Carhartt Squire Coat.

Carhartt is a brand that's been on everybody's lips recently, what with their heritage collection proving a huge success it seems people who knew about the brand before but never really took much notice are starting to realize the 122 year old company are capable of reworking their classic pieces and bringing them into the 21st century.

Last year I bought the chore coat and it got me through winter, this year Carhartt brings out a slightly modified version with a distressted look called the Squire Coat, unlike the chore coat it has enforced elbow patches and ribbed storm cuffs with a lived in look, the jacket is incredibly warm, a great autumn colour and an absolute timeless piece.

The Carhartt Squire Coat is now available at Attic for £190

and if you're still not sold, watch below.




Sam Sherwood.

Nike swoosh logo: 40th birthday.

"Well, I don't love it, but maybe it will grow on me." - Nike co-founder Phil Knight.


Sam Sherwood.

Kieth Haring book: flick through.

A million bloggers have given their very interesting insight to this book, but one thing I found when googling was that hardly any had shown the inside of this 500 page mammoth. See below for a very quick "in the bookshop" flick through which I hope intrigues you into buying this great book.


Sam Sherwood.

R.I.P Gil Scott-Heron.

Page 1 Page 2

Heard the sad news this morning and it reminded me of a double page spread about the man himself I have in a copy of The Face magazine from 1983. R.I.P.

Sam Sherwood.

Nike Vintage: Cortez

Recently across the blogworld a lot of attention has been on Jerry Seinfeld’s choice of Nike trainers during the hit sitcom Seinfeld, but to me one of the best and most certainly overlooked Nike models of the show was George Costanza’s (Jason Alexander) infamous navy Nike Cortez’s, which he wore in every episode and apparently when the show ended in 1998 Alexander asked if he could keep the pair as the most legendary artefact of the show.

I knew that a couple of years ago Nike had released a vintage version of the shoe and because of this there would be no hope in anywhere still stocking it, therefore leaving me to keep an eye on eBay. With a bit of luck last week a pair popped up in my size, brand new and at the bargain price of £32.


Sam Sherwood.

Plywood 2.

A small update from a previous blog post of mine.

It's been a slow year for me and Supreme decks. When I heard of a John Baldessari collab I initially had high hopes, after stumbling upon this blog post, and instantly became a fan of the images he used with bold, bright colours but the final design proved to be very poor and a huge let down. The George Condo decks were a little too Yeezy for my liking so that was another easy pass, however 2011 brought out the best deck since the Damien Hirst spin paint set from 2009 and was a no-brainer, with Robert Longos men in cities deck "Eric".


Sam Sherwood.

Surf Photography

Brilliant book with brilliant images. It has inspired me to buy a pair of these from Saturdays Surf NYC, only because these Yellow Rat were out of stock. I may however return for one of their l/s pull over shirts. It is surprisingly difficult to find older-style trunks

William Fox.

Not just the sneaks...

William Fox.

Trust me, I know the look.

Nike Air Structure II



Nike Air Challenge



Nike Air Jordan



Nike Huarache



Nike ACG Mowabb


Sam Sherwood.

Bike chain.

I’m no Grease Monkey, but I love vintage racing bikes, I recently took delivery of a 1960’s Mercier in turquoise blue and after a hard days graft the bike is gleaming back to, somewhat, it’s original former glory. But there was something missing, I wanted something to bring it into the 21st century whilst being practical at the same time. I’ve wanted this Supreme chain which was released in 2007 for a couple of years now but never been able to find one, luckily enough however after a few weeks of searching one popped up for sale, I may have overpaid a tad at the price of $160 but it looks great with the bike whilst offering the heavyweight security it will need in an urban environment.

Sam Sherwood.

IN THE FACTORY WE MAKE CLOTHES, IN THE SHOP WE SELL HOPE

William Fox.

Present Christmas 2010

Diversification is the theme running through PRESENT at the moment. For christmas everything from notepads and bike saddles to stink bombs and slingshots have been taken into stock, to turn the Shoreditch out-fitters into a high end knick-nack shop. This has of course come at the same time as the release of the pioneer collection. I have already picked up a couple of the Bob Caps, and a plain Elbow Patch Jumper and next on my hit-list are the Corgi Fair Isle Socks as well as a Woolrich Fabric Laptop Case amongst others. The quilted cruizer jackets and lined chinos are also impressive spectacles which finish off the collection nicely.

The full collection can be seen here,

http://www.present-london.com/present/

William Fox.

Vintage Stüssy adverts.

I love these vintage Stüssy ad's, every time I see them it reminds me of why I'm still very much a fan of the brand despite the truckloads of churned out unimaginative stuff in recent years.



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Sam Sherwood.

J-Press for Urban Outfitters USA

Although this is a slightly surprising partnership the preview comes off fairly well. The shirts, sweaters and scarves look like good basics, and if the collection comes in at UO prices then I cannot really see where this will go wrong. One could say it lessens J-Press, but these two are such different spheres that I feel it will have little impact. I am already excited to see the full collection in detail as well as prices, which we can hope to be closer to UO prices than those of the Madison Avenue outfitter.

William Fox.

E.G. Workaday Cords

Ordered a pair the other day from the Bureau and delivered within 24 hours. Easily the finest pair of corduroy trousers I have owned. With a pair of USA made Jack Purcells, 501's, rugby shirt and my Beams anorak I feel like I belong at Harvard forty years ago.

E.G. Workaday Cords, £140 Available at The Bureau

William Fox.

College Scarf

A lot of the time trends make people dress up as things they are not. In various metropolises across the world you will see people wearing mountain parkas and hiking boots, but they will rarely be used appropriately (I am not calling this a terrible thing, merely commenting). My most recent acquisition is actually something I should be buying, well I at least have every right to. It is my University's Union scarf in University colours. It is also completely on point with the way I want to dress at the moment, cottoning onto ivy trends, and the best part is thats appropriate.

William Fox.

J-Crew Chamois Shirts

I hate regurgitating info from other sites but whilst reading Mister Crew I spotted these new J-Crew moleskine-a-like shirts. Applying the chamois fabric to their every successful Utility shirt template they have created what looks like a very elegant hunting shirt. A garment originally associated with LL Bean, shirts made of chamois have been a staple for fishermen and hunters alike for almost a century now, gaining popularity due to their flexibility whilst at the same time still being as warm as wool. If the price is right, internationally that is, this may very well be my next acquisition.

$69.50, Available at J-Crew

William Fox.

Navy Wool - Post Overalls

This winter one thing is going to dominate my dressing habits, and that is navy wool. Daiki Suzuki based most of his winter Woolrich Woolen Mills collection on his memories of early Comme, that is using a lot of dark navys with thick wools. The collection has come out looking very fresh, and the navy/wool combination seems perfect with the cold weather. With this obviously at the fore in my mind I have picked up the Post'alls Cruzer shirt-jacket, from Present's winter delivery from the aforementioned. I am not sure whether I will wear it as my sole outer-layer, as I am not sure if it could suffice when the weather truly turns but either way it is going to be an essential part of my layering in the foreseeable future, as well as more navy and wool.

William Fox.

Teruyoshi Hayashida.

Take Ivy the book which captured timeless Americana college style has recently been reprinted in English for the first time. I’m sure anyone who hasn’t been living under a rock for the past 6 months is aware of this and now owns it, but, if you still don’t you can order it from Amazon for a mere £10.99. If, however, you feel like owning an earlier edition, you can get that here.


Sam Sherwood.

Witch Doctor

William Fox.