Writing a few days back about the new Nepenthes brand AiE I wasn’t exactly overloaded with information – some loud shirting, some tartan and the understanding that the range originates from the US arm of the brand, rather than the Japanese. Anyway, that was then.… Read More
So, multi-brand retailer 18Montrose is coming to London. These guys currently boast outposts in Glasgow and Nottingham; luxurious looking, polished concrete and glass affairs. Chock full of low-hanging casual standards like Filling Pieces, Beams+, Maison Kitsuné, Our Legacy, Norse Projects, Red Wing and Sun Buddies.… Read More
I was fortunate enough to nip round Peckham’s Alpha Shadows last week just as the Needles SS 17 dropped. Boxes and plastic bags containing piles of borderline feminine kit, with an innate must-have-ness about it. No I don’t think I could carry off a pink… Read More
So, Nepenthes, the umbrella brand for Engineered Garments, Needles, South2West8 and Rough & Tumble amongst others. For menswearmen, visiting the Nepenthes store in NYC is like discovering a cache of Nazi gold – minus the inconvenient moral quandary. It’s a shitstorm of wants. Stuff you… Read More
If you’re ever looking to spot the absolutely stereotypical hipster in the wild (you know, the type glossies commission cartoony illustrations of when they’re rolling out another style tribes feature) head to Williamsburg NYC. I’ve never seen so many beards, tattoos, baseball caps, skinny, rolled… Read More
Forgot I had these pics. They’re from a store called MAC (Modern Appealing Clothing) which I visited in San Francisco a few weeks back. Ironically, for this tech city store, their website is a shocker and offers little more than a list of their brands… Read More
