From the category archives:
I bought myself a new merino hoodie from the ever-wonderful Chocolate Fish, their Te Mata 260gsm weight product in a lovely mocha brown. I like hoodies. The neckline is good, and the hood provides a nice bit of warmth when you want it without the faff of carrying a hat. Also, you can do [...]
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On a trip to Courchevel recently, I took three new bits of kit. First, the Mammut Laser hooded softshell jacket, a fantastic item that appears to be sadly hard to find now. Made of Schoeller WB-400 “with Nanosphere technology” [huh?] it is extremely hardwearing and water-resistant (quite fun to pour the dregs of a glass [...]
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On our recent trip to the Dolomites (in San Cassiano, in the Alta Badia region of Italy), I found a system of clothing that works well (for me at least). I find the idea of wearing a heavy skiing-specific jacket a bit limiting–too hot, too heavy, not flexible enough–so I’ve always worn a softshell jacket when [...]
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I’m going to be putting up a few things about our recent skiing trip to the Dolomites, but thought I’d mention here that my Taranaki long-sleeved crew-necked merino tops from Chocolate Fish were wonderful. Most outdoor gear looks pretty horrible, even if it works very well (prime example), but this stuff is both elegant and highly [...]
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Merino is lovely stuff and I have worn it for a number of years now, but here is an example of “pays your money, takes your choice”. Item 1: Rapha’s new ‘Training Top‘, obviously a very nice bit of kit, but is it really worth GBP160. Rapha were always astronomically priced but they have really [...]
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UPDATE: I had an enormous cycling crash in July 2007 wearing these trousers and although I was scraped up pretty badly, with beaucoup de blood, they were completely unscathed–and probably saved me from a lot worse scrapage. 5 out of 5. Inspired by Kevin Kelly’s Cool Tools, I thought I would continue this occasional series [...]
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This is the first in an occasional series of posts about items of clothing that I like. Today, the classic JP Tod’s gentlemen’s loafer, in suede, no nobbly bits on the bottom but with the trademark extended sole up the back of the heel betraying its origins as a driving shoe (the idea was to stop [...]
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