TRUNK CLOTHIERS, LONDON

This is the last London post, but certainly not the least.

Trunk Clothiers is established in the autumn of 2010 in London's Marylebone. Here on 8 Chiltern Street you find 2 floors stocked with menswear from every corner of the world from Japan, Italy, the UK, Sweden and the US. All curated by founder Mats Klingsberg in an inviting environment. Brands like Barena, Beams, Boglioli, Drakes, Gitman Vintage, Edwin, Woolrich Woolen Mills all earn a place @ Trunks.

WALLACE & BARNES INSPIRATION

Archival staples: vintage fabric swatches and old-fashioned

sewing needles

Tools from another time: vintage tape measures and tailors'

rulers, the standard-bearer for precisely measured fabric and

pattern arrangements

Snapshots of the past: a pocket album (circa 1975) of classic

black and white photographs of New York City

Relics of a by-gone era: inspirational typography, taken from

old hotel laundry service tags

A homage to history 

The perfect patina: timeworn (and well-used)

 workbench clamps

Heirloom quality: antique tools and trimmings from the trade

J.Crew introducing Wallace & Barnes, a collection for men inspired by the traditional workwear, old military uniforms and classic outdoor gears. A few years back Frank Muytjens, head of J.Crew men's design team, was rummaging around an old antique shop upstate New York, where he stumbled upon a shoebox full of photos. When flipping through them, he came across a snapshot of two men fishing. Written on the back was only this: Wallace and Barnes, 1928 and a name was born. Click here for the collection of Wallace & Barnes.