CHAD IN THE BIG APPLE - DAY 3

New York in the early morning

J.Crew liquor Store

An original Diner - Square Diner

Soho

GQ & Nordstrom's Pop Up Store

Schoolhouse Electric

Hudson Street - Thom Browne @ nbr 100

Jack Spade & Barbour

Jack Spade Store @ Greene Street

Onassis Store @ Greene Street

Burger Joint @ Parker Meridian Hotel

J.Crew Store on Madison - The Vault

Nike Town NFL Display

P.J. Clarke's -  great steaks

Time Square @ night

Today I made a lot of miles by foot and that's exactly what I feel right now - my feet hurts and are full of blisters, but what the hack. It was a great day, beautiful weather and great food.  Breakfast at Square Diner homemade eggs benedict, yammie. And what about lunch at The Burger Joint, a "restaurant" tucked away in the Parker Meridian Hotel, the best hamburger in town!! Last but not least P.J. Clarke's here I enjoyed a great steak with sweat potato fries. Not only the restaurants, but also the stores I saw were great today. Too much to tell, one in particular was the Jack Spade in Greene Street, they had their collaboration with Barbour on display. Great jackets and beautiful bags in the waxed cloth we are used to from Barbour. Another store I liked was the Onassis Store also on Greene Street, great display and nice people in the store. Overwhelming was the entrance @ Nike Town all those football players and a mega USA flag made of baseball balls.

STORE LOCATOR - COUNTRY HOUSE

Country House, Rotterdam was founded by Harry Polderman in 1981. He was one of the pioneers of the Dutch Denim scene. The first Country House at the Oude Binnenweg was closed down 5 years ago, but like a sphinx it raised from his ashes. Last year October, after 8 weeks of hard labor and with a warehouse stocked with vintage industrial furniture and lamps, Harry opened "Country House - Authentic Blue". This store is based on Iconic brands like Pendleton, Filson Bags, CP Company, Levi's Vintage, Redwing, Barbour, Lee 101, "Big E" to name a few heroes. With a friendly team, great coffee and a fine selection of merchandise, the message is clear. Harry tells me that clients from the"old" Country House already find their way back to the store, but also a new group loves to buy here. Authentic Blue is back in the city of blue collars. 

BARBOUR VINTAGE HUNTING JACKET - COUNTDOWN

The Vintage Cotton Hunting Jacket is a modern reinterpretation by Tokihito Yoshida of a genuine military piece in the Barbour archive. Featuring reinforced patches and overlays with double fabric cargo pockets, the Vintage Cotton Hunting Jacket offers durability and comfort through its design. Enough about this, here comes the countdown, which jacket has?

34 snap-on buttons

11 pockets

8 zippers

2 rings

IS IT A SUIT OR IS IT A SHOP?

Yesterday, J.Crew opened The Ludlow Shop @ 50 Hudson, New York, This store is named after the Ludlow suit the company introduced in 2008. The store is well stocked with it, Frank Muytjens says in an interview with GQ, that they over 19 fabrications in fabrics from the best European Mills. Furthermore you can find Thomas Mason shirts, Alden and Crockett & Jones shoes. Drake's scarves and pocket squares, Mackintosh raicoats and Barbour jackets. The interior inspired by "atelier live/workspace," is a serious mix of flavors from 19th century antiques to a Mies van de Roha sofa. Plus at the workshop corner some vintage Alden lookbooks, did you know that you paid  30 bucks in 1959 for horsehide shoes? (pics via getkempt, GQ and selectism)