It's All About The Sexy

Yep, I'm gonna get all apparel on yer ass. It's been force fed on me of late and I got no where else to go with it. So I figure hell, If I gotta deal with it, then you gotta deal with me dealin with it.

Take this Canada Goose Ontario Parka. Beautiful clean lines. And yeah it's utilitarian, utilitarian as all get out. There ain't many parkas out there you can pull out 5 years from now and still look every bit as good and have it continue to put out the same BTUs as this feller right here.

Close your eyes for just a sec and envision your self being transported from one building to another, absolutely undeterred by the elements, protected by this force-field if you will.

I got me one just like the one pitured. I know what your thinkin, you're thinkin I don't look all sexy like, wrapped up like some bear. But I'll tell ya what ladies and gentleman, step inside one of these bad boys and zip it up tight, flip that hood o'er your head and I'll show ya sexy real quick.

credits:
canada-goose.com

The Last Time

I'm working diligently, for the people, to make a concerted effort on my part, to minimize the use of another Stones' reference.

Like the Rolling Stones, who soaked up, recycled and returned to us their version of American R&B and Blues music, Japanese born and Hermosa Beach based designer, Yuki Matsuda, studied Americana with a vengeance.
While you're immediately drawn to the aesthetic details of Yuketen, it's the function and craftsmanship that are at the core. With each pair hand-tooled and sewn, only small production runs are manageable. In other words, if you're diggin these, best start your homework now.

Yuketen shoes and boots are just one of a few titles under the Yuki owned Meg Company. His love for the North American outdoors is obvious within his Monitaly and Chamula labels as well as his corduroy partnering with preeminent outerwear brand Canada Goose.

Photo From committee-design.com
Back Story From megcompany.com
And The Very Informative And Righteous
staysnooty.com

Why The Long Face?

No, they're not sexy. Are you worried about sexy in zero degree wind chill? Save that for a romp around the fireplace.
No, they're not cheap. Canada Goose has 50 plus years of North American, down jacket know-how built into the price.
You know how you plop yourself in front of your computer to do research on something you need and you justify paying more for it cuz it's the industry standard, the go-to workhorse that won't let you down?
And yes you're right, most of us don't live in the Canadian High Arctic and we're not employed at the National Science Foundation's Division of Polar Research at the South Pole, but before we know it, there are going to be days...weeks even, that we wished we'd made that investment in warmth.
I shit you not.



Photo of Canada Goose, Men's Expedition Parka
from madbearoutdoors.co.uk

Baby, It's Cold Outside

It's only mid October with plenty of leaves still on the trees. I have a funny feeling I'll be raking snow before I know it.
Mother Nature once again has a wild hair and seems hell-bent on testing our coping abilities. Not just nudging us but rudely shoving us back indoors. Forcing us to keep the fires stoked, swill more grog, feast on mutton and shop online. Eventually, the time comes when we must shower and brace for the frigid impact as we return, belching and cussing, to the very driveways, sidewalks and streets we sought refuge from.
This time, little does Ms. Nature know, there is a defense system in place, much like NORAD but under the guise of small storefront operation in Madison, Wisconsin called Context.
Just a few steps down from the state capital's rotunda, this operation has within its walls, not only the technically advanced, severe weather protection from Canada Goose, but other sophisticated garment forms as well from; APC, Apolis Activism, LaDurance, Band Of Outsiders, Nudie Jeans, Engineered Garments, Sugar Cane and Wings&Horns.
Their contact info is contextclothing.com . Shopkeepers Ryan and Sam work hard to inform, educate and protect us. After all, if you're gonna go outside, put a hat on.