CLOTHES MAKE THE MAN

The countdown is nearly over to the long awaited Rugby World Cup , of course, taking place on the turf of the United Kingdom, all kicking off on 18th September. There’s going to be plenty of live action, tickets are in hot demand, and if you can’t get to a game, don’t stress, you can show off your national pride and ensure you dont miss a moment of the action by selecting any number of these essential little pieces of kit to make sure you stay tuned into the games and continued to look as stylish as ever in doing so.

Superdry are encouraging us to show off our Country’s colours with pride as they have created 16 retro style jerseys to represent 11 countries who are participating in the tournament.

Thomas Pink have produced a 48 piece ‘Rugby Edit’ comprising of Cashmere knits, polos, Cufflinks, socks, OHH and of course Rugby jerseys. All in a rather patriotic shades of Red, White and Blue.Whether you’re watching the games in the stadium or the armchair, House of Fraser have been hard at work scouring exclusive collections from brands such as Barbour Land Rover and Raging Bull, House of Fraser will be the place to shop for the dedicated rugby fan.

The London Sock Company have launched a series of four Limited Edition box sets; one for each home nation. Each box contains 3 pairs of quality socks especially selected to reflect each nations patriotic colours. We have;

‘Scotland The Brave’: An elegant combinationn of Royal Navy and Highland Heather Purple
‘England: Carry Them Home’: A vibrant yet classic combination of Routemaster Red and Rich Burgundy
‘Luck Of The Irish’: A winning combination of Emerald Dark Green and Irish Gold
‘Welsh Dragons’: A passionate combination of firey Red and Valley Green

Joules are celebrating the event with a range of classically styled rugby shirts, inspired by their rich sporting heritage.

The Sports DAB2 from Roberts has a built in speaker and ear phone facility, so if you’re on the move, in the office, outside and desperate to find out what’s going on, the action is at your fingertips.

Forget New York, Milan, Paris, ahh actually scratch that last one, we do need to remember Paris, because after Greenland, Stockholm and on its way to a very important conference on Climate change in Paris and three years after her last visit, Tara called into London recently.

So who is Tara ? Well, Tara Expeditions, is a French non-profit organization active since 2003 in favor of the environment. A legendary boat built for extreme conditions, Tara is the platform for high-level scientific research missions. Her mission as sentinel of the Ocean and provides the first complete overview of the ocean’s plankton ecosystem. On the way to the next Climate Conference of the United Nations, the schooner is on course to alert the public, influencers and policy makers of the rapid changes in the oceans due to global warming.

The uniqueness of the Tara Oceans approach is to have sampled the world’s oceans systematically across all domains, from viruses to animals and including a rich variety of vital environmental data. The data generated sets a baseline, on a global scale, to evaluate the impact of climate change on oceanic ecosystems in the future.

Now a fair question to ask is, what is Agnès B’s association with the Tara expedition ? What could Fashion have to do with Climate Change ? Agnès has always designed clothes that reflects the spirit of the age by creating a wardrobe that can easily adapt to every personality and can be worn without going out of style. But she is also the owner of Tara and personally the principal partner of Tara Expeditions.

If if you haven’t yet heard of New York Dynamic Design Duo Dao-Yi Chow and Maxwell Osborne, that will definitely soon change. One of the up-and-coming conspirators in the new wave of young irreverent American menswear designers, their brand Public School, blends high and low references from fashion, music, and art to create a point of view that is both unique and precisely detailed. Represent the convergence and restless energy of New York city in which they live and work. So much so last year they were appointment Creative Directors of the eponymous New York Super brand DKNY.

Growing up, both Chow and Osborne attended public school in New York City, which had a huge influence on their lives and individual take of style. This season they have collaborated with TUMI to create a six piece collection encompassing both brand philosophies of high-quality design that brings its customers functional superiority and technical innovation. Each travel piece will prominently feature the PUBLIC SCHOOL design aesthetic, including the monochromatic color scheme of which the label is known for.

The range includes a 21” carry-on and 24” check-in wheeled bag, travel satchel, backpack, day tote and dopp kit. The wheeled pieces are crafted from TUMI’s own Tegris material in Black Graphite with a laser-cut netting overlay, creating a weave pattern effect on the exterior of the cases. The overlay of materials is based on an architectural idea of mimicking the weave of a garment and applying it to manmade material. This pattern, featured throughout the collection, is infused into the hardware and luggage tags of the day bags and accessories, as well as the 2-D effect on the bottom of the travel satchel. Nylon and leather are incorporated into the day bags and dopp kit, while the tote, described by the PUBLIC SCHOOL duo as the ‘quintessential bag’ was designed in leather and suede. PUBLIC SCHOOL drew inspiration and energy from their hometown of New York City, and have injected it into the collaborative collection.

Each piece in the collection bears a “PUBLIC SCHOOL x TUMI” embossed story patch on the interior lining as well as a rubber tassel inspired by the key chains and “strings” that hung from the designers’ backpacks in high school.