Keepin’ it strapped up
Hey kids! Woven belts are back in! My last memorable enounter with woven belts as part of my wardrobe was my Boy Scout’s of America uniform belt. That was…awhile ago. So when I saw that the woven belts were back in style I was excited to see what was new and fresh in what seemed like to me fashion item left best to Boy Scouts and extreme sport athletes.
I’ve purused a couple local malls, shops, and even online and found three that caught my eye:
(American Eagle Outfitters)
(Levi’s)
(Prada)
My favorite out of the three is the Bottle Opener belt from American Eagle Outfitters. The webbing is really nice, and not only is the buckle a unique and interesting shape, it can also open a bottle of my favorite microbrew. Gimicky? Maybe…but this is the best implimentation of a belt buckle bottle openner I’ve ever seen.
The second belt shown is from Levi’s and the last one is from Prada. I saw the Prada one at the local Saks and while at first glance I was “Ah, cool!” The more I looked at it the more it started to remind me of a seatbelt. It is in fact made of woven nylon so…but that’s just my opinion.
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Tags: American Eagle, Belt Buckle, Bottle Opener, fashion, Levi's, Prada, Woven Belts
As I look around my streets I notice that 90% of the folks are still dressing in dark colors and darker shades of neutrals. It’s freakin’ June! Ah…but I must have had a momentary lapse in sanity. I live in the Pacific Northwest. *smacks forhead with heel of palm* Oh, right! It’s still cloudy, somewhat damp, and with a mean temperature in the high 40’s. Spring? Oh, and maybe we should just forego summer collections. Well luckily (insert sarcastic tone) the Fashion Industry is always one season ahead and Fall/Winter 2008 Collections are being shown. Now’s a great time to get some ideas on how you want to drape yourself this coming season, or if you live in the Pacific Northwest like I do…get some inspiration for your next shopping trip.
Below are a couple of looks I found attractive while purusing through some Fall 2008 collections online, plus a link to the YouTube video for Hause of Howe Fall/Holiday 2008 photo shoot.
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Tags: DSquared, Fall, fashion, Hause of Howe, John Varvatos
My First Garment Restyle
To the left here you see my first attempt at garment modification. A couple of weeks ago I popped in to one of the local second hand clothing stores in search for a pair of jeans to destroy/distress myself and happened to walk out with two military issue, button up shirts. I’ve always been drawn to military inspired design when it comes to clothing so when I found the two shirts and an idea hatched in my brain for a project I was really excited.
One of the shirts was short sleeve, the other long sleeve. the funny thing is I rarely like to wear either. I’m more of a 3/4 sleeve guy. I buy the long sleeve shirts with the full intention of rolling them up a bit; about to the elbow. Short sleeves are too short for my taste. The short sleeve shirt was $2, the long sleeve $3. Bank breaker, huh?
You can kinda see from this photo of the finished product that it has button down shoulder tabs. Both the long sleeve and short sleeve versions of this shirt had this feature. From the photo here you can see what my grand plan was. Having bought both shirts meant I had an extra pair of shoulder tabs, plus a whole second shirt of matching extra buttons. I removed the shoulder tabs from the short sleeve shirt. Then while wearing the long sleeve shirt I rolled up the sleeves to wear I liked to wear them and then marked where to sew the extra shoulder tabs insidethe rolled up sleeves. I’d add a button to the exterior of the sleeve, above the rolled up cuff, to wear I could button the other end of the tab. I’m sure you’ve seen this functional detail before on outdoor sports inspired clothes before.
As I mentioned before, the photo above is of the final product. It was a fun project, my first time touching a sewing machine since middle school home-ec class. For my first attempt at a garment modification I’m pretty happy with it.
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D.I.Y. Fashion: Destruct-O-Denim
A month or so ago I was in the mall and I overheard this grey haired gentleman tell a young sales associate that he wasn’t looking for jeans with rips, holes, or worn out looking in any way. That he couldn’t understand why anyone would pay money for jeans that looked worn out or falling apart. Hehe…each generation has their fashion hangups I guess.
As for me, I’m not against wearing destroyed denim, but most retail destoryed denim is either too destroyed for my taste, or really…just more than I want to pay for it. Which has lead me to the pursuit of my first Do-It-Yourself denim project.
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Tags: 501, D.I.Y., Denim, Destroyed Denim, Distressed Denim, jeans, Levi's
It is a sad start to the week as the announcement is made that legendary woman’s couture designer Yves Saint Laurent passes away after a year long battle with brain cancer. It’s unfathomable just how much anyone of us could have been touched by the work of Saint Laurent. Even though you or someone you know may not have ever owned or worn a piece designed by him; the influence of such an innovative and distinguished artist transcends their work and influences countless others.
Rest in Peace Mr. Yves Saint Laurent. We shall always be in awe of you, and we thank you.
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Tags: Dies, fashion, YSL, Yves Saint Laurent
One trend in men’s wear that’s been floating around on the runways for awhile now is the rising hem line of pants. Below are a few examples from Louis Vuitton, Subscript, and Valentino Spring 2008 collections respectively:
Continue reading ‘From the Runway, to the Silver Screen, to Your Closet?’
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Tags: fashion, hem, Hollywood, jeans, Louis Vuitoon, pants, shorts, Spring, Subscript, Trends, Valentino
I’m an aspiring “Denim Head”. These days, whether shopping for myself or in the women’s section with my girlfriend, you’ll find me intently feeling the denim between my thumb and forefinger of a pair of jeans that catches my eye. Then subsequently turning one of the leg cuffs inside out to look for the tell tale sign of selvedge or lack there of. Don’t get me wrong, I’m not a selvedge snob.
Diesel, Seven for all mankind, True Religion…can I just say that pretty much none of what I’ve seen of these companies’ denim offerings really excites me? It’d better be pretty darn special for me to drop upwards of $200 on pair. What does have me tingly all over though is the recent introduction of the Vintage Clothing and Capital “E” lines from Levi’s.
Continue reading ‘Levi’s Vintage Clothing and Capital “E” Lines’
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Tags: 501, Capital E, Denim, Diesel, fashion, jeans, Levi's, selvedge, Seven, True Religion, Vintage
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