The Map: Adios Bonita, Ciao Roman's.

Roman's
243 Dekalb Ave.
Fort Greene, BK

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In, Out & About: NY & TN.

From the Desk of: Daiki Suzuki.

Stan Parish from GQ makes a studio visit to Mr. Daiki Suzuki who gives a little insight into his daily routine and his love of early morning surf missions to Long Beach.
For a more in depth article, grab yourself a copy of INVENTORY for Ryan's interview with the man behind the desk.


photos x Elissa Wiehn

Iconic: Raymond Pettibon, b. 1957.

Raymond Pettibon

@ Sadie Coles HQ

25 Nov 2009 -
09 Jan 2010
69 South Audley st.
London W1

"The Underbelly Artist" , NYTimes, 10/9/05

Spring Forward: Folk, SS10.

I recently had the chance to take a look at Folk's SS10 line.
Folk, started by Cathal McAteer back in 2001, has enjoyed a growing and intensely loyal following in the UK and in the past few seasons, is seeing the same thing happen here in the US. Available at both Hickoree's online(and presently at their pop up shop in Brooklyn. More on that later) as well as at Odin in NYC, Folk is rich in detail and bold in color and texture for SS10. As they state on their site, "Folk’s about making clean, honest understated garments with a meticulous eye for colour, fabric selection and design detail. We create simple everyday clothing with subtle, innovative and sometimes playful detailing.
So take some time to get over to Odin(you know where) or my neck of the woods in Brooklyn
to Hickoree's pop up(439 Metropolitan Ave. Through January 31st) to have a look at Folk's FW09 line. And be patient, SS10 will be available soon enough at the above retailers as well as Bblessing, For The Greater Good, Douglas Fir, and C'H'C'M

Recent (re)Viewing: "Manhunter", 1986.

While home over Thanksgiving, and on the couch in food induced lethargy, I caught Michael Mann's "Manhunter". Although the 80's were a mostly cruel decade, nobody owned it harder than Mann and Petersen.
Miami Vice(of which I was obsessed with as a kid), Crime Story, Thief and this gem...Mann cinematically fashioned the look of the 80's into what I remember it to be.
And Petersen...between this, To Live and Die in L.A. and, lest we forget, Amazing Grace and Chuck, he was the brooding and five o'clock shadowed face of the decade(reported to have turned down roles in both Platoon as well as the Henry Hill role in Goodfellas).
Over the upcoming holiday, dust off those old BETAMAX or VHS copies of these classics.

Moving Pictures: Dock Ellis & the LSD No-No.

Having passed a year ago this week, No Mas and James Blagden commemorate Dock Ellis and his June 12th, 1970 no-hitter against the Padres in a wonderfully animated short film. Narration x the man himself, Dock Ellis.
Drawn + Animated x James Blagden
Produced x Christopher Isenberg

The Bean Boot Project: Secret Forts + Sartorially Inclined.

Lawrence over at Sartorially Inclined asked me some time ago to take part in his ongoing project on the topic of the classic foul weather footwear. It took me some time to get to it. Click over to have a look.
Big thanks to L.A.S. for his patience and inviting me to join in on the conversation.

Brief Hiatus: Secret Forts is not Dead.

Just to clear things up, Secret Forts is not dead.
Just a temporary lapse. It happens.
Stay tuned. Don't adjust your dial.
And thanks for sticking with me.

Samuel Langhorne Clemens, Nov. 30th, 1835-1910.

Yes...aka Mark Twain.

On the Subject of: Josef Albers, 1888-1976.

German born, color-field painter, Black Mountain College head of painting program(1934-1949). Teacher to the likes of Rauschenberg, Twombly and Ray Johnson. Head of Design Dept. at Yale, 1950-1958.

Wiki

At it Again: J.Crew, Late Fall Deliveries.

Say what you will about J. Crew(and there's been plenty of opinions aired here and elsewhere on the subject), but Frank and his team continue to roll out some interesting and well co-branded pieces for late Fall, early Winter(depending on where you reside).
The Mister Freedom Mulholland Master is a total winner, albeit a total investment. The Red Wing waxed canvas chukkas are here. They've added Want Les Essentiels and SeaVees to their roster of cohorts as well as offering an expanded selection of Quoddys for both men and women. But I appreciate even the perhaps more overlooked additions of union suits, Josef Albers inspired socks, slub jersey hooded henleys, double faced utility shirts, etc...All nice transitions from Fall into Winter.
So, let the J.Crew debate continue...

Moving Pictures: Four Seasons w/ Field Notes.

Field Notes
Spotted HERE.

Happy Thanksgiving.

Sketchy: Secret Forts + WhatIsawtoday.

Saturday, at the Pop Up Flea, had the pleasure of meeting Richard Haines of whatisawtoday. He's worked with J. Crew and 3sixteen and has a slew of other things coming up.
Had a nice chat. He snapped a photo and...

Head over to whatisawtoday and have a look at the rest of his work.

Lookbook: Oliver Spencer, SS10.