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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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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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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Mr. Olive – Autumn/Winter 2009
Meet Mr. Olive, an intriguing Tokyo-based line of mountain meets urban styled menswear. With a keen sense of color, Mr. Olive pairs ever-popular staples such as plaid button-ups and hooded parkas with funked-up Dyn-O-Mite felt hats and belted cardigans J.J. Walker might’ve strutted around in on “Good Times”.
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Claiborne by John Bartlett – Fall 2009
The latest items from John Bartlett’s Fall collection for Claiborne continue to offer the simple and clean approach to the popular menswear brand. The slideshow at the site displays the broad range of casual separates and suiting which include fine knitwear in mock zip-ups, cable crewnecks and simple argyle pattern. The styling features a careful mix of suiting with the casual knits, shirting and sport coats and jackets. The fit and look is an overall slick and metropolitan take to modern menswear.
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Haywood Suits by Steven Alan
New images of Steven Alan’s Haywood suits have emerged on the web. Embodying an American prep era, the various looks, as shot by photographer Dan Weaver, display the slim-cut and casual construction of the Haywood suits in their entirety or as separates. There is use of several fall tones, and the cotton and wool fabrics used look incredibly soft, accenting to that overall vintage and classic aesthetic. These pieces will only be available at the NY Tribeca location of Steven Alan on Franklin St.
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Distilled on Wheels Editorial by Goetzelmann
The San Francisco-based, Distilled, has released a new editorial featuring their dynamic men’s line. The piece entitled, “Distilled on Wheels” has model John Von showcasing the polished and preppy styling against a dusty and rugged dirtbike rally backdrop.
Distilled firmly holds a philosophy that their operations be a local enterprise involving as many members of their community. Their offices and manufacturing is held in the Mission District of San Francisco. All images for the editorial were captured by the eye of San Francisco-based photographer, Claudia Goetzelmann, as well.
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