Journal

For the opening of the London store, we commissioned Fab to create an original artwork for the store.   First introduced to him during a Permanent Style pop-up at the Service, both Kenji & Ethan instantly resonated with the style and content of the art; bold block colours, and art deco style, whose vibrant eye-catching design captivates the audience.   During the commission for Bryceland's, Kenji began working with Fab on a piece for his home, a beautiful painting for his family representing his three daughters at twilight, lanterns in hand running home after a day playing in the forest....

Written by Tony Sylvester  The towel shirt is a truly intercontinental item, steeped in the history of travel and vacation-making. Nothing indicates that a man is at leisure, having dispensed with the workaday trappings of his business wardrobe, more eloquently than the donning of this iconic piece of resort wear.

Written by Tony Sylvester  There’s a very famous photo in menswear circles that does the rounds every year as people start gearing up for summer. The iconic Hollywood leading men John Wayne and Gary Cooper stride toward us on a sun drenched patio, Wayne cigarette in hand, Panama hat with rolling brim perched just so, Cooper in ankle lace espadrilles, short shorts, a small suitcase in hand. Both men are wearing variations on the classic Camisa de Yucatan, the traditional summer shirt of Central America. Inevitably, the poster will hashtag it “vacation goals” or some-such.  Despite its omnipresence on the web,...

There is a knack to making clothes that are timeless yet novel. To resist the temptation to simply recreate that which has gone before, and to look instead at how things were done, and what could be improved or altered for modern needs and lifestyles.  The Foul Weather Anorak from Bryceland’s is a case in point. The silhouette and basic DNA come from a military garment which was the height of technical achievement on its arrival in the 1940s yet impractical by today's standards.  The US Navy had employed “India Rubber” for its deck jackets and outerwear since the miracle...