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Nike Sportswear Apparel FW10

Vincent — Wed, 04 Aug 2010 16:51:29 +0000

I’m working closely with NSW on a project (this isn’t it), but I took photos of the new FW10 collection that just arrived at OTH. The actual photo project I’m curating will be featured at the NSW Mavericks event taking place this Thursday at 1021a Ste-Catherine St; official NSW embroidery machines will be in place, customizing Nike’s famous AW77 Hoodies for the swoosh fanatics. It starts at 5pm and ends at 10pm, if you are in town make sure to be there.

WWII Paratrooper Jacket

Vincent — Sat, 09 Jan 2010 02:04:52 +0000

Many have tried but never succeeded at reproducing it and making it better. Realistically, how can you expect a repro to look any better than this. The M42 was the uniform for the 101th Airborne Division troops in Normandy for WWII, father of the M65. There are so many military jackets that have influenced fashion but the M42 has been under the radar, getting overshadowed by the M65, the MA-1, the M51 and others. It’s probably the most fashionably in-tuned military field jacket, without actually being a field jacket….From the shirt collar to the slant-pockets and the waist belt to the reinforced elbows, I feel like this could easily be found in an Engineered Garments catalog.

Nike Sportswear V65

Vincent — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 21:57:49 +0000

While it is no secret that the classic Varsity Jacket has gone full fashion cycle by resurfacing for this early holiday (paralleled by the resurrection of cargo pants), consumers like myself are still looking for a well-tailored and slim fitted varsity as opposed to the wide arm opening ones we’ve been used to seeing at college football games. Military bottoms are a whole other quandary, so I’ll save that rant for next time. Now, for those who are still stuck in the middle, bewildered by their love for military attire yet still looking to jump on the varsity sail before it sets, Nike Sportswear have come up with an answer called the V65 by combining aesthetic features from the Varsity with technical assortments from the M65. The jacket is composed of an m65-esque melton body featuring four frontal pockets and a zippered collar which extends to white leather varsity sleeves. This hybrid coat is now available @ Honeyee for approx. $560