So along with launching our new “My Style” feature, we’re getting our participants to fill out a Park & Bond personality test. First up is GQ’s Michael Hainey.
(Source: giltman)
The vision of BARQUE is to create a a line for men who appreciate the American aesthetic but are looking for something fresh that is traditionally inspired. In advance of (capsule) Las Vegas on Februrary 12th, they have give us a sneak peek of the A/W 2012 collection of these modern classics. Check out the first look here.
eBay Round Up
Jesse, Kenn, and I found some great items yesterday. Included are some Drake’s ties, nice pocket squares, and a pair of expensive, though beautiful, Saint Crispin shortwings.
If you don’t see anything you like here, click on these links for excellent suits, good suits, and well made footwear. They’ll help you hone-in on higher quality items, and if you narrow your search further using the navigation bar on the left, you’ll almost be sure to find some great deals.
Suits, sport coats, and blazers
- Holland & Holland tweed, 38
- Belvest navy double breasted jacket, 38
- Swaine Adeney checked tweed, 38
- Henry Poole double breasted suit, 40
- Brooks Brothers tweed suit, 41
- Battistoni grey striped suit, 42
- Seraphin leather jacket, 42
- Davies & Sons guncheck sport coat, 42 (pictured above)
- Piombo grey checked jacket, 42
- Holland & Sherry three button suit, 42
- Paul Stuart navy blazer, 42L
- Purdey tweed, 42L
- Chipp tuxedo, 44
Outerwear
- New and Lingwood coats, various sizes
- Crescent Down Works red vest, XS
- Gloverall duffle coat, 40
- Margaret Howell Gore-Tex jacket, M
- J Press navy top coat, 40
- Tweed Norfolk jacket, 42
- Swaine Adeney Brigg Norfolk jacket, 42
- Invertere buffercoat, 44
Sweaters and knits
- Ralph Lauren Purple Label turtleneck, M
- Alan Paine cashmere v-neck, M
- DS Dundee Fair Isle vest, M
- Pringle navy v-neck sweater, 42
- SNS Herning plum colored cardigan, L
- Holland & Holland brown sweater, L
- Inis Meain Fair Isle sweater, L
- Bamford & Sons shawl collar sweater, XL
Shirts and pants
Shoes
- Peal Chelsea boots, 8.5
- Cheaney brown chukkas, 10.5
- Dunhill velvet slippers, 11
- Yuketen shell cordovan slip on shoes, 11
- Saint Crispin shortwings, 11.5
Ties
- Gieves & Hawkes brown paisley tie
- Ralph Lauren Purple Label black polka dot tie
- Drake’s ties (grey, brown, lots)
- Drake’s striped ties (crystal weave, candy stripes)
- Battistoni olive paisley tie
- Arny’s ties
- J Press navy striped tie
- Ralph Lauren Purple Label green and white tie
Bags, briefcase, and wallets
- Tanner Krolle green briefcase
- Ettinger briefcase
- Dopp kits (Bill Amberg, Ralph Lauren)
- Glaser Designs ballistic nylon bag
Misc
- Abercrombie & Fitch steak knives
- Scarves (Norse Projects, Drake’s, Rogers Peet)
- Pajamas, various sizes
- Drew & Sons square bottle case
- Anderson & Sheppard’s Style is Born book
- David Evans paisley pocket squares (1, 2, 3)
- Cigar cutter
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Blackship Fall/Winter 2012
Drake’s S/S 2012 Jacket Line-up.
I spoke with Michael the day the coats arrived from the factory, and he agreed to model a few of them for Simply Refined before they hit the Clifford Street store on February 13th. A 3/8th lining will make a heavy tweed coat feel more like a sweater, but you can see how impossibly light the results are when you’re dealing with finely woven cottons. It is almost impossible to capture on camera, but the cleanliness of the internal seams is astounding. Really top of the line construction here.
You’ll also notice that a few new pocket configurations have been added. The three patch pockets that dominate all those blogger-beloved Italian sport coats have for now been set aside in favor of two patch hip pockets on the double breasted models and flap pockets with a ticket pocket on the single breasted coats.
With the lighter materials (wool gabardine or cotton drill), minimally-constructed silhouettes, and soft colors, I think the flap pockets give a little sharpness to the single breasted coats, as does the slightly roped shoulder. And pulling in the other direction, the patch pockets keep the smooth herringbone cotton double breasted coats from being too formal.
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