Will South2 West8 steal the desirably-obscure-trackpants crown from Nepenthes stablemate Needles? On this site at least, they already have. While the chances of seeing someone in Needles trackpants is (non-scientifically speaking) 1 in 50k, it’s got to be around 1 in 500k to spy anyone… Read More
High-end that looks like high-street? It’s a tricky genre to negotiate. The piece might originate from some obscure maker, but if it looks a bit too much like low-hanging chainstore gear, what then? It’s when those rare Korean sneakers look just a little too much… Read More
Not following Nepenthes Hakata on either Facebook or Instagram? Rectify that situation soldier. The Nepenthes digital store is great and all, but the social feeds of the specific shops are where the action is. Hakata in particular posts wearable lunacy on the reg – all… Read More
So this is interesting. Burly outdoorsman brand South2 West8 have knocked out something which wouldn’t look out of place in Janis Joplin’s laundry basket. Positively inebriated by colour, this “bush shirt” represents a truly alarming collision between mesh fabric and illegal hallucinogens. This is some… 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
A basic grey sweatshirt is an essential, no doubt. But once you’ve got a top-end example in your arsenal (from The Real McCoy’s say) or worse, your mates are all rocking them, where do you go next? I tend to find ‘next level shit’ is… Read More
