Brooklyn’s Left Field NYC has slashed prices on all remaining AW11 tops, including the brand’s burly as all get out Heavy Tartan Workshirts and crazy cozy Crossgrain Sweats. In addition to the new styles, the label has also knocked 15% off all previous-season sweats, bringing their cost down to an astounding $77 – $85 per. Sale ends this Saturday (Jan 7th) at midnight. Don’t miss it. Read More »

Fun fact: not only is organic cotton less harmful to the environment than conventional cotton, it’s softer too. In addition to being highly poisonous (to everything), chemical pesticides also break down cotton’s fibers, significantly reducing their smoothness. Organic cotton, however, has all its fibers intact, giving it a much silkier hand. Which makes it ideal for products like the Sabon Cardigan from San Sebastian’s TWOTHIRDS (took a minute, but I got us there). Read More »

So, you know those great looking, super well-made, and totally affordable sweatshirts from Archival Clothing? Well, there’s now a navy colorway. Knit, cut and sewn in Portland, OR by the venerable Columbiaknit, the sweat is made from 9 oz., 100% cotton loop-back french terry, and features a V insert at the neck, ribbed cuffs and waist, and double-cover stitching throughout. Read More »

So yeah, this is totally out of my price range. But, I’m still happy to drool over it for a sentence or two. The USN Deck Clip Jacket from English brand Heritage Research is made from a heavy-weight marled cotton blend. Based on US naval outwear from the 1940s, the jacket features a shawl collar, metal clip fastenings, “fluted bluff” pockets on the hip, and an updated-for-modern-audiences slim fit. Read More »

Most of my day was spent hanging / helping out at the Left Field NYC booth, which provided ample opportunity to ogle the label’s fantastic new AW11 Crossgrain Crews. Some nice updates have been made to the previous model, including changing the fabric to a heavy-duty, 100% cotton terry and adding a v-stitch at the neck. Like pretty much everything else I’ve posted this week, these still aren’t online yet. But, they will be very soon (along with a just-as-nice hooded version). Read More »

This thing is still pretty pricey, even on sale. And, admittedly, the print is a bit trendy, so whether or not I’ll still like it two seasons from now is debatable. All that said, the Indian Pattern Sweatshirt from Heller’s Cafe might very well be my favorite sweat of the year. Designed and crafted in collaboration with the expert jean-makers at Warehouse, the sweat is woven, cut, sewn and printed in Japan (so basically, plan on it lasting longer than, well, you). Read More »

There aren’t a lot of items I see and think, “man I’d really like to wear that draped over my shoulders with the sleeves casually knotted at my chest,” but that was pretty much my first thought after seeing the Canadian-made Pastel Crews from Reigning Champ (and, suddenly I’m feeling very self-conscious). Coming in colors most would associate with those cigars new dads hand out to celebrate the birth of their babies, the sweats are a great option for anyone wanting to bring a little blue-blood style into to their warm-weather line-up. Read More »

Though the claim that today’s goods are not as well-made as the goods of yore may sound somewhat curmudgeonly, there actually is a fair amount of truth to it. In certain respects, products really were better “back then.” Case in point: the Crossgrain Sweatshirts from New York’s Left Field NYC are modeled after Champion crewnecks from the 1950s. During that period, Champion began constructing their sweats with the grain of the fleece running horizontally, instead of vertically (ie, crossgrain), so as ensure they would keep their shape despite repeated wear and/or washing and drying. Read More »