Tag: classic

Baracuta G10 'Farnley' jacket

Officially classic as a harrington jacket, the Baracuta G10 'Farnley' slim-fit jacket is anything but the traditional harrington. This G10 variation keeps some of the detailing, but looks more like a bomber jacket, with elasticated, tipped collar, cuffs and hem, although it does keep those distinctive front pockets. The 'super […]

Lyle & Scott desert boots

As Clarks expands its Originals range further, others seem to be muscling in on its bread and butter range – the latest being Lyle & Scott with its newly-launched desert boots. New for autumn/winter, they seem to offer much the same as Clarks, but with a slightly different and profile […]

The Ivy Look book reviewed

We previewed it months ago, but finally, The Ivy Look by Graham Marsh and JP Gaul has finally been released. Not only released, we have a review of it online too. Subtitled 'An Illustrated Pocket Guide', it pretty much aims to be just that, covering the look, the detailing and […]

Rock On Wood by Terry Rawlings

Not a book reissue, Rock On Wood – The Origin of a Rock and Roll Face by Terry Rawlings, is more of a reworking. Originally written and released in the late 90s, this Ronnie Wood biography wasn't the book the author intended, with the publishers preferring more of a straightforward […]

Adidas Italia 60 new reissues

With all the excitement over the Adidas London reissue yesterday, a clutch of other classic Adidas reissues slipped under the radar, like the two new version of the Adidas Italia 60 trainers. Both are faithful reproductions of the sports shoe designed for the Rome Olympics back in 1960, the version […]

Madras button-down shirt by J.Press

 It's a button-down with a heritage to match anything out there, but the J.Press button-down madras shirt isn't that easy to buy. Unless you happen to be in its native USA. It's a timeless ivy league classic and still fitting cutting a fine figure today, whether you go for the […]

Super Size Two Tone artwork

Over on Retro To Go some months back we featured Super Size Art – large-sized artwork of classic singles. The original batch had a mix of eras and genres, but now it's been joined by Gangsters by The Special AKA on the Two Tone label. It's a replica of a […]

1960s Take Ivy book reissued

Look out for a review of The Ivy Look by Graham Marsh and JP Gaul, but also make a note of a very interesting reissue in the coming weeks covering similar style ground – Take Ivy by Teruyoshi Hayashida. Originally released in Japan to great acclaim in 1965, the book […]