Journal

The Open Lace

The Open Lace

Written by Ethan Newton  As the workplace wardrobe becomes more casual, with odd jackets and knit shirts, open collars and denims seeing acceptability in many offices,...
Repost: Die Workwear - America’s Other Button Down

Repost: Die Workwear - America’s Other Button Down

“I’ve had quite a few vintage Western shirts, but the old Rockmounts and Short Horn Levi’s are my favorites,” Ethan tells me. “I’ve hunted down...
Luxury

Luxury

Written by Ethan Newton  What is luxury? Relationships of substance and value with all the people in your world. The man who cuts your meat, grows...
Apparel Arts Spring 1933

Apparel Arts Spring 1933

Golf Figure 1- Wearing brown shetland, semi-norfolk notch lapel jacket with belt all around loose from the vertical pockets, side bellows pockets with buttoned flaps...
Apparel Arts - Spring 1933

Apparel Arts - Spring 1933

Fashion Forecast - Riding Fig. 1- Wearing informal kit, white riding jacket of salt sack, tanbark cavalry twill breeches, canvas buttoned puttees, black blucher riding...
Apparel Arts - Spring 1933

Apparel Arts - Spring 1933

Fashion Forecast - Southern   Fig. 1- Figure wearing white linen norfolk jacket, with belt stitched all around to vertical pockets, back of jacket is...
Apparel Arts Spring 1933

Apparel Arts Spring 1933

Fashion Forecast - Men Fig. 1- The green rough felt homburg in the smartest dimensions. Fig. 2- A brown rough felt country hat with tweed...
Super Numbers

Super Numbers

Written by Ethan Newton  This owes much to the wonderful book The Suit by Nicholas Antongiavanni, better known as Manton..A subject that causes much confusion among...
Salvatore Ambrosi - Pantalonaio

Salvatore Ambrosi - Pantalonaio

Written by Ethan Newton    When I first decided to work with Salvatore, many people warned me against him, citing his brash manner and quick temper...
In praise of hardy cloth

In praise of hardy cloth

Written by Ethan Newton    I have always found some romance in the hardy utilitarian aspect of clothing, be it a pair of denims, a horsehide...
The beauty in effort

The beauty in effort

Written by Ethan Newton    A little skill, with perseverance, can make the most humble of things better, and truly great things in to art. It...
In praise of craft and craftsmen

In praise of craft and craftsmen

Written by Ethan Newton  There is a discernible thread that runs through, or rather ties together, various endeavours and endeavourers in this world we inhabit, the...
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