Our Legacy Spring 2010

Entitled “Hidden Harvest,” Our Legacy’s spring 2010 collection is purportedly centered on the “epic life of a well-made garment.” A lofty claim perhaps, but one they’ve managed to make seem more than plausible. Filled with exactly the type of easy charm we’ve come to expect from smart Scandinavian menswear, the clean, unfussy pieces are injected with just the right amount of unexpected detailing—floral print vamps up a pair of otherwise tough-looking suede boots, corduroy pants cuffed just enough to let a flash of bare ankle peep out over sturdy leather loafers. OL adds a touch of whimsy to one’s outfit without ever detouring into smarminess. Photographed on their website as a series of lovingly-arranged still lifes, Our Legacy’s eye for clever minutiae clearly extends beyond their sharp tailoring and discerning use of pattern. Suffice to say that “Hidden Harvest” will no doubt see you through a few sagas of your own long before out-wearing its welcome.

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Project No. 8 Online Shop Now Open

Project No. 8, New York’s finest shop of fashion curiosities, tricked out their website last week, adding a new online shopping section with assorted springtime goodies. As always, there are a ton of great Margiela pieces, including a denim bucket hat and some gorgeous snakeskin tango shoes. Items most likely to fill our shopping cart this week come courtesy of Austrian label Fabric Interseason, and include a Madagascar root necklace, an origami bag and this bra pendant.

Stylee Fridays: The Local Firm Goes Bauhaus for Fall 2010

The Bauhaus retrospective at MoMA was probably one of the best exhibits we saw last year, and even towards the end of a solid three-month run, was always packed to the rafters. The Local Firm are based in Sweden, and didn’t get a chance to see the show in New York, although it’s clear that the designers Richard Hutchinson and Axel Nyhage (see picture of the duo after the jump) did their homework for their new Bauhaus-inspired collection. Some of the most interesting experiments that came out of the German design school were based around color gradient and geometric forms, and TLF make these ideas focal points for fall 2010. There’s some great color-blocking on cardigans and T-shirts, two-tone paneling on jeans and even one sweater that could be an early Kandinsky drawing.

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Oneupmanship Gets The Shoe Of His Dreams

We took note many months ago when Nicolas at Oneupmanship Journal introduced us to his ideal shoe, the Clarks Oberon. It’s a perfect style, all soft leather and elementary school innocence, the kind of sensible shoe that your mom would force you to wear but that would still make you the flyest kid on the playground. Poor Nicolas, though, had to wait. Clarks hadn’t reissued the shoe yet, Nicolas didn’t have a solid release date, and so the British blogger was left pining for his Oberons, filling up the Oneupmanship Journal with pictures of shoes that he could buy, ones with close resemblances to the Oberon, like the Jacoform. We’re happy to report that just a few days ago, Nicolas received his re-issued Oberson and showed them off like a proud peacock. Now we just need a stateside release date.

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Frederick Wiseman’s Model is the Original September Issue

Back in the ’80s, famed documentarian Frederick Wiseman made a movie about the modeling industry, and while he did not pass the pearly gates of Vogue to make Model, his exposé on fashion is said to be just as awesome and revealing. The film’s mise-en-scène moves around the frothy comings and goings of an Oscar de la Renta fashion show and a panty hose commercial, with Wiseman trailing models from the now defunct Zoli agency. Warhol makes a cameo, and there are plenty of recognizable ’80s glamazons around too (Jerry Hall), as well as tons of great Alexis Colby-worthy fashion moments. The documentary showed at MoMa last night, and will be screening at the museum again on March 22, at 4pm.

(Via Refinery)

Lover’s Brand New Harvest

The Harvest. Film trailer. from LOVER® on Vimeo.

As we patiently sit on the tipping point between winter coats and open-toed scandals, the folks down under will be enjoying an entirely different season very soon, and it’s in that autumnal spirit that Lover bring us The Harvest. The full spring 2010 (or fall 2010 collection if you’re in the southern hemisphere) officially rolls out this month, and to celebrate the clothes the Aussie label has made a short movie. Featurng sweeping Terence Malickian landscapes and a wardrobe that could be straight out of Days of Heaven, the scenes will have you itching to drink the last of the summer wine in head-to-toe white lace, while there’s still snow on the ground. (Via Cat Party)

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Made in Africa: Sawa Shoes

Feted as the first 100% authentic African-made sneaker, Sawa shoes had their official worldwide launch today. The label’s assembly line spreads a little love at all four corners of the continent: the laces are made in Tunisia, the rubber soles in Egypt, the leather in Nigeria, the canvas in Cameroon, the packaging in South Africa and the final product is cooked up by craftsmen in Cameroon. For now the kicks will be available at Soula in Brooklyn and Dover Street Market in London (probably one of the best stores ever)—Comme des Garçons has put in an order too. An online shop featuring the footwear and other Sawa-related treats is also in the works, and their African school notebooks will probably replace our obsession with French scribble pads as soon as it goes live. (via Valet)

Staff Affections

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 Boston’s Uncle Pete’s.

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Itemized: Dockers K-1 Khakis

Every week a different FADER staff member will pick a clothing item or accessory that he or she has lately been spending a lot of time with—or would like to—and write a little love letter to it. We would’ve done a column on who we’re dating but that seemed a little bit much. This week David Bevan writes about Dockers K-1 Khakis.

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Sika’s New Kaleidoscope Collection

Sika means money in the Ghanian language of Pwi Twi, and designer Phyllis Taylor has been on the money with her designs since the very beginning. We profiled the London-based women’s wear line back in the fall of 2007, and the prints covering the latest spring 2010 collection of dresses, shirts and onesies boast kaleidoscopic West African loveliness. As soon as the season for sunny maxi dresses comes around again, Sika’s off-the shoulder floor-sweeping number is definitely the first thing we’ll be reaching for.

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