Statement Shirts
This season’s shirt selection is that good that it’s hard to know where to start. Wacky prints, silky fabrics and relaxed cuts from some of the best names in the business. Whether you go Universal Works or A.P.C. it’s about time you got involved. Here are some of our favourite statement shirts.
Within A.P.C.’s SS18 collection is the Cippi Shirt that is a slim-cut short sleeve shirt with an all-over, half-moon print. It is made from a nimble Italian cotton that is lightweight making it perfectly formed for the summertime.
The Ananas Shirt by mastermind shirt maker Portuguese Flannel involves a seasonal pineapple print that is 100% viscose, 100% ‘Made in Portugal’ and 100% tropical.
Universal Work’s Congo Stripe Road Shirt is straight out of the 50s, made from a textured cotton fabric with a mid-century inspired geometric weave. A boxy, slightly-cropped fit with a Cuban collar and a single chest pocket, it’s top drawer.
American shirt supremo Gitman Vintage take inspiration from two Japanese icons in producing the Fuji Crane Camp Shirt. This shirt has been made in its Pennsylvanian factory from a cotton poplin weave with a geographical pattern that features the Japanese red crane and a snow-covered Mount Fuji.
New Brand: orSlow
With a few brands delivering pre-AW18 packages it’s without further delay we welcome Japanese label orSlow to our SS18 set-up. Established in 2005 by Ichiro Nakatsu this Hyogo-based label was created from Nakatsu’s absolute passion for vintage workwear and military garments. orSlow’s beliefs are a stark contrast to the whimsical fast-fashion industry, it is in no rush when it comes to creating styles inspired by Nakatsu’s personal collection of vintage army and workwear garments.
All lines are designed and made in Japan with considered thought regarding the fit, details, production and fabric choice. orSlow produce clothing with custom-made and locally-sourced materials, with quality styling through simple yet detailed silhouettes. Our first-ever delivery includes vintage-inspired clothing with an up-to-date fit including selvage denim, painter pants, t-shirts, jackets and shirts. orSlow SS18 is available now in our Leeds store and online now.
Beams Plus SS18
Harajuku-based Beams Plus has delivered a mouth-watering spring / summer delivery that blends American vintage with Japanese contemporary. Beams Plus is always good however this season it’s really good.
The SS18 delivery is packed full of gems including re-occurring Beams Pus staple lines including cotton cloth Oxford shirts, striped t-shirts and cardigans. When you dig a little deeper you get to the dynamite; Indian Madras check short sleeve shirts, bomber-style flight jackets, Madras anoraks and circular brimmed military hats.
It’s a formidable summer pack from the perennial Japanese brand that never disappoints. Beams Plus SS18 is online now and available in Leeds store.
Co-Ordinated Clothing
This season a number of brands have delivered some quality all-over prints and patchwork constructions that cross between tops and bottoms. We have styles that can be worn together that create a bold twin-set or more easily be worn separately against a neutral coloured short or a crisp white t-shirt. We are encouraging you to co-ordinate your colours, match bold summer prints and let inhibitions loose.
Our good chums at YMC have transformed its Malick shirt and Shaka swim shorts into a printed palm tree twosome for SS18. The shirt has been made from a garment-washed, cotton and linen slub blend and with its camp collar and cork buttons this shirt is unbelievably funky. To complete the ensemble the shorts feature the same printed pattern and are arguably the best swim shorts of the season.
Universal Works is a name that always enjoys experimenting with fabrics, prints and central to its summer collection are wacky prints, wicked materials and wonderful patchworks. This season its Road shirts are some of the best we have ever seen; pieced-work constructions, seasonal prints, Ikat woven cottons, soft seersuckers and mid-century-inspired geometric patterns. A few of these wonders double-up to its Walk shorts and Beach swim shorts.
Texas-based Stan Ray has produced potentially one of the coolest prints of the season, re-working the well-known paisley print. The Kelapa Bandana shirt and accompanying shorts have been made from a silky-smooth, indigo-dyed 100% rayon fabric. A retro camp collar, a relaxed cut and a single chest pocket, this shirt is craving a hot summer’s day.