel like pairing it with a mountain-man beard—or the next best thing—you’ve got our blessing.
Filson gets big-upped as a workwear staple, but it’s rare that you see them in the canvas, so to speak.
The Pursuit Aesthetic was admiring these Double Tin Bibs as the most fun piece of clothing they own, and we have to agree. There’s nothing like a good pair of overalls to buck convention, and it’s the rare bit of workwear that doesn’t run the risk of stifling in warmer weather.
Well played, gentlemen.
Style: some people have it, and some neighborhoods really have it. To show you what we mean, we’ve partnered with Cadillac to present Style Shifters—a five-part, in-depth look at what the hippest gents in some of the country’s coolest neighborhoods are wearing now. Our intrepid photographers have roamed the streets in search of the most stylish guys around. Herewith, a few photos of what they found...
Williamsburg, Brooklyn, is home to some of the country’s best bars and coolest restaurants—and, of course, some of the best menswear shops in the world. Naturally, you’ll find more than a few stylish individuals perched outside those locations (and no, not all of them are Billyburg hipsters). See what we mean below...
Style. The Mission’s got it. Union Square’s got it. But each of them goes about having it in a different way—the Mission rocking a more bohemian coffee shop vibe, Union Square hosting some of the best higher-fashion shops (and shoppers) on the West Coast. We rounded up a few of the most stylish folks from both. Have yourself a gander below…
Forget everything you know about Miami style. Today’s Miamian is more LeBron James than Crockett and Tubbs—as you’ll soon see in our next edition of Style Shifters…
