From Japanese-label Marvy Jamoke comes their lookbook for Fall 2011. The cut on the bottoms is more relaxed than pieces offered up by brands coming out of Japan these days but we don’t think it’s necessarily a bad thing. The materials are still of the highest quality and extremely wearable. The outerwear looks to have a tremendous fit even when layering. The thick trousers and knit sweaters will be calling our name once the colder months hit.
Wrangler Blue Bell is making a tremendous push this season with their denim offerings manufactured here in the United States, just like the original Blue Bell. The level of quality on these pieces is seldom matched and the look is as American as can be: white denim jackets, durable jeans and work shirts in an array of finishes. The color palette’s really welcoming this season with bright colors and shades of orange and blue making their way into the collection.
Look for these fine garments to be available through select Wrangler Blue Bell stockists worldwide.
Farah recently teamed up with Dazed Digital for the ‘Farah Tribes’ campaign. The shots feature folks that embody Farah’s philosophy of individualism. The British brand launched a competition on their Facebook page about a month ago that looked to obtain a snapshot of ‘modern day tribes’ as from their inception over 90 years ago.
The finalists, as chosen by Farah and Dazed were then invited on a shoot for the new June issue where they interpreted the new collection in their own way combining Farah pieces with their own style and favourite fashion items to create four very different looks.
The Nigel Cabourn for Eddie Bauer collection for Fall 2011 was one of the biggest hits from this January’s Bread & Butter tradeshow in Berlin and with good reason. The product looks flawles. “What we’re looking at is strong, highly tailored and developed outerwear from the Seattle staple brand.” Word’s even getting out that this collection may be available stateside. Fingers crossed, folks. (via Selectism)
Illustrated by Richard Haines of What I Saw Today, Unionmade’s Spring/Summer 2011 lookbook features a collection of eighteen friends in eighteen looks. 18 Friends/18 Looks features product from this season’s offerings in an eye-catching manner and provokes some thought in the process.
Norse Store continues to deliver the goods, this time opting to go with a lookbook to showcase their latest stock. Up for grabs will be brands like nanamica, Acne Jeans, Monitaly, Pendleton, Yuketen, adidas ObyO and many others. If you dig anything you see, chances are it’s available through Norse Store but not for long.
The folks at Aether took their goods to San Francisco to shoot the brands Spring 2011 lookbook. Jeff and co. over at Selectism caught up with the team to see why they left the gorgeous SoCal weather for a breezy atmosphere. The shots look tremendous, giving us tons of inspiration and a great feel for what Aether represents.
Heritage Research is teaming up with Rivendell Mountain Works this summer to deliver a small range of products worth checking out.
All Rivendell packs are handmade by Eric Hardee at his workshop in the shadow of Mount Rainier. He has made 5 classic RMW packs in exclusive colourways and fabrics for Heritage Research including the legendary Jensen Pack in a smaller citypack pattern.
Beyond the travel packs, the collaboration brings specially woven summerweight English wool for shorts, Japanese oxford and chambray cotton and linen shirts and duo tone lightweight dry wax Longline Parkas. (via Selectism)
Bal dropped some shots from their fall/winter 2011 lookbook and the Japanese brand is going hard in the paint with chunky knits and outrageous outerwear. Some of our favorite pieces are the camo down jacket and the peanut butter leather moto jacket. While the outerwear is clearly in a league of it’s own, they do provide some more classic pieces with their knits and bottoms. (via SlamxHype)
Australian-based label Book Club is fairly new to the game, as it was launched in 2009 with an appreciation for simple design and careful attention to detail. All pieces are designed and made in Australia, allowing much of the inspiration to flow from the designers’ motherland. Expect Book Club to make some major headway in the seasons ahead.
Club Monaco dropped some looks from their Fall 2011 collection and we are definitely feeling the direction that they are headed. The inspiration comes from 1950’s beatnik movement and what they are calling “suburban prep”. While there are most certainly some quintessential prep pieces, there are also more European influences as seen in the unstructured jackets, merino cardigans, and scarves. It seems that there’s a little something for everybody in this collection.