Journal

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...

Age creeps up on me, days just keep escaping unnoticed and chapters fly by, and before I have a chance to realise, decades go past and the things I thought were a temporary fix become fundamental aspects of my life. Approaching life with intention is an ideal I always strive for - slowing down and making a measured decision to use this thing or learn that skill - but life doesn’t always allow it. I often feel that who I am is a result of every small decision I make, best intentions aside. Investing in the things that make up...

Written by Ethan Newton    When John F Kennedy presented himself, hatless and sack suited, for his inauguration in 1961, a nation of fedora wearing men took note. America had been humbled, had gone to war and had proven themselves mighty next to their allies the British. The 50’s had been an era of almost militant conformism, with many by the early sixties wanting to revolt against the feeling of austere sobriety the last decade had defined. JFK allowed men across America, and consequently the world, to drop hats from their daily wardrobe. The stuffiness of a felt hat was for...

Written by Ethan Newton  It is no secret that I have proportions on the heavier side of the norm, and certainly a lot heavier than the ready-to-wear world would deem worthy of accomodating. I stand a not particularly tall 181cm, my weight fluctuates between 100 to 105 kilograms, and I am usually about a 46" chest on a 39" waist. I tend to be a tailors nightmare, as I have a broad chest and thick arms, but still with a large drop. Only one tailor I know has ever said that my proportions are good for tailoring - Yuhei Yamamoto of...