Look at this. Beautiful. I think I can see the summer 2012 collection coming on.
Tue, 14th Sep
Sat, 14th Aug
So, the Scandinavian market looks attractive (easy tiger). We’re here at Gallery with Trousers London, another wires-out-of-a-suitcase stand and more jackets and jeans than you can shake a stick at… but no sticks.
Lovely show, professionally presented and pretty well attended. At least it was on the first day; day two was quiet and day three is still warming up. If the buyers had an evening like ours, they’re probably still in bed. I know I should be.
Here’s a shot of the stand:
Mon, 24th May
Thrillist London have done us proud with a little bit of very charming coverage. Thank you.
As an aside, Jason Allen (the London Editor) does an incredible job researching and composing content. Daily. Almost on his own. I followed Thrillist NY for a while, just out of interest but had no idea what a light weight team they run. So when Jason walked in the store and told me HE was starting up the London branch a while ago I was amazed.
Mon, 24th May
I can’t see why Broadwick Street should be closed. It’s just a little pot-hole.
Wed, 12th May
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“Presenting the Holidaze collection: built for vacations and inspired by deck chairs. Reminiscent of childhood Kodachrome holidays of never ending summers, green grass, sandy beaches, lazy days, vanilla ice-cream and irrepressible irresponsibility. Lightweight, natural, breathable fibres; reds, blues, creams, frays, stripes and pipes; ginghams, checks, twills, dotts and detail, detail, detail. Jackets lined with chess, checker, word and number games; packed with pockets and filled with function; pack-away stuffable, treat ruffable and utterly loveable.”
That’s what the brochure says – and beautifully written it is too. Ahem.
To be a little less cryptic though, the jackets are our usual fitted cut but with a heavily reduced amount of structure, an increased armhole and a great big lovely lapel; the materials are denims and cottons – navy blue, powder blue, cream and red; and the styles are plain, double piped and deck chair striped. They all have the same printed viscose gingham and polkadot linings that conceal chess and backgammon boards, sudoku, word search, tick-tack-toe and weiki. They pack into their own arms for travel and shoulder straps that double as score strips. They have a sunglass pocket that is lined with micofibre and closed with a magnet; a special holiday novel pocket; and a metal lined pocket that cuts your mobile’s reception for that “out of the office” feeling!
They’re beautiful and I’m really, really proud of them! We’d also like to thank Julia Kennedy, Mark McMahon and Stuart Jones for their respective photography, styling and modelling.
Wed, 12th May
We have a smorgasbord of things going on at the store:
TONIGHT – WIN A REFUND
It’s Grazia Night in Carnaby again with almost everyone giving 20% off almost everything to almost anyone – well, anyone who’s pre-registered on the Carnaby website. We’ll be doing the same but ALSO, we’re kicking off our summer of sporting fixtures with a little flutter for you: correctly guess the minute of the first goal in Saturday’s FA Cup Final and we’ll give you a full refund on anything you buy. (No returns!)
PRE-ORDER DISCOUNT
The Icelandic volcano has ashed on our suits – linings stuck in Italy, stuck in London, stuck in Singapore… Singapore? So, we are giving 20% discount on all pre-orders for the summer collection deliverable in 3-4 weeks. We won’t be running any other promotions this summer, so this is your chance.
IT’S A GAME OF THREE HALVES
All summer, every Sunday, we’ll be holding a guerilla game of something outside the shop: croquet, cricket, boule, badminton, golf, five-a-side, etc. Something in sympathy with the British sporting calendar. We’re going to commandeer the street, light the BBQ and kick off!
What’s more, The Shaston Arms, next door, will be sponsoring the events. They started opening on Sundays just a few weeks ago and will be providing some sort of something yet to be confirmed. Hopefully cheep booze, whatever!
To keep up to date with the fixtures see the website’s new front page, coming on-line in the next few days.
And finally, could you please check your attics. If you’ve any old sports kit – cricket bats, tennis rackets, footballs, croquet sets, anything – we’d love to borrow them.
Wed, 12th May
This summer we are stocking a selection, of select pieces, from some very select brands… the key here is – we’ve been selective:
TROUSERS LONDON
Si and I met Kaspars, Artur and Angel when we did the Margin show in 2008 and were struck by their almost cartoon take on skinny Scando fashion. Two years later and I thought they might fancy a bit of a joint venture. So, not only are we stocking some of their truly excellent trousers in the store, we’re in discussion as to what we can do for Summer 2011. Trousers London
LINDA FARROW
Simon and Tracy of Linda Farrow fame have it all stitched up – a fantastic product, well delivered. Again, we met at a trade show – Tranoi – years ago and have been friends ever since. Linda Farrow.
Wed, 12th May
Come the end of June and it’ll be show time again. I spent yesterday morning with Brian Duffy – Stitch’s main man – and it sounds as though he’s got the show where it needs to be about a year early. Not only do they have some of the coolest most contemporary brands signed up (us for instance!) but he’s got a load of the big boys to come and play and the exhibitor count has passed 100. Also, they’re partnering with some very exciting and complimentary outfits. I do think it’s going to be one hell of a show.
The dates are 30th June to 1st July and it is once again at Old Billingsgate.
Meanwhile, here’s some coverage of our last Stitch showing. Firstly a photo by John Day and secondly click the screen grab to see the GQ on-line video.
Wed, 12th May
I have a little story about Adam Ant for you. Only not now.
Meanwhile, here are some pictures:
Tue, 20th Apr
We haven’t had a wedding picture for a while. Ben in an olive Churchill three piece and a nice little Peckham Rye tie.
