Origin68 – the holy grail of t-shirts
As a girl, I’m always on the look out for a t-shirt I can buy my boyfriend and a couple of months later steal for myself! So I was pretty pleased when I stumbled upon the Origin68 website, or as its rather aptly named, the holy grail of t-shirts.
Origin68 is the brainchild of two Manchester based t-shirt enthusiasts Matt and Harry. Buoyed on by their hippy ideals that a t-shirt can change the world they set to work designing their art.
The concept behind their t-shirts is that of wearable art, designs that provoke thought in people and make some kind of comment about the world in which we live in. Their philosophy is that a t-shirt should allow us to express a response to our environment, surroundings, culture, society and hopefully make us look half decent whilst we do it!
We’re loving their latest creation, a collaboration with the now legendary Si Scott. The design features a dove, the symbol of peace, in Si Scott’s highly intricate, hand-drawn signature style, which can been seen in the images below.
Si Scott has his own characteristic style that combines hand-inked artwork with modern typography. His prestigious and ever-expanding client list includes the likes of Adidas, Converse, Diesel, Gap, Hugo Boss, Matthew Williamson, Nike and Uniqlo.
Origin68 Continental Clothing tees offer a superior quality and their sizing is pretty much standard, perhaps slightly on the fitted side, just how Stylenerds likes them! The t-shirts are all very reasonably priced at only £18, you can’t find much better than that!
Unlike many websites, where the shipping can cost almost the price of your entire order, they have a fixed shipping rate of only £2 no matter what you order or where in the world you are based.
The best thing about their tees is that they are Continental Earth Positive t-shirts, which are manufactured to high ethical standards, being climate neutral and organic.
Origin68 also do women’s fit tees, so if you don’t fancy your other half stretching your t-shirt, you can buy one each!
So what are you waiting for? Head over to their website now to bag yourself a great quality organic tee.
Check out a selection of our favourites below.
The Country Gent Boot by Henri Lloyd
Since their creation in 1963, Henri Lloyd have been responsible for pioneering the wonder material of the 1960s, Bri-Nylon, the first non-corrosive zip made of nylon, the introduction of a Velcro closure in waterproof garments and the hand taping of seams as an alternative to varnishing for waterproof integrity and strength. They are now continuing their success by branching out with a more contemporary approach to their new AW10 Collection, with fresh branding and a particular focus on the latest shapes, colour palettes and sourcing the highest quality European leathers and finishes.
Henri Lloyd may be best known as a British Sailing Heritage brand, but their new ‘Country Gent’ boot for AW10 is a contemporary twist for this traditional brand. We’ve seen the vintage lace-up boot make a massive comeback over the last year, with the likes of AllSaints, French Connection, Topman, River Island and Asos all featuring the tapered drop crotch carrot fit or arc fit jeans with either a leather derby or military boot.
Heritage is a key theme for the AW10 season and these hand crafted derby boots are individually burnished to create a distinctive vintage look to the full grain leather. The Charlebury boot is a modern take on the classic derby boot style makes use of high quality resin ‘oiled’ canvas, sourced from Italian Mills, while the lining is the original brushed cotton Henri Lloyd check fabric.
Check out the Charlebury boots in more detail below.
If you like what you see and are willing to pay £140, head over to their website or their flagship store on Carnaby Street, London.
Topman Denim Room
The online store for the ubiquitous high street brand has taken denim a step further now by offering a interesting amalgamation of interactive video to show off how all their styles of denim will look when on. Although this sounds a little like the various thumbnails and enlargements you’ll find on many an online store, this demo/tool actually shows you them on a guy moving around when you want to view the sides, front or back.
So, whether your particular choice cut at the moment is skinny, stretch skinny, slim, straight, bootcut, flare, twister, worker or carrot (breathe), you can check them out in all their glory right here. The great thing is that if you don’t already know the styles, you can see how they look here first and buy them from wherever you like!
Check out the Topman Denim Room now.
Vans Coloured By Crayola
Here at Stylenerds, Vans Authentic are our staple summer shoe. Unchanged since their conception in 1966, Vans Authentic classic skate shoes can be worn with rolled up chinos, shorts or jeans for the perfect casual summer look.
Vans are the original maker of quality lace-up skate shoes. With their iconic chunky white vulcanised sole with the signature waffle construction and canvas uppers, available in a multitude of colours and styles, there is always a pair to suit your outfit and your mood.
Always coming out with new ingenious collections, it didn’t surprise us to hear that Vans latest collaboration was with Crayola. When you hear the name Crayola, memories of your earliest creative masterpieces quickly come to mind. The iconic wax crayon company has joined forces with the original skater footwear company Vans to bring you the Vans Colored by Crayola collection.
The Vans colored by Crayola collection for Autumn/Winter 2010 combines Vans Classics styles capturing the fun spirit and colours of Crayola, including all your favourite crayon shades: Carnation Pink, Dandelion, Blue and Violet. The flecked white design over the bold colours adds to the authentic crayon-drawn look.
Vans have even revamped their iconic Vans Checkerboard pattern, with a special Crayola-style makeover, reminiscent of your childhood doodles. There are 11 different colour patterns available in the Classic Slip-On, Authentic, Era and Sk8-Hi styles in a wide range of sizes.
If you haven’t already seen them, check out the pics below.
Vans are available online at Size, Schuh, Office and many others.
More Rock’n'Roll than Van Halen
While out shopping on Sunday afternoon we happened upon the hidden gem of Shoreditch HOSTEM.
They’ve just received their first delivery of mastermind JAPAN 2010 Fall/Winter. The overall range looks pretty darned amazing but we’ve showcased our fave bits here for you. The quality of some of these pieces is second to none. Not sure about the velvet fur gilet though.
All are available now in-store at HOSTEM, however their site should be up and functional soon to allow overseas and “where’s Shoreditch?” purchases.
HOSTEM
41-43 Redchurch Street
London
E2 7DJ
England
Photography: Hypebeast.com
The spirit of Animal Collective
Sweet Baby-Jesus this series of posts over at yepwecan.co.uk is so close to the bone it gave us a bone. Always wondered what the other guys wearing and why?
If you don’t know, now you know…
Vans High Summer Collection
Following the relaunch of their flagship store in Carnaby Street, Vans have released their High Summer Collection. The Collection features the classics with nice summery colours such as: Orange, Green and Yellow. They’ve have also released a range of lovely sunnies which have a similar shape to that of the Ray Ban Wayfarer for that vintage beach look.
Other lesser known models such as the Zapato (Van’s take on the boat shoe) and the Rata make an appearance. The Rata is available in a natural/ Stone colour which would be a good look on the beach or just for a summer stroll. The final piece to Van’s Summer Collection is the apparel line, which includes a solid range of board shorts.
The whole collection is available from their store here
