Scott Schuman announced on Twitter recently that his successful Sartorialist book was heading for a second volume – coming this September 2012. Like volume one of Sartorialist, volume two will feature the very best of Schuman’s street photography - many of which have not been shown publicly (though some looks are popping up on his feed).

“One of the things that I’ve been working on over the past several months has been saving some of my favorite images, instead of posting on the blog, as exclusives for the next book. Since I’m addicted to sharing the best of what I find with you, it’s really killing me to save these images instead of posting them on the blog, but I think it will make the next book that much stronger!”

With inspiration coming from Hemingway’s “The Old Man and the Sea,” designer, Daisuke Obana presents the N. Hoolywood Autumn/Winter 2012 collection. The touches to ports of call are apparent and done well: short pants with seafaring knit tops and striped numbers. No arguing that the collection is a strong fit for all.

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We have another preview of the second installment of Wooster Project, on display next week during PROJECT in Las Vegas. The focus and theme: Japan. As Mr. Wooster says himself, the Japanese “buy the best shit.” Major truth on that.

Delivering on a new platform, Billy Reid took to the runway to showcase his Autumn/Winter 2012 collection for men and women that delivers the strongest collection yet from the designer. Tailoring on the garments and controlled fits clearly cater to a more sophisticated of Southern charm while opening the racks for gentlemen of all natures. This is indeed classic American menswear which is stepping out of the backwoods and into both forward casual and formal territory. The story here is told through the cuts, fabrics and growth.

Grab a coffee or tea and spend some time our gallery for a complete look at the Billy Reid Autumn/Winter 2012 men’s collection

Photography: Selectism.com

It is late and we need to run to one more show, but before we do, let’s take a look at the rag & bone collection for Autumn Winter 2012 which WWD describes as: “an authoritative men’s collection heavy on military themes — sweeping tweed officer’s coats with shearling collars and herringbone cavalry pants tucked into leather boots.” Looks are good but I would love to know more about their team-up with AT&T and Samsung for the Galaxy Note launch. Not much on the Facebook page at the moment.

Photography: wwd

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General Idea designer, Burnsuk Choi must love him some hockey. The designer pulled cues from archival photography shot during the 1968 Winter Olympic games. “After Games” as the collection is called, is a “transformation between sportswear uniforms and everyday ready-to-wear.” Uniform designs are present the fitted looks presented by Choi. Choice outwear pieces continue to point at the coming of that sports-inspired outerwear movement we’ve been patiently waiting for.

By the way, HEAD, the sportwear company helped collaborate on key portions of the General Idea collection for AW2012.

Photography: Selectism.com

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As we already mentioned, Native Son has teamed up with Raleigh Denim in a quest to achieve perfect balance “in its ability to reference the past, exist in the present, and look forward to the future.” We detect a subtle bit of success with that here, as a rash of ’80s brattiness gears up to go, oh, I don’t know, fox hunting in jolly old England. Of course, subtext is subjective but the look pictured above seems to say “refined mallrat thuggery indeed.” And that’s what’s intriguing about all these offerings. They look serious without ever asking to be taken seriously.

Some other things we like here: lots of different fits, especially in the trousers; that brown leather jacket; the tux with the ditched bow tie; the long sweater sleeves; the short blue sweater (maybe). Not too jazzed on the fit of that brown patterned suit, though. Raleigh Denim’s contributions aren’t front-and-center here, but you can get a better look at them in yesterday’s post.

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88 years is a fair amount of time for a brand like UMBRO. Shit, I remember in high school the competition was always between Diadora and UMBRO. Like a land war. The scruffs in school went for the UMBRO of course, including myself. Did it mean I played better? Hell no. If anything is designated me as one of those picks that would do the man handling necessary to sway the ball in our team’s favor. I thank UMBRO everyday for making me the player I am.

In all serious, today UMBRO continues to build off their legacy in a very proper manner. The launch of the UMBRO Icons Re-issue collecton, a four garment array of some classic favorites – the ’66 Anthem Jacket, the Mexico ’70 Jersey, the Taped Track Jacket and Drill Top. Each garment is a stitch by stitch authentic construction of the originals.  If you know the game, you will know these four “Icons” from the UMBRO collection. For those new to the game, put on some cleats and tear up the turf.

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Any man out there who feels like he was born an era or two too late can certainly find solace in the fashion world right now. Along with everything food and drink, clothes are being approached with the romanticized attention to detail and presentation that (supposedly) reigned post-prohibition and pre-WWII. The Autumn/Winter 2012 line-up from Joseph Abboud has a fondness for bygone days, “[expressing] a mood of artful masculinity, taking cues from the strength and utilitarian beauty of mid 1930s America—an age where industriousness and ingenuity gave way to resiliently elegant new forms.” We’ll buy some of that, for, as promised, the silhouettes pay homage to “the graceful steel structures that defined the era” while still hewing to a slim modern fit.

The color palate, especially the soft burgundies, rings familiar to the Richard Chai/Filson show we reported on yesterday, which in turn reminded us of the idiosyncratic color palate of director Douglas Sirk—even more specifically, his 1955 film, All That Heaven Allows. While too much pining for Americana and days of yore can certainly be stifling, this show—the first runway outing for Abboud in seven years—maintains its freshness with some interesting fabrics, patterns, splashes of fur and those elastic pant cuffs that seem destined for ubiquity.

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A look at new work by designer, Christopher Raeburn for Victorinox as seen at Bread & Butter Berlin in January 2012. The jackets look to take on the modern feel of the young menswear designer. Look for more detailed looks shortly.