Mr. Williams brings us up to speed on a new shirting collection from Hamilton. “Hamilton — America’s oldest family owned shirt maker — today unveiled Hamilton 1883, the Texas concern’s new collection of ready-to-wear men’s wovens. The 1883 range is a casual and comfortable compliment to Hamilton’s custom shirt making operation which has been turning out high quality American made shirts in Houston for over 125 years. While the custom route is always a wonderful journey, the styling and details in the 1883 line are a welcome new addition to the company’s line-up.”

More looks at the Hamilton 1883 shirts after the click.

Omega has announced the launch of something special – a 42mm watch made from ceramic and Liquidmetal. “Swatch Group researchers collaborating with OMEGA’s product development team have created a striking ceramic diving bezel whose numbers and scaling, made of the Liquidmetal® alloy, appear in stunning silvery contrast to the black ceramic background. The colour of the ceramic dial perfectly matches that of the bezel. The result is an aesthetic wonder only made possible by several new and innovative processes.” 1948 units are being produced of this ceramic and Liquidmetal monster. That number corresponds with the launch year for the Seamaster. A killer timepiece. (timezone)

More detailed looks at the Omega Seamaster Planet Ocean Liquidmetal Watch after the click.

Under creative director, Pierangelo D’Agostin, J.Lindeberg’s Spring/Summer 2010 collection is a fresh take on the line’s look. The line is experimenting with new fabrics and constructions for the Spring/Summer collection. Plaid shades are worked into blazers while double breasted jackets are explored and worked over. This is indeed a new take from the J. Lindeberg line.

More select previews of the J. Lindeberg Spring/Summer 2010 collection after the click.

Taschen’s Fashion Now! has covered some of the premier up-and-comers in fashion design along side established names for some time. In 100 Contemporary Fashion Designers highlights from the series are compiled in two volumes. This creates “a comprehensive overview of fashion design around the world at the start the 21st century.” Names included in the survey include Thom Browne, Tom Ford, and Margaret Howell. The included images appear to also include a good number of attractive ladies.

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The SS10 collections keep rolling in – this time it’s Velour’s. Launched in 1997 by Per Andersson, Velour started out as a store which sold deadstock clothing from his grandmother’s old shop. He then opened Nostalgi, which mixed in deadstock clothing with his own remakes and interpretations of that clothing – which eventually evolved into Velour.

Keeping one eye on the fact that SS10 collections launch in January, Velour have added cable knit jumpers, striped sweaters and lightweight duffle coats. There’s also rolled up denim shorts, chinos galore and plenty of checked shirts.

Take a gander at the rest of the collection after the leap.

Duckie Brown’s interpretation of Florsheim’s shoes was a runaway success when they launched, so it’s no surprise that they’ve continued that great work with their SS10 collection. While these yellow brogues may be too much for the colour-phobic, they’re a perfect example of why the collaboration was a needed one. They incorporate the American style of brogue-ing with full grain leather and a leather welt – and they’re also yellow, which, admittedly, is quite the focal point. Elsewhere in the collection there’s also suede lace up shoes, loafers, saddle shoes and laceless brogues.

Take a look at the collection after the leap.

United Arrows continues collaborative work with 6876 through a reinterpretation of 6876’s Husker Trouser. The pants are manufactured in the UK and feature a “English” fit. Styled after a drill pant, these pants are milled in the North of England. Lovely details throughout.

United Arrows is selling the Husker through their Beauty & Youth. Later this autumn the trouser will also be available through 6876.

Detail and style shots of the Husker Trouser after the jump.

It’s time for an upgrade. We believe that every guy should have at least two cashmere jumpers in his wardrobe. You’ll appreciate it, your girlfriend/boyfriend will appreciate it – everybody wins. As a staple piece in a wardrobe shouldn’t be too kerrazy in the colour stakes, we’re gonna stick with the fundamentals here – strictly navy and grey. Save the light purple for your fourth cashmere purchase. (Uniqlo)

It’s a general assumption that everyone with a blog is a young, annoying, web 2.0 media node. So it was a surprise to find out that the photographer behind ‘Close Up and Private‘ is 57 years old. Components of Enthusiasm found out that Sergei Sviatchenko is a Ukranian-born, Denmark based artist who runs his own studio and has a rather dapper personal style (he’s the fellow in the picture above).

While the entire interview is worth a read, an interesting answer comes when he’s asked about inspiration and influence.

COE:  Were there any other projects, blogs or creative individuals that you drew inspiration from for Close Up & Private?

SS:  Actually, not really.  At the start, I had no idea there was such a vibrant world of style blogs out there—I thought I was the only one!  I realized later that there was a the whole world of very great and beautiful blogs who shared a particular ethos with me.

If I should mention creative individuals whose work I like, love, or admire, they would have to be: Igor Stravinsky, Steven McQueen, Andy Warhol, David Hockney, Paul Newman, Richard Avedon, The Beatles, The Doors, Creedence Clearwater Revival, Curtis Mayfield, Paul Smith, Le Corbusier, Helmut Newton, and Charles Eames just to name a few.

Read the full interview here.