Autumn in Cold Spring, Upstate NY
For our latest Autumn collection we travelled to the landscape of Cold Spring, in upstate New York. The inspiration behind the collection.
Cold Spring sits quietly on the banks of the Hudson, a small town of clapboard houses and antique storefronts, framed by the Hudson Highlands and watched over by the ruins of Bannerman Castle across the water.
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Upstate New York in the autumn carries a particular stillness, wood smoke on the air, the low light catching on the river, a slower pace after the city. The surrounding hills turn through deep russets and burnt reds, plum-dark maples and strands of cream and gold, set against the flat grey of the water and the fading green of the pines. It is a landscape that feels worn in rather than styled, rustic and unhurried, with a quiet, dependable beauty that lingers well past the first frost.
The collection mirrors the quiet richness of the landscape, becoming dependable, wearable and with an air of rugged style. Greatcoats arrive in rich melton wools, brushed and dependable to the touch. Unlined and softly tailored jackets take shape in earthy brown gun club checks, alongside rich cashmere jackets in deep plum tones. Safari jackets are cut in oatmeal, with cashmere tweed options in tonal Russel checks. Trousers follow in fawn and grey, and shirts in navy, dark brown and sky flannel. Knitwear rounds out the collection in elegant Donegal wools, mottled and flecked, both muted yet punctuated by flashes of colour, reflecting the tones of the landscape of Upstate.
The collection reflects the changing season, new colours and textures, designed to be worn and lived in. A curated wardrobe, understated and easy.
The Russell Check
A jacket belonging to autumn as much as the navy blazer belongs to summer. We wanted to create that jacket properly, in a cloth with the weight to earn its keep on cold mornings.
Russell Checks are traditionally bright and unforgiving, shouting and not whispering. We wanted to create a check pattern more in keeping with our muted and tonal style. Creating a unique fabric, soft to touch, yet tweed like to the eye, showcasing a neutral palette. Easy to wear, pair and hopefully pass down.
A Coat That Is Great
There's a particular kind of confidence that comes from stepping into a foul winters morning already dressed for it. We didn't make this coat for the studio shot; we made it for the walk from the front door to the station, the wait on the platform, the long dark evenings that ask more of what you wear.
Stars & Stripes
Stripes are back and every man needs one suit he can wear to almost anything, and for us that is a navy pinstripe flannel. We chose this cloth because it solves a problem rather than makes a statement: interviews, client meetings, weddings, the suit that has to do it all and never let you down.
Cut in our house block with a soft, warm handle for the colder months, this is the suit we would recommend first if a customer told us they could only own one.
Denim, Not Just for Trousers
We wanted a suit that looked like nothing else in a man's wardrobe, something that could sit next to his denim jacket in spirit while still being unmistakably tailoring. The cotton mohair mix gave us that: a cloth with the durability and colour and texture of denim but the crisp quality of a proper suiting.
It is for the customer who wants to dress sharp without dressing formally, a suit for a dinner as easily as a gallery opening, built to be worn hard and to only get better with age.
London Calling
Red is not a colour we use often, and that is precisely why we made this one. Most of what we build is designed to sit quietly in a wardrobe; this was made for the opposite reason, for the evening you want to be noticed without putting on a jacket to do it.
We called it London Red because it needed the confidence of the city behind it, somewhere that can carry a colour like this without it feeling like a costume. This is the cardigan for the person who already has the neutrals sorted and wants one piece in the rotation that does some of the talking for them.
Going on Safari
The Safari Jacket was built for travel, and travel does not stop when the weather turns. We wanted the same easy, unstructured shape our customers reach for in summer, but in a cloth that could survive a cold platform or a brisk walk.
The wool gave us that: warmth without the stiffness of a heavier tweed, and a colour neutral enough to wear with almost everything already in your wardrobe. It is a jacket for the in between days of the season, too warm for a heavy coat, too cold for a shirt, worn open over a jumper and left to soften with every trip it goes on.