a guide to heritage clothing, canvas bags, steel bicycles, and Japanese web shops
It’s been a few years since I did full city tour with stops in shops, meals out, and trips to shows, games and movies. This past weekend, I launched a mini Archival Field Trip and headed up to Seattle, Washington for a quick getaway. Here are some snaps from my trip w/a heavy emphasis. on …
Snaps from my weekend field trip to PDX to visit pal Erin, check out the Filson winter sale and say farewell to Rivelo.
We’re thrilled to announce that Archival will be participating in Pop Up PDX in Tokyo sponsored by the Portland Development Commission on April 20-24. Archival will be one of eight brands exhibiting in Tokyo as part of a larger trade mission to promote business between the two cities. If you live or are visiting Tokyo, …
Looking forward to catching up with Southern California stockists and customers at Inspiration LA. If you’re in the area, drop by and say hello to the AC team. For those who cannot make the show, here is how things looked at our booth in 2013 when the show was staged on the Queen Mary in …
A few weeks ago Team AC met in Los Angeles to catch up and visit some of our stockists. We dropped in on Tradesmen LA and General Quarters. We also got a chance to catch up with Judy Augur whom we first met at Inspiration LA. Here are some snap views from the trip. J. …
To my delight, Jordan Sayler has reopened Winn Perry, his sharply curated menswear shop in Portland. This weekend I caught up with Jordan and took some snaps of his new space. Archival has a special relationship with Jordan as he was our first brick and mortar stockist. I loved visiting visiting Jordan’s original shop in …
Schwartz’s Boutique U & I Papeterie Nota Bene Rooney
Snap views of from our recent hike up Mt Pisgah, a favorite local wilderness area. Tom and Archival intern, Val, test drove our canvas duck packs on a walk up to the Pisgah rope swing.
Box Dog Bikes Karikter AB Fits Lomography Store Rancourt mocs at Taylor Stitch Random encounters with Rivendell Aggregate Supply Unionmade Sound level monitoring Mister Self Edge Harris tweed castoff Sushi Boat
In Randonneuring, a perm is a permanent route you can schedule to ride at any time. On Saturday, I rode Michal Young’s scenic Alsea 200k loop with several friends from the Oregon Randonneurs. On Sunday, I dragged my friend Bruce up to Portland for what I would consider my favorite Archival shopping perm. The loop …