2014/10/30

CHAD'S STORE LOCATOR: GANT RUGGER, LA BREA - LA















The Gant Rugger Store on South La Brea Ave., Los Angeles opened about 6 months ago. East Coast Prep meets West Coast. I had a great chat with Caleb Hammond who told me all the ins and outs about the store and La Brea Ave. The 1100 sqaure-foot store feels like a brasserie meets ivy league. With antique brass chandeliers, reclaimed gym floors and wall units covered with subway tiles.
The offers a full Gant Rugger collection and yep even the Gant Rugger Woman collection is available.

2014/10/29

CHAD AT THE ROSEBOWL FLEAMARKET








Yep, I'm back and the coming days I will post some goodies of my trip to the U.S.A.
 Today, I start off with my visit to the Rose Bowl Flea market. This is the place to be for antiques and vintage clothing lovers. It is held every second Sunday of the month around the Rose Bowl stadium in Pasadena, Ca. It's one of the biggest in it's kind and visited from all over the world by vintage lovers, like designers, collectors and prop-hunters. It is hard to find a bargain, but it's a great inspiration.

2014/10/10

CHAD ON TOUR


Wow, everything is packed for my trip to the States, hope I packed the right gear this time
Tomorrow I will fly to LA to visit Rosebowl Fleamarket on Sunday.
C U on the other side

2014/10/08

A GARAGE LOFT BY BRICKS AMSTERDAM











No this ain't in the hipster arena of Brooklyn or somewhere in Manhattan, this is Amsterdam.
This old garage in Amsterdam was turned in to a loft by BRICKS Amsterdam.

After several years of experience as a designer for the renowned Kelly Hoppen, James van der Velden set up shop in Amsterdam in 2010. BRICKS Amsterdam emanates the perfect blend of his artistic upbringing and his love for design, resulting in a distinct style. By combining classical elements with a broad contemporary approach, it can be described as ‘Timeless Eclecticism’.

2014/10/06

WOOLRICH FLAGSHIP STORE NEW YORK












Woolrich opened it's first North American flagship store in New York, located at 125 Wooster Street in the Soho neighborhood. The two-level flagship carries men’s and women’s clothing and accessories but also the men’s collection of Woolrich Woolen Mills.
The Soho flagship is designed as a contemporary retrospective of the company’s 184-year history. Vintage items from the original Pennsylvania mill, including wool-production tools, swatch cards, catalogues and various garments from the historical Woolrich archive, decorate the space.
The 1,400-square foot ground floor features antique windows and furniture, recovered from an old hardware store, while the 500-square-foot basement level is designed as a contemporary “Woolrich Men’s Club” which will double as an event space.
The ground floor highlights the Woolrich John Rich & Bros. collection―notably, the full range of iconic Arctic Parkas which is finally available in the U.S., the basement level will house the brands’ made-in-America product, including blankets and bags and the Mark McNairy-designed Woolrich Woolen Mills collection.

2014/10/05

THE BIG WAVE - INSPIRATIONAL ART








Meet Mr. Katsushika Hokusai, the inspirational artist for Gant Rugger Pre Fall 14 collection and the Barbour X White Mountaineering Spring 1025 collection.

Katsushika Hokusai, born as the story goes on October 31, 1760 (exact date questionable). He was a Japanese artist, ukiyo-e painter and printmaker. He was influenced by such painters as Sesshu, and other styles of Chinese painting. Born in Edo (now Tokyo), Hokusai is best known as author of the woodblock print series Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji, which includes the internationally recognized print, The Great Wave off Kanagawa, created during the 1820s.

Hokusai created the "Thirty-Six Views" both as a response to a domestic travel boom and as part of a personal obsession with Mount Fuji. It was this series, specifically The Great Wave print and Fuji in Clear Weather, that secured Hokusai’s fame both in Japan and overseas.