30th Century Man

The Rig Out, a popular men's style zine in our little community, presents their first foray into film.  30th Century Man is a collaboration between various individuals who are as unique as they are similar, at least in the asethetic sense - photographer Antony Crook, stylist Glenn Kitson, world-record breaking cyclist James Bowthorpe and Scottish band Mogwai.  Read all about the project below, which features clothing from Woolrich Woolen Mills' spectacular F/W 2010 collection.

"Last summer, photographer Antony Crook, stylist Glenn Kitson and world-record breaking cyclist James Bowthorpe found themselves in the isolated Norwegian countryside in the middle of the night. 'It was August and we were so far north that the sun never set. We found ourselves in this incredible landscape in the bright sun at 2am with nobody there,' says Crook, who was there with Bowthorpe and Kitson on a shoot for men’s style zine The Rig Out in collaboration with fashion label Woolen Woolrich Mills and menswear store Oi Polloi. 'Glenn and I had seen an outfit from the collection by Daiki Suzuki for Woolrich Woolen Mills. It was when seeing that outfit that we first visualized James cycling on a road in twilight.' He shot the film based on this image and Bowthorpe’s incredible solo journey around the globe. 'I wanted the film to somehow give a sense of what James had achieved and the idea of him being alone, so I thought of shooting somewhere wild and isolated.'

Crook was working with Mogwai at time and the band had sent him some new demo tracks when he was in Norway. Listening to How to be a Werewolf? on repeat while driving around looking for locations, he says, 'I was immediately drawn to this track of the demo because it seemed to fit perfectly with the landscape.' When the band members from Mogwai saw the footage, they decided to remix the song, tailoring a version of it for the completed film.

The result is moving image that captures the abstract notion of circumnavigating the earth, a journey from beginning to beginning. 'We found the perfect backdrop to tell this story of somebody who points his bike at the horizon and then doesn't stop pedaling. It's a film about never giving up,' says Crook."


The Rig Out - 30 Century Man from Antony Crook on Vimeo.

-L.A.S

The Rig Out Issue 2

I'll be the first to admit that I had no idea what The Rig Out was until I saw a post on the magazine over at Drinkin' and Dronin' a couple of weeks ago.  Thankfully I am now well informed.  The Rig Out is from the minds behind Oi Polloi (and a few other talented cats) and is described as "a fanzine with good pictures of good clothes and other good stuff" and "a guide to style in life...cult classic not best seller."  Sounds good to me.  Twice as big as Issue 1 and apparently twice as good, Issue 2 looks to beat the sophmore slump in a big way.  From what I've seen it looks awesome and should be full of the sartorial inspiration you expect from a high quality publication.  Oh yeah, its also like $1.60 or free with orders of $80 and up.  No doubt mags like Inventory are crushing it, but you gotta stay diversified, people.

-L.A.S

p.s. Special thanks to Steve for hooking me up with the press release.