Your inside track on the latest in
men’s style and shopping
Website of the month: Bureau of Trade
Your
inside track on the latest in men’s style and shopping
Online shopping can be a depressingly
soulless endeavor for those who like their material consumption served with a
mitigating dollop of good taste and romance. Fortunately, the fine gents at
Bureau of Trade are doing their damnedest to bring refinement, flavour and fun
back to buying on the web, with a daily edit of the best pre-owned and vintage
wares to be found on sites like eBay and Craigslist. Encompassing everything
from menswear and furniture to cars, taxidermy and some rather lovely vintage
timepieces, their cleverly themed (and wickedly funny) mail-outs are essential
reading for anyone with a love of the characterful and unique.bureauoftrade.com
Tailor made
Tailor
made
Tailor and clothing brand Gresham Blake has
announced a collaboration with the London Cloth Company, a micro mill in
Clapton.The E1 range is woven on shuttle looms in Clapton and hand-stitched in
Aldgate. It will encompass bespoke, made-to-measure and ready to wear including
a range of limited edition blazers and waistcoats. Many pieces will be one-off
original items created from fabrics woven on antique machinery.Watch this
space...greshamblake.com
Cut and print
Menswear’s print revolution shows no signs
of abating as we head into autumn, and some of the new wave’s most striking
apparel is being produced right in our back yard. East London label Agi &
Sam is fronted by two 26-year-old designers with CVs that include stints at
Alexander McQueen and Karl Lagerfeld. Their A/W 2012 collection is an expert
fusion of bold patterns, bright colours and carefully structured shapes - positive,
playful and perfect for the man who likes to make a statement.agiandsam.com
Easy rider
Summer 2012 may seem like a wash-out but
there’s still time, so grab yourself a pair of Folk’s light-as-a-feather
‘Kieron’ driving moccasins ($270, available in navy, tan or brick red,
pictured) and hit the open road. Whatever the weather, your feet are sure to
think the sun is shining.folkclothing.com.
High concept
Following the successful launch of their
Upper Street store last year, British label Ben Sherman has finally found its
feet after a decade or two spent fluttering at the fringe of mainstream
menswear relevance. As a result of this renewed vigour and rocketing
popularity, the brand has recently set up shop in Spitalfields and launched a
new project to boot: Modular Blanc, which will see the basement of the branch
dedicated to emerging brands and designers. The best of young talent alongside
Ben Sherman’s revitalised streetwear and tailoring lines? Well worth checking
out bensherman.com.
