Mountain Pilot Jacket

Inspired by a combination of pilot jackets and mountain ranger jackets - the Mountain pilot jacket comes in a cracked wax cotton with six pockets, fleece lined and a half sherpa lining in hood as well.

From the archive

Here is one of the jackets we are inspired by from our archive so we thought we would share it - its a old Carhartt workwear jacket heavily used, the oil staining is great along with the colour fading around the collar and the way the fabric has naturally taken shape on the sleeves and in the pockets through wearing.  

Things that inspire us

We are half way through the development of the Fall/13 collection and one of the key items that inspire us this season is the 2 button casual tweed blazer. Traditionally translated for suit jackets into casual sports jackets for weekend huntsman to relax in after a day in the field. This gave us inspiration for our new blazer mixing the traditional with modern design - all will be reviled in December.  

Simply Down

We start the week on this cold fresh morning with one of our classic styles a lightweight winter down jacket - West Wind Sports Jacket - with sporty details of waterproof zipper pockets. Essential style and warn over a denim jacket for a jeans look - check Bendorff and other leading retailers for the style.   

A blaze for Winter

The new colour for this Winter's outerwear is blaze as high-lighted by Valet - valetmag orange blaze - our Hudson Down Parker (JF9703) comes in an Eidea Canvas in blaze orange and a 70/30 down insolation filling. Ideal for the coming Winter months and can be found in Bendorff along with other selected pieces. 

JF9712 ‐ Hudson Sports Jacket

The Hudson sports jacket has just been delivered to stores, coming in a tough nylon canvas with a sherpa fleece lining, multi-able pockets for storage and a detachable hood - ideal for these up and coming winter days. 

Research

We have had a few request about where we do our research and to be honest most of it comes from our extensive archive of modern and vintage jackets as well as literature and magazines we have picked up over the years. All these jackets, coats and magazines give us the inspiration for styles, details and looks when we start to build the new collections.

Ways to wear our Autumn Mac

Here are two ways we suggest to wear our JF9713 Forman's Rain-Mac for Autumn - one look is to mix it with our JF9709 Winnipeg DB canvas woolen blazer, Gitmen Bros shirt and hill-side denim tie for a smart-casual look or the other with a denim shirt and vintage denim jacket for more casual look 

And we are live .....

We had promised last week - but our new website went live over the weekend - check it out and click the link website

Yosemite

Several years ago we spent a summer in Yosemite Park - the place left a long lasting mark on us from the people we met to the inspiration landscape. Many people have recorded the beauty of the park, but we believe the collaboration between Sheldon Neill and Colin Delehanty is one of the best we have seen - check the link and enjoy http://vimeo.com/35396305

Unseen - Amsterdam

Yesterday evening we had the pleasure of being invited to the opening of Unseen in Amsterdam a unique exhibition of "unseen" photography from around the world, from New York to Japan and local Amsterdam galleries showing works which have not been seen before - hence the name. It is well worth the visit this weekend if you are at a loose end in Amsterdam - http://www.unseenamsterdam.com

Open mic session

Couple of us headed out last night to check out the open mic session and NEL. Was a good evening with some new talent on show from Amsterdam and as the name suggest the mic was most defiantly open.  

Inspiration from the 70's

New website

It has taken us sometime (apologies) but thanks to all those who have helped us - the new website goes live this week - as the new collection also goes into stores. 

Fall/12 Collection

With the end of the summer and the Autumn winds blowing in the new Fall/12 collection will start to go into stores n the next few weeks..........