In the 5th issue of Journal de Nîmes we already showed you a few ways of knotting your tie and folding you pocket square. Since the day we made the illustration I was focused on ties and since than I saw them everywhere. We've made a little list of our todays favorites and my former intern Mia Porter put together a nice article, sourced from wikipedia and all over the place and came up with this. A 'little' history of the tie, which goes back to the mid 17th century, and our favorite ties in a row. [ Continue reading ]

Last week I came across this really nice men’s leather accessories label from Spain by Gonzalo Fonseca called Steve Mono. The products are made in spain by a small manufacturer, all with a very unique and distinguished style. Like it a lot!… [ Continue reading ]

While waiting for our new stock of natural Roberu iPhone cases for Anothershop, Leather Factory Roberu just launched a beautiful canvas and leather camera strap in collaboration with the bag and accessories brand 6SHiKi. The black and white straps will… [ Continue reading ]

I very much like this classic and hand crafted uniform tie by Apolis Activism. The tie was inspired by a WWII officer tie and is hand made in California. It comes in Kahki, Navy and Olive, plus a special 5.5 oz Crisp Chambray… [ Continue reading ]

For the rainy days to come Tenue de Nîmes is working on a collaboration with London Undercover, the beautiful umbrella label by designer Jamie Milestone. Our friend and genius illustrator Hiyoko Imai is working on an illustration for this special project and we can’t… [ Continue reading ]

Yesterday I wrote about the locker on the bank deposit bag and why it wasn’t being used anymore. But it’s still in production! Chase Browder pointed me on this bag by Freemans Sporting Club and Billy Kirk with the same lock. ‘The Bank Bag… [ Continue reading ]

The fantastic accessories and object makers Black Sheep & Prodigal Sons will open their first shop tomorrow. ‘Occulter will house selected works from the Black Sheep & Prodigal Sons archive as well as pieces designed exclusively for the shop. The location will… [ Continue reading ]

We very much love these Eyeglass Cases by Tanner Goods. Based off a mid-60’s US Military standard issue case but updated with a few key details and soon available in Amsterdam at the Red Wing Shoes store… Stay tuned. [ Continue reading ]

We saw this during our Duluth Pack factory visit last week – The Urban Outfitters x Duluth Pack collaboration. The lovely little Hiking Pack comes in two colors, blue and red with custom blond leather details. This limited edition pack is only… [ Continue reading ]

A beautiful update by Erik Schedin: Shoes, glasses and a lovely updated version of his boat cover fabric tote bag. ‘The shoes where designed in 2004 and were emblematic as a starting point for erikschedin.com in the summer of 2008. They where at that time only… [ Continue reading ]

I’m a huge fan of the Soulland Adler Fedora, the beautiful hat, handmade at Stig Andersen aka ‘The Hat-maker’, a small factory in Copengagen. Alken Film and Nahm Studio made this lovely short film about the production process. Enjoy!… [ Continue reading ]

A lovely little video showing Steve Opperman of Temple Bags creating his beautiful bags… Made by McManus Studios. [ Continue reading ]

And another shop update This february we wrote about it already, and now they’re finally available at Anothershop: The handmade vegetable-tanned leather iPhone case by Roberu in black, and next month in brown as well. [ Continue reading ]

We wrote about them before, but just received a major update from Commune de Paris 1871. One of the new items in store is this limited edition (60 copies) exclusively created for “Le Bon Marché Rive Gauche” silk scarf. Discover… [ Continue reading ]

A bunch of beautiful new leather accessories over at Makr Carry Goods. We very much like the simple natural canvas tote, ‘perfect for a day at the beach, trip to the market or daily city use.’… [ Continue reading ]

I always wanted to paddle the lakes of Canada, enjoying the wilderness. And if I will go there, I’ll definitely buy some goods at Frost River. A little tent, the Camp Kitchen Pack and probably the Canoe Thwart… [ Continue reading ]

When you're a regular reader you might think that we have some kind of a bag-fetishism. We're hunting all day for the best, most practical, good looking and well crafted men's accessories. Well, at the moment we believe we found something that will make us to end this search. A bag made of cognac-colored Florentine Vachetta leather, hand-made in Italy, bag-by-bag, with all the needed compartments and cases. Finished with water resistant nylon lining and an outside strip to attach to the trolley for comfortable traveling… We're talking about the TravelTeq Trash. A classic bag ready for the 21st century. We're proud to carry this beauty in Anothershop! [ Continue reading ]

Carolien Vlieger and Hein van Dam, the dutch design couple behind Vlieger & Vandam just released their autumn/winter 10/11 collection. Very much like this series of accessories inspired by Jackson Pollock covered with a pattern of splashes on the leather. Be sure you’ll… [ Continue reading ]

The new business suit — Stanley & Sons Apron and Bag co. featured by A Smile in the Mind >… [ Continue reading ]

A weekend roundup. On the street… via Manzoni, Milano by The Sartorialist (Above) The J.Crew men’s catalougue featuring Tyler Brûlé. Iroquois 2009 AUTUMN／WINTER COLLECTION “Be natural” The Spades Interview in NY Magazine Church’s –… [ Continue reading ]

Louis Vuitton changed their communication from showing old and erstwhile world leaders on their way down the road into telling the story of the high-end craftsman and the beauty of the details.

I saw the sneak preview of the images, shot by Desiree Dolron, a few months ago and I instantly fell in love with the brand.
Above image is the sewing of the leather with a beeswax thread to protect the stitchings overtime. Louis Vuitton: The sum of details beautifully captured by Desiree Dolron! For more images [ Continue reading ]

This will definitely be my first and favorite iPhone case. From the 2010 collection by Roberu. (Coming soon….)… [ Continue reading ]

Started in Florence by Wanny DiFilippo and his wife Nadia Il Bisonte is definitely one of our favorite leather accessories brands. The nice detailed and beautiful crafted bags made of the fine, vegetable tanned leather vacchetta will only become more and more attractive as… [ Continue reading ]

While working on a special for Bright Magazine on kids, I missed the deadline to add these beauties so wanted to share them here. Our Children’s Gorilla produce home accessories inspired by the children’s imagination. We especially love the Milwaukee Express, a handmade… [ Continue reading ]