The Spring/Summer 2011 collection from Patrik Ervell brings his views of the ideal pair of cotton twill pants. The jeans come in a slim cut with a lightweight twill in a light blue fabric. Silk is used along the waistband which is interested. The race is on to create the best pair of twill pants for summer. Ervell comes really close. Made in the U.S.A. (m&s)
The Polo Ralph Lauren resort collection brings light to the traditional yacht races of the past. Here’s the Grange Poplin Tartan Jacket. The lightweight garment has a “durable Teflon-coated poplin in an elegant tartan plaid pattern.” The jacket offers a front zipper closure, throat tab, a handful of angled pockets and ventilated underarm grommets. A great summer option.
Well off to the right is this wooden necktie from Wood Thumb. Made from redwood salvaged from a barn and produced in San Francisco, the Wood Thumb tie is sure to get people asking questions. We hope they’re lightweight enough to not hold you back.
“Asking random New Yorkers with headphones on what song they are listening”
02. Pitchfork Guide to Summer Festivals
A disgustingly long guide to everything summer music festival related. EVERYTHING! “Memorial Day Weekend, the unofficial start of summer, is now here. And with it arrives the summer festival season, when those of us with the means and the willpower to do so could conceivably spend the warm months jetting around the world, standing in fields, and watching great bands play in front of heaving, sunburned throngs of people.” (pitchfork)
03. Watch PULP Reunite in Paris
“Last night (5/25), resurgent Britpop sensualists Pulp performed their first show since 2002. It took place at the appropriately named Le Bikini in Toulouse, France as a sort of warm-up to this weekend’s performance at Primavera Sound. If you’re curious how it went, check out this professionally shot video of Different Class classic “Disco 2000.” Good sign: Cocker does plenty of hip wiggles and pantomiming without pulling any muscles. We also have the complete (jam-packed) set list.” (stereogum)
04. Crosby, Nash & Young (Jimmy Fallon) Cover “Party In The USA”
APEX worked with Kiya Babzani of Self Edge in the acquisitoin of the Japanese denim necessary for the “Indigo” project. “The idea for the work featured in Indigo came from APEX’s personal obsession with jeans, and his desire to experiment with denim as a fine art surface. After some trial and error, he developed a method for stretching denim over wood panel, in place of ordinary canvas, and completely fell in love with the look and feel of it. After this, APEX realized he wanted to do an entire gallery’s worth of his “super burners” all over denim. The aesthetics of the exhibition has roots deep in the graffiti movement, making reference to the self-painted denim jackets most inner city tag artists used to wear in the 1980’s.”
Blackbird’s Men’s Mending Kit is a functional and necessary “jar” of helpings that will save you in a pinch. Inside you’ll find everything you need for that quick stitch. Missing a button? You’ll find one in here. It even comes with some instructions. “Blackbird has conjured up the ultimate mending kit containing six ball tipped straight pins for holding fabric together, four small safety pins for emergencies, four size 7 sharp needles for hand sewing buttons and small repairs, one large spool of polyester black thread, one large spool of polyester white thread, and two collar stays.”
Curated previews the forthcoming Helmut Newton: Polaroids book coming August 1, 2011. “Taschen has published a new book collecting some of famed photographer Helmut Newton’s test shots. Produced on Polaroid film, these have both a tremendous air of composition and sense of immediacy. It’s all rather magical…” Pre-order from Amazon
Memorial Day starts the Summer off for many here in the good ole U.S.A. The sun rays will fill the skies soon enough (today actually in New England). Make sure and wrap those eyes with a solid pair of frames. We, of course, love the classic Persols; they’ve been mentioned before. The “Persol 2989S” features grey lenses and brown finish on the frames. Handmade in Italy. A solid choice this summer. Oi Polloi has them.
The great Northwest gets a new shop dedicated, Reveille that looks to follow the formula of successful men’s shops by stocking the likes of Wings +Horns, Heritage Research, and Opening Ceremony, as well as select vintage items. They’re pushing along those “hand-crafted” ideologies we all love. We’re hoping that also look to bring us garments and looks that may be new to everyone – not just those in Portland, OR.
Inside you’ll find details in the build-out that pull from industrial-friendly push-carts. Watch for the in-house Reveille label to drop soon as well. Find them at 728 NW 23rd Avenue in Portland OR.
