One Year

Evisu

In the Netherlands the Evisu company had to (temporarily) close their doors recently. But internationally the company seems to survive and Trend Land published a nice brand profile on the classic member of the Osaka 5 and their CEO, Scot Morrison. It shows a lovely view on the brand that almost died due to its own success and now tries to survive as a 21st century brand with hardcore denim genes. Enjoy the full story here. Source: Denimology.

Stockman x Tenue de Nîmes

The famous Siegel Stockman brand is displayed in many Haute Couture houses and shops around the world. Frederic Stockman was the first to search for a way to standardize the shape of the human body. In 1887 Stockman started to categorize measurements and made them into standard sizes. He basically democratized the clothing industry that untill than, was strictly something for the rich and their tailors.

"Stockman was a precursor in believing in the burgeoning democratization of cloths and, together with his associate and designer, Siegel, he started to manufacture busts and dummies to be used in the ready-to-wear trade and by couturiers".

As a celebration of our first anniversary the French company made some special Stockman x Tenue de Nîmes busts that are presented in the store as from now. Read more about the history of the famous Stockman brand here.

McQueen Desert Racer

Because our friend Seroj is working on an idea of building a Tenue de Nimes bike, we have been in search of inspiration for some time now. We came across this Steve McQueen Desert Racer by the Rickman brothers. Only 300 were built for a little more than £13.000,- Read more here. Picture by Hellforleather.

Churchill Gloves

With the European weather forecast of last night and Christmas ahead, we thought an extra bit of winter suggestions would not be unnecessary. A few weeks ago we found this amazing brand specialized in motor and workmen gloves. Churchill Gloves was founded in 1895 in the United States based on the romance of the 'open road' and the basic needs of motorcycle riding. Since than the fourth generation of the family retained their rich heritage of providing the best deerskin and leather gloves, specially designed for the road.

We will stock three styles for men and women this week. First of all the open-tip motorcycle gloves, secondly the classic short wrist ventilated gloves (below) and last, the deerskin workmen gloves (shown above in gold). All the styles will be presented in black, gold or walnut. You will be amazed by the quality and the craft that you experience when you take a closer look at these American classics.

Military

Here is another example of the unlimited amount of watches made by Omega that could fit in any period of time. It is hard to believe that this vintage military Omega is more that half a century old. We will start to stock some nice vintage time pieces at Tenue de Nîmes soon, but untill than we'll get you in the mood by showing our online finds every once in a while. TBC.

James Dean

Although Philip Goss wrote in our Journal de Nîmes Nº2 that James Dean used to wear 501's in his free time, Dean became one of the most important brand ambassadors of Lee Jeans since they started. The legendary Lee 101z is the fit that used to be endorsed by the style icon in movies such as 'Giant' from 1955. The original Lee Rider Zip-fly jeans worn in the movie by Dean were sold in October 2006 for the astonishing amount of $35.850,-. The original pair had a Warner Bros sign stiched inside the waist band and was dated April 26 1955 with the notation: Jas. Dean, and the initials "JD" just below it. Together with the jeans came an original black & white 8" x 10" photo which showed Dean wearing the Lee jeans for a wardrobe test.

This spring Lee Japan will introduce a magnificent replica for the Lee Archives that will hit the Tenue de Nîmes store in February. Take a close look at this 13,25oz narrow loom, Sanforized indigo cast denim with its characteristic one-side selvage. This is the traditional Lee Rider 101Z jeans with the straight top block and back pockets placed further away from each other for better access. Guys, this is the first official 2010 climax. Let's have some more!
Pictures by Denimology & Lee Japan.

Treasures Nr 6

The new issue of Blend Magazine just hit the stores, so time for us to share our new treasures. This time featuring our favorite notebooks from Rhodia, the lovely gypsy water by Byredo, de Red Wing 6" Classic Moc and this beautiful new bag by Ellen Truijen, the Belly in cashmere pearl leather... Enjoy

Quote

An expert knows all the answers -
if you ask the right questions.

- Levi Strauss.

Samurai

Samurai jeans is one of the few brands (like Momotaro) that produce their own fabrics to build their famous jeans with. And as far as Samurai is concerned denim can not be heavy enough. According to Denimology they broke their previous records of 190z and 21oz by producing their first astonishing 24oz dry denim. More after the click.

Free & Easy

'The Garment Tweed' is the name of the January edition of Japanese magazine Free & Easy. It reveals a great deal of fantastic stories and products connected to the magic tweed fabric. The issue is an incredible view on the traditional woven wool that refers to the word twill, or 'tweel' in Scottish.

Free & Easy shows famous brands like for instance Harris Tweed, Dormeuil and English John G. Hardy. Secondly they provide a map on which all UK wool regions are pointed out and described. Also there is a full overview of all the famous fabrics that remind you of the jackets our grandfathers used to wear. Of course F&E was kind enough to list some of the most sought-after brands (like Nigel Cabourn, Ralph Lauren and L.L. Bean) that use the traditional textiles in their latest collections. Any way, it is an issue full of great stuff putt together with the admirable Japanese punctuality. Available at TdN as from today!

Christmas Treasures

Tenue de Nîmes selected some of its finest Christmas presents today. Both men and women can make it a holiday to remember by giving one of the following December treasures to their loved ones. Please find the description of the selected items at the Tenue de Nîmes webpage, below the image. Prices are available on request and so are many other treasures that just could not fit into this single picture ;-) Have a great Christmas!

Hickoree's Hard Goods

The guys from Hickoree's Hard Goods opened their first 'real' store recently. It is a temporary shop with great stuff by The Hill-Side, Folk, Wolverine and more of the finest Hickoree's picks. In their own words the store is there to test the ambition of having a permanent offline project. The shop is located in Williamsburg, Brooklyn NYC and if you are around make sure you pay these guys a visit.

Our next car

Last week, looking for furniture for our new office and Tenue de Nîmes showroom, we found this extreme cool car, the 1981 Delorean DMC 12, in an old barn covered with dust and cat tracks… Let's make it our next Tenue de Nîmes x Anothercompany car. haha...