Thursday, 21. October 2010
Denim, the never ending story. Seemingly, for as long as I can remember new and old denim brands come out all claiming some sort of heritage and this that and the other. You all know what I mean. Personally, I've worked in and around the denim industry since 1997 and ...
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Tuesday, 12. October 2010
Living on a vegetarian diet is easy today. Gone are the days that one had to feast on raw-vegetables and various salads exclusively. There is a huge range of veggie-products that make it easy to abstain by imitating the taste and texture of meat, ham, chicken ... you name it. ...
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Friday, 01. October 2010
The idea for The Reference Council sprouted roughly a year ago.
Steven and I were chatting about who we were as men and playing with the notion of an online portal that differed from our -rant- space on Black Lodges. A portal that would allow us to discuss products we liked ...
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Sunday, 08. August 2010
AC/DC's Back in Black turned 30 just a few short weeks ago. Hard to imagine really, as the album continues to hold us and stay relevant. How better to celebrate the anniversary than by sharing our feelings and memories of the album and those of our friends. What follows is ...
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Friday, 30. July 2010
Eat Dust is a new brand based in Antwerp, Belgium started by two close friends of mine. Rob and Keith constitute the Belgian Black Lodges Chapter and aside from the brotherhood that binds us, these guys are two true originals. Raised on a (un)healthy dose of skateboarding, punk rock, more ...
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Monday, 05. July 2010
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Monday, 31. May 2010
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Monday, 31. May 2010
I am not a big fan of writing public eulogies of people I don't know. I find the public adoration of deceased stars often similar to dung flies flying to the warmest pile of cow dung. Not now though. I was away this weekend when through an email I was ...
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Wednesday, 26. May 2010
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Tuesday, 11. May 2010
This is our first fashion, for a lack of a better word, production we have done for The Reference Council. I use the word "fashion" somewhat lightly and added with a fair amount of sarcasm as I really am one of the most unfashionable people I know. This doesn't mean ...
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Monday, 19. April 2010
A few months ago, news broke that Levi's was relocating their infamous Levi's Vintage Division to Amsterdam. Not only did the relocation seemingly invigorate this much beloved division within Levi's but it also brought with it a series of changes in regards to the structure of how LVC was dealt ...
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Saturday, 10. April 2010
By Rufus Exton
Crufts is the biggest dog show in the world. It began in 1891 when a dog biscuit manufacturer, a Mr. Charles Cruft launched the “First Great Terrier Show” in Islington, London. Since then the show has gone from strength to strength. Until last year, when the BBC pulled ...
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Wednesday, 07. April 2010
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Friday, 02. April 2010
The second part of our interview with Peter Capolino shifts focus away from Mitchell & Ness’ history towards a discussion of fabrics and styles associated with baseball uniforms. We chat about hats and jackets, and also about the impact color tv had on the look and feel of baseball. Call ...
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Tuesday, 16. March 2010
Racks of jerseys, faithful reproductions of some of baseball, basketball, hockey, and football’s greatest players and moments, fill the floor of the Mitchell & Ness flagship on Philadelphia’s Chestnut Street. Each has a story. Each speaks directly to a particular moment in time.
During the early part of this millennium, Mitchell ...
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