As a follow-up to my previous entry on heritage brands, I thought it would be especially relevant to mention the pivotal role of the Japanese in the resurrection of “authentic” vintage styles, makes and brands. The Japanese are masters of finding, exhuming and preserving vintage clothing and the original brands associated with them, often in […]
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The idea for this blog entry came from the PR folks working with Filene’s Basement. I have not shopped at Filene’s recently but the folks there reached out to me with an upcoming sales tip and deal which I’m happy to pass this on to those readers who wish to take advantage (see details below).
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This is not a trick question. What do chickens and men’s clothing have in common? The answer is heritage. These days the new trend is raising heritage breeds (chickens) and wearing heritage brands (clothing). In the case of poultry, the past few years has seen the rise of raising chickens, often rare or heritage breeds,
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In 2009 I wrote about hatwearing and four reasons why men wear hats today. I decided to write about hats because it seemed to me that hatwearing (brimmed hats) among men has picked up in the past five years. So when did hatwearing supposedly die off before making this recent comeback? Some say after World
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In 2009, Patrick Grant at Norton & Sons relaunched E. Tautz and is already into his third season of the relaunched brand as a RTW offering. Fellow blogger StyleSalvage covered the Autumn/Winter 2010 collection of Tautz. The second return is more of a “soft” relaunch for Bernard Weatherill as Kilgour acquired this slumbering Savile Row
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Chay Cooper, the manager of the Alfred Sargent factory, has been in New York City during this week of wintery weather. If you were able to make it past the slush and snow, you were in for a treat. If you missed the trunk show, read on. Alfred Sargent is rolling out its new Handgrade
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The juggernaut of interest in Neapolitan suits and jackets finally has been answered. Sensing unmet demand, visiting shirtmakers and tailors from Naples have now made it to New York City. Hopefully we have now reached market equilibrium, supply has met demand and satisfaction has been attained by the masses. According to this Styleforum thread, you
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Mary, a Sleevehead reader, recently posted a comment, inquiring about Earl Benham, a New York tailor who has long since closed shop. Evening Independent (February 6, 1937) Curious, I did a quick search online and read a bit more about him. As Mary points out in her comment, he operated in New York City for
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