a guide to heritage clothing, canvas bags, steel bicycles, and Japanese web shops
Thanks to an Archival follower who made a theoretical connection between the fab, UK made Wooly Warm sweaters sold by Rivendell and the LL Bean, UK made offerings from the 1980s. Could these possibly be coming from the same knitting mill? LL Bean Commando Sweater (circa 1980s)
Spring sleet has me in heavy wool and waxed cotton lockdown for a few weeks. That doesn’t mean I didn’t pause my weekly Engineered Garments “new arrivals” spot scroll to gawk at these new patchwork camp shorts which have a lovely Gramicci by way Patagonia Stand Up shorts climbing short vibe. I’ll hold off as …
Just spotted this wonderful, Women’s Land Army jacket at one of my favorite online vintage shops, Saunders Militaria. Here’s a description of the jacket from the site: “Without a doubt a stunning article of clothing. This deadstock (mint/ unused) pattern is dated 1943 and was designed for the Women’s Land Army as a sort of …
Thanks to the fab Instagram denim influencer and rugged lady, @DenimBitch, for these fab use snaps of her Handy Roll Top in action during day trip to the ocean. I love how well the tan beeswaxed canvas and web morphs into the sea and sand scape.
The Sierra Club-Angeles Chapter History Archives recently published these fab photos of Glen Dawn and other club members on the summit of Mt. Langley. The images were taken in the 1940s and feature club members posing during outings and at camp.Per usual, the photos illustrate a bygone approach to dressing for the outdoors absent of …
We’re glad to announce that our new Handy Roll Top Backpacks are in stock and shipping now. The bags are made from an amazing Scottish waxed canvas that’s tough and handsome. I (LL) have been carrying versions of the prototype around for two years while we planned production. This model represents a final refinement of a …
Tom and I are proud to announce the release of are latest bag, the Handy Roll Top backpack, now available for pre-order. Shipping date: sometime in December. We are only making fifty packs in this run, and we’re almost out of the magical, Scottish woven Land Rover tarp fabric that we used for our Handy …
Quick snaps of the weekend holiday marketing at Ditch Projects in Springfield, Oregon. Tom showed a mix of furniture, lighting and spatula designs alongside our Handy waxed and natural canvas totes. The show was also a mini reunion of sorts with other Eugene makers like Nicholas Hollows, Eugene Printmakers and Twin Ravens Press. Surprise development: …
Our waxed Handy large totes are out for delivery with a few being kept back for the Ditch Projects Market on Dec 4 and 5 in Eugene, Oregon. Our next release will be the Handy Roll Top which should be available in early to mid December (details TBD). Stay tuned and connect with us by …
I started this blog back in 2006 as a way to track on garb found on Japanese websites. At the time, proxy services were expensive and many shops in Japan didn’t ship overseas. In most cases, the clothing items I actually wanted were only sized for men so there was really no point in doing …