Yearly Archives: 2013

B-ROLL : THE HILL-SIDE + GITMAN BROS SUMMER SHIRTING.

Never content to simply rest on their laurels, The Hill-Side continues to grow and evolve from their very first collection of instantly classic ties and pocket squares to their latest endeavor. In collaboration with the Ashland PA expert shirtmakers Gitman … Continue reading

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TOKEN ENGINEERED GARMENTS POST : FW13 LOOKBOOK.

Here at Secret Forts, we are unabashed in our long time and extreme fandom of all things Engineered Garments. With the release of their FW13 lookbook, each look so layered, each garment so detail-rich, it takes a number of passes … Continue reading

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EPIC FIELD TRIP : ICA, BOSTON.

While back in New York for work recently, I was lucky enough to invite myself along with the brothers Corsillo on an overnight road trip to Boston. Right back to the same area of the city in which Emil had … Continue reading

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OUT/ABOUT/HERE/THERE.

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THEN AND NOW : THE UPGRADE.

While most things featured here at Secret Forts only get better with age, there does arise the eventual occasion for mending, darning and upgrading. Picked up at a flea market some years ago, this selvedge HBT tote has always been … Continue reading

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OUT/ABOUT/HERE/THERE.

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BEFORE BOTTLE ROCKET, BOTTLE ROCKET.

Bottle Rocket. Released 17 years ago this month. I wound up seeing it after, with a head ache from rolling my eyes too hard, walking out of “Hamlet” with Kenneth Branagh and slipping into the adjoining theater at the Kabuki … Continue reading

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RESEARCH IN STYLE : WP LAVORI at 30.

On the occasion of their 30th anniversary, the publication of WP Lavori‘s “Thirty Years of Research in Style”. The company’s past, present and future in print. The Italian-based distribution home to such labels, and to only name a very few, … Continue reading

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J.R. CASH, b. 2/26/32.

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THEN & NOW : THE APOLIS INDIGO CHORE COAT.

Almost two years to the day of receiving it and no worse for the wear, the Apolis indigo wool chore coat. Then and now.

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