Vans From The Archives

When the sun starts shining, you see a pair of Vans popping up everywhere. No matter where you look, there's always someone wearing a pair. And I totally get that. They're very wearable and they look effortlessly good. However I try not to support off-shore production, so I would probably never wear them myself, although some of the ones, I've seen from the Van Doren collection, look really tempting.

I would however wear some vintage Vans, as they look so much better than most of the new ones and as far as I'm told by sneaker collectors, they're also a lot better.

Are they "Made by Hand in Bangladesh" now?

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Want - Gitman x Opening Ceremony Shirts

I'm hoping for the arrival of spring - and summer. Therefore I feel like getting some more casual shirts, that will go well with shorts and khakis. Recently I also discovered, that Gitman's updated fit is perfect for me, so I'm thinking about replacing the huge amount of Brooks Brothers Black Fleece shirts, that I already have.

Some days ago I came across these shirts, that Gitman produced for Opening Ceremony and I seriously want all three bad. Probably because I have a soft spot for all things maritime.

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Knot Clothing & Belt Co.

Sometimes I feel tired of wearing a leather belt, and sometimes I have beer goggles - perfect match. Grosgrain, brass D-ring makes for a pretty cool and fun casual belt. I'm really starting to prepare for summer.

Made in the USA by Knot Clothing & Belt Co

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Hansen - SS12 Images

I saw these pictures some time ago, when we visited the lovely people over at Hansen (remember?), and I couldn't help feeling an urge to go to Sweden in the summertime - actually I just wanted the seasons to change into summer all together. But spending the summer in Sweden wouldn't be too bad either. Which reminds me, I should probably finally spend a vacation in Sweden, as I really want to visit the tannery in Tärnsjö as well.

I won't say much about these pictures other than I think, that the men in Åse's family (because that is exactly what they are - real men) look very handsome and the pictures are very nice as well. The clothes look amazing too of course.

I really look forward to spending some time with our friends at Hansen and hopefully we can cover some of their interesting garments yet again in another post.

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