rippedbackpocket

2011-10-08T12:42:00.001+02:00

MY NEW BLOG IS HERE

2011-01-09T05:35:00.000+01:00

Back with a vengance.

Lee 101-J

Red & gold label.

2010-12-31T00:19:00.002+01:00

Happy Hanukka.

Check out rippedbackpocket.tumblr.com instead.

Feels like this page is slowly dying. (as if anyone gave a hoot)

It's been fun.

2010-11-21T22:33:00.002+01:00

Score!

Baking Table.

French, old as shit, and even more expensive.

Now all we need is a bigger kitchen.

(That'll be cheap too)

Shiver me timbers and call me Nancy.

Bake-off!

2010-11-20T21:42:00.002+01:00

Shade Shelter Shadow

2010-11-20T21:34:00.003+01:00

Halflings

2010-11-20T21:19:00.004+01:00

Vintage / Fakes

Clear as Crystal.

(Would make a fine logo on hightops..)

2010-11-20T21:03:00.001+01:00

Standard Fine

2010-11-20T21:02:00.000+01:00

Stool Samples

Sorry.

2010-11-20T20:52:00.002+01:00

Keith Haring / Latest Steal

A 1985 K Haring Coloring book for kids.

I haven't seen this version before, I've only seen ones from the 90's.

Anyone knows anything about this one?

2010-11-20T20:49:00.001+01:00

The Weight

2010-11-20T20:45:00.002+01:00

Killer Vintage Nubuck

(Selvage chambray waistband)

2010-11-17T21:15:00.004+01:00

The Beatles

Digitally remastered

So, the Beatles are on Itunes.

Good for them, except the 70's silhoutte didn't do anyone a favour and no one

thought about remastering that part..unfair if you ask me.

A slimmer cut to the slacks, a tad bit lower waist on the jeans and a haircut.

Voila.

Now, you're ready for Itunes.

(Ringo and John - hopeless)

2010-11-15T21:18:00.002+01:00

Le Pop!

Go or die.

2010-11-15T21:00:00.002+01:00

Winter Wizard

Label goodness.

2010-11-15T20:55:00.002+01:00

DEADSTOCK

J.C Penney selvage fabric

55 cents a yard..

(Not anymore)

2010-11-15T17:07:00.002+01:00

Love / Hate

1930's work suit.

Some dudes would call this "full retard", but still..

2010-11-10T21:36:00.003+01:00

Mittens rule I tells you!

Mittens, for girls only?

Well, at least these mittens wouldn't even piss on a pair of gloves teeth if their gum was on fire, that's how bad ass these mittens are.

(Behind the scenes shot from AW2010 shoot a.k.a The Cape Cod Sessions)

I rest my case, like foe shizzle.

2010-11-10T19:47:00.003+01:00

Brionvega rr226

Sorry about the crappy updates lately.

Here's a little something for you, should you have 6 grand to spare.

Got another 20 laying around? Then I would suggest you get one of these.

The 6234, among champion of watches

Ouch.

All is well, The Bellinis are ready.

2010-11-06T22:07:00.000+01:00

2010-11-05T20:09:00.002+01:00

BAD TASTE X 2

Hell froze over last week when I went to Daphne's in Stockholm.

Christian Audigier made wine.

Apart from this slip, Daphne's is a very nice addition to our capitol.

A French Bistro for regular (wealthy) folks who enjoys a good meal.

I'm biased, I've known Daphne since we where 12. He allows me into his kitchen to whip up a sauce bearnaise from scratch at 2 am in the morning, drunk as a monkey.

Sadly, fashion will never be as rock'n roll as cooking.

2010-11-04T23:25:00.002+01:00

1930's Filson

Union Made label inside the back pocket of a 1930's Filson brown duck canvas pant.

"Might as well get the best"

I'd say.

2010-11-04T22:29:00.002+01:00

MADE IN THE USA

(ALL of it please)

Tell me there's at least one weaver in the US still doing shirtings?

2010-11-03T20:50:00.003+01:00

FROM THE ARCHIVES

YALE

Late 60's in front of "Beinecke Rare books and Manuscript Library" at Yale.

The front guy is sporting Gants famous "The Woolster" at the time it was 23 buckaroos.

In lack of a better word, awesome.

2010-11-02T21:05:00.003+01:00

GANT RUGGER PREFALL 2011

Additional looks / sneak peaks.

"New Haven Math Club"

In stores may 2011.

2010-11-02T19:39:00.004+01:00

J.Press (?) for Urban Outfitters.

Mystery #1 It's nowhere to be found on the U.O site. And I mean: Nowhere!

Mystery #2 When did J.Press shirts start featuring a locker loop?

2010-11-01T22:13:00.001+01:00

The Homerun!

(Finally in a store near you)

You have broken the internet , rules OK, again.

(Thanks Rob)

2010-11-01T12:33:00.003+01:00

Off the Office Wall

Nice red shade.

Nice shape.

One of those things, no clue.

A washed out twill shirt for next spring perhaps.

2010-11-01T11:08:00.002+01:00

BRIXTON

Nice pics.

2010-10-21T22:45:00.003+02:00

THE COTTON CABLE

(Vive La France)

Greensleeves To a Ground

Check it or die.

2010-10-19T22:33:00.001+02:00

WISHLIST

Someday..

2010-10-18T19:42:00.002+02:00

Frank Brothers New York

Made by Fenn Feinstein of New Haven.

Kick-ass label.

(Check out that Pheasant-Dragon thingy)

I don't know if there was a lot of wiseguys around New Haven in the 50's and

60's, but what a name..

Something tells me you didn't fuck around with The Frank Brothers.

- What's that? You don't like our shirts?

- Forget about it..

More at:

Ivy League Look

2010-10-18T19:06:00.003+02:00

Churchill Glove Co.

Swapping to winter tyres.

Best gloves I've ever had.

Get some at Smith & Butler.

2010-10-18T18:36:00.003+02:00

PERFECT VINTAGE

Handmade in England.

Perfect colour.

Perfect Fit.

20 Bucks in Brooklyn.

2010-10-14T22:55:00.002+02:00

NEW HAVEN TV?

2010-10-12T15:35:00.006+02:00

TRUE HERITAGE

Recognize the back collar button, the locker loop and the BD collar?

Yes you do.

Recognize the building?

No? It's 268 York Street New Haven, where Gant Campus store opens up in a couple of weeks.

Sweetness!

2010-10-11T21:57:00.004+02:00

THE FISHERMEN OF CAPE COD

The real deal.

The short depth focus is less real, faked it in photoshop.

Need to get a Mark II..

2010-10-11T20:01:00.004+02:00

AGAINST NATURE NYC

I totally forgot about this place.

AGAINST NATURE NYC

The guys running it are worth the visit alone.

If it's up your alley, do not miss it.

Chrystie St.

2010-10-11T19:53:00.003+02:00

The Box.

I can't remember where I saw this.

I want it.

Badly.

2010-10-11T19:19:00.003+02:00

BEST OJ EVER

Get some at 10 Corso Como, Milan.

10 bucks, and still worth it.

(smokes not incl.)

2010-10-11T19:12:00.002+02:00

BEST LOCKER I'VE EVER SEEN

Sweet baby Jesus on a popcicle.

Available at Paula Rubenstein, NYC.

(It was a couple of weeks ago, might be gone by now)

Price? No idea.

Educated guess, it ain't for free.

2010-10-11T13:16:00.003+02:00

GANT CAMPUS STORE TO OPEN IN NEW HAVEN!

New Haven will get it's very own Gant Campus Store.

It will be stocking the best of GANT, Gant Rugger

and Gant By Michael Bastian at the heart of our birthplace.

There's also a limited run of "Yale Co-Op" shirts hitting the store mid March.

(Will also be available at Bleecker and 5th Av)

All based on the same vintage fabrics that was sold in the old Yale Co-op

store back in the day.

Now there's two reasons to go to New Haven.

(The other would be Louis Lunch)

2010-10-10T19:42:00.003+02:00

Favourite Tee's

Part II

Now available as a tee shirt.

(Yes, I still think it's hilarious)

In a store near you, hopefully.

2010-10-09T12:02:00.003+02:00

GANT RUGGER PREFALL

(Where it all started)

Inspiration at it's best.

2010-10-06T21:13:00.001+02:00

CLOSE UP AND PRIVATE

Sergei Sviatchenko.

Check it or die.

2010-10-06T17:21:00.001+02:00

4 looks from the coming Prefall 2011 collection.

Based on the idea of a Math Club at Yale, New Haven during the 1950's & 60's, and their teacher.

Worn out cord blazers, yarndyed tee's, dot jacquard knits, a well cut two piece suit in italian wool, TNSIL.

The collection came out no frills, warm, welcoming and wearable.

Just the way we like it.

2010-09-21T06:52:00.002+02:00

Got a 1000 bucks?

Then I would suggest you go here

GAAH!

2010-09-21T06:44:00.002+02:00

Catch of the week.

101 Montgomery ward.

Laurel buttons.

Pure.

MARK FLOOD

2010-09-18T17:23:00.000+02:00

2010-09-18T11:55:00.002+02:00

From

NOWNESS & Selectism

The leadsinger in Smith Westerns makes me wanna switch sides.

2010-09-16T08:18:00.004+02:00

New York Fashion Week?

OMEN

Go there.

Quality Mending Co

Go there, too.

Starting with Typewriters

Read it.

I have seen the future and it's leadsinger looks like a young Bret Anderson.

(Tweaky legs, sad/happy looks, hypnotic voice and all)

The Rassle. Hell yes.

2 X Michael Bastian = Love.

(Pics everywhere else)

---

Meatpacking & the Standard oficially is not for me anylonger.

B&T

I'm off to brooklyn during next fashion week.

"C U next tuesday"

2010-09-12T23:04:00.001+02:00

GANT RUGGER X ACL

One out of 73 has found it's way to Ebay

Good luck & Happy Bidding.

2010-09-10T11:10:00.001+02:00

MICHAEL BASTIAN SS 2011 VIDEO

MB and Carl-Axel Wahlström from Fashion Tale Magazine = LOVE

2010-09-08T22:00:00.003+02:00

UNDERHILL BRAND

Better than love.

2010-09-08T20:46:00.002+02:00

Holubar Rock Hammer.

"Holubar, all other brands are our biaatches"

(Not official slogan)

2010-09-08T20:43:00.001+02:00

Didn't win.

(That Strabo...God Damn!)

2010-09-08T20:25:00.002+02:00

ATLANTIC AVENUE GOODNESS

Tippin my hat at Quality Mending Co for this.

Holler & Squall might be the funnest & bestest store in NYC.

2010-09-05T20:30:00.002+02:00

GAAAAHHHHH!!!

Some dude found this in a box his granpa left behind in the attic.

He didn't have a clue.

He sure did after posting the pic on a vintage watch forum.

(Never before have so many watch nerds jizzed at the same time.)

I love that stuff like this still happends.

2010-09-05T20:10:00.003+02:00

"THE MOOBURGER"

Duck Creek Tavern / Top 10 burgers, ever.

2010-09-05T19:35:00.002+02:00

1901 Union Made Label

2010-09-05T19:13:00.003+02:00

heritage pieces

Good luck and happy bidding.

Girlfight.

RED STAR

2010-09-05T19:09:00.000+02:00

2010-08-31T23:41:00.002+02:00

It's all Cricket.

Fashiontale magazine is all cricket, you already know that.

Well, Carl-Axel Wahlström who's running FTM pretty much wrote the rules on cricket.

So when he calls and says he's doing a story, based on this blog (?)

and that he wants me to style it (?) you kind of jump at it, full on!

Even if you're scared shitless, you jump.

I'm glad I did.

Photos: Kalle Gustafsson, super dude.

Bracelet: J.Dauphin, super babe.

Assistant: Ms Hallstensson, super in general.

2010-08-31T23:13:00.002+02:00

One for the archives..

For some reason, I don't think this Gant Rugger tee ever made it to production.

I know, "Fun tee's" are for dweebs and people who shop at A&F.

(Read: European tourists and "not so rich white folks")

- Aha, so then it's like a "Love all, Serve all" kind of thing?

- Yes, it's got a sublime philanthropic aspect to it.

- No, it doesn't. Dweeb, you're just a dweeb who loves fun tee's.

- Yeah, sorry.

2010-08-31T22:02:00.004+02:00

"I come down from the mountain, oh-oh-oh"

2010-08-31T19:19:00.001+02:00

GAAAAAAHHHHH!!!!!

2010-08-24T23:34:00.002+02:00

Ouch! / Perfection!

2010-08-19T18:19:00.003+02:00

HOLUBAR GOODNESS EBAY

I gave up at 300 bucks, ended at 420 (wtf?)

With that said, here's the pictures of what could have, and should have, been mine.

Bill Gates, I told you, stop collecting Holubar already, fucker.

2010-08-19T18:02:00.002+02:00

Swedish Designer of The Year.

Nice title, won it yesterday by the way.

It's almost as sweet as this 1920's Levi pin I scored at Ebay.

For those of you in the know, check the back of the pin..

"Bastian Bros"(!)

Ghost

2010-08-14T09:21:00.000+02:00

This is just too cool.

2010-08-03T21:40:00.003+02:00

Fall Winter 2010

It's starting to hit the stores!

2010-08-03T13:54:00.003+02:00

Vintage Swedish Bike-o-rama.

Once upon a time, bike ads where proper, and to the point.

(Needless to say, I had a Crescent)

2010-08-02T21:35:00.002+02:00

Mom & Dad

Sometimes you don't have to go very far to find inspiration.

Screw paying a gazillion bucks for rare ebay findings, sifting through endless piles of shitty rags and flipping through booooring fashion magazines.

Sometimes you just stumble upon your parents honeymoon album and find it to be inspiration for an entire collection.

I've seen it a hundred times before, I just saw it in a new light, from a new angle.

Colors, fit, it's all perfection.

(That yellow Beetle was so rusty it had a hole straight thru the floor)

2010-08-01T20:38:00.002+02:00

MADEWELL

I'd say so.

This is as wicked as they come, and they don't come around often.

(That neck label is one of the prettiest I've ever seen)

2010-08-01T20:08:00.001+02:00

Högmarsö Varv

Besides a great restaurant, this gem in the archipelago

is one of few still functioning shipyards in Sweden.

The vibe is amazing, and the stuff that's just lying around is even better..

2010-07-24T22:46:00.001+02:00

I'm on vacation.

C u in August!

2010-07-14T20:11:00.001+02:00

Almost forgot this one.

2010-07-14T00:30:00.003+02:00

One, Two, Three, Four!

We don't want your fucking war!

(?)

Darth ain't down with no peacelovin mofo's, I've got a feelin he would have loved this one.

This is just one version of his helmet that a number of prominent artists have done for www.thevaderproject.com.

(There's 99 more, equally wierd & lovely!

Thanks to Art Ruby for the heads up, you the brightest shining deathstar in my sky right now.

2010-06-22T19:28:00.002+02:00

Vintage Happiness!

Very early edition of "Have a nice day", I'm guesstimating 1971-72?

(It's like straight outta Forrest Gump)

The the color is a-m-a-z-i-n-g!

At 50 buckaroos, it's a steal.

Have a nice day ya'll!

I'm gonna watch Shout out Louds and Lykke Li tonite, so I sure as hell am!

2010-06-22T13:47:00.000+02:00

Wishlist

2010-06-22T13:04:00.001+02:00

YALE CO-OP

Another little treasure from the past

2010-06-21T20:58:00.003+02:00

The Cape Cod Sessions

Part II

We had Jared covering the gig with US Royalty for Antenna Mag.

Check out Jared's story here.

My Canon G11 is my best friend, but Oh, how I do want the Olympus Pen..

2010-06-21T18:11:00.004+02:00

Happy B-Day to me.

John from US Royalty gave me the setlist he typed up before

the gig as a birthday gift.

One of the best birthday gift evva, fo shizzle.

2010-06-21T16:57:00.003+02:00

HOLUBAR DOWN BOOTS

Didn't win.

(I've got a pair in blue, but these where sweeeeter)

2010-06-20T17:03:00.004+02:00

3 Day Weddings rule.

Straight from the shoot in NYC & Cape Cod to a 3 day wedding in Denmark.

Skovshoved Hotel, by the ocean just outside Copenhagen.

Got the honeymoon suite for some reason.

Seriously nice place.

Seriously good weekend.

2010-06-20T16:57:00.002+02:00

The Spotted Pig

Those perfectly crisp rosemary fries..

2010-06-18T10:25:00.002+02:00

Finally!

For the first time I got to see US Royalty live, holy shit!

There guys where born to be on stage.

We totally rocked the ass off Beachcomber in Cape Cod.

Real Rockstars.

I'm starstruck, fo shizzle.

2010-06-10T11:40:00.002+02:00

See you there!

2010-06-07T15:03:00.002+02:00

ON MY DESK / SHIP AHOY!

Some days at the office are so wonderfully maritime I get seasick.

And these boats passing by outside..

makes me think of a sleazy decadent bar in Marseille harbor.

Where women are voluptuous and wine abundant.

Or the other way around, don't matter.

2010-06-06T22:00:00.002+02:00

Acne

Arty?

Mais oui!

Mais, c'est tres tres beau non?

2010-06-06T20:32:00.003+02:00

That "je ne sais quoi" look is coming along nicely in the Spring 2011 showroom.

This is all you get, for now.

Stay tuned.

2010-06-05T19:01:00.002+02:00

Ebay Findings.

1930's Pannill, in the original box.

(Almost needed a cigarette after opening the package, that's how good it is)

2010-06-05T00:12:00.002+02:00

Nice Can(s)!

"The third best soda in the world"

Haven't had a "Päronsoda" in ages.

Pear-Soda, a dreamy concoction in a sa-weet can!

It's like the third best soda in the world.

Trocadero and Champis are still Numero Uno / Due.

(Sorry about the Hipstamatic pics.. It's like Tourettes, annoying as hell, hard to do get rid of)

2010-06-04T01:04:00.002+02:00

Hokahey!

Bad-ass Sioux chief Crazy Horse became famous for crying out

"Hooka Hey" to his men when going to battle.

Rougly translated it means "Let's go!"

Hollywood later (wrongly) translated it to "Today is a good day to die"

But, since Hollywood is always right and today was awesome:

Hokahey ya'll.

2010-06-03T01:45:00.004+02:00

Who would have thought?

Ain't it funny where inspiration comes from sometimes?

The most talked about dress that year turns out to be a complete steal

from a Annie Liebowitz picture.

Goes in line with my motto: If you gonna steal, do it with style.

(Leo, you own that bitch.)

2010-06-02T14:48:00.000+02:00

Freemans

God is in the details

Bakelite GMT. 1958. Ouch.

2010-06-02T12:51:00.001+02:00

2010-06-01T16:49:00.002+02:00

On my desk.

(a.k.a things that causes premature ejaculation)

2010-05-31T16:43:00.002+02:00

The Video, The Song, The Styling.

2010-05-28T11:03:00.001+02:00

GIMME!