Here are some of the items that we picked for this season's gift selection.
Photography + Styling by Kai D.
Model: Steven Meehan
Location: Kai D. Atelier
A little over a year ago, NBF submitted a winning proposal and earned access to the former parking lot of the Domino Sugar Refinery, which had become a vacant parcel of land. NBF began working the landscape and preparing it for vegetable and flower production. Neighbors came out to help and soon a group of volunteers became vital members of the farm team.
Raw denim is considered as a “blank slate” for each wearer to carve his or her own life onto. While it often takes months or years of dedication, the end result is worth it in the form of a piece of clothing that is yours and yours alone. To me this is how the clothing should age instead of being pre-faded by the manufacturer. Not to mention all the wastage in water to pre-fade the jeans. It took about three months research comparing various raw denim. I finally decided on this 13.5 oz ring ring denim from a Japanese mill. The indigo is deep with a slight texture. The Ring Spun yarn is a type of yarn created by rolling rather than pressing the fibers into shape. It has an uneven look and will fade with a more uneven contrast than the open end denim Ring-ring denim differs from ring-spun denim in that the ring-spun yarn is used for both the warp and weft during the weaving process.
Derek Keller was searching for a pair of leather suspenders when he founded 440 Gentleman Supply. "I could not find what I was looking for," he says, "so I decided to try to make it myself." One item led to another, and before he knew it, 440 Gentleman Supply was in business.