Galoshes :Swim

SWIMS has take then age old galosh and transformed it into cool again with two very well deisgned models the "Mobster" high top and "Classic" low. The idea is a pretty simple one and any weathered cyclist will be familiar with them. A pair of SWIMS galoshes wrap around the outside of your shoe giving them the waterproof protection they need. This is an ideal solution for commuters that cycle and/or walk often in rainy conditions. We all know the consequences of a rain soaked leather shoe, so why not drop a few hundred on some protection and keep those wingtips wearable for another few years?

Weekend Bag : Felisi

Need a nice weekend bag ?

The brand presents a classic line-up of canvas bags with leather details and little branding. What we enjoyed most, is the wide variety of color options that the brand offers on basically all models.
Go for a navy, black or brown Felisi, and it will go with pretty much everything and serve you well

Winter Coats : Undercover

"Jun Takashi previews another series of releases for Undercover’s “Unreal Real Clothes” collection. Looking towards the 1970’s era of mountaineering fashion, Takahashi takes the aesthetic to new levels maintaining the root design with new details. Leather sleeves and plaid liners make for a simple and efficient product."

Loro Piana Baby Cashmere

In the mountainous regions of Inner Mongolia, Loro Piana discovered Baby Cashmere®: a rare and precious fibre exclusively obtained from the underfleece of the Hyrcus goat kid. It is gathered by means of a delicate and completely harmless procedure done only once in a goat’s life, when it is between three and twelve months old. Loro Piana Baby Cashmere® is available in extremely limited quantities: one kid produces barely 80 grams of the softest undefleece which, once the coarser outer fibres have been discarded, results in just 30-40 grams of useable fibre. So fine are the fibres of Baby Cashmere® that it takes the underfleece of 19 kids to make just one pullover.

Woolrich Woolen Mills Pants

Daiki Suzuki's fall collection for Woolrich Woolen Mills includes a hunting-inspired pair of pants.  The light wool trousers (above) are printed with duck-hunting scenes, while the heavier flannel pair with reinforced knees (below) are ready for a weekend in the woods. In other words, whatever your preferred weapon—musket or NES gun—Woolrich has you covered.
Woolrich Woolen Mills printed Ranger pants,$289, and flannel Upland pants, $259

Ralph Lauren Spring '09

The evolution of Ralph Lauren.

I took a look at the complete spring 2009 Ralph Lauren collection , as usual this is one lifestyle brand that never lets me down.classic pieces reinvented in timeless designs ,as well as the reinvented classic cable knit cashmere which will be available with an embroidered horse motif.

The black label brand continues to grow now bringing in RLX  under the label with technical apparel as well as the formal wear.

Here are just some looks you can contact me for the complete slide show.

Enjoy.

Timepieces..

How about this for a rare piece in the chrono world? Way back, Rolex used to make the very "in the now", thanks to Stallone, Panerai Radiomir, for the Italian Navy. We're talking the 1940's. It is clearly not as refined as what we see today from Panerai, but these were the days of, well, we'll let Hodinkee tell it. "The brand Panerai, known now as the archetypal New Yorker watch, was once a lowly producer of boring technical equipment (compasses, depth gauges, and the like) until 1935 when they somehow landed a contract with the Italian navy to develop watches that could be read underwater. Being that Officine Panerai had never produced a time-telling device at all, you can imagine who they turned to....Rolex.  Released in 1938 only to the Italian Navy, Officine Panerai produced diving watches called the "Radiomir" with movements, cases, and crowns all made by Rolex."

Gloverall for Dover St - Duffle Coats

 Manufactured in Northampton since 1954, the original Gloverall “Montgomery” has been re-coloured for Dover Street Market in a series of seven exclusive colours and will be available in both mens and womens sizes. 
 
The DSM Gloverall Montgomery will be available from mid-September. Retail price is UK £310. A classic, quality outdoor jacket that one just never gets really tired of. Available in 7 colors.

Outlier Performance Pants - Tailored fit

The answer to every cycle commuters worries are over. Outlier pants are built out of Schoeller 3xDry and Nanosphere fabrics. They are classically slim-tailored.Keeps you dry & look good. Step off your bike into a hip restaurant at that new Bowery Hotel. Well thought out and done well. Gabe, yes there are many things products we can offer and this just sheds some light....

Spring thoughts...

Summer isn't even over but spring has been in the industry's thoughts thanks to Fashion Week in New York. And Ralph Lauren reminds us of a great idea in his Purple Label collection for next year. A cream-colored, double breasted shawl collared dinner jacket in tropical weight wool with four buttons, self-lapels, and besom pockets. 

And if semi-formal affairs are rare there's no reason not to wear it to dinner at a white tablecloth restaurant. 

RL X LEBRON

Today in sports gear you're likely never to own: This limited-edition basketball designed as a charity item by Ralph Lauren. Sales of the balls benefit the LeBron James Family Foundation (which, among other initiatives, supports fitness programs for kids). But unless your name is, say, Jay-Z, Andy Roddick, or Charlie Rose, you're not going to be able to buy it—the balls were produced for an invite-only shopping event at the Polo Mansion tonight. The colorway's intriguing, but it's difficult to imagine shooting with the ball unless your hitting nothing but net.

Tods Wingtip Sneaker

Great wingtip detailed shoe from Tod's , Elegant yet sporty ... would be great with jeans or a suit.

Available in brown and black.

Man Of The Week

Fred Astaire.

Classic.

Summers Over

Labor Day has come and gone and that's the start of our transition from summer to fall wardrobes.

Sure it will remain summer for a couple more weeks, and any switch to heavier fabrics should take place later in the season. This is a time to begin changing palettes instead replacing cream, light gray and light blue with darker hues. In other words, wear warm weather clothing in navy and chocolate brown, like the suits worn in the photo by Sergio and Pier Luigi Loro Piana of the legendary textile and luxury goods company.

Shoes should also display a darker palette. White bucks and spectators have had their run and most tans ought to be replaced by browns and oxbloods.

The temperature remains warm but the autumn is in the air. The seasonal changeover begins.

L.L.Bean, a company less known for being on the leading edge than for giving us those things that we will always be able to wear and use up to something new Their line of wool-hooked throw pillows are pretty precious.The pillows feature flash-card style designs of Dog Chasing Ball and a Downhill Skier. At $39.50 a piece , they would be cool just to look at.

The Fit Of A Dress Shirt

Things that determine whether a dress shirt fits properly:
A half inch of shirt collar should be exposed above the collar of your jacket.
You should be able to fit two fingers between your collar and neck when the shirt is buttoned.
The shoulder seam (the seam between the body and the arm) should be at the end of your shoulder.
The shirt body should be smooth and unwrinkled across your chest and there should be no pulling at the buttons.
The cuff should reach the bottom of your thumb when your arms are at your sides, and there should be enough cloth in the sleeve so it remains there when you lift your arms straight in front of you.
The shirt should remain tucked into your trousers when you lift your arms over your head. This usually requires at least six inches of tail inside the waistband.

Micro Check Dress Shirt Ralph Lauren Black Label $295

Bowties - a thought

"Do not wear bows all the time. Keep the viewer off balance. Wear them once in a while, the way you might eat liver." -Charlie Davidson, proprietor of The Andover Shop in Cambridge, Mass

Quotes

"James Bond had his first drink of the evening at Fouquet's. It was not a solid drink. One cannot drink seriously in French cafés. Out of doors on a pavement in the sun is no place for vodka or whisky or gin. A fine a l'eau is fairly serious, but it intoxicates without tasting very good. A quart de champagne or a champagne à l'orange is all right before luncheon, but in the evening one quart leads to another quart and a bottle of indifferent champagne is a bad foundation for the night. Pernod is possible, but it should be drunk in company, and anyway Bond had never liked the stuff because its liquorice taste reminded him of his childhood. No, in cafés you have to drink the least offensive of the musical comedy drinks that go with them, and Bond always had the same thing--an Americano--Bitter Campari, Cinzano, a large slice of lemon peel and soda. For the soda he always specified Perrier, for in his opinion expensive soda water was the cheapest way to improve a poor drink."
-A View to a Kill, by Ian Fleming