James Gandolfini 1961-2013.

Very sad news, a real legend has left us. Buon' Anima James Gandolfini.

FITZROY.

I love the smell of Goretex in the morning...whilst the Berghaus Trango  (aka Alpine Extreme) has always been a favourite of mine, it's certainly become a lot more popular in the last few years, not to mention a re-release recently too. Put it this way, you'd pay a lot more than the thirty odd quid I paid for mine many moons ago right now. It's an iconic coat and one I've got much love for. So I had to snap up the seldom seen counterpart to it, the Fitzroy when it popped up recently. I've not seen many of these about, it's a near identical coat, but lined and with a button down hood. Sitting somewhere between Bonington up a mountain and scally down the shops, look at those beautiful colours, a strong look I'm sure you'd agree.
So here's loads of pics of me (mainly from the back) trying not to be flustered in it on a dead hot day. Nice views eh?

ORIGINALS LOVE.

Some amazing Clarks Originals inspired work by my pal Peter O'Toole.

6876 x MHI.

My favourite coats are the ones nobody else has,  that's what it's all about for me, between myself and our kid we do like this jacket model: the Capandula, see Proper issue 12 for my article on that. Nabbed this off ebay this week and we'll fight over it soon no doubt.
This was an early collab with Maharishi from quite a few years ago, made from a lightweight 'honeycomb' nylon with bright orange lining, finished in 'Bonsai Forest III DPM'. Originally released in White, this one is such a rarity that 6876 manin man Kenneth Mackenzie told me he'd never even seen it himself. Certainly one for the collection. 
Check out this recent interview with Kenneth via our friends at Our Culture.

Covering ground in London.

 

Pub crawling, sightseeing, walking until it hurts, drinking until you're sleepy - the capital city. Pimlico, Notting Hill via Borough. Never gets boring.

OUR CULTURE.

Great jacket here from my brothers from another Mother. Our Culture our friends in the real North, crossed paths with the Nemen brand and came up with this nice, ultra limited coat made in Italy. Snapped up quickly by a select few, it never really made it to general sale, so it's certainly a keeper. 
Made from an ITS Artea collab with Nemen and processed at Tintoria Emiliana where Nemen's Fabio chose a double dying process and an anti-drop treatment to make it waterproof giving it a nice, rugged crinkled effect. Coming in a vivid Swedish blue with yellow lining, good work chaps! 5/13.

LONDON 1927, IN COLOUR.

Superb! just superb. London in 1927 in colour, via Bank Holiday.

NIGHTHAWKS.

 

The great Nighthawks painting by Edward Hopper from 1942 and some of the various parodies it spawned.