Archive for 2010

Whats in my bag – travel edition

Since mid December I’ve been on the road, visiting friends and family on the east coast for the holidays. While I try to avoid over packing, I always have a carry-on/walk around bag. These have been some essential items I’ve traveled with day to day:

Wm. J. Mills & Co. X UNIONMADE Canvas Flight Bag in Navy
Free & Easy boot edition
Red cahier journal
Ipad in Dodocase
Ipod nano
Klipsch Image S4i headphones
Passport
Lavender Vanilla travel spray
Eat.shop guide (NYC)

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Canon 5d mk2 with 35mm and 50mm 1.4

“BKc Academy” SF Pop-Up Shop rundown

This past weekend I was fortunate enough to attend the launch of the Brooklyn Circus’ “BKc Academy” pop-up shop launch. The event itself was great, as is the norm with anything BKc puts on, but one of the highlights of the event, was getting a chance to see the new holiday releases. All I can say is, daaayum… The pop-up, I believe, will be open until the end of the year, check the BKc blog for location and details. For those of you that can’t make it out to the pop-up, you might wanna give the guys a ring if you see anything you might be interested in. I would before the word gets out.

I need one of these parkas bad.

Pegleg NYC

The USA crew sweatshirt by Pegleg NYC, was one of the few items I actually purposely got on my computer to pick up on Black Friday. Sizing seems a little bit bigger, as I got a Large but think I could have done with a medium. Regardless, I like it a lot, partially because the design reminds me of the flag of D.C.

Wolverine 1000 Mile Boot

Almost 125 years ago, Wolverine introduced a line of boots setting the standard for comfort and durability in American work wear. Thankfully, someone saw fit draw on all this history and construct a silhouette true to the original model from the early 20th century. Dubbed the “1000 mile” boot, the moniker comes from Wolverine’s statement that these boots will last over a thousand miles, and with an inspection of the build quality and materials, it seems like a claim easily backed up. Crafted in America, featuring top quality Horween Chromexcel Leather, with a stacked leather outsoles, Vibram soles, and Goodyear welt construction. With its simplistic, gentlemen’s appearance, these will definitely be a staple in my shoe rotation, as they seem appropriate for almost any occasions. Also, with a treatment of Obenauf’s leather protector, or sno seal, these will be able to handle the elements all year round. If you’re interested in a pair or two for yourself, the boot comes in black, brown(pictured), and rust(hard to track down). They run around 325$ and can be had from Leffot, Need Supply Co., or any number of online retailers.

Carhartt Roper Pant fit

So usually I do fit pics if I get a request, and the Roper pants brought a couple. So after spending the past 4 days in the Carhartts, here is my my simple fit pick and a quick overview.
- The denim is pretty damn dark, makes me think that as they start to break in, that there will be some nice contrasting fades.
- Extremely comfortable. While the outside of the denim is rough, my knees aren’t being sanded, as I’ve experiences with other jeans.
- The cinch is great. I’ve had other jeans with a cinch back before and actually using it made the jeans feel awkward and sitting was even worse, but with these I don’t even notice.
- I got a 32×32 but i’m almost certain i could have done smaller, unless I’m losing weight, which is highly possible.
- Looks like its gonna be black shoes for a bit while these suckers bleed out a little bit.
- I learned to take pictures so I didn’t have to be on the other side of the camera, I need to hire a model or intern…