While polka dots feature in Engineered Garments’ SS16 collection (on sale now), they’ve gone jumbo for this winter’s drop – which makes for a significantly more challenging wear. Irresponsibly theatrical and self-consciousness-generative; when a dude wears this giant polka dot jacket, he fucking knows he’s… Read More
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Like Cersei Lannister on her walk of shame
It’s difficult to express just how much I don’t enjoy being photographed. On the one hand, I think these kind of posts add a little variety in-between the usual ‘look at this Japanese thing, it’s weird and expensive, I’m not sure if I like it… Read More
The exact price of sleeves
Were this shirt to have sleeves, they would cost £40. I know this because, back in November, 2015, I scribbled some bilge about this Snow Peak shirt’s long-sleeved brethren. It cost 260 quid, while this new elbow baring version costs a mere 220. So it… Read More
Vintage looms x modern technology = product write-up on menswear e-tailer
I showed this shirt to my missus. “Oh, no“, she said. Just that. Just, “oh no.” A statement I felt was pretty damning for clearly such an important piece of apparel. By my current reckoning I own precisely no short sleeved shirts with apples on.… Read More
The nightmares of an 18th century body snatcher
After yesterday’s patchwork denim number, the very first piece I set eyes on was this. Another patchworked-up shirt, albeit one born in the nightmares of an 18th century body snatcher.
On an entirely unrelated note
Last night I caught a play about the band Joy Division. New Dawn Fades tells the now familiar story of Curtis’ battle with epilepsy and depression against the backdrop of the band’s formation and rise during the late 70s. After 24 Hour Party People, Control… Read More





