So-Cal based brand Iron & Resin are back with this lookbook for their upcoming fall/winter 2012 collection. We have featured these guys previously with their entry into the market with their s/s 12 collection. I dig this labels approach and overall vibe, doing what you like and what makes you happy, that is the bottom line. Really solid pics in this lookbook, click through for the rest.
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Presented by Montana, Graffuturism, and Catalog Creative, here is a recap video of Scott Sueme and Andrew Young’s trip to Art Basel in Miami, putting in work on both the facilitated walls and the streets. These guys are two of my favourite artists in Vancouver right now, and Young has a solo show coming up at Catalog Gallery this week, full of his highly impressive realism works. Shot by Bikes and edited by Rob Squire, this vid also features an unreleased Garde + Eames track that didn’t make the album and just happened to suit the cut pretty well. Enjoy.
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Posted in art, lifestyle, music, video
Tagged Art Basel, Catalog Gallery, Ensoe, Miami, Scott Sueme
Light My Fire is a Swedish camping accessories company that specializes in products that create fire and the implements used to eat and prepare what ever it is that you will be cookin’ up in the backwoods or your own backyard. The company’s most popular products are the Spork and the Firesteel 2.0, which is a fire-starting device that works in the harshest conditions, both wet and dry. All the products seen in their range are made and designed in Sweden, with emphasis on low-tech, high quality, durable goods. Check the video below for demos (I recommend muting it) and keep reading for a look at the other products in their line, ranging from mealkits, knives, salt and pepper shakers to tinder sticks…
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Stopped by Haven yesterday to kick it with the homie Jeremy, and we got in to the topic of serious technical gear, and the outdoorsmen and/or nerds for whom it’s a dedicated passion… Haven now carries Acronym, and combined with White Mountaineering’s more tech offerings, they’ve attracted a new clientele who are looking for a performance/styling blend, more so than just ‘fashion.’
Enter SF’s Triple Aught Design, makers of fine soft goods and accessories. Liking what I’m seeing, simple functional outerwear and other rad pieces like knives, axes, and carribeeners. I think the fact that this post is even on 84/85 is indicative of where we’re headed: in the four years we’ve been doing this blog(!), a lot has changed for us… I for one no longer work in menswear, and really haven’t been too excited about what’s going on in contemporary men’s fashion, let alone the way it’s presented… I think it’s safe to say both Brendan and I are more concerned with a balance of function and aesthetic these days, and hence the blog will inevitably reflect this direction.
Basically, if you’re looking for another surface-level menswear blog, this probably isn’t it, and we’ll likely continue to move further away from that in to the future. Stuff like TAD will keep getting posted, and combined with the mc/bike/art/music blend we accompany the clothes with, I’m pretty stoked on where this is all headed. Thanks for reading this tirade, and click through for more Triple Aught Design.
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Posted in clothes, insight, lifestyle, technology
Its really starting to feel like fall out here on the westcoast, and with the leaves starting to turn and that crisp feeling in the air it’s time to bring out the warmer outerwear staples from the collection. Here is a look at a few outerwear pieces from my vintage collection, with a focus on made in U.S.A. pieces. I decided to break out 5 styles; first off is a Carhartt work vest in duck camo with a quilted interior, second is a US military jacket that I have waxed myself a few times, next is a classic CPO Shirt/Coat done in a heavy wool, I particularly like the color combo on this one, rounding down with the Wrangler Range Coat which is a 14oz denim outer with heavy sherpa lining, and lastly is a Woolrich Blanket lined jacket in tan canvas outer with a beautiful multi color removable blanket liner. Read through to have a detailed look at each jacket.
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We’ve been waiting for the completion of this short film for over a year now, since we first caught word of Scott Toepfer’s photo and video project, It’s Better In The Wind. Shot on a mix of Super 8 and digital, this film is an honest documentation of the bropack and the road (and dried out riverbeds / salt flats) that binds them. Anybody who’s ever ridden any distance with their true friends knows what an experience this is: as rewarding as it gets, and revealing of your real values and enjoyments in life. In Toepfer’s words,
‘I have been slowly editing the footage into a visual scrapbook of sorts for those who partook, and those who followed us via the web. No preaching the triumphs and failures of the motorcycle industry, no divisive commentary between manufacturers and styles… just a collection of imagery that will hopefully inspire more people to take to the road and discover what there is outside of our respective communities.’
Congrats to Scott and his crew, a project like this isn’t easy to finish. Hope to see plenty more from him in the future, and I’m sure we will: you can continue support IBITW through the online store.
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Posted in lifestyle, motorcycles, photography, video
Tagged It's Better In The Wind, Scott Toepfer
Every morning I step up to a 5+ km cycle commute to the office, rain or shine. Generally this includes me making ‘bold’ moves in traffic, and a shaken fist or words exchanged with motorists: these are the joys of mashing through the city. I really enjoy the experience, gets the blood flowing before work and embeds exercise in my day. It also gives me a chance to bump some proper hardcore in my earbuds, which definitely adds to my stoke. Seeing as it’s now basically full-on westcoast fall/winter and the ride ain’t getting any easier, I thought I’d share some motivational tunes just in case you need something to get you pumped up for your ride/bus trip/brisk walk/whatever. Some new jams and some classics, more after the jump.
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As per usual Brixton brings it all together with this holiday ’11 video presentation, seamlessly incorporating all the elements that make the line so appealing. On an anecdotal note, I recently purchased a hoodie from their f/w ’11 collection and have pretty much worn it every day since: both online and on the body Brixton ftw.
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Posted in clothes, lifestyle, motorcycles, video
Tagged Brixton, Holiday 2011, SoCal
