We’re very pleased to release our first Archival brand kerchief, since we consider a good handkerchief an everyday necessity. Use them for blowing your nose, wiping your hands, a fine furoshiki, tying things together, or just tying around your neck. Ours are a touch larger than usual, made of an excellent linen-cotton (LiCo? CoLin?) that …
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Alert – Archival Kerchiefs
Over the years we’ve been posting on our favorite kerchief projects. We originally declared our admiration for discharge printed kerchiefs sourced via ebay, thrifts and Japanese web shops. Two years ago, I discovered Cornell University’s collection of political american kerchiefs. Our current kerchief favorite is the wave kerchief made by our Archival friends and stockist, …
Archival Hop Harvest
Here’s an exemplary snap of summer work togs from the OSU Archives flickr set, Hop On, Brewing and Beer. The caption of the image is Coeds with Hoes. I’m going to shop from this photo for my upcoming trip the UK. Look for me in London wearing slant stripes, head kerchiefs, rolled trousers and hop …
Archival Father’s Day
From now until Father’s Day, enjoy free domestic shipping on all Archival items including our new tees, dopps, kerchiefs and packs.
Archival Field Trip – San Francisco
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
Release – Wave Pattern Kerchiefs
We’re offering a new, discharge printed kerchief made by General Quarters, one of our favorite Los Angeles stockists. Blair, owner of General Quarters, designed this kerchief with a Japanese pattern called Nami or Seigaiha. According to Blair, the word means “calm waves” and the four arcs in the pattern represent the four oceans surrounding …
Release – Dot Kerchiefs
I first spotted these kerchiefs at General Quarters, one of my favorite Los Angeles stockists. For those of you that have followed us for awhile, you know how much we love traditional, discharge printed cotton kerchiefs. Outside of Japan, they can be difficult to source. The General Quarters version is beautifully discharge printed in LA …
Archival Field Trip – Los Angeles
A few snap views from last weekend’s jaunt to Los Angeles. For the prequel, check out my LA Field Trip from 2012. Friend Mimsy sporting an Archival Plain Musette Blair, proprietor of General Quarters Signature, discharge printed kerchiefs Archival Rucksack on display Billingsley’s Steak House Exemplary ensemble – Self …
Shopping from the movies: On Any Sunday (1971)
On Any Sunday (Brown 1971), the famous 1971 motorcycle documentary, has been shopped to death. Over the years, gent bloggers have obsessed over the film’s motorcycles, wax jackets, leather boots and Steve McQueen footage. Coming late to this movie, I gravitated to the section dealing with the six day international motorcycle trial in Spain. As …
Archival DIY: Knotting a Kerchief
For the past few years I’ve been taking kerchief knotting lessons from John Ford characters. In my mind, my kerchiefs always look as snappy as the ones worn by John Wayne in Ford’s cavalry trilogy. Several weeks ago, I sent out a tweet requesting more formal, step by step instructions for knotting a kerchief. Several …