L-R: Mark Batista, Craig Ford, Andrew Parfitt

Time flies. Seems like just yesterday we were rooting through the offerings on display at Jacket Required’s first ever showing in London town. Craig Ford, Mark Batista and Andrew Parfitt have been working hard to step things up for this second outing. The brand list, now well over double in size, is still a select line up of labels, both British and from furtherfield, all of which represent their ethos of  ”quality of brand, diversity of offering and uniqueness of experience”. Our previous coverage is worth another look if you are just aquainting yourself with Jacket Required.

We asked the guys to give us their take on last season’s happening and look to  Jacket Required Autumn/Winter 2012 kicking of this Sunday at new venue, Victoria House in Bloomsbury. Brands old and new include; The Superior Labor, Filson, Bedwin and the Heartbreakers, Universal Works, Garbstore, Human Made, Sanders and many more tasty names. We will be bringing you more on how it all panned out. For now, click on.

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Garbstore have recently received a batch of goods from The Brooklyn Circus, we think these guys are the first to stock in the brand in the UK so well done to them. “Founded by graphic designer Ouigi Theodore and developed by an arsenal of visionaries fueled by a common purpose, this bustling junction of style and character is always an experience”. A label making some interesting moves, this 100% lambswool football/varsity/college sweater is a great example of their fine repros.

There’s a shedload of ties out there but a lot of the new ties available are, shall we say, a little unsuitable for the sort of places where you’ll wear a tie. You find us the office where floral ties are encouraged and we’ll find you, ermmm, something that also doesn’t exist. A plain navy knitted tie will however will always be in style. Sorry about that last sentence, we were starting to sound like one of those classic menswear sites. Made in the U.K. from 100% silk. Garbstore has them.

We’d never use this site to gift-hint to loved ones. Never. Seriously, we wouldn’t. But if we were lucky enough to receive this from someone who recently emailed to ask what we wanted then we’d be both surprised and very happy. We featured these guys a while back and return to show this exclusive colourway for Garbstore. Belt makers The Wiley Brothers have been up and running since 1999.

Based in the U.S  they use the finest English Bridle leather for their incredible goods. Garbstore describe “Wiley Brothers 1 1/4″ width hoof pick belts go through a detailed 15-step process ranging from cutting and sizing to burnishing and stitching”. Everything made with much attention to detail, the perfect present for, y’know, whoever.

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We end this week’s giveaways on Selectism with a nice gift set from our friends at Garbstore. One winner wil receive a pair of Garbstore edition Govt. chinos in a deep tan or navy color. They’re made from Japanese slub chino cloth. The LNR Blazer is a big win. The blazer is fashioned after 1960’s British Rail Coats but with 1970’s detailing. Cotton canvas and properly tailored throughout. This is a beautiful blazer.

Winning is easy:

1. “Like” Selectism on Facebook
2. “Like” Garbstore on Facebook.
3. “Like” this post on Facebook.

Contest begins now. Winners will be announced after December 23.

Other open giveaways happening now. Enter to win!

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New Jersey’s Two Inch Cuffs have got together with East London store Number Six to create  this smart lookbook. Envisioned as the coming together of ‘British style and functional American sensibility’, we’d quite happily see it described as the reverse as well. With all the cross-pollination, collaborations, mutual admiration and various other words ending in ‘tion’, it’s just one big menswear world these days, all of us spinning around in a haze of togetherness and fancy shoes. The usual style suspects, McNairy, Garbstore, Barbour, Sanders, et al make an appearance in this well put together project.

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Woodstock NY’s Peter Mountain Works delivers two new shapes for Garbstore. Their overlock backpack and tote bag come in a blue and light brown/tan – choose whichever works best. Both are made in the USA. One change I would love is for the “Made in the U.S.A.” tag to sit right side up when used on the exterior, but that may be a limitation of the actual tag itself for stitching purposes. Well done either way. The tote bags are calling my name.

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Stop the presses, hold the phones, tell your boss to shut up, we’ve got something important to tell you. Drumroll please…..we’ve found a chambray shirt worthy of recommending. Big news, we know. After the great chambray invasion we were left a little overwhelmed by the sheer amount of chambray available, so we avoided it altogether. Trust the Garbstore to pull us back in like a Godfather quote. Don’t buy the large though, we haven’t bought one for ourselves yet. (Garbstore)

The parka continues its reign in the outerwear world and while trends come and go we can see why this one’s sticking around. It’s a long jacket with a hood and comes in lots of colours. It’s really that simple. This one from Garbstore is a particular favourite, a perfect shade of ‘Petrol’, the waist pull sets this apart from it’s many rivals. A peak cap hood, wool blanket lining and all this wrapped in Japanese slub chino cloth. The unstoppable march of the parka. Find it at Garbstore.

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A fantastic mix of Naval and workwear with this Garbstore shirt. Side entry pockets straight from US Navy garments, Japanese Chambray Cloth with a peek of selvedge for the redline fans, the neat club collar sets the whole thing off nicely. Grab one over at Garbstore.

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