This Is The Goal

I saw this on Twitter and I pulled a sad face.

It is just too much of everything that I want in life.

To explain:

MENSWEAR. The trend, the lifestyle, the clothes: I love it.

Also, Imma let you in on a little industry secret: a zebra crossing in an editorial = urban setting (probably NYC) = city girl with an amazing apartment and life. Thanks every magazine ever! Don't you see? She's on her phone which obviously = oh-this-is-just-my-weekday-steez. Obviously. 

Also, those shoes. Cut out detail is my thang dammit. 

Then there's also the whole ponytail situation. I have always had ponytail envy cause even when I had long hair, I never (not once) achieved this. 

I'm going for a haircut on Friday to save my self-esteem and end what appears to be the humble beginnings of a mullet. 

Tommy's Post: Another Supreme x Vans Collab

Somebody better tell the top brass at Supreme that these collabs are getting played out. 

I’m running out of ways to say that I’m not American and will never own any of these products. But I’ll try, just for you, loyal and dedicated FofTheH reader.

So you know when you’re walking down the street in Kiev or Portland or Bogota and you see a guy or even lady, (since we’re non-sexist here at the towers) and obviously this guy or lady is from a lower socio-economic class than you are. You’re first thought isn’t “damn this guy will be eating from the gutter tonight” or even “eish, I wish I had an organically manufactured linen throw to give him” but rather “homie will never know the pain of seeing somebody wear the limited release sneaker  that I wanted but couldn't get”.

And then you’re like "I wish I was that innocent".,, Man, I don’t know, whenever I see a homeless guy I avert my eyes and then go home and complain about the government.

Well right now that’s me, not the gutter man but the man in pain. Rampant consumerism not satisfied is the hardest hit of them all.

Tommy's Post: Products of The Cold North

Created to improve life. Good for all seasons.

Isn't that the greatest vision statement you've ever read? I know I like it. I like it so much that sometimes I go the website and just stare...

Truth time, children. I've actually been to a Norse Projects store and it was in Scandinavia! Huzzah! 

Disappointingly, I didn't know it was Norse Projects at the time, I was young and it was cold. 

My brother bought a cap made out of an actual Japanese person's old carpet, which I thought was a bad idea at the time. Now I love that cap like it's my own child. But ever since that cold mess of a trip to Copenhagen, I've been lusting over Norse Projects in a way that makes Heather sigh in disappointment at her boo.

That Scandinavian minimalism, those Elka parkas, the athletic tee's, come on! God or whoever the fuck's up there, just give me a yung sponsorship or at the very least a free beanie, at this point I'd even take a stick with Norse Projects written on it.

My favourite brands make clothes that blur the line between menswear and sportswear. Essentially clothes that create the impression that I have nowhere important to be, no job, no family to provide for, just me and my super-luxe living.

If no one has noticed, what I basically want for my birthday and every other celebratory day is Norse Projects.

Contact details for deliveries of Norse Projects:

082 Norse Projects or alternatively you can contact me at: 

norseprojectsmakesmehardinaweirdscandinavianway@gmail.com

Tommy's Post: Supreme x Nike, Never in My Life

So it's been a while. For the last three weeks, I've faced riots outside my door, people molesting me on public transport, random children screaming my name and what for? Ya'll want another post.

Y'all want that buttery goodness to drip down off your computer screens and straight into your lives.

Anyways back to what matters, Supreme and Nike have collaborated again. Shorts, sneakers and vests. You can wear them all at once, if you feel like being a hypebeast. I'm pretty sure that these will go well with tribal tattoos. Also my man Migos, will probably dedicate a song to these, actually probably not, cause these look like a poor man's Versace. Also, what the hell is up with those foamposites? I gave up on Sketchers in 2001, I can't go back to that.

Quick caveat though, I have never owned a Supreme product or a Supreme X anybody joint. I own a fuck load of Nikes, but that's because I buy what I see on Tumblr. This stuff might look good on you, maybe if you're American, or maybe if you're a New Yorker or maybe if you're Tyga. Don't take me literally, I know how ya'll dudes roll. Seriously, don't be running up to me in the street. But I will never own these. Never in my life.  

Collabs!

 YES, I KNOW! The A.P.C. & Carhartt collaboration has been out for 3 days now, I know. 

I was planning to get freaky over this here blog with a post but I dunno, there was a football match on or something. So I thought to myself, since Heather's back is turned I can turn all the collaborations I like into one super post.

The A.P.C/Carhartt is obviously the glamour here, but there are others that have piqued my interest. I don't need to say it again, but the possibility of me getting any of these because of geographical location is NEXT TO -8 but I can dream, and every time you have a fashion dream, Karl Lagerfeld loses 2Kg's of fat. Also, I mean we all know we all just want the big A.P.C. & Carhartt logo.

The Supreme X Bruce Lee is a bit iffy for me. Everybody luhs Bruce Lee and Supreme but together the mixture is like fusion Asian food and nobody likes that. But sometimes you do, sometimes it's noodles and bacon, which is delicious, trust me, I'm a broke student.

This isn't a collaboration but I've been meaning to post about Han Kjobenhavn for a minute. So I'll just add it sneakily at the end. The old guy gives off Eastern European human trafficker vibes but that adds to the beauty that is Han Kjobenhavn. Before I saw him, draped in Han Kjobenhavn, I never wanted to be 70 year old white dude who traffics humans, but now I kinda do. 

Eye See You

Adriaan Kuiters made me look again (second last one). South Africa representing yeah yeah!

Blinkers seem to be everywhere from Libertine to my girl Kiko Mizuhara.

I will not be shopping this trend or any other for that matter as some aggressive saving strategies have been implemented and it's now Paris or bust. I feel both poor and proud, adulthood whaddup!

By the way, happy Friday eve! It has been a long week and now we're here. Hallelujah and amen.

Daily Paper

Daily Paper is a brand that Heather and I came across at STR CRD this past weekend. Now STR CRD probably deserves it's own post, just to give me a space to rant at how I couldn't drink anything besides a BOS Ice Tea mix. I mean come on, what 20-something brother wants to drink ICED TEA at 22:00 in  the JOHANNESBURG INNER CITY. I'm not being irrational here am I internet?

But anyway Daily Paper, shit's dope (click here). We met Hussain Suleiman at their stall at STR CRD, dude looks really young, but was really cool and bonus points to him, he really loved Joburg. So there you go Johannesburg, at least someone loves you. I managed to get my hands on a baseball tee, so thats my Tumblr win for the year, but honestly I could've walked away with everything on the rack but as usual, bothersome things like how many zero's my bank account has and eating and living got in the way.

Nick Wooster! Always & Forever!

Here at Fabric Of The Heart Towers, we love us some Nicky Woo. 

If you don't believe that then go check our archives (click here), we've got something from like four to four million posts about the dude. 

Why? I hear you asking from Midrand to Paris. We're not entirely sure. We did a quick survey around the office and decided it's because he always looks like he's having fun. Enjoying whatever trend he's currently got on and that's probably the most important part about fashion, to have fun with it, if you don't engage with it, then you're missing the point. 

That's all an excuse, it's really just because he shaved his head.

Daiki Suzuki!

Continuing my recent trend of Japanese men, I offer to you Daiki Suzuki. 

He's the creator of Engineered Garments and used to be Creative Director of Woolrich Woolen Mills but then Mike McNairy aka McNasty came through with his irreverent New Amsterdam camo and guns thang so that relationship ended. 

But like, damn, whenever you get money, drop a guap on Engineered Garments and then! (This is the important thing) DON'T WORRY ABOUT HOW/WHERE YOU WILL EAT/LIVE/PRAY/WASH CLOTHES because as usual Japanese takes on Americana aren't for the faint of heart or empty of wallet or actually any member of a third world elite (i.e. South African middle class). 

Lapo of the Day!

Oh my God... I think I just #mensweared

Josh Peskowitz!

Josh Peskowitz needs to teach classes on this double-breasted shi'yat. 

He's also really, really cool. I mean like the dude is (vaguely) somewhere in the vicinity of my age, was the fashion editor of Fader (fucking Fader) and is now the men's fashion director of Bloomingdales.

"I just cried watching Josh Peskowitz tie his scarf round his neck..." Tumblr words not mine.

Thom Browne!

So this is Thom Browne's Spring/Summer lookbook for this year of our lord 2013. 

It's also the first time he's released a lookbook in the history of like forever. 

The stuff is good... Like whales everywhere, which by the way, look exactly like the whale on my cover of Moby Dick.

It's good but I mean that doesn't matter if you're me and not my Dad who is possibly the only person in my life who could ever afford anything.

Thom Browne, this will always remain a wet sartorial dream. 

File under "Life Goals"

Nick Wooster of The Day!

Wooster Watch!

Fashion Week somewhere, I forgot where.

Wooster Watch! 

Three Things That I Love Right Now

1. This man. Waris manifesting Sikh chic since '75. 

2. This site (Four Pins). The writing is ridiculously on-point. Plus, it features yummy stuff like this. I mean c'mon, how great is this Bleu de Paname jacket? 

3. This lovefest. Just in case you weren't sure. Yes, you...

Esther Quek!

So you've been seeing the real queen Esther all over the Tumblrsphere and you've naturally thought to yourself: my life would be so much better if I was just like Miss Quek... 

Well, here is what you gotta do: 

Become fashion director for The Rake magazine.

Wears a suit better than your boyfriend. 

Get hair that makes people curse. 

Tweet about "fried carrot cake" and menswear. 

Capish?