Archive for January, 2009
A situation where denim is not appropriate attire
Yesterday was 43 degrees Celsius (110 Fahrenheit). Today, and tomorrow are also forecast to be 43. It isn’t 9am and we’re already 34 degrees.
Levi Strauss & Co. by Lynn Downey
I noticed this book on amazon: I haven’t seen it before. It looks interesting. Does anyone have it? Is it worth getting?
Brit Eaton: Hunting for Vintage Denim
Outside Magazine has an article written by Steven Rinella about vintage denim hunter Brit Eaton from Carpe Denim. Here’s the article: http://outside.away.com/outside/culture/200901/brit-eaton-hunting-for-vintage-denim-1.html You may remember seeing Brit in the Blue Jean Confidential documentary by CBC. It’s quite an exciting article with interesting stories about remote places and funny characters. Perhaps when I get through my [...]
Nautical: Necklace
My office is near the workshop of William Llewellyn Griffiths, who makes some really quite spectacular jewelery. Items like this ship with crossed pistols keep me visiting his store like it is an art gallery. You can view more of his works on his web site metalcouture. Whilst I like the mariner themes with ships, [...]
Vito Corleone Wardrobe
The Godfather II has some great period clothing. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0071562/ Robert De Niro as Vito Corleone sports some nice caps, braces, long johns, shirts with a variety of collars (big, rounded, and no collar). You should dress like this when you are starting your own underground organised criminal society. Check out the Godfather series if you [...]