A good looking A-2 from England’s Private White V.C.:
Available for $620 over at Mr. Porter. Waxed cotton only looks better with age… this jacket is sweet. Good to see an A-2 when so many companies seem to be sticking with the MA-1.
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Where Is This Land Of Camouflage Ponies?
Filling Pieces x Dutch brand ÉÉN with some new low-tops:
Seeing as I have a good memory for useless stuff, I immediately thought that pony camo looked familiar. I hit the search on the site and BLAM –> Android Homme Camouflage Driving Moccasins. Case closed… no wait it isn’t I still need to know the source of this pony camouflage. Not the green, but that brown Android Homme colorway is tough.
You can pick the shoes up at KITH for $170
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Tangzhuang BAPE Camo Classic
Bape did what they do best, and threw some camo on this traditional Chinese Garment:
This is what it looks like reversed:
$1020 over at BAPE store China and BAPE store Bejing.
A lot of money, but it does look pretty badass in reversed mode… if you can pull something like that off. Interested idea.
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The Guerrillas Of Luzon
NRA Life Of Duty tells the story:
On December 8, 1941, as the Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor, they also attacked the Philippine island of Luzon, home to manila, Clark Air Base, Fort McKinley and American forces stationed there. American forces waged war for months until surrender seemed the only option. Most became prisoners of war and endured the infamous Bataan Death March. But roughly 450 men chose to hide in the jungle and find a way to fight on.
Clay Conner – Toughest male cheerleader ever.
What a unbelievable story!
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NemeN – Military Outerwear Gets Italian Upgrade
Ares (M65 inspired):
£380 ($618 USD)
Argo (Appears to by M-51 fishtail inspired):
£480 ($780 USD)
Chrono (Sport jacket.. WWII field jacket inspired)
£280 ($455 USD)
The idea was to create garments that would incorporate the original appearance of authentic military outerwear pieces, which were mostly made of woolen and cotton fabrics, making them contemporary through the use of a nylon fabric that would be extremely resistant to wear and time, creating garments which would have the flavor and the look of pre-owned pieces and that would keep their features unaltered with time.
I’d say it looks like they achieved their goal.
Make sure to check out the NemeN website for more picture and info. All the jackets are available in multiple colorways which is also nice to see.