Staff Affections
- story Alex Frank
Every Thursday, FADER style assistant Alex Frank asks employees and employers at our favorite shops around the world what their most cherished in-store item is at that exact moment. This week, we caught up with New York’s INA.
Aloha Rag Offers Practical Results With Their New Line
- story Alex Frank
Aloha Rag is a bright spot of a boutique on the west side of New York with colorful Henrik Vibskov knits and playfully deviant work of Martin Margiela. It’s not a store for fashion lovers who drape themselves in basic black. We love Aloha Rag for their kaleidoscopic medley of styles, colors, and aesthetics. But for their first foray into designing their own clothes, it’s not weirdness and subversion that rule the day.
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posted on Nov 12, 2009 in STYLE, STYLE NEWS tags Aloha Rag, Henrik Vibskov, martin margiela, thakoon
Staff Affections
- story Alex Frank
Every Thursday, FADER style assistant Alex Frank asks employees and employers at our favorite shops around the world what their most cherished in-store item is at that exact moment. This week, we caught up with New York’s EVA.
Staff Affections
- story Alex Frank
Every Thursday, FADER style assistant Alex Frank asks employees and employers at our favorite shops around the world what their most cherished in-store item is at that exact moment. This week, we caught up with Portland’s Stand Up Comedy.
Walter Van Beirendonck’s Crass Communication
- story Alex Frank
Walter Van Beirendonck is a designer whose work speaks for itself, so it’s no problem that we can’t understand the Flemish text in his new book. His collections are always an amazing and often tongue-in-cheek refutation of good taste, a seasonal reminder that menswear can move beyond peacoats and navy blazers. It’s his sense of humor that makes us love him so, and that funny bone is definitely front-and-center here. There’s cartoonish quilts on one page, men wearing Mary Janes and sheer masks on another, and good vibes enhancing bright color everywhere. Pictures from the book after the jump.
Big In Japan: New North Face Purple Label
- story Alex Frank
How many times a day must we bemoan our inability to convert dollars to yen? High Snobiety brings us images from The North Face’s Purple Label, sold exclusively in Japan. It’s just the latest in a string of American labels (Levi’s, Woolrich, among others) that give their best off-shoot lines to the Japanese market and keep us Yankees in the dark. Japanese store Nanamica has the entire line, which includes essentials like color-block velour backpacks and floral duffles.
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posted on Nov 2, 2009 in STYLE NEWS tags high snobiety, Levi's, nanamica, north face, North Face Japan, purple label, Woolrich Woolen Mills
A Continuous Goldberg Presents: The Pop Up Flea
- story Alex Frank
After conquering the internet with A Continuous Lean, a blog dedicated to the greatest in American menswear, Michael Williams’ next step seems to be eliminating the middle man altogether. For a few days in November, you won’t just have to stare through a computer screen at all the gorgeous sweaters and shoes, you’ll be able to buy them at the Pop Up Flea, a style bazaar that he’s co-hosting on Mulberry Street from November 20-22. There will be plenty of opportunities to compare Barbour coats and wool knits with fellow New York gentlemen and purchase some new pieces to boot. You might even be able to get some in-person shopping advice from Mr. Williams, which would make it a hell of a lot easier deciding which plaid goes best with your Red Wings.
Staff Affections
- story Alex Frank
Every Thursday, FADER style assistant Alex Frank asks employees and employers at our favorite shops around the world what their most cherished in-store item is at that exact moment. This week, we caught up with New York’s Assembly.
Staff Affections
- story Alex Frank
Every Thursday, FADER style assistant Alex Frank asks employees and employers at our favorite shops around the world what their most cherished in-store item is at that exact moment. This week, we caught up with New York’s Steven Alan.
For A Mocassin Kind Of Morning
- story Alex Frank
Ice cold weather makes our morning routine much, much rougher. Come November, it’s not the alarm that gets us out of bed, it’s the promise of steaming hot coffee and the coziest sweater we can find. One more reason to get out of bed: these Quoddy bluchers made specially for Los Angeles store South Willard. They’re sort of like slippers that we can wear to work. Combine them with some wool socks and a bodega-bought coffee, and those dark walks to the subway are looking a lot brighter already.
