London Undercover makes arguably the nicest umbrellas on the menswear market. With quality craftsmanship, beautiful wood handles, and subtle details that help you stand out in a crowd without demanding too much attention. I once read that every man should have an umbrella that's 'nice enough not to lose', I get compliments on mine all the time.
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Style | Snow Peak /
Recently I was walking in Soho and stumbled into a store called Snow Peak and was blown away by their outerwear. Originally a Japanese brand known for making camping supplies, Snow Peak has expanded into technical inspired fashion and is on their 3rd season. It's an interesting mix of minimal, outdoorsman, Japanese influence and performance wear. All executed in technical fabrics with great attention to detail and minimal branding. Needless to say I will be buying all my winter jackets here from now on. Check them out here.
Style | Walli /
Walli is an intelligent wallet that digitally links your wallet and cell phone. Lose your wallet: your phone notifies you. Lose your cell phone? double tap Walli to make it ring (in conjunction with iPhones new find your phone features this should really cover phone losses). For more info check out the Walli website here.
Tools | Leatherman Tread /
This amazing concept combined 29 different tools ranging from screwdrivers to bottle opener into one bracelet. need i say more? available for $220 in matte black or stainless steel here. Make sure to check out the animated page that isolates every tool and its specifications, very cool.
Style | Stutterheim /
Stutterheim is a company from Stockholm that makes beautiful hand crafted modern raincoats. Their sleek unisex styles are made mostly from rubberized thick cotton and have sealed seams to keep you dry. You can purchase the Stockholm coat in grey for $368 here (as well as many other colors).
Style | Rains /
Rains is a brand from Denmark focused in waterproof outerwear, bags and travel gear. Rains offers a wide range of jacket styles that expands past the usual categories of rainwear such as a bomber jacket, poncho, and both active and more dressed up styles. Featured above is the Rains MSN Bag which you can purchase online for $74.29 here (Rains website ships international). FYI If your looking for a sleek matte black raincoat that doesn't break the bank, this is the place.
Style | N0. 288 footwear /
No. 288 is a new york based footwear company focused in luxury fabrication and classic design. it's nice to see some more design options in this niche 'sneakers for adults' market, as footwear's leading brands don't come out with new styles too often. you can pick up a pair of No.288's at Gentry NYC, and check out their new collection online here.
Style | Greats /
The premium footwear market has gotten huge in recent years. Greats Brand took a unique approach and undercut the premium sneaker market by providing luxury style sneakers at an affordable price. I've seen a few companies take a stab at this before but nobody is making things this good for such a low price. I was just saying the other day that the ROSEN style is a perfect casual sneaker for this summer and it's only $49. Featured above is the new Royale Chukka scheduled for release tomorrow for $169. For the price of 1 pair of another shoe I wanted this year, I could purchase this style in all 3 colors. Greats Brand is one of NY's coolest footwear brands shaking up the industry, Keep a close eye on them and check out more from Greats here.
Style | Aether Apparel /
Aether Apparel is a brand focused in functional outdoorsman clothes with a sleek minimal aesthetic. At this years NYC Pop up Flea I got to see some of their stuff in person and was really impressed: high tech fabrics, high functionality, smart pocket placement (crucial for good outerwear), minimal branding, all the things that make a brand great. Featured above is the stormy Jacket which you can get for $495 here or in one of their flagship stores located in LA, NY and SF.
Style | Todd Snyder /
Founded in 2011, Todd Snyder launched a brand i've really come to appreciate season after season. His designs are timeless, rugged, military influenced, subtle and sophisticated. Last year he did a collaboration with Champion thats still one of my favorite cross branded projects of recent years, following up this year with a footwear collaboration with PF Flyers. Previous to this his career spans across some of the biggest brands in the game, make sure to pop in to his Nolita store if your ever in the neighborhood.
Style | Pendleton by NikeiD /
Nikeid has once again teamed up with classic heritage brand Pendleton to bring you a range of 8 customizable sneakers for the season with your choice of classic Pendleton plaids and fabrics. Sneakers range between $130-145USD get yours here at Nikeid.com
Style | Freemans Sporting Club Isle of man Jacket /
Fall is in the air, temperatures are dropping and its time to get your outwear together for the season. 'All weather' jackets are perfect for Fall in NY, being that they are designed to keep you the right combination of warm and dry. Freemans Sporting Club now offers their 'Isle of man' Jacket in all black. This jacket looks and feels like the jackets that make brands like Barbour and Belstaff but being that it has no exterior branding makes it just a little cooler and more mysterious. This jacket is made in the USA and can be purchased at your local FSC dealer or online for $565 here.
Style | Iron heart Rider's Jacket /
While most people wear jeans every day, being denim obsessed is more like being an art collector or having a wine collection. Iron Heart is a premium Japanese denim company from the UK that most of you probably have never heard of.
This Iron heart Rider's Jacket is made from 22 ounce black denim, something about a classic motorcycle style jacket but made in heavy black denim is just amazingly cool. It's one of those things that's going to look great when its brand new and crisp and just wear in so good over the years (22 ounce denim should take a while, thats heavy stuff).
you can pick this jacket up here at Self Edge for $500.
Style | Mark Mcnairy suede chukka boot /
Chukka boots and desert boots have been trending hard this winter for good reasons. Maybe its because by nature these 2 shoes are often minimal in nature, have less lines, short laces, and give a shoe a chance to really showcase its quality of fabrication and materials. These suede Mark Mcnairy chukka boots are a personal favorite, I can't wait for the snow to melt a little so I can wear mine. You can find them at your local Club Monaco store or online here.
Style | Max Bill Junghans Chronoscope /
This watch combines 2 of my favorite things: A Chronograph and the aesthetic of a formal watch with lines instead of actual numbers. While $2000 is a little pricey for a watch that isn't household name, Junghans has been in the timepiece business for over 150 years. Being a chronograph with this formal spin is a combination I have yet to find when it comes to the more popular brands, I'd say this design can hang with the best of them even when comparing to watches more than double it's price point. You can pick one up from Steven Alan or at the Junghans website here.
Music | This Is Not New Worldwide /
ThisIsNotNew is a brand that creates apparel and accessories, they have also put together a series of mixes that are perfect soundtracks for long days of getting lost in your own creative process.
Check out their web store at: www.thisisnotnew.com and their soundcloud at: https://soundcloud.com/thisisnotnew
Style | Pengallan Leather Genius Gloves /
These Pengallan Gloves have been getting a lot of hype for a good reason. It's not too often that such a classic style gets infused with technology without ruining it's design. These gloves are made from Italian leather, 100% cashmere lined and hand made in Italy. This is the kind of classic design that I look for when shopping because I can already imagine myself loving these gloves for years to come.
Pick up a pair for 175$ here at Pengallan.com