On Wednesday night, a slew of San Franciscans gathered to view The Haberdash men’s fashion show from The Bold Italic. Here, we feature shots of what went down the runway: [Read more...]
Aksel Paris Launches Facebook Store (Who’ll Be Next?)
August 19, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Here’s something we predict you’ll see more and more of very quickly: local fashion brands with Facebook stores. The first we’ve run across comes from Aksel Paris (don’t let the name fool you, the company’s actually based in SoMa). [Read more...]
Looking Fine: Taylor Stitch Ready-to-Wear Shirts
July 23, 2010 By Leave a Comment
One thing we always appreciate: a well-dressed man. Finding proper toppers for the men in your life is now a little easier, thanks to new ready-to-wear men’s shirts from San Francisco-based Taylor Stitch.
Best known for its custom men’s dress shirts, the local company recently released a collection ($150-$175) of seven new shirts in both solids and prints. All shirts are handmade in San Francisco using single needle tailoring, French interlinings, Corozo buttons and Japanese milled cotton.
Looking for a custom shirt tailored to your specs? Set up an appointment, and one of the company’s three founders will visit you in person to take your measurements and design your shirt on the spot.
In the meantime, you can amuse yourself with images culled from the label’s latest lookbook, featuring easy-on-the-eyes guys from Scribe Winery, Four Barrel Coffee, Dwell magazine and – of course – Taylor Stitch itself.
Photography courtesy of Neil Berrett for Taylor Stitch. Photo credits: (top photo) Adam Mariani, Co-Owner, Scribe Winery; (middle photo) Kyle Blue, Design Director, Dwell Magazine; Mike Armenta & Mike Maher, Taylor Stitch; Aaron Britt, Editor, Dwell Magazine; (bottom image) Jeremy Tooker, Owner, Four Barrel Coffee.
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Brooklyn Circus SF Reopens
April 23, 2010 By Leave a Comment
For proof that good things can come from pain-in-the-ass disasters, look no further than the San Francisco outpost of The Brooklyn Circus. The Fillmore destination best known for its hip take on dapper menswear shut its doors a few weeks back after a flood from the building overhead infiltrated the shop, damaging its ceiling and interiors.
But instead of being deterred by the experience, the folks behind the shop regrouped and revamped by adding a new shoe section and rolling out new products just in time for the opening party, taking place tonight during the first annual Fillmore Art Walk. Among the new merch available in the store are hats and caps in Donegal tweed and a selection of shoes and sneakers from labels such as PF Flyers, Spring Court and Thorocraft.
For more about the inner workings of this influential independent fashion brand, check out Pixel Vision’s recent interview with Brooklyn Circus Art Director Gabe Garcia.
Want to celebrate with the BKC? Stop by tonight for an open bar and shopping from 5 to 10 p.m.
Photo courtesy of The Brooklyn Circus
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Improv Act: Unscripted Clothing
March 30, 2010 By 1 Comment
It’s all well and good to see the writing on the wall, but what if the proverbial walls happen to be blank? If you’re 25-year-old entrepreneur Roy Masuko, you turn the unplanned nature of life into the basis for an independent clothing line.
“What do we have in common with our peers on the other side of the world? Our lives are unscripted. There’s not a destiny. By saying unscripted, that’s what we have in common, regardless of where you are and how you’re living,” says Masuko of the Unscripted Clothing, the San Francisco-based menswear label he founded and now runs with four other partners.
Life may be an improv act, but the company’s global focus is no random coincidence. A political science major who spends half his time living in Tokyo, Masuko wanted world issues to play a major role in the company’s clothing, which pairs a streetwear aesthetic with substance in the form of graphic tees emblazoned with politically provocative graphics highlighting issues from media restrictions in Iran to child soldiers fighting in armed conflicts around the world. Also part of the line are collegiate-inspired items intended to send a subtler message about the importance of education and the challenges facing today’s public schools. Headware, button downs and v-necks round out the collection.
Says Masuko:
“Our concept is really to educate the masses through design and fashion, and we feel like the streetwear industry as a whole is a great medium to do just that.”
Photography courtesy of Unscripted Clothing
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