WILL Leather Goods is a small, Oregon based company that have made such a huge impact with their specific brand of bags and carry alls that they’re now stocked by Nordstrom’s, Saks Fifth Avenue, Neiman Marcus and Barneys New York.
This pair of two-tone acetate glasses by Cutler and Gross have a solid, understated appeal and it’s easy to image that they could be worn by a writer, a rocket scientist or a small town mechanic and still look perfectly suitable.
This tee, dubbed “The Swede”, is the newest design off the press at Dodge & Burn. It features a Hasselblad SWC camera fitted with a super-wide 38mm Zeiss Biogon lens and it’s printed on premium white 100% fine jersey ring-spun cotton.
We featured Knockaround Sunglasses here on Silodrome a few months ago and they were hugely popular, for those who’ve never heard of them – they’re UV400 proof sunglasses with FDA approved impact resistant lenses that only cost $25 USD each.
This classic Carroll Shelby tee by Wicked Quick is 100% designed and made in the USA, each one is printed on US Slub Cotton (that’s a lightweight, summer friendly type of cotton). The logo design is reminiscent of late 19th century graphic design, which we love, and the light colours and materials make it a perfect Saturday t-shirt for the summer months.
Vanson Leathers and Iron & Resin are two companies with a lot in common. They’re both American through and through, they both spend a lot of time working with leather and they both do everything by hand, in the USA.
This beautifully constructed pewter cocktail shaker is reminiscent of the era before, during and just after the Prohibition. It isn’t widely known that pewter is actually an alloy, it’s a mixture of 85% to 99% tin, with added copper, antimony and bismuth.
‘But I was going with a girl who began to hate the cycle – just hated riding in the bumpy sidecar. She told me, “Either the cycle goes or I go!” ‘Well, there was no contest. She went.’
When it comes to boots that are genuinely American, you’ll be hard pressed to find a more authentic pair than the Heritage 877 Boots by Red Wing. Originally released in 1953 as a sporting boot, they became an instant success with hunters, hikers and outdoorsmen.
As summer descends on the northern hemisphere we’ll all be spending more time outdoors – doing things like throwing balls around, BBQing and drinking beer whilst throwing balls around and BBQing.
If you’ve ever wanted a pair of sunglasses that float you might want to take a look at these wooden sunglasses by Shwood. The model pictured here is called the “Govy”, each pair comes in a protective wooden box and the MSRP is $145 – which is comparable with a mid-range pair of Ray-Bans or Oakleys.
The Omega Spacemaster Z-33 is a new watch designed to evoke the iconic “Pilot Line” Omega watches that were first introduced in the 1960s. The case is 100% titanium and the movement is a reliable calibre 5666 quartz, the watch is designed specifically for pilots and can be used as a wrist-top flight log.
