Preview of The Rig Out – A Guide to Style in Life
The Rig Out is a small publication that is produced alongside the folks at Oi Polloi. With its second issue coming out soon, expect some great editorials and photos by the likes of Daiki Suzuki and more. Considered as “A Guid to Style in Life,” the men’s magazine brings about a different angle on men’s style. We’ve just received some previews that are definitely worth the look, and could be a signal of better things to come from an aspiring small magazine.
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Breitling Limited Edition Releases – The Chrono-Matic QP & 1461
In celebration of the 40th anniversary of the launch of the self-winding chronograph movement, Breitling is releasing two limited edition Chrono-Matic timepieces, dubbed the QP and 1461. The QP, which will be limited to just 125 models produced, is a meticulously assembled piece that displays the date, day, week, season, and moon phase in addition to time. 2000 examples of the 1461 will be produced, and its most notable feature is a chronograph complication that requires adjustment once every four years, resulting in a memory of 1461 days.
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Flexible Men – GQ Italia Editorial
An intensely-inked new editorial in GQ Italia titled Flexible Men features a boardroom’s worth of slim-cut suits, smoking jackets, and topcoats. The tailoring is tight, the shoulders sharpened but through choice of material and attention to fit, looks that could be trapped in a rigid stiffness are rendered almost loose and liquid.
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Tim Van Steenbergen – Fall 2009
Belgian designer Tim Van Steenbergen has a thing for buttons. Whether hiding them, toggle-ing them, or snaking them playfully up an overcoat in his Fall 2009 line, their use is not merely functional but a carefully considered element of a garment’s design. Steenbergen applies this particular yet playful approach throughout the collection, constructing his pieces not merely as two-dimensional slabs that hang down in one gravity-dictated direction, but experimenting with arcing, bowing, bunching and pleating of fabrics to form robust and romantic menswear with a rich and sculptural strength.
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New Balance and Concepts Freedom Trail Collection
Boston based sneaker manufacturer New Balance has teamed up with Massachusetts venerable sneaker shop, Concepts to create The Freedom Trail Collection. The collection will re-introduce the NB 1500 sneaker in special colorways and the first ever 875 boot. The collection is inspired by the celebrated Boston landmark and will drop on Black Friday.
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Brothers – Spring/Summer 2010
The runway presentation for the Brothers Spring Summer 2010 collection paraded a series of proper, prepped out looks with just enough of mixed-up and unmatched mischief to keep things real and risky. Cape Cod standards like navy yachting jackets striped D-ring belts were brought into more seductive waters with 1970s Milan playboy scarves printed in sleazy paisley and sockless buckled slip-ons in cognac colored leather.
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Corpus Cowichin Cardigan
The cable-knit Cowichin Cardigan by Corpus nets the European fishing-village, ultra-chunky sweater trend perfectly and adds an eye-popping, two-toned palette and leather buckle detailing to its otherwise cozy and classic aesthetic. Available online at Garygyle.com.
O by O X Kazuki – Sharptail Boot
These zip-up Sharptail boots by O X Kazuki are featured on the highly respected Tres Bien Shop site, feature an Adidas branded sole, and certainly aren’t ordinary looking. Heck, they’re even 20% off for non-European shoppers. Beyond that, it’s difficult to know quite what to make of these hodge-podged boots so sound off in the comments section and set us straight.
Flaph – Autumn/Winter 2009
If you’re able to get past the loony, cartoon-ish navigation of the site, Flaph.com reveals (literally) a treasure chest filled with precious finds from the brand’s Autumn Winter 2009 collection. The outerwear featured are all standouts including classically styled varsity jackets, post-modern puffer jackets, and two-toned parkas dip dunked into dyes or bleach. Visit the Flaph site for complete stockist information, but be forewarned: they’re all Japanese.
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S.N.S. Herning – Autumn/Winter 2009 at C’H'C’M’
With all the offerings bouncing around the style blogs, the knitwear of SNS Herning has always stood out. It’s almost decorative approach to texture and its vintage-tinged color palettes shift the brand’s sweaters into a vaguely 1970s aesthetic that feels fresh in the wake of today’s more dominant trends. The CHCM Shop has received a new cardigan, fisherman’s sweater, and naval hat from SNS, all in hushed, moody hues and all worth a serious look.
