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.