With the topographic appeal of a protein flapjack, this knobbly Acne overcoat looks virtually edible. Slabs of rust, amber and ochre have been beautifully mixed together, forming a jacquard as nutritious as a hippy’s casserole. This coat really is a stand out. Extremely simple shape… Read More
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The shock of the (sort of) new
AndrĂ© the Giant gets a new hand knit from his mum. He puts it on, drags himself over a barbed barbed wire assault course, then gets molested by three small werewolves. He takes the sweater off, tosses it in a bin and you buy it… Read More
Strong on a scruffy and emaciated east London chancer
Just last week, these jackets were sold out. I’d actually started some typically meandering and next to useless copy about them, then noticed Union only had a small left in stock. So I stopped writing and had a bag of Nik-Naks. And that was that.… Read More
I’d probably wear it, when it was cold, when I was bored
With the weather at least vaguely drifting towards the not cold, this is post could barely be more inappropriate. Having said that, these woolly OAMC hats have just dropped at Union in Los Angeles which is, you know, quite a hot place, so… well, that’s… Read More
We’re in the realm of imaginations, plural
There’s something of a Rocky Balboa vibe going on here. You know, eye of the tiger and all that. But actually we’ve got what looks like a tame tiger carrying an old soak strumming a ukulele. Not very boxery. More of a pacifist Balboa. Or… Read More
Contrary to the “coat goes on last” textbook
At the utilitarian/streetwear end of menswear, stores are full of mutant pieces that are neither one thing or another. Things that are sort of a shirt, but kind of a jacket. Sort of a sweatshirt but also a bit coaty. I like this steezy hybridisation.… Read More





