a guide to heritage clothing, canvas bags, steel bicycles, and Japanese web shops
Here are two unusual Brady bags spotted on Smith Country Pursuits, one of my fave sites for British country clothing and accessories (my abandoned cart includes a Brady Sandringham, a harking horn and a bridle leather clip lead for my pup). Brady Lana Bag
Thanks to everyone who showed up for our Handy Zip Musette release at The Barnlight in Eugene, Oregon. We’re now sold out of our first production run of bags. A tote is in the works for our next release. Follow our progress on Instagram and contact me to be added to the Handy mailing list.
Since Archival closed, Tom and I have been meeting for pizza and plotting a new bag brand. We love bags and still think the world is missing a few models. Our latest project is called Handy Bag (or Handy for short). We’re keeping things simple, functional, affordable and durable. In May, we will be releasing …
Archival Clothing is pleased to announce that our Field Bag is now available in 22 oz navy waxed twill. The Archival Field Bag is intended as a daily workhorse, a crossover between a traditional English fishing bag and an urban messenger bag. Durable construction and practical features allow the bag to excel at carrying gear …
Vaughn Wascovich, Neylandville,Texas #2 Yesterday, friend/photographer/collector Vaughn W. emailed to tell me that Filson is closing out their first generation collection of tin cloth luggage. Sale page here. From what I know, Filson is changing the color of the webbing from olive to tan for a more “monochromatic” look. Personally, I prefer the contrasting olive …
Portland Outdoor Store Winn Perry Bagmaker and his bicycle Kurt, heritage scribe
I’ve been investigating closure solutions and historical satchel examples for my musette project. A friend of mine picked up this WWII, Czech army satchel from a local surplus store. A flickr friend noted that he liked the “random #4 stamp” and the “standing seam detail” of the body of the bag–details that don’t reproduce well …
Bridle leather shoulder strap Cusack w/Filson medium field bag Friend Vaughn W. (of bike collection fame) sent me these cameo views of a Filson Medium Field Bag from the film, Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil (Eastwood 1997). Aside from the bag and Johnny Mercer/jazz soundtrack, I don’t remember much about the movie …
1990s catalog 1980s catalog One of my favorite Barbour bags, the Sports Twin Pack (rebadged the Waxed Cotton Retriever Bag), is once again available. I sold off my original version a few years ago due to an intense mildew odor (the problem with purchasing “vintage” barbour on ebay). I’d definitely like to secure a new …
Loden Dager car coat Spring cottons Internal snap cuff detail Loden Dager M50 jacket Mjolk trousers sQuoddy chukka Columbia Knit rugby shirts and sweaters Shirting Common Projects and Quoddy Our Legacy corduroy jacket Jordan in SNS Herning cardigan Here’s a brief, June-in-January visual update from Winn Perry in Portland, Oregon. In addition to carrying exemplary …