CLOTHES MAKE THE MAN

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Tillykke med fødselsdagen Wood Wood (Happy Birthday Wood Wood)

As part of several projects to celebrate their 15th anniversary, the Danish uber stylish casual wear brand Wood Wood, has worked with long time partner Neighborhood on a capsule collection released exclusively at their stores on Thursday.

The brand was founded in 2002 by a trio of designers, Karl Oskar Olsen, Lotte Bank Nielsen and Brian Jensen(see above), who wanted to collaborate with one another on a small range of classic pieces with a quirky twist. The type of clothing that they would like to wear themselves and carve out a unique niche with their playful graphics, ahhh that old chestnut. Since then it had grown and grown into a complete collection that successfully manages to mix elements of street wear but without losing any of its high end aspiration. Their individual approach to style has gained the Wood Wood trio, friends and fans in high places with collaborations in recent years with the likes of Nike, Barbour, Eastpak and Adidas, not bad, hey.

So for their latest instalment they have collaborated with the Japanese streetwear brand and partner Neighborhood. Neighborhood and Wood Wood has created a 5-piece capsule collection featuring striking graphics that speaks on the long lasting Japanese – Danish relationship. All styles are original Wood Wood items that have been given a characteristic NBHD make-over in the strong black and white capsule collection, consisting of a T-shirt, sweatshirt, coach jacket, baseball caps and canvas sneakers.

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Summer is coming – Tommy Tropics

Sun filled days and warm barmy nights of Summer, you know what I mean, waking up to the sun’s warm glow on your face and spending long drawn out bright evening with friends. This seems a very long way off at the moment, but keep the faith my friends they are coming back and to celebrate this heart warming time of year. Master of Americana and all things denim Tommy Hilfiger has launched a new limited Edition scent Tommy Tropics. This new scent celebrates the relaxed beach lifestyle associated with he brand and captures this essence with notes of fresh mint combined with lavender and the warm, richness of amber, basically a real Summer scent. The fragrance packaging features a tropical take on Tommy Hilfiger’s signature nautical theme, with a silver tone cap wrapped in navy and white stripes and a banana leaf, almost good enough to drink, but we don’t recommend it.

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A Stylist, a Footballer and a Photographer walked into a bar. HAMPTON & BAKER

What do you get if put a photographer, a footballer and a stylist together, no I promise this isn’t some antiquated, offensive joke for a bygone era. The answer is infact Hampton & Baker, the brainchild of Warren Baker, a fashion stylist living in Los Angeles but originally from the UK. Who has styled red-carpet looks, television shows & fashion editorials. Professional football, sorry, soccer player for the Los Angeles Galaxy, and accomplished author of the best-selling “Coming Out to Play”,Robbie Rogers. Last part of this creative consortium is Nathan Poekert, a Photographer and Creative Director born in Seoul, raised in Florida and currently living in New York. Poekert has cut his creative teeth consulting with several startup fashion brands as well as launching and co-founding his own brand, Proper Assembly, in 2014.

Hampton & Baker came about from a simply innocent conversation between Robbie and Warren regarding fashion and style, over coffee in West Hollywood. A quick text to Nate in NYC shortly after that said “hey, what do you think about this?” and hey presto the brand was born.

This is an LA based casual menswear brand making good vibrations far from their native California. The origins of the brand lie in a deep motivation to create a collection that is both sophisticated and comfortable. They have just shared their second collection which the trio have nicknamed Chapter 2.0. The focus this season was to expand on the foundations they laid during their debut collection, a bit like that all important second album for a recording artist. Again, they’ve created their collective versions of the “American Classics” and remained focused on high quality fabrics, craftsmanship, and a modern silhouette. Inspired by the effortlessly cool of style icons of the past, the likes of Steve McQueen and Mick Jagger, each jacket was designed for a specific well dressed male in mind. The collection features colours and tones inspired by LA’s vibrant landscape. Each piece is handmade in Los Angeles with the highest quality materials that the guys can get their hands on.

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Lamler – A classic British Brand with that all important fashion twist

Lamler is a new luxury heritage brand equally at home in the urban city environment or at ease in the country, founded by Helen Plummer who prided herself on creating silhouettes that function as active wear pieces with a classic with that all important fashion twist. A combination of traditional British craftsmanship and relaxed luxury style, Lamler coats fuse understated individuality, with a work horse like durability. Influenced by contemporary art, street style sportswear, classic British luxury and a love of the ocean. All coats are hand made in England including the brands signature waxed cotton prints.

In its debut season Lamler makes a real statement and concentrates on a study of print patterns across one silhouette – the trench. As the ultimate multi-functional piece, the trench coat is the centrepiece for the brands future collections. Lamler makes it clear from the beginning what it cares about. The trench. The print. The quality. To make coats that men feel comfortable in. Coats that take you from a life in the city, to sitting on the beach in the sand. Contemporary print patterns that are unique and yet don’t wear you. Colour that is flattering and can be worn day after day. And last but not least, a fit that makes you feel confident, free and relaxed.

The tried and tested coats will allow you to carry your life in them and the trench is built to be used, loved and lived in. The graphic prints start life as hand painted designs which give the soft textured appearance to the fabric. Fitted with Lamler horn buttons and a soft cotton lining the coats are built to age well. The Atlantic Trench takes careful consideration of the male form through meticulous research and posture work, creating a relaxed masculine silhouette with perfect pocket placement. A little bit of swing has been added to the body for extra freedom of movement and a back vent to allow you to sprint and jump if you need to! Internally the coats have 3 large pockets, one extra-large that will fit an iPad and wallet and two smaller, one for your phone and one for your charger, all with built in connecting holes to hide all your tangled wires.

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Over parr – TED BAKER GOLF

Over the years Golf attire hasn’t had the best reputation for being tasteful. We all remember Ronnie Corbett, perched on the edge of his 70’s style arm chair regaling some witty anecdote whilst dressed in some Gordy Lyle & Scott Sweater. Or then there’s any number of celebs including Sean Connery, Brucie Forsyth or Jimmy Tarbuck going straight down the middle in some celebrity/pro tournament, looking as though they may well have got dressed in the dark. As a result traditional golf wear has fallen out of the style stakes in recent years.

However, Ted Baker want to amend this quandary with the launch of Ted Baker Golf, a new, considered menswear collection specifically catering for the most gentlemanly of pursuits.

With a masterful spin on golfing tradition, the range aligns sporting style with comfort and technical know-how in this colourful capsule range for the keen golfer who wants to look his best. Packed with sporty details, including quick-dry fabrics, taped inner waistbands, removable sunglasses cloths and Velcro glove holders, each piece is designed to enhance your game and inspire utmost confidence on the tee. Mix-and-match distinctive patterned knitwear styles with wind and rain-repellent technical outerwear to put some style back in your swing. It offers a masterful spin on golfing tradition.