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Wearing Coat in a Smart Causal Way

It’s very normal to put on a coat in Autumn or Winter. Yet, instead of wearing them in a formal way with your suit, you can also wearing coat in a smart causal style.

It’s actually very easy to do so. The tip is to wear a base with thick fabric for bottoming like, sweater, sweatshirt, cardigan or shirt.

filippa k coat Photo Source: Filippa K

Also, you can stand your collar up – not only to keep warm but also keep stylist. Furthermore, you can add more layers by wearing scarves that match the color of your coat. And there are several ways to tie a scarf, head to our previous article to know more.

Filippa K Lyon Wool Coat - Dark Navy

And to be more relaxed, you can wear a Cuban collar shirt instead of a stand collar.

Filippa K Lyon Wool Coat - Dark Mole

For bottoms, it’s easy to match coat with trousers, or jeans. And you will have a better silhouette with regular fit or slim fit trousers.

WANT Les Essentiels Montoro 德比鞋 - 黑色

WANT Les Essentiels Montoro Derby

For shoes, you have a lot of options, a pair of minimal sneakers ,classic leather oxfords shoes or even our WANT Les Essentiels leather shoes will do the job.

Check out our latest coat from Filippa K.

Filippa K Lyon Wool Coat - Dark Mole

Filippa K Lyon Wool Coat – Dark Mole

Filippa K Lyon Wool Coat - Dark Navy

Filippa K Lyon Wool Coat – Dark Navy

Folk Socks – Quality Socks with a Leather Tab

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Socks are undoubtedly essential items for us. They can deodorize your feet and to keep your feet dry and warm. Some of them even have quick dry function. And socks are more than that, a good looking socks add more layer to your outlook and complete your style. As we have spoken about the minimal clothing from Folk, we will also mention their socks this time.

Folk Waffle Socks - Charcoal

Folk socks feature a branded leather tap on the right foot. And it is held by a Corozo nut button. They are knitted with thick and elastic string to give you the greatest comfort. And there’s more, they use very special color and knit to make these socks stand out. Check out the melange socks. They consist of several colors with the same accent.

Folk Melange Socks - Black Melange

Folk Melange Socks – Black Melange

Folk Melange Socks - Autumnal Melange

Folk Melange Socks – Autumnal Melange

If the Melange socks are too colorful for you, you may want to take a look at the waffle socks. It also features Folk’s signature leather tab and the string is in waffle shape. And Folk uses more subtle color for the waffle socks, in navy and black.

Folk Waffle Socks - Navy

Folk Waffle Socks – Navy

Folk Waffle Socks - Charcoal

Folk Waffle Socks – Charcoal

Folk’s Corduroy Jackets and Pants

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Speaking of Folk‘s AW collection, we have to mention their corduroy jackets and pants. This season, we have them in Stone and Charcoal. Apart from the minimal cutting with soft color tone, they also have high quality corduroy fabric. The cords are in even and compact alignment to give a neat and soft touch.

Let’s start with the pants:

Folk Signal Pants - Stone Cord

Signal Pants – Stone Cord

Folk Signal Pants - Charcoal Cord

Signal Pants – Charcoal Cord

It features Folk’s signature branded leather tag. You can flip and hide the tag inside the pants as you wish.

Folk Signal Pants - Stone Cord

The back straight welt pocket has a frosted zipper with a metal pull.

Folk Signal Pants - Charcoal Cord

The pants are tapered fit and comfortable to wear with. It has a metal zipped fly closure that is easy to close and open.

Folk Patch Shirt - Green

Folk Signal Jacket - Stone

Signal Jacket – Stone

Folk Signal Jacket - Charcoal

Signal Jacket – Charcoal

Folk Signal Jacket - Stone

As for the jackets, they have frosted metal snap and a zipped inner pocket. Just like the pants, the zip has a frosted metal pull.

Folk Signal Jacket - Stone

It has a double zips closure for easy entry and comfort.

Folk Signal Jacket - Charcoal

Furthermore, it has 2 hand pockets. Same as the pants, you will find the branded leather tag at the corner. And you can flip it into the jackets as you wish.

Folk Signal Jacket - Charcoal

Folk Signal Jacket - Stone

Also read our previous blog to know more about the corduroy fabric.

Editor’s Pick – Polar Skate Patterned Polo Shirt

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We believe Polar Skate is no stranger to you. In the Autumn/Winter season, the Polar Skate patterned polo shirt is something worth taking a look at. Fitting in the street style, this made in Portugal polo shirt has a boxy and relaxed cut. Moreover, it has a loosely woven fabric that is soft and elastic.Thus,it combines the outlook of a polo shirt and the comfort of a t-shirt.

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Polar Skate Co. Patterned Polo Shirt - Ivory/Black

Ivory/Black

Polar Skate Co. Patterned Polo Shirt - Ivory/Dark Green

Ivory/Dark Green

Polar Skate Co. Patterned Polo Shirt - Ivory/Black

The semi-transparent customized buttons have Polar Skate’s logo and they match with the ivory color.

Polar Skate Co. Patterned Polo Shirt - Ivory/Dark Green

Furthermore, it has an POLAR embroidered above the chest pocket.

Polar Skate Co. Patterned Polo Shirt - Ivory/Dark Green

Model is 176cm tall with 30′ waist and wears size M

Polar Skate Co. Patterned Polo Shirt - Ivory/Black

Also see the classic sweater from Polar Skate.

Folk Clothing – It’s All Good Folk

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Folk clothing is a British label with the concept to take influence from culture, nature, friends and moment of life. With the belief of “It’s All Good Folk”, they apply it to every individual garment. They are designed to be worn everyday with a clean and utilitarian outlook. These staple pieces have superb quality and designs that will stand against time.

In fact, it shares the idea of minimal designs and slow fashion. Thus, they are sometimes refereed as the “Scandinavian brand from England”. Yet, they make a difference by injecting creative elements into their garments.

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This seasons (AW19) inspired by the continuing Goss Brothers collaboration. A set of painterly prints from their unique artworks about the story of Orpheus and Eurydice. The garment designs show expression of love and loss.

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Moreover, we also have some classic items from Folk clothing available online now

Folk Signal Jacket - Stone

Signal Jacket – Stone

Folk Mixed Yarn Crew - Autumnal Mix

Mixed Yarn Crew – Autumnal Mix

Folk is all about minimal designs with creative colors. Thus, the ones to watch this season will be the yarn crew with 8 different color blend together. And if you are looking for something classy, check out there signal jacket. The corduroy jacket has a double zipped closure.

What is Corduroy?

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Corduroy (also called “cord” or wale) is a sturdy, reliable and thick fabric that are being widely applied in Autumn/Winter collection. They are made of twisted fibers. The fibers are parallel to one another in ridges when it is woven. Therefore, they have a clear stripe pattern and look like they are combined with different cords.

forét Frog Shirt - Brick

forét Frog Shirt

This fabric is being widely used in the fashion industry. You can easily find corduroy pants, caps, shorts or shirts. Not only to keep you warm, they are also very durable.

Sizes of Cords

Yet, there are different sizes for corduroy as well. They are measured by the number of ridges per inch (wale size). Thus, the lower the wale number, the thicker the width of the cords. Wale number can vary between 1.5 to 21. However, we usually make trousers or furniture with thicker wale (lower wale number) while make tops with finer and thinner wale (higher wale number). Traditionally, corduroy clothes have wale number in between 10 to 12.

Due to the texture of corduroy, it is difficult to apply pattern or print on the fabrics. Thus, they usually come with embroidery as details or decorations. Polar Skate Co have their signature Big Boy embroidery on the 93′ cords; forét embroidered its brand name and logo on their cap and shorts respectively.

Polar Skate Co. '93 Cords - Police Blue Polar Skate Co. ’93 Cords

forét Raven Corduroy Cap - Dark Green

forét Raven Corduroy Cap

forét Rove Shorts - Khaki

forét Rove Shorts

forét Frog Shirt - Khaki Frog Shirt

Quality

How to tell the quality of a corduroy product? The easiest way is to feel is with your hand. The fine one usually has a soft and silky touch. They allow you to wear comfortably without irritating your skin. Furthermore, you can take a closer look at the surface of the fabrics. If you find cord or wale with uneven width, they usually have lower quality control.

Also read our previous article about zimbabwe cotton.

What is Garment Dye?

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Garment Dye is one of the dyeing methods. And it is the most extensive one because it dyes fabrics with a softer and vintage touch. Besides, it eliminates nearly 99% of garment’s shrinkage and keep your clothes remain in the same size.

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This method is usually applied to white or raw plain fabric. In the process, the garment is put in a dyeing machine. These machines work on the principle of “moving textile material with stationary dyeing liquor”. There are two rotating drums in the machine, the outer drum contains the dyeing liquor while the inner one contains fabrics to be dyed. The inner drum rotates slowly and the garment will be dyed. Usually, it is the last step of the manufacturing process, clothes are dyed after they have been knitted and embroidered. During the dyeing process, the fabric will go through the wash and dry process twice. That’s why it will take out most of the shrinkage in the fabrics. They will then go through inspection and labeling.

Kuro Denim

Kuro Dyed Wash Tee

Kuro Dyed Wash Tee (Playful Jeep) - Khaki

Although shrinkage is not a concern for garment dyed products, you should be careful with the cleanser. They should not contain alcohol as it will damage the color.

If you are interested in the production process of your clothes, don’t forget to check out how a Graphic Tee is produced.

More dyed products from Kuro:

Kuro Sulfur Dyed NIDOM Gurkha Pants - Black

Kuro Sulfur Dyed NIDOM Gurkha Pants

Kuro Sulfur Dyed NIDOM Training Shorts - Khaki

Kuro Sulfur Dyed NIDOM Training Shorts

Our Best Crew Neck Sweaters Collection

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What’s better than wearing a crew neck sweater in Autumn? Let’s check out our best crew neck sweater collection, which include minimal, vintage and street styles.

Let’s start with the minimal designs from Copenhagen. The Phil sweater from NN07 has a neat outlook with regular fit. Instead of catching your attention with exaggerated designs, NN07 did that with soft color and texture. Their Phil sweater is tightly knitted with 100% soft melange cotton yarn.

NN07 Phil Sweater - Kit

NN07 Phil Sweater

Also from the Scandinavian countries, Polar Skate also has their street style sweater this season. The boxy fit, drop shoulder design and elastic thread give it more flexibility than the others. Check out our previous article to know more details about it.

Polar Skate Co. Polar Knit Sweater - Black

Polar Skate Co. Polar Sweater

And don’t forget the special “Shaggy” sweater from Monitaly. It is literally made of shaggy fabric from their partner company in Osaka, where they conduct the whole process of sourcing and manufacturing. Also refers to our previous article to know more about the shaggy collection.

Monitaly Shaggy Crewneck Pullover - Solid Navy

Monitaly Shaggy Crewneck Pullover

Editor’s pick – Polar Skate Sweater Online Now

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Our FALL 19 collections from Polar Skate Co. is here and we have their classic Polar Skate sweater online now. This sweater has both streetwear and vintage touch. And it has a classic ivory “POLAR” logo on the chest.
Polar Skate Co. Polar Knit Sweater - Dark Green

Dark Green

Polar Skate Co. Polar Knit Sweater - Black

Black

The reason it has a vintage touch is the ivory “POLAR” logo. It is made with 8 bit font in classy ivory color.

Polar Skate Co. Polar Knit Sweater - Dark Green

But not forget Polar Skate is a skateboarding brand. The functionality of the sweater is very important. It is made with single face Jaquard knit and the ribs contains elastane. Therefore, it is very flexible and you can wear it to do some tricky moves on your skateboard. Furthermore, it is seamed with Ivory thread to enhance fabrics’ durability. And you can see the ivory thread in between the sweater if you take a closer look.

Polar Skate Co. Polar Knit Sweater - Black

Besides, it has ribbed crew neck and hem, which keep you warm in winter. Polar Skate Co. Polar Knit Sweater - Dark Green

And the sweater’s boxy fit with drop shoulder cutting match Polar Skate’s streetwear style very well.

Polar Skate Co. Polar Knit Sweater - Black

Interested in more streetwear item? Don’t forget to check out our previous article about oversized sneakers.

Rivets on Jeans – From Functional to Decorative

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You may spot the little copper rivets on jeans or other denim products. In fact, these metal rivets on jeans were designed and patented by Levi Strauss. As workers wore jeans to work, rivets were being widely applied on jeans’ pocket corner to enhance their durability. They reinforce the denim and prevent them from ripping apart.

Stevenson Overall Co. La Jolla 727 One Wash Jeans - Indigo

Stevenson Overall Co. La Jolla 727 One Wash Jeans

However, with the advancement of technology, modern stitching can also provide the same function. Moreover, with the rising trend of minimalism, manufacturers try to eliminate unnecessary details on their designs. As a result, you seldom find rivets on jeans nowadays. Yet, it doesn’t mean that rivets should be gone completely. Putting rivets on jeans is a salute to the tradition and they are the perfect decoration for vintage denim lovers.

Stevenson Overall Co. Deputy Denim Jacket - Indigo

Stevenson Overall Co. Gambler Jeans - Indigo

Stevenson Overall Co. Gambler Jeans

The Gambler Jeans from Stevenson Overall Co. uses detailed stitching instead of rivets to enhance the durability.

Stevenson Overall Co. La Jolla 727 One Wash Jeans - Indigo

Apart from the rivets, Jacrons is also a must on jeans. They are the label at the back of the waist. Their function is to show the brand and size of the jeans – which they still do now. Yet, many of the Jacrons are now made of faux leather instead of real leather.

If you want to know more about denim, don’t forget to check out our previous article about Selvedge Denim and our quality Japanese vintage denim for sale.