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Archival Release - Archival Trail Cap 24 Jul 2013 | 06:00 pm
Archival has just released our new lightweight trail cap in gray waxed cotton. Classic, five panel design made with a Horween leather tab back adjustment. Ideal for all-weather walking, fishing, and...
Archival Sample Sale 22 Jul 2013 | 06:00 pm
Note to end of season sale mavens: we are shipping out a batch of Archival Odds & Ends to the kind gents at French Garment Cleaners in Brooklyn. Visit FGC at their Lafayette Avenue location to shop f...
Archival Coveralls 19 Jul 2013 | 11:30 am
Via Archival pal and Unsung Sewing Patterns blogger, Andrea Cesari, here is an original pattern for sewing your own WW II era coverall. Andrea notes that the fabric recommendations for this garment a...
Shopping from the movies - The Bling Ring 18 Jul 2013 | 12:23 am
I was the solo spectator at last night's Bijou screening of The Bling Ring (Coppola 2013 ). Per my screen surrogates, I had my iPhone ready in anticipation of grabbing a few grainy snaps of our large...
Wishful Shopping - Wakouwa Deck Shoes 17 Jul 2013 | 12:30 am
Wakouwas in the window at Anatomica (Paris) I'm heading to London in a week for London Edinburgh London, a 1400k randonnee. I've just assembled all my bike gear (which includes many non archival, zi...
Shopping from 1982: LL Bean 16 Jul 2013 | 03:35 am
On the subject of heritage garb for women, here is what was available from LL Bean in 1982. What I love about this era of LL Bean is how many items are offered in unisex sizes and colors (seriously......
Archival Garb for Women 12 Jul 2013 | 09:25 pm
It was great to see this article in the New York Times about the emerging trend of tailored, masculine clothing for women. I've been championing the production of heritage style menswear sized for wo...
Archival Hop Harvest 11 Jul 2013 | 11:20 am
Here's an exemplary snap of summer work togs from the OSU Archives flickr set, Hop On, Brewing and Beer. The caption of the image is Coeds with Hoes. I'm going to shop from this photo for my upcomin...
Shopping from 1945: LL Bean Shopping Bags 10 Jul 2013 | 04:41 am
Archival is working on a design for a collapsible tote for light marketing. We take our inspiration from bags like these plainly named, Bean shopping bags circa1945. We love the idea of stowing bags...
Archival Alley Snaps 5 Jul 2013 | 11:11 am
Before our Archival intern, Lauren, moved to the bay area, we took a few impromptu snaps of our bags in the alley behind Archival headquarters. We've been shooting so many products...
