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Thursday December 28, 2011 share:
“I have a love in my life. It makes me stronger than anything you can imagine.” The end 7 1/2 minutes from P.T. Anderson’s much underrated Punch-drunk Love .
Photographer Michael Mundy, who along with Nhi Nguyen runs An Afternoon With , came to my neck of the woods in Brooklyn recently to, well, spend the afternoon. A project about…
Thursday December 14, 2011 Out/About/Here/There. share:
While the food world has made Brooklyn a comfortable home away from its other home across the East River, another pattern is emerging. Brooklyn is, as of late, also becoming place…
← Previous Post Next Post → 8 Responses to "Head to Toe : Fleeced." Rick says: December 20, 2011 at 11:13 am Great post as usual. I’m seriously considering some Outlier pants I’m…
Here, a Secret Forts fave, Photographer Roe Ethridge talks with curator Roxana Marcoci about his work included in the MoMA show “New Photography 2010 “, which was up September 29…
A year or so since opening on Bleecker , FSC, they of “Made Local. Buy Local”, have made a temporary move a stone’s throw from their prior address. While the building that houses…
Launching their second season of classicly inspired, mountain ready outerwear, Owner/Operator, the New York based, two man Mountain apparel making team, continues to evolve both…
One of my best friends I’ve never actually met. Ben Ferencz, the Fall Three’s own Lanterne Rouge . The cyclo-crossing mad hatter behind FairEnds . Never mind that it’s well into…
Partners Derek Brahney and Edge Trullinger, along with Friend of Secret Forts Kate Jones(of the venerable accessories line Ursa Major ) have just launched a new accessories line…
Continuous Goldberg drop in on a few of this year’s Pop Up Flea participants, delivering an offering of good will in the shape of a bottle of Bushmills . See you there.
1 per each officer, warrant officer, and enlisted person. Issued to my father, Cpt. James P Wilson in 1969 before shipping off for his rotation at the 95th EVAC Hospital in DaNang.
Thursday December 25, 2011 …From Secret Forts. share:
(Left and forgotten at our loft in Bushwick years ago.)
I’ve been wearing Andrew’s jeans for over two years. And by this, I mean a pair of 3Sixteen s he got me into way back when. One of the nicest dudes out there, you can catch him…
my dad finishing the 1980 New York Marathon with a time of 3:12:20.
“In my family, in the days prior to television, we liked to while away the evenings by making ourselves miserable, based solely on our ability to speak the language viciously…
My boys, brothers Raan and Shea Parton(above) of Apolis , have just opened the doors of their Apolis flagship in the Arts District of Downtown LA called Apolis:Common Gallery…
Thursday November 24, 2011 Happy Thanksgiving from Secret Forts. share:
Thursday November 3, 2011 RIP : James Van Doren. share:
Friday November 15, 2011 Eggleston’s South : Stranded in Canton, 1973. share:
Thursday November 4, 2011 Living in the Night : Joy Division. share:
Steve Monaghan aka Steve Sane, dispatching from across the pond. He behind Sane Communications , The Great Divide and Secret Agents. According to Steve, “Im a lucky man, i know…
Lawrence Schlossman(shot here by Justin Chung ) knows how to talk to girls at parties . A third of the Run of The Mill triumvirate, social media wizard at Park&Bond and the dapper…
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Though it’s been years since I was marginally any good on one of these, a new Girl / Chocolate video still gives me that same old feeling.
Ever the Restless Transplant , Foster Huntington is out proving home is where you park it. Another recent endeavor, The Burning House , asks what you’d grab while fleeing a house…
← Previous Post Next Post → 30 Responses to "Head to Toe : The Outtakes, pt. II." victor lee says: November 25, 2011 at 8:51 pm great photoset! fall is my favourite season…have a…
Secret Forts is proud to partner with the New England based Penfield ( established 1975 in Hudson, Massachusetts ) in “Race for the Summit” , their online scavenger hunt launching…
My grandfather, Robert Wilson. Knack’s Garage, Allendale, NJ. c. 1927. Legit workwear. The layering. The pipe. Handsome devil.
Since 2006, Freemans Sporting Club has been steadily producing some of the most durable and well made goods around, all the while, championing a made in the US ethos, keeping…
Sunday November 8, 2011 RIP : Joe Frazier, 1/12/44 – 11/7/11. share:
Sunday November 8, 2011 In/Out/About/Here/There. share:
Michael Kuhn. Founder/President of Brooklyn’s own Greenpoint Pictures (Check out their blog Standard Mint ). Director, producer, fellow Tennessee native, my oldest friend of…
Christian McCann, the man behind the venerable Left Field NYC , has now taken the same steady, earnest approach to a whole new endeavor; undergarments. The result is a full range…
The man from down under. Yimmy Yayo . Visual crack for the ocular fiend. In his own words, “Unfortunately we don’t have as pure of transitional seasons in Australia as America…
Young McEnroe in an undated photo though presumably practicing for what would become the epic men’s final showdown with Björn Borg at Wimbledon, 1980. After a fourth set 20 minute…
Always seemingly on the move, my pal Ryan Plett, the guy behind Y_H_B_T_I and TravelWell , sits still long enough to run through the top things that have him stoked for the…
A couple of things we like over here are parkas, the colder climes of Fall that eventually give way to the Winter months. Spending as much of that time on the mountain a few hours…
Good pal Joe Gannon , co-proprietor (along with Max Wastler ) of Buckshot Sonny’s Sporting Goods and co-creator of Made Right Here , takes a break long enough to run down what’s…
Mark McNairy for Très Bien Shop Tricker’s at Grahame Fowler Viberg 145 Oxford for Inventory McNairy Country Brogue at End Clothing Junya Watanabe Man + Tricker’s Super Boot Snuff…
← Previous Post Next Post → 6 Responses to "Head to Toe : Back in Black." Darren Johnston says: October 12, 2011 at 12:48 pm James your jacket collection engenders both fear and…
Always stoked to see new Stanley & Sons bags from my buddy Chris. Got a preview of these back in July . Glad to see them rollin’ out. You can keep tabs on Stanley & Sons HERE …
You may have heard of a little shop called UNIONMADE. Having opened two years ago this November on Sanchez street in my old neck of the woods, San Francisco, UNIONMADE has since…
Todd and Carl are busy these days. A recently opened outpost in LA. A newly re-opened SF flagship and now the fine fellows at UNIONMADE have partnered with some of their favorite…
Jake Davis . You may know him as the man behind Test Shots (among his other directorial efforts). Here, he steps out from behind the camera long enough to run down his Fall Three…
← Previous Post Next Post → 8 Responses to "Head to Toe : Take a Hike." Ryan says: October 19, 2011 at 11:51 am Filson Tin Cloth is indispensable here in the Northwest. Great…
Every apron and bag made by Stanley & Sons comes directly from my pal Chris Grodzki’s studio in Brooklyn . Each made by hand and made to last. He’s a true craftsman and a hell of…
The man behind Refueled , Chris Brown, runs down his Fall Three. 1) Easyrider Cap // Imogene+Willie // Otis James Collaboration : Imogene+Willie enlisted their friend Otis James…
1978 BBC documentary following the good doctor and compatriot Ralph Steadman from Las Vegas to Hollywood, CA via Death Valley and Barstow. Directed by Nigel Finch. And below, some…
James JFK Jean. Little introduction needed here. One of the sharpest kids out there. If you’re unacquainted, check out The Mod Rockers or hit him up to style your life right …
Chris Bray(above w/ daughter Matilda), along with brother Kirk, are the good fellows behind Billykirk . (Check out my Field Trip to their Jersey City workshop HERE .) They’ve been…
A fter much ado, SECRET FORTS has a new address. We've re-built the fort, bigger and better, but tried to keep it the same old Secret Forts you've come to know and love. This site…
A fter much ado, SECRET FORTS has a new address. We've re-built the fort, bigger and better, but tried to keep it the same old Secret Forts you've come to know and love. This site…
Found beneath the Nimrod expeditionary hut erected at Cape Royds on the western end of Ross Island. Buried there in 1908.
Matt Hranek. Photographer and he of The William Brown Project . If you’re not already, get acquainted with it, pronto. Below, Matt’s Fall Three. 1) FALL BRINGS THE CHILL AND I…
Max Wastler(shot here by Nathan Michael ), runs All Plaidout and is one of the first people I met through doing Secret Forts. A man of many talents, he has recently added…
Werner Herzog promised the then unknown director Errol Morris that if he ever completed his first film, ‘ Gates of Heaven ‘, about the pet cemetery business, he’d eat his shoe…
We’ve packed up and moved. Rebuilt the fort, bigger and better. I’m stoked to present Secret Forts, v 2.0. Still a work in progress as we get the kinks out and do some fine…
← Previous Post Next Post → 8 Responses to "Head to Toe : Outtakes." Ken says: September 29, 2011 at 2:25 am Even the outtakes are great. Reply Simon Tuntelder says: September 29…
Hickoree’s, the curiously-curated and always excellent online shop run by brothers(and good friends of mine) Emil and Sandy Corsillo, has just today opened its first…
Willem de Kooning retrospective at MoMA . Through Jan. 9, 2012. Click HERE to read Jerry Saltz’s review for NYMag. (Photo by Jeff Chien-Hsing Liao)
Glenn Kitson, part of the Rig Out Illuminati(above w/ eldest daughter). In Mr. Kitson’s own words, “Originally, I used to find and sell vintage clobber and then became involved in…
Lifestylist. Media evangelist. Words for Young Men . Done to Death . I’m talking about Chris Black(above photo by Backyard Bill ). Duh. Below, Chris’s Fall Three. 1)Breaking in my…
Friend, photographer, trespasser, explorer, the always inspiring, Mikael Kennedy. Having spent the past decade documenting life through thousands of Polaroids, Mikael has recently…
Bill Cunningham is a Legend . Though he’d certainly never accept such praise. The bleu de trevail wearing, Schwinn pedaling eighty-two year old has, for decades, single-mindedly…
It’s that time of year and thusly, time once again for The Fall Three . First up, he of the decidedly legit Cold Splinters , good pal, Jeff Thrope. Below, Jeff’s Fall Three…
First tv appearance. Late Night with David Letterman, 1983.
Almost ten years after opening, Oi Polloi of Manchester have somewhat quietly launched(at least state-side) their own line(as of yet, UK-made belts and parka and an Italian-made…
Editor-at-Large and long-time industry vet Michael Macko(above, with Bruce Weber as shot by Scott Schuman ) picks the three things that’s got him ready for the temperature to…
Wednesday September 20, 2011 Out/About : Here/There. share:
Wednesday September 12, 2011 The Man in Black : 2/26/32 – 9/12/03 share:
Simply put; Family/food/library/rural/transatlantic/vintage. That’s 10 Engines . And this is James Fox and his Fall Three. 1)Getting pumped for the film release of “ Salmon…
Photographer and good pal Antony Crook . Responsible for the imagery in the always great, ever growing Rig Out and the memorable Hill-Side + Hope Street dinner affair . He set his…
Wednesday September 11, 2011 share:
Matt Baldwin running it in KC . Between his eopnymous line , the newly re-opened, re-designed men’s flagship store , being a husband and father of three, he still finds time to…
Some time ago, Ryan Plett( Y_H_B_T_I ) had the idea of getting a group of us to spend a year wearing and giving feedback on a number of various denim brands. It became Denim…
Thanks to GT , haven't stopped listening to this jam in weeks.
My good friends over at Apolis have just today released the latest additions to their Transit Issue collection, the stand out being(though very stoked to see the re-stock of the…
Photo x Jonathan Becker for Town&Country
My good friends over at Apolis have just today released the latest additions to their Transit Issue collection, the stand out being(though very stoked to see the re-stock of the…
A while back, I introduced you to Oak Street Bootmakers and have since been wearing the heck out of their Trail Oxfords. Just today, available in limited numbers, a navy Horween…
BMW's art car project. Started by French race car driver Hervé Poulain in 1975, Warhol spent all of 23 minutes painting the M1 in 1977. It raced only once in the 24 Hours Le Mans…
Friday August 19, 2011 Keruoac in Shorts : Miki ‘Da Kat’ Dora. share:
I know that it’s not even the Fourth of July yet, but let’s talk about a particular favorite topic here on SECRET FORTS; parkas. And one in particular, Sierra Designs. Thanks to…
Friday August 19, 2011 Pictures of Pictures : Steve McQueen. share:
Friday August 19, 2011 Studio Visit : Stanley & Sons, BK, NY. share:
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Friday August 19, 2011 It’s Back : The Rig Out, Issue # IV. share:
Friday August 19, 2011 Coming Attractions : Baldwin Men’s Shop, KC. share:
Wednesday 08/19/2011 Out/About : Here/There. share:
Thursday 08/19/2011 R.I.P. Cy Twombly, 4/25/28-7/5/11. share:
Sunday 08/19/2011 Happy Fourth from Secret Forts. share:
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“Real secrets will get you dead. I always forget to remember anything. I am a waterlogged, sun-baked old surf bum and that act always ends the inquisition. I wanted to be left…
All photos of Steve McQueen, the undisputed 'King of Cool'(as they say), by William Claxton. Published by Taschen Books. Thanks Junior.
T he other day I paid a long overdue visit to Stanley & Sons . Just down the street from my apartment in Brooklyn, each bag and apron is handmade, start to finish, in a 350 sg/ft…
W hile Sandy was back in Brooklyn, handling the daily operations of both The Hill-Side and Hickoree's , Emil and I made a trip down south to Nashville to do some sight seeing…
Out/About : Here/There. Labels: here and there , summer '11
“Real secrets will get you dead. I always forget to remember anything. I am a waterlogged, sun-baked old surf bum and that act always ends the inquisition. I wanted to be left…
My buddy Matt & co. just putting the finishing touches on things. Get ready, KC.
H ot off the presses, the fine fellows of the Rig Out(them being Glenn Kitson, Andy Bird and Antony Crook) have done it yet again and as usual, in a big way. I f you've been…
R.I.P. : Cy Twombly, 4/25/28-7/5/11. Labels: cy twombly , rip
On a recent trip back home to Nashville(more on that later), I made a stop in to the legendary Hatch Show Print . Started in 1879 by the sons of Reverend William T. Hatch, The…
I know that it's not even the Fourth of July yet, but let's talk about a particular favorite topic here on SECRET FORTS ; parkas. And one in particular, Sierra Designs. Thanks to…
Greetings From Old Far Rockaway. Images found HERE . Labels: nostalgia trip , old far rockaway
With The Rig Out Issue IV at the printers presently, I'm pleased to present the team's accompanying film. According to the press release, ' This time out, the wanderlust of…
- Filson Shelter Cloth cap - American Optics Sunglasses + MS&Co. Sleeve -Grandfather's Omega 'Bumper' Constellation + NATO strap - Case Sod Buster jr. - Canon S95 + ACL&Co. waxed…
Y our pictorial guide to a proper, stylish, adventurous and perhaps dangerous summer.
Out & About / Here & There. Labels: here and there , out and about , summer '11
"Religion? You might say I smoke my pot religiously."
A look back at the historic Brooklyn Navy Yard . Along my bike route between Greenpoint and Red Hook. " At its peak, during World War II, the yard employed 70,000 people, 24 hours…
Shelf Life : WORKWEAR 2, MONO. Labels: shelf life , workwear
I know that it's not even the Fourth of July yet, but let's talk about a particular favorite topic here on SECRET FORTS ; parkas. And one in particular, Sierra Designs. Thanks to…
J ust back from a quick trip out to LA and while there, I had the chance to get out to UNIONMADE's newly opened outpost within the red barn-like Brentwood Country Mart . Opened in…
“The greater the suffering, the greater the pleasure. That is nature’s payback to riders for the homage they pay her by suffering. Velvet pillows, safari parks, sunglasses; people…
L eave it to a photographer to start something like Hungry Ghost . Every photo, every post either makes you want to cook, eat, travel and/or eat more. Andrea Gentl, photographer (…
M y dad was a runner. A marathoner. And when he ran, he always ran in New Balance . Period. Swore by them. Training the year before for the '84 New York Marathon(maybe it was…
Malcolm X, b. 5/19/25. Labels: born this day , malcolm x
The other day, the fellas at Apolis closed up shop for a day spent saying hello to summer, surfing the southern swells off the Malibu coast. The official mission, to field test…
A well-made video for a good reason. Directed by Aaron Ekroth, my pals Sandy and Emil of The Hill-Side talk about the making of the "WA" handkerchief and their connection to…
I have to hand it to my oldest pals over at Greenpoint Pictures for putting this together. Director Michael Kuhn and I spent the summer of '94 in Cincinnati absolutely wearing out…
" J ust ordinary trouble makers..." Cult classic, Psychomania, 1971 . For some reason, had this on VHS years back. Seriously dig The Living Dead's helmets. Of course, Secret Forts…
A pictorial guide to a proper, stylish and adventurous summer.
“The greater the suffering, the greater the pleasure. That is nature’s payback to riders for the homage they pay her by suffering. Velvet pillows, safari parks, sunglasses; people…
* Slingshot * Obey 5 panel cap + Oakley Frogskins * Navy Cotton Drug Rug + J. Crew chambray utility shirt + Apolis striped pocket tee * Old singleRL jeans + vintage USN web belt *…
* Baldwin KC fitted * Warby Parker 'Fillmore' Sandalwood matte * Field Notes + dope pen * Heritage Leather Co. + Hickoree's #312 waxed canvas Mason's bag * RL Mellon Mohawk jacket…
Out&About / Here&There. Labels: here and there , LA dispatches , out and about , spring '11
P erennial Secret Forts fave, Barry McGee. 'THR' Published by Alleged Press .
FOBs. Labels: accessories , key fobs , the small things , weird collection
M ark Buche from the Motorcycle Industry Council is on a mission to get us on bikes. And this past weekend, a group of us got together in a parking lot out at Queensborough…
* American Optics deadstock safety glasses + MS&Co. selvedge denim glasses sleeve *'Yves Klein' Timex w/ NATO strap * Stanley & Sons selvedge denim tote * Engineered Garments…
C ongrats to flahute Johan Van Summeren, winner Paris-Roubaix 2011. Below, the epic A Sunday in Hell , 1976. Directed by Jørgen Leth.
K oninginnedag , or Queen's Day , a national day of saamhorigheid, is being celebrated in the Netherlands today. Our man Sandy Corsillo from the Hill-Side is in Amsterdam and in…
T he guys at Oi Polloi were kind enough to send over a copy of their latest printed matter, Pica~Post (Tales, facts, clobber and chatter). It's an interesting, illustrated take on…
A pictorial guide to a proper and stylish start to Spring.
* La Colombe Coffee from Saturdays * Stussy gingham 5 panel cap * Warby Parker + Steven Alan Clear Fillmore * Folk workers jacket + Stanley&Sons bandana + Gap chambray BD +…
Out&About : Here & There. Winter - Spring. Labels: here and there , out and about
*Oxford striped 5 panel cap * Warby Parker Fillmore Sandalwood matte *Grandfather's Omega Constellation Bumper * Apolis indigo Chore Jacket + The Hill-Side Plum Violet pocket…
H etherington, 'a conflict photographer who was a director and producer of the Afghan war documentary “ Restrepo ,” was killed in the besieged city of Misurata, Libya, on…
T odd Barket and Carl Chiara, the good people behind UNIONMADE , arguably one of (if not the ) best men's shop's in the country have recently opened the doors to their second shop…
C ultural icon, he of TV Party , the style guy , personal hero Glenn O'Brien(whom I had the very good fortune of selling a vintage chore jacket to at this past Pop-Up Flea) gives…
K oninginnedag , or Queen's Day , a national day of saamhorigheid, is being celebrated in the Netherlands today. Our man Sandy Corsillo from the Hill-Side is in Amsterdam and in…
P hotographer and good pal Antony Crook , ( The Rig Out , the last Hill-Side lookbook and video) hangs a series of photos at the Nepenthes store. Opening reception Thursday the…
TRÈS BIEN SHOP serves up crepe just in time for Spring. Soles that is. Whether paired with suede or chromexcel, they've got some great make-ups in store presently. Quoddy …
M ost images from the intensively cataloged repository of most every ad or photo that I taped to my wall as a teenager, The Chrome Ball Incident . If you grew up on a skateboard…
* Stussy gingham 5 panel cap * Ray Ban Wayfarers * Timex w/ NATO strap *Zippo * Epperson Mountaineering day pack * Engineered Garments Field Jacket(SS08) + EG open weave workshirt…
Wednesday 04/09/2011 From the Inbox : Oi Polloi’s Pica~Post share:
Out & About : The Head Badge of Courage. Labels: nyc , out and about , the headbadge of courage
L ast evening, J. Crew presented their Fall '11 collections at the wonderfully chosen Industria Studios on Washington. The first time presenting both men's and women's together…
The Cremaster Cycle , 1994-2002.
W hile poking around Etsy , came across these duffels, satchels, zipper pouches and wallets(even a log carrier) by W Brand Durable Goods . Sturdy, classic designs. Well-priced…
Nirvana, '88. Labels: nirvana , rehearsal
S hot by New York based film maker Jeff Taylor for Lonelyleap Films , the short focuses in on the connectivity that's so central to the Apolis ethos. In a short three minutes, the…
L ast evening, J. Crew presented their Fall '11 collections at the wonderfully chosen Industria Studios on Washington. The first time presenting both men's and women's together…
"Great art is horseshit, buy tacos." Bukowski, died 17 years ago today.
With Spring just yonder, the brothers Corsillo of The Hill-Side have delivered, just today, a look at their forthcoming Spring line. Continue on for a look at some selected…
T his coming week, March 7th-13th, marks the 29th annual US Open at Stratton in Winhall, Vermont. A relatively easy 3 1/2 hours from the city, if you're at all inclined, make the…
T hings clicked, bookmarked, followed or otherwise endorsed. - With Spring on the front porch knocking, Dane Reynolds' Marine Layer makes me wanna pull on a 5:4 and get wet. - The…
I n the wake of the catastrophic events in Japan, the good people at Nepenthes have put together a sample sale from which 100% of the proceeds will go to the ongoing relief…
Yo! Labels: early ninties hip hop , golden age , nostalgia , yo mtv raps
I received an email from Eddie O'Keefe some weeks ago and somehow, it slipped through the cracks. By now you've maybe seen his short, ' The Ghosts ' elsewhere(click the link to…
M y good friends at Apolis have let loose their Spring Standard Issue looks today and as usual, it's great stuff. Military-inspired. Utilitarian. Clean and modern. Sharp updated…
O n the subject of the Deck Jacket, a cold and blustery day calls for battening down the hatches. Hold fast. Spring off the starboard bow. - Postalco No. 20124 lg. Notebook /…
F rom the start , Apolis has been a serious favorite here at Secret Forts and over the past few years, I've had the pleasure to come to know the Parton brothers and consider them…
R.I.P. Labels: BREAK UPS , THE WHITE STRIPES
Feuding for more than thirty years, the Manganaro brothers have run two competing and neighboring businesses since the 50's on Ninth Avenue. And no matter which side of the debate…
Erased de Kooning Drawing, 1953. Labels: abstract expressionism , erased de Kooning drawing , post-war american art , robert rauschenberg , willem de kooning
Martin Kippenberger , German artist. Born 1953. Died 1997. Made hundreds of what have come to be known as his 'Hotel Drawings' on whatever stationary and drawing implements were…
R ewatched recently while under the weather. Beautiful Losers , 2008. Dir. x Aaron Rose and Joshua Leonard. A longtime favorite of Secret Forts. Saw so many TWIST(TWISTER, TWISTO…
Feuding for more than thirty years, the Manganaro brothers have run two competing and neighboring businesses since the 50's on Ninth Avenue. And no matter which side of the debate…
- Field Notes / Pentel mechanical pencil/ Timex Easy Reader w/ NATO strap/ Otter-Messer Anchor knife - Canon S95 - Nepenthes gloves - Filson + Levis Tote - J.Crew marled wool…
The other day and f or whatever reason, a friend and I were talking about the GI Joe aircraft carrier, a mutual object of desire as kids, which lead me to looking it up which lead…
At Work: Lucien Freud, British Figurative Painter. Labels: at work , figurative painter , in the studio , lucien freud
Guaranteed Fresh : Ramellzee + Toxic + Basquiat. At the Rhythm Lounge, c. '83. Labels: and ya don't stop , jean-michel basquiat , ramellzee , rhythm lounge , toxic
A n unseasonably warm day in the forecast. So lighten up. -J.Crew Red Wool Watch Cap/ Ray Ban Wayfarers - Jack Spade Cotton Duck Swiss Brief - Steven Alan Fall Trench / The…
Interviewed by David Sylvester, 1966.
'San Quentin' 'Wanted Man' 'Jackson' 'Boy Named Sue'
Stay dry out there. - The Brothers Bray Tote / ACL&Co. waxed canvas laptop sleeve / Filson Umbrella - Klein 5139 zipper pouch / Field Notes + Koh-I-Noor Mechanical Pencil - Timex…
The Big Three : Jones, Roach & Blakey. Elvin Jones Max Roach Art Blakey Labels: art blakey , elvin jones , jazz greats , Master class , max roach
The Man in Black. Born seventy-eight years ago today. Legend. A man with whom I had the incredible honor of meeting on several occasions in my younger days.
B ack in October of last year , the Corsillo brothers got some friends together, packed a few bags full of The Hill-Side 's forthcoming Spring '11 line, enlisted the talent of our…
Tuesday 02/14/2011 Of Material Interest: The Navy Issue Deck Jacket. share:
Thursday 02/03/2011 Anarchitect: Gordon Matta-Clark, 1943-1978. share:
Friday 02/01/2011 Of Material Interest: The US Army Tanker Jacket. share:
Friday 02/03/2011 Lightweights. share:
* Filson zipper tote * ACL&Co. waxed canvas zipper pouches * Timex field wristwatch * RRL ear flap deck cap * Ray Ban Wayfarers * Patagonia Fitz Roy hooded jacket * The Hill-Side…
Directed x Elia Kazan. Eight Oscars including Best Picture, Director, Actor, and Screenplay, 1954.
Anarchitect: Gordon Matta-Clark, 1943-1978. Labels: american artist , anarchitecture , cornell , gordon matta-clark
Directed x Elia Kazan. Eight Oscars including Best Picture, Director, Actor, and Screenplay, 1954.
William Eggleston , b.1939, American photographer, early pioneer of color photography as 'high art', fellow Southern gent, imbiber, Vanderbilt student for one year, music lover.
A Pictorial guide to a proper, stylish and adventurous winter.
AKA 'Jacket, Combat, Winter'. Introduced in '41 and worn by soldiers throughout the Second World War, From Generals Eisenhower and Patton to PFC. Tank commanders to grunts. From…
T here's the pea coat and then there's the oft replicated, iconic Navy issue deck jacket, introduced in the late 40's and refined over the following years to include the storm…
How To: The Making of Modern Classics. Labels: assembly , charles and ray eames , how to , mid-century modern design
Sir Edmund HIllary 's Rolex Oyster Perpetual Chronometer worn as he summited Mt. Everest in 1953. At the Beyer Museum in Zurich, Switzerland.
Produced in 1972 upon the release of the Polaroid SX-70 . Powers of Ten , Made for IBM in 1968(released in '77).
Mr. Rock Bottom Riser himself, Bill Callahan (he of Smog fame) reads from his new novel, ' Letters to Emma Bowlcut '. See you there.
On the Subject of: The First Ascent of Mt. Everest. Labels: First ascent , mt. everest , sir edmund hillary , tenzing norgay
New year, new Head to Toes. Snow from here to Manchester. Stoked. Peace out NY. *Old Rand McNally atlas * Ebbets Field Flannels Brooklyn Tip Tops short brim cap * Stanley & Sons…
C agoule, anorak, parka , simply a hooded jacket. Call it what you will, but it's a favorite here at Secret Forts. While in the grips of an already seemingly interminable winter…
Girl Talk: Willem de Kooning on Painting Women. Labels: willem de kooning , women