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Leaving the Country

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Workwear makes for strange bedfellows.

It wasn’t too long ago the puffy jacket was bette noir among the slim Soho crowds. But after a couple of decades of exile, they’ve finally seen the light on Penfield again. (At least, as long as it’s black.)

This goosedown comes from a collaboration with Rag & Bone that tones down the usual plaids and adds zipoff sleeves, but keeps the same ursine profile that makes usually Penfield coats so much fun. There’s also a hooded model for women and a vest for earlier in the fall, both in similarly monochromatic form. The whole batch hits Rag & Bone stores in august, but if you can’t wait… there’s always the older version.

See the rest of the collab after the jump»

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05/15/08
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The Trusting Type

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We’re curious fellows here at Kempt, so we’re always up for a little rack-hunting.

To that end, we took a peek inside *In God We Trust*, a boutique split between New York’s SoHo and Williamsburg. Managed by designer Shana Tabor, the stores split their stock between the house label—mostly female, but with a few very tempting bags—and what Shana calls “like-minded brands.” The store and the label both project a kind of Newport bohemianism that comes off much easier than it sounds.

The trick, we suspect, is being selective.

Inside *In God We Trust*»

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03/27/08
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Playboy Under Wraps, Emo Wars and Going on The Pill

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White Wash: The massive DKNY advertising mural turned
Soho icon at Manhattan’s Houston and Broadway is, like all the other
signs of the neighborhood’s 80s heyday, not long for this world. [ href="http://www.wwd.com/fashionscoops/article/123774?page=1">WWD]

NFL Lock Out: Football may ban excessive hair use,
putting an end to those Thors and rastas of the gridiron. [ href="http://www.styledash.com/2008/03/27/nfl-may-force-players-to-cut-their-hair/">Styledash]

Chaste Bunnies: The Philippine version of Playboy
will be a fully-clothed, demure affair with, “maybe one nipple,” here
and there. No fun. [Canadian Press]

Forever in Blue Jeans: Mike “Muffin Top” Albo
searches for recession-proof denim. [ href="http://www.nytimes.com/2008/03/27/fashion/27CRITIC.html?_r=1&ref=fashion&oref=sloginv">NYTimes]

Panic at The Mexico: Emo kids are facing systematic
beat downs south of the border and uniting to defend their rights and
feathered hair. March on, wasted youth. March on. [ href="http://www.thedailyswarm.com/headlines/mob-emo-bashings-sweep-mexicotelevis-vjs-rants-inspire-violence/">The
Daily Swarm]

Forged Signature: Refusing to let a little thing like
legal permission hold it back, an Italian clothes maker bravely
strikes out on its own to create the George Clooney collection. [ href="http://www.wwd.com/issue/article/123773">WWD]

The Holy Grail: Bring on the male birth-control pill.
[Altpenis]

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12/12/07
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Tommy Opens, eBay Fakes, White Pages and More

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**What Goes Around…**: A Gauliter jacket was the big prize ($11,600) at a rare Paris vintage-menswear auction. [AP]

**Green Jeans**: Biodegraded denim recycled into auto fuel. Cargo pants still bound for landfills. [Treehugger]

**Bidders Beware**: Watch yourself when shopping for bargains on big-ticket jewelry gifts on eBay. [Family and Twist]

**Big In Japan**: A fascinating deconstruction of the market forces behind trends in the trend-happy East. [She Knows Best]

**White Wizard**: Men.Style gives a whole lotta love to Jimmy Page’s silver fox look. We prefer Jimmy as pictured… [Material Interest]

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11/01/07
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Silver Lining

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Next time you ask a fellow astigmatic where he got his frames, he might refer you to the tattooed opticians at SoHo’s new Silver Lining. Described by co-owner Jordan Silver as, “the first optical shop in New York, or anywhere for that matter, that has a definite masculine feel,” the boutique will offer a selection of over 6,000 vintage frames and 500 one-of-a-kind pieces for discerning four-eyed customers when it opens November 2nd.

Already known for partnerships with several fashion houses and the venerable Selima Optique, Silver has joined with certified optician Erik Sacher to “bring back the profession” of matching unique men with unique frames. Of course, you don’t need 20/40 vision to get in the door. Silver Lining will also be turning their eye for craftsmanship and rarities to classic sunglasses. Visit Silver Lining at 100 Thompson Street between Prince and Spring, on the web at silverliningvintage.com or call 212-274-9191.

—G.B.

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