First Look: L.B.M. 1911 F/W 2011

When we last saw L.B.M. 1911 Josh Peskowitz was raving about their unconstructed sportcoats and blazers.  For those unaware, L.B.M. 1911 is the more "casual" (in the Italian sense, of course) collection by the Mantova based tailoring house Lubiam.  Founded in 1911 by Luigi Bianchi, Lubiam has been making some of the finest tailored tailored clothing in Italy for 100 years.  F/W 2011, and L.B.M. 1911 in general, is all about deconstructing the blazer as much as possible - it's the definition of dressed down tailoring.  Honestly, these jackets are probably more analogous to the shirts and knits you already have in your wardrobe.  The L.B.M. 1911 F/W 2011 shots below embody the majority of the ideas I've been pushing on this blog for a while now - mainly, casually dressing down sportcoats and blazers for every day wear.  The styling below even brings to mind some of the heritage trends currently dominating the American menswear market.  I guess that traces itself back to L.B.M. 1911's penchant for pushing the envelope considering many Italian tailoring houses have refused to acknowledge this movement.  I know this look isn't for everyone, but it's something I think we can all appreciate, especially considering the sheer workmanship put into these pieces.

-L.A.S

Boglioli S/S 2011

When I've talked about Boglioli on Sart Inc before I've gone a little off the deep end as far as praise is concerned, but when you've tried one of their jackets on it's tough to stay level headed.  For S/S 2011 Boglioli has really taken their fabric treatments up a notch.  The washed fabric and over-dying looks great, feels great and really speaks to the budding idea (at least in one small corner of the blogosphere) of dressed down tailoring.  Just picture that perfectly rumpled double breasted jacket over one of those Brooks Brothers spread collar polos, some creased tissue chinos and tassel loafers sans socks.  Good look, no?  Boglioli aint cheap (read: Barney's and Bergdorf), but I'm of the believe that everyone only needs that one great S/S jacket.  And if you're only gonna have one, you might as well do it right.  Check out some ad campaign and lookbook images below and hit Boglioli's website for all the relaxed, muted goodness.

-L.A.S

"The Master Modern Cobbler"

If you read this month's GQ you might have noticed Will Welch's profile on Mark McNairy.  Well, it's up on the website and is a seriously great read.  With phrases like "the most talked-about cobbler in, what, a century" this is a career changing piece of press for Mark.  The article contains some great insight into Mark's roots, production and his buzzed about debut collection for Woolrich Woolen Mills.  A big congrats goes out to one of my favorite designers and my friend, Mark McNairy.  I think this serves as proof that if you challenge conventions and continue to do what you set out to do in the first place, people will notice.

-L.A.S

First Look: Gant Rugger F/W 2011

Christopher Bastin let this first look at Gant Rugger F/W 2011 slip through the cracks over the weekend and since Gant Rugger is one of my favorite brands it should come as no surprise that you are looking at them now.  I was lucky enough to see the collection at Rugger's Twenty Four Hour Session back in December and can say, without a doubt, that this is just the tip of the iceberg.  Ironically enough, however, my favorite piece of all F/W 2011 can be seen below.  The one button shawl collar dinner jacket is probably the coolest piece of formal wear I have seen in a while.  I love how Chris added gold blazer buttons to take it to the next level and make it unmistakeably Rugger - an example of why he is one of the best designers working today and a Sart Inc favorite.

-L.A.S

E. Tautz F/W 2011

Instead of me pasting a shit ton of pictures here, London Fashion Week TV has provided us all with a nice motion picture of the E. Tautz F/W 2011 collection recently shown in London.  I'm not the biggest fan of the knits, but I can get down with those gigantic lapel outerwear pieces, especially that double breasted khaki number.  If you are unfamiliar with Patrick Grant, one of menswear's rising stars, click the tags at the bottom of the post.


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-L.A.S

Gant By Michael Bastian F/W 2011 NYFW Video

Here is a new video giving you guys an idea of what the Gant by Michael Bastian F/W 2011 presentation was like, sans attendee pandemonium, with some choice words from the man himself.



-L.A.S

Run Of The Mill Shop S/S 2011 Is Live

Not much to say here, since I think we pretty much everything the other day, but I just wanted to let all interested parties know that all of our S/S 2011 gear, both private label and the Monitaly double breasted linen blazer, is now online.

-L.A.S