Established in Jackson, Wyoming in the swinging 60′s and stood out from the many burgeoning brands, Rocky Mountain Featherbed is a dead honest, traditional outerwear brand with a hint of luxury. In particular, the brand became known for their cold weather vest with leather yoke. As the world began to turn a bit quicker through the 70′s and 80′s Rocky Mountain Featherbed slipped quietly under the radar until 2005 when a Japanese vintage collector demanded we all pay attention to it once again. Since then it has been retracing its steps and getting back in touch with its heritage. Now available from Manchester-based retailer Oi Polloi.

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Designer Simon Spurr walks us through SPURR‘s Fall/Winter 2010 Denim collection.

Milan fashion week: Designer Daiki Suzuki put a sharp, Eighties spin on American outerwear for his penultimate collection for Woolrich, reinventing traditional hunting plaid in shades of black and blue, inspired by early Rei Kawabuko.

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“The second chapter of a legacy. Thinking about the future, reflecting the past age, celebrating original craft”

In the market for tops as meticulously crafted as your jeans? Swedish clothing manufacturer, Burglar.Co.,Ltd is a handcrafted, lifestyle brand name that uses unique vintage production techniques such as wooden weaving looms and slow vintage knit patterns during production. The primary in Burglar products are the attention to detail and handcrafted originality. The brands inspiration derives from motorbike culture, workwear & army/navy utility garments and subcultures; the accent is freedom.

Fall/Winter 09 sees the silhouette shorter, giving a slightly styled rugged look, keeping an original style and an updated fit with great attention to original details. Original Wakayama looms are behind every piece in the selection. The colors are predominantly heavy, consisting mixed off-white and grey with elements of indigo. To get the full look you can also find a knitted scarf and the Jersey-sans-culottes in the collection. All products are made in Japan and Sweden.

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Aknowledge is a premiere young men’s lifestyle collection that defines the convergence in the landscape between street, skate, contemporary and traditional. This global male acknowledges the key elements of dressing smart and uniquely bases his own wardrobe on the new essentials which consistently tie back to denim. The premium collection is based on 6 key pieces with a strong price value quotient: The clean slim v or graphic statement cotton t-shirt, the classic chambray woven, high quality original denim, aggressive denim washes, the denim jacket and the trend driven sophisticated jacket. The denim pants have two fits: The Newton which is a low-rise straight leg and The Galileo which is a low rise slim.

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1. High quality chambray shirt with the workman pockets making a nice unique feature. Made with real chainstitching throughout and a blue selvage, this is a serious shirt that will only look better with time. 100 percent cotton. Selvedge hidden button down collar. Neck fastening. Runaway threads from the chainstitch. Quite a heavy fabric, almost denim like. Made in Japan.

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2. Denim shirt dyed with an intense indigo. Contrasting green and white thread throughout. Selvage trims to the waist. Chainstitched throughout. Hidden pocket on the left chest. Made in Japan.

3. Flannel shirt made using a medium/heavy cloth. Two pocket workwear design. Blue buttons. D’artisan tab on the chest pocket. Made in Japan.

Get them at Superdenim.co.uk

New LA based brand Rogue Territory‘s agenda is somewhat a synopsis of the current movements in American denim: “Our products represent modern interpretations of the garments that were produced during the industrial age of the 20th century. It is our mission to build on the designs of the past by offering a more fashionably relevant collection for those who are passionate about denim, work wear, vintage clothing, and fashion alike… We at Rogue Territory share 3 core values: use the highest quality fabrics, adhere to the highly regarded American manufacturing standards of the early 1900s, and share our undying passion and extensive knowledge of denim with our customers”. Read between the lines: Rogue Territory is yet another brand from the new breed of American denim artisans cashing in on the ‘American Made’ trend, trying to use the economic crunch and its cultural implications for their advantage. Does it sound like we’re complaining? Quite the opposite – of course there are pretenders and lookalikes, but most of the newcomers (including RT) are the genuine thing, heralding valuable ideologies and keeping America true to the (origins of) blue.

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We all know a stylish look has a lot to do with cool accessorizing. Here’s one of my favorite accessories for this fall season, the Voyager Dot Stole by Japanese brand Nonnative. Made from 100% viscose, this dark blue tasseled scarf with yellow, green, brown and blue striped detail is the denim maniacs way to keep warm while stayin tru to da blu…

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Japanese label UNUSED‘s philosophy is simple: you must know and respect the past, to be able to create the next big thing of the future. It is a philosophy shared by many in the land of the rising sun, but this particular label has gone all the way in conveying its message. Alongside being one of the coolest lookbooks I have seen in a while (and trust me when I tell you I see many), it bears a political agenda within its images. Don’t be fooled by the humorist approach it suggests – the joke’s on you! Yeah, isn’t it funny how the western culture used to discard the old and worship the new? And now with all that vintage/heritage trend suddenly old is in mode (but only with objects)? UNUSED’s choice of an elderly model is not random, nor is it a publicity stunt; it is simply their way to illustrate what the Japanese have known for a long time: used is good – and only gets better with… age.

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(Images via Hypebeast)