atmos x PORTER x Pendleton - Backpack:

The Portland, Oregon based Pendleton Woolen Mills has kept the tradition of manufacturing quality wool products since its founding in 1863. The company is wholly owned and operate by the Bishop family, the 5th generation to be exact. The company also has a long standing tradition with the Native American culture. Almost since the beginning, the company served the needs of Northwest and Southwest Native American nations. The company sets out to learn about each tribe’s culture and preference, then created colors and patterns accordingly. Its products, especially its wool blankets, are highly prized till the present time.

So for their 11th collaborations, atmos and YOSHIDA & CO., the maker of HEAD PORTER, decided on the incorporations of wool fabrics by Pendleton into limited edition backpack. Each bag’s exterior retains the quality and bold patterns found on the famous Pendleton blankets, while the interior is layered with bright fuchsia lining. There is also a series of d-rings for easy attachment of accessories. The bag comes in 2 patterns and set to release this Friday, October 12th. Currently, atmos Tokyo and eproze of ZOZOTOWN are taking pre-orders.

atmos Tokyo
4-32-8 Jingumae | Map (Japanese Only)
Shibuya-ku, Tokyo Japan

> atmos Tokyo (Japanese Only)

> PORTER (Japanese Only)
> Pendleton Woolen Mills
> eproze [ZOZOTOWN]

More photos after the jump…

seen on freshnessmag.com

Not really a competition to Kitchener but exciting news so I thought why not post that...
Some people will have empty wallets pretty soon:

I just bought this hickory skirt from Mads Norgaard and I love it. Here some styling ideas......funky with sneaker or just very simple with ballerinas........a playful and every day item. Thanks Mads for your clean and straight cuts.

Surfing the internet late a night I came across the SWSU project, StyleWillSaveUs is an independent digital magazine (no paper here, they’re saving trees) that loves all things super-stylish, organic, eco-friendly, vintage, recycled and sustainable.

"It’s easy to get freaked out in our current climate of global warming and toxic overload, especially when hair shirted eco-warriors (or indeed eco-worriers) are continually telling us to give up the little luxuries that make life worth living. Quite frankly, we’d rather not live in a tipi. In fact we don’t think there’s any need – by making a few smart choices we can live lovely lives safe in the knowledge that what’s good for us can also be good for the environment.

Small things make a big difference when we do them together – all we need to do is stop for a moment, think about things and change a habit or two. That’s where StyleWillSaveUs comes in. We’re desperate to tell you about all the cool things you can do and buy so your hard earned cash goes on something you truly believe in."

It time to start thinking about these issues in the glorious world of style and fashion (and child labour). I like their approach. On the site you can find lot of interesting articles and products, there is even an Eco Dictionary!

www.stylewillsaveus.com

I just love to check out the new collections on style.com. Once more the Dutch design duo Viktor & Rolf have caught my attention. The new collection "cosmopolocal" is very fresh, fun and surprising. They suggest some kind of dialogue between big city slick and small-town folksy. Everything is paired with traditional Dutch clogs in bright yellow (the clogs traditional color). They also changed the traditional look by using pop prints in bright colors on classic shirts. I don't find the Liechtenstein-like prints very inspiring - there are other ways to emphasize the contrasts of our lifestyle. But without doubt they are very talented!

Es ist faszinierend, japanische Zeitschriften durchzublättern und die Strassenbilder zu studieren:

Eine Ansammlung verschiedenster Styles, getragen von der Jugend in Japans Hauptstadt. Sie ist führend im kreativen und kontrastreichen "mixing and matching"; "eclectic styles", welche weitgehend im Westen kopiert werden. Diese Jugendlichen wiederum liessen sich von uns inspirieren und verbinden traditionelle Elemente mit westlichen Stilen, imitieren, absorbieren, verwandeln und durchbrechen jeden existierenden Style:
From Jungle to Fetish, Acid Jazz to Techno, Hip Hop to Punk.....sie kreieren eine neue unabhängige und individuelle Mode. Eine Welt ohne historische und geografische Grenzen, wo alles möglich ist und nichts ist, so wie es scheint zu sein.

Hier zwei links mit Bildern von den Strassen Tokyos:

Style-Arena
www.kyoritsu-wu.ac.jp

Der Fotograf Mark Wigan beschreibt Tokyo wiefolgt:

"The Style Surfing capital of the world:
the Club Kids come out to play dressed in clothes that come from Britain, the USA and Europe (as well as from their own designers). In a virtual encyclopedia of the entire history of Western streetstyle, these Tokyo Clubbers cruise both history and geography recreating the Mod look of Swinging London circa 1964, in one club, the latest Techno styles from northern Europe in another. "

Bild aus dem Buch "Style Surfing" von Ted Polhemus.