This project was a pleasant surprise as we take a return visit to the back streets of Oakland where denim guru Roy Slaper plys his trade. Cool Hunting have kindly put together this short film which provides somewhat of a summary of the work Roy undertakes in his studio, focusing in on the machinery he uses to create all the separate elements of his custom jeans, whilst reminding us all of the witty nature of Mr Slaper in the process …
One of the most inspiring sights for us is seeing our favourite brands grow, especially when you consider that many of these independents have put everything they have together in order to share products that they simply love to create. Japanese accessory brand Tembea is one of these brands that we hold in high regard as their premise for quality is something that you really have to admire. I guess we’re a little bias seen we’ve been able …
Tanner Goods is a brand we’ve covered a fair amount in the past, some of you may recall a selection of studio shots from the portland based collective or perhaps their first retail space which we featured on the blog back in July. More recently we’ve not come across any further content from these chaps so it was great to see the brand still going strong in this short film that has been put together by graphic designer come filmmaker …
Although we’ve not covered much menswear here on the site over the past month it’s been interesting to see our design side mature and develop. I’m still interested in clothing and such but it’s just getting that balance between craftsmanship, quality and function, there’s not much around at the moment and that’s probably the reason for a slight dry patch in our content. Hopefully it will pick up soon, but for now we offer a look at an artistic film from Welsh …
We’ve yet to visit France in our interview section, so in a bid to amend this we recently got together with one of the owners of French Trotters who have gradually established themselves as one of the best clothing and lifestyle boutiques in Paris. French Trotters is a project that was put together by husband and wife duo Carole and Clarent Dehlouz whilst taking inspiration travelling hen …
Summer is almost upon us, the trees once again have colour and the last of our Spring/Summer collections are arriving in the shop. To celebrate the landing of the latest import Dana Lee, we thought we’d hit the open air and inspect her creations in the light of day, compiling a product feature for you all in the process. Taking the local forrest trail along the river we photographed all nine items with …
