Layery Goodness

Long time no post.  Been busy...lay off alright.  Hey guys, peep WIDSOM's F/W '13 lookbook that makes you glad summer's almost over, and you can start layering the shit out of life.  Here are some of my fav's...

Holiday Vintage Trip

While I was back home for the holidays, I had the chance to spend the day at one of my favorite places in the world.  This 15,000+ square foot (not a typo) appointment-only warehouse houses one of the most amazing vintage collections in the entire world. I wrote about this place before here, but I figured i'd post a few more crappy iPhone pics.  No where near as many pics as last time, I was too busy having my hair blown back.

Rad patchwork selvedge 501's

 

 This whole wall was just Levi's 501's, all merchandised perfectly by waist size

Cool Eddie Bauer half-zip pullover jacket

Amazing deadstock jeans with ridiculously raised slub denim

 Great coaches jacket with hiking patches

Wish I took a better pic of this shirt.  Amazing fabric that was kind of a woven cotton burlap

 Sea of Patagonia fleeces

Basically what my closet at home looks like

Old Ski Jackets with some amazing/unusual color combos

 Army jacket patched with leather from an unknown animal.

Found the perfect beat-up leather moto jacket i've been on the hunt for

Styling Home Run

I came across the blog of Japanese web retailer Digital Mountain the other day called IRIE Standard, and I was pretty blown away by some of the on-model styling featured when posting new product drops.  Usually sites tend to fall short in styling a product that actually entices someone to make a purchase (Union LA is an exception), but these guys do a great job in creating vision for how the item can be worn.  Here are a few of my favorite looks.  Definitely throw this on your blogroll for some constant personal styling inspiration.

JAPANESE FIRE: #1

I'm going to start a series of posts entitled 'Japanese Fire'.  Being pretty big into Japanese fashion, I'm always finding random shit or brands that I never knew existed, but are ridiculously awesome.  Todays post is fueled by stumbling upon a Japanese e-store tonight called THE CONTEMPORARY FIX.  They had a lot of dope brands i've heard of, and a few that I haven't.  So, heres some Japanese fire to kick off your monday.


Mr. Gentleman









Habanos

Garbstore Sneak Peek

Garbstore shot out a couple tasty teasers of their new line showing in Paris this week, and I must say - totally geekin' out over it.  Makes me want to move to Venice Beach and rent out beach cruisers to tourists, introduce 'Hella' and 'Stoked' into my vocabulary (possibly 'Hella Stoked!' on special occasions), and never wear shirts...fuck shirts.

So stoked to check out the rest of the collection at Capsule NYC this summer.

Good Vibes: PRPS F/W '12

First, I'd like to give a brief disclaimer that the pictures you are about to see are nothing particularly groundbreaking in terms of new ideas.   Forest.  Hiking shit.  Navajo.  Dudes that look awesome but kinda homeless.  Seen it a million times.

However, there is something about this lookbook that makes me want to grab an Axe, grow my beard out, and leave it all behind to live a burly-ass life in a cabin in the woods.  And thats really the purpose of a lookbook right? To create a mood.   So, mission accomplished PRPS.  Mission accomplished.