a guide to heritage clothing, canvas bags, steel bicycles, and Japanese web shops
Counter programming against Black Friday, I like to rapid scroll through the web shops of the Japanese apparel accounts I follow on Instagram. I know the lag delay of Google translating product descriptions and sizing charts will put the brakes on impulse buying one more chore coat that I don’t need. Instead, I grab screen …
Thanks to an Archival follower who conjectured that that Rivendell’s Wooly Warm sweaters might be coming from the same knitting mill as vintage, UK-made LL Bean sweaters from the mid-1980s. Both come in a a similar shade of sea foam green and resemble each other in terms of overall styling (heavy of the rib knit). …
There’s still time to think about last minute gloves to replace the ones you lost in a snow bank over the holidays. My replacement pair is going to be these ribbed goalie gloves by Nigel Cabourn in 100% Bristish Wool & made in Scotland. On sale now at Nigel Cabourn.
I spotted this eye catching knitwear collaboration between Inverlland x Allevol on my favorite, take-me-away Instagram feed, CLUTCH Magazine. Per usual, sizing is for gents only so I’ll just collect these digital images for future reference (and to remember the easy days of internet hunting for obscure Japanese collaborations over shelf stable pantry staples).
Thanks to a twitter pal for tipping me off to this waffle-knit sweater from Japan. Filson makes a cotton version but I much prefer wool for layerable, lightweight warmth. Available via Rakuten Global Market (alas, there doesn’t appear to be sizing for women).
We’re updating the AC web shop with Fall items from Rising Sun, Leather Head Sports, Saint James and Columbiaknit. Check out our Columbiaknit cotton caps in new colorways. And by popular demand, we’re bringing in a new logo-neutral Cooperstown Ball Cap in our favorite color, navy blue. Stay tuned for updates on more items coming …
Some films are better watched on fast forward or reproduced as film stills. Shoot the Moon (Parker 1982) is just such a movie — playing out like an Ingmar Bergman domestic drama populated by Woody Allen characters. While we’re asked to focus on the dissolving marriage of Albert Finney and Diane Keaton, one’s eye cannot …
Internationals Oilskins and black waxed cotton Long and short cuts Moleskin Synthetics 90s knitwear New Barbour gent In case you missed it, here are some product offerings from the Winter 1998/Spring 1999 Barbour catalog. In the day, these catalogs were the best means of tracking new Barbour releases (beyond the stock range of Bedales, Beauforts …
Scale Model Perfection: Style 710 Outfitter Sweater Discontinued Filson Cardigan If I ever earn a spot on Filson’s Council for Women (an advisory and field testing group), I’d recommend that Filson introduce a line of made-in-USA knitwear for women (and slim-framed gents). Filson currently offers only one sweater for women–the snowflake and deer patterned Cowichan. …
Button-up neck (for on-bike temperature regulation) Rear carrying pocket Long sleeved version (photographed during mixte test ride at RBW) Rivendell Bicycle Works used to sell a wonderful derby tweed sweater which they referred to as a long sleeved cycling jersey. The knit sweaters/jerseys were made by the British knitwear firm Outdoor Knitwear/Woolyback. They came in …