boo... some of my pants are now too big.
hoorah... now I can get new ones.
double hoorah.. some of my clothes now fit
keeping it comfy on campus
SWEAT - Orslow
PANTS - Beams Japan
SHOE - EPT
SOCK - Carhartt WIP
WATCH - Seiko "Vader"
gonna try and keep the weight off now.. that's the hard bit.
for some god awful reason my office building turns the aircon to arctic some time after Easter.
so now I have to wear a jacket in the office, if I am gonna wear a jacket I may as well wear a tie. 😁
PANTS: Bronson GB Battle Dress
SHIRT: Amazon Essentials Chambray
TIE: Thrifted Silk Knit
JACKET: Levis Type 1 Neppy
SHOE: OG Red Wing Shop Moc
Goldilocks temperature please
just a lazy day
PANTS: Red Tornado Wide Fit... interesting one this one. slash pockets and crotch rivets, spade pockets... some kinda odd hybrid
TEE: Beams Japan Red Rope.. heavy weight this. 240g or thereabouts. last for ages.
SHOE: OG Shop Moc. Four eyelet, Norwegian welt, traction tread, one piece moc toe. prefer these to the new models tbh
Hope Easter was nice for everyone.
so, yeah... I will be in the UK end of May and am thinking of having some gear shipped from TCB Japan direct to one of my brothers there
Specifically the Seaman Pants and Matching Jacket.
It's been a long time since I lived in the UK.
Does anyone have recent experience of shipping? VAT/Customs/time etc ?
It seems it might be better to ship two separate packages both under £135?
Any advice greatly appreciated.
Sometimes I do manual labor. Gravel pad for the new shed getting done today...
practical fashion
SHOE: OG New Balance 530 with custom duck tape toe cap
PANTS: Danton Vetements de Travail
SHIRT: Fulmine Mercantile US Army Neppy Popover
BANDANA: RRL Black
need a sit down now.
In my continuing efforts to create new names for established labels/ looks .. after yesterdays ""Le Street Herikaji" led me to "Garcon De Tokyo"
This also appears to have made me quite grumpy.. and upset the "naming" police.
SHOE: Red Wing Shop Moc OG Model
JACKET: Fulmine Mercantile US Army Neppy Popover
SHIRT: Amazon Chambray USN Work Shirt - IYKYK
TIE: Knitted Silk
PANTS: Beams Japan Selvedge Chino
HAT: Ebbet's - St Paul Gophers - Short Brim
Thanks to u/Angrymiddleagedjew for the reminder that "Ivy" exists in many forms
I have enjoyed many sub-sub-cultures over the decades from "cyber-e-goth" to "scooter-oi" to "skinny-popster", and while I may not have joined in.. watching them develop,(and be argued over is a source of top class entertainment... looking at you r/preppy)
Heritage as genre has its own blurred lines - Japanese Ivy, Amekaji, Americana, French Ivy, City Boy etc.. etc... I like to mix those up: its Francophile Japanese Ivy or if you prefer: "Le Street Herikaji" ha ha ha
How do you describe your style (max points will be awarded for obscurantism)?
SHOE: Klemen "Padror" in Tobacco Suede - French work shoes since 1945 - FRANCE
SOCKS: Unbleached Apparel - USA
PANTS: Beams Japan Selvedge Chino - JAPAN
SHIRT: Ralph Lauren Rugby - 1948 Olympics - USA
HAT: APC - Logo Denim Ball Cap (Atelier de Production et de Création) - FRANCE
BAG: APC - Logo Denim Tote (Atelier de Production et de Création) - FRANCE
MODEL: Vintage
soon be proper spring, so time to break out the lighter colors... we all know that ecru is "heritage white" right?
Shoe: EPT - Dive Sneakers. My all time favorite canvas sneakers!
Sock: Carhartt WIP - rescue orange
Pants - Beams Japan - red rope selvedge barrel chino
Tee - L/S Kapital Breton Stripe
Jacket - Stan Ray Ecru Painter Chore - love the pockets on this and MiUSA (Texas)
Bag - APC Tote in Dark denim. - Sandwich and office notes
Glasses - Cutler and Gross - 1320 D-Frame
Watch - Custom GMT Bezel Omega Seamaster
There was a time when if I saw a bargain-mega-super- sales and really really liked the model I would buy three! seems like madness but... the sneakers I got three pairs for the price of one and the pants I also bought three pairs for maybe 50% off. This left me with a bit of a uniform... Does anyone else do this "stocking up"
a lot of talk today about ... style development.
50s Americana, to work wear, to urban lumberjack, to rugged ivy, to city boy, to Amekaji to Am-heritage some times all at once!
For old school Italian you can lookup "paninari" of the 80s -and you can see the beginnings of Amekaji/Rugged style
I find my self still referencing paninari today
Jacket: Nigel Cabourn Vintage from 1988 - Based on USAF flight jackets in rescue orange
Pants: Beams Japan - Balloon Chino in Selvedge - not quite "bugle boy" 80s balloon pants but wide and loose.
Tee: Long Sleeve Beams Red Rope 350g heavy
Shoe: EPT Korea White Canvas Dive Sneaker
Sock: Rescue Orange Carharrt
Bag: Grammici "70s dirtbag climber" kit bag.
Passion and love and sex and money
Violence, religion, injustice and death
Paninaro, Paninaro, oh, oh, oh
Girls, boys, art, pleasure
Girls, boys, art, pleasure