Any dude in a python vest is doing some serious dick-wagging, so imagine the pendulum’s arc on the man rocking a $10,000 python vest. Staff favorite Balmain invites you to conjure this image with an ashy, fancy and very intense vest made from what must have been one hell of a snake. If you can conjure the $10,222 to buy it, then by all means proceed.

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Here’s a follow-up on that Clarks Wally’s for Rocky Mountain Featherbed… we bring a further look at the Japanese vest maker’s offering for Autumn/Winter 2012. When you focus in as much as they do on doing one thing great, you get results that stand out. Detailed stitching elements are new to the Rocky Mountain Featherbed vests.

Photography: Luca Merli/Selectism.com/Mensreverie.com

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Holiday collection have been around for ages. They bring that little boost of freshness to lines in the middle of their autumn and winter offerings; specially tailored for the holiday shopper needing to bring the new to the gifting. Imogene + Willie, one of those small companies making classic garments with the blue collar worker in mind, brings a short series which includes duck canvas utility trousers, plaid shirts, wool vests, and a camouflage overshirt that works for me – at least. Dig through the looks and discover something new from Imogene + Willie.

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The Woolrich John Rich & Bros. collection gives us a mighty jump on their forthcoming pre-Autumn/Winter 2012 collection. Talk about being early to market – we don’t mind. The “Makes and Tradesmen” collection is a reference to the “makers,” like John Rich himself, who opened the door in Pennsylvania to manufacturing. “Tradesmen” thanks those in careers like carpentry, shoemaking, tailoring that kept the men properly clothed. Fans fo the John Rich & Bros. collection will find further re-boots of classic forms including conductor vests and chore jackets that use “a strong fall palette of muted colors mixed with tweed, suede, canvas and twill.” Fabrication is the game here from Woolrich John Rich & Bros for Autumn 2011.

END offers this wide selection vests from White Mountaineering featuring a variety of textiles and looks to keep you cosy this winter. The Jacquard Knit Gore Windstopper Down Vest is a standout. A beautiful garment which functions as a parka vest should.

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Way back in January, we previewed the Nigel Cabourne work for Eddie Bauer. We mentioned it looked to be an EU exclusive and this still remains. END has stock on two excellent “Canadian Vests” from the collection. Avaialble in orange check and midnight blue, the vests were originally designed for the military but today, flipped in the way only Cabourn can: Harris Tweed hits, square quilting with calf skin shoulders.

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While Pendleton helped reinvigorate the Native American inspired print, Japan has been worshipping at a similar pattern church – the Chimayo, a style of weaving specific to the New Mexico town of the same name, for many years now. A holy grail item for Vintage heads, early examples in the form of Jackets, vests and wallets from such brands as Trujillo, Ganscraft and Fred Harvey fetch enourmous prices. Ortega, founded in the early 1900s still continues its loom work today. Tokyo’s Hummingbird Hills is one of the few stockists to carry these unique items, their latest drop is an impressive range of colourful wool vests featuring the distinctive diamond pattern. More over at hbhs.

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With a one-off heatwave coming to the Northeast tomorrow, why not discuss down vests for winter? Porvacacao has these from Aquarama. “The fully reversible check and plain vests are made from a 100% nylon outer with 80% goose down and 20% feather plumage filling. Available in red and green colourway, with patch pockets on the sides and buttoned chest pocket for wallet and keys, these puffy vests are just right for that season transition.”

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The fifth collection from Garbstore, “The East Empire Service Company,” draws inspiration from the working folks behind the British Empire. These include rail workers in India, waiters in Hong Kong, and more. Essentially, the line is an exploration of the civilian uniform.

To present the collection, Canadian Folk band “The Mighty Low” were photographed in their east London rehearsal space and illustrated by Ewen Brown. The illustrations will form the album book for their forthcoming record.

A sampling of Brown’s illustrations, and the Garbstore Spring/Summer 2010 collection, after the jump.

These Canadian made flannel vests from Steven Alan “feature goose down for warmth and a contrast flannel lining for comfort.” The vests are reserved in look but feature flannels that remind us of granddad smoking a pipe next to a pile of fire wood up in Maine. I think that’s the point. Available now from Steven Alan.

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