Patrick Torres-Wright and the fine folks at Oliver Peoples sent me this sneak preview of their Spring Resort line featuring actor/rocker Shirley Manson and actor/music producer Elijah Wood. Manson sports black Rees frames. Wood’s wearing the Riley with clip-on sunglasses in cocobolo. Look for them this spring here on all plaidout.
Ryan Huber of Context Clothing was kind enough to send a preview of their latest collaboration with venerated American shoemaker, Alden Shoe Company, of Middleborough, Massachusetts. The Alden + Context Roy Boot, a boot he’s calling “the most beautiful work boot ever made” provides the next step in bridging the gap between work wear and contemporary menswear. It retails for $445.00. I’ll let him tell you more.
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In a brilliant move, advertising firm Weiden+Kennedy enlisted the help of the most American of poets, Walt Whitman, to introduce a viral campaign for Levi’s Go Forth” campaign. It positions the denim retailer as the most American of clothing companies. Two videos shot for the campaign feature Whitman’s poetry.