CLOTHES MAKE THE MAN

For well over a decade Havaianas have become synonymous with Summer footwear not only in the U.K. but across the globe. But did you know:

• 94% of Brazilians have or have had a pair of Havaianas. In 1963, over one thousand pairs of sandals were sold per day.
• In the 80’s, the Federal Government considered Havaianas a basic-goods basket item. Prices of these basic-goods basket items were controlled to avoid inflation.
• Main factory in Campina Grande, North East Brazil manufactures over 206 million pairs per year.
• 190 million pairs of flip-flops sold in 2011.
• 520,547 pairs sold per day.
• 21,689 pairs sold per hour.
• 6 pairs sold in a second.
• If a consumer wants to buy all Havaianas flip-flop models available in the market, print and colour combinations, he/she would buy 454 pairs per year.
• Since its birth, over 4 billion pairs of Havaianas have already been sold. If lined up all together, they would go around the Earth about 40 times.
• Each Portuguese owns 4 pairs of Havaianas on average.
• Each Aussie owns 5 pairs of Havaianas on average.
• Each Brazilian owns 25 pairs of Havaianas on average.
• Havaianas now retails in 85 countries, with over 454 different styles available!

But also 2017, marks the 55th year anniversary of the iconic flip flop brand. 55 years putting a smile on people’s feet deserves a big party!

Havaianas has launched a special collection, the Havaianas Tributo, to pay homage to the first Havaianas model, the Havaianas Tradicional. For that reason the Top, Slim and Origine styles will feature the traditional colours like the first Havaianas pair created in 1962.

A special launch that will be a must for all the collectors and loyal Havaianas lovers.
Created in 1962 Havaianas have been bringing Brazilian spirit all around the world through the legendary rubber sole and bright joyful designs. Havaianas represents comfort, happiness and freedom in the most simple and spontaneous form for everyone’s feet.

Back in the winter of 1986, in the picturesque Swedish ski resort of Åre, three talented skiers got together to discuss a few things that they had been thinking about, based on their own experiences. Putting the world to right were old friends Stefan Engström was a world-class mogul skier with several World Cup wins to his credit. Peter Blom was editor-in-chief of the country’s biggest ski magazine. Christer Mårtensson was an art director and designer. Before long, they were joined by a fourth person, former alpine skier and ski salesman Jonas Ottosson. First and foremost they want to know why no one making clothes that they wanted to wear? Clothes that combined excellent functionality with simple, cool design; not flashy, but still not boring ?

It turned out that the answer to their quandary was Peak Performance. The team’s ambitions didn’t initially extend much beyond making some clothes for themselves and their friends, in sufficient quantities to make a living from it. But the outside world wanted more. In the late 1980s, people were tired of extravagance and superficiality. Everybody missed the real thing that comes with genuine quality. A plaid flannel shirt was suddenly the answer, rather than neon and glitter. Grunge replaced synthesizers in the music industry and Peak Performance replaced a number of flashy brands on the ski slopes.

This season the gentlemen have turned their attentions away from the ski slopes, well it is coming to the end of the season and set their sartorial sights on golf attire. More to the point create a range which sees you effortlessly transitioning from the golf course to the city, the Peak Performance Men’s Golf collection fuses high tech fabrication with non-typical golf wear fabrics like Neoprene, mesh and jersey to create a clean and contemporary silhouette. The collection redefines the essential kit for the young, modern golfer. The range is designed for great movement. Offering redefined classics, which additional benefits including pieces which are water repellant, breathable with a soft touch and stretch enabling a full range of movement on the golf course.

Our favourite piece is the Hawick Jacket. Giving you a weather proof shell protection. A sophisticated bomber that consists of everything a progressive golfer is looking for. This sleek, lightweight, all black, three layer jacket serves you Hipe ACE waterproof technology and high breathability for every weather eventuality.

”We are aiming for the dedicated and fashion-minded golfer who demands the best when it comes to performance and style. We have merged classic designs, today’s innovation with influences from the city and created a sophisticated yet edgy collection. It’s perfect for high performance players that want to stand out in a unique way” says
Johanna Holmer, Designer, Performance Golf.

Jigsaw Menswear, in a relatively short space of time, has re-established itself as being a go to emporium for easy, no fuss, simple yet excellently stylish men’s apparel. Season after season it maintains a level of style in ignoring the hassle and fickle nature of fashion. This season, once again like a reliable sartorial milkman, they deliver, with a 21 piece Collection made from greige cotton canvas and inspired by the uniforms those bastions of blue collar elegance a welder, carpenter and engineer this is Raw State: a new capsule collection of workwear pieces, which in all honesty, your never gonna do a spot of DIY in, well you might but I wouldn’t recccomend it.

Attention to detail, as you would expect is exceptional, seams are twin needle and triple stitched, silhouettes are reinforced with raw edge patches and trims made from tumbled black alloy. Constructed in heavy duty raw cottons, each garment is laundered, doubled dyed, finished then back for a final launder.

Discover a process that reflects the patina found in authentic workwear, delivered in a contemporary collection. All in all restores your faith in good quality, honest to goodness a British Menswear, that won’t break the bank.