RL team mixing workwear and dresswear.
(Source: GQ)
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Bench & Loom: A New Take on Style and Commerce
The online menswear marketplace is probably the best it’s ever been, but in some ways, it also feels a bit homogenous. Some stores focus on tailored clothing (usually of the Italian variety), some on designer and streetwear, and some on the vaguely heritage stuff that was popularized during the Americana/ workwear trend.So it’s refreshing to find Bench & Loom – a relatively new online shop run by husband and wife duo Jared and Brooke Zaugg. Before starting an online shop, their last venture was The Legend of the Motorcycle, the first world-class Concours d’Elegance of its kind. A Concours d’Elegance (French for “competition of elegance”) is a four-century old tradition that started with the French aristocracy, who apparently liked to parade their horse-drawn carriages in the parks of Paris during summer weekends. Over time, as carriages lost their horses, the events shifted to automobiles, and the gatherings became competitions among automobile owners on the appearance and historical accuracy of their vehicles. Before Jared and Brooke founded their company, however, such competitions didn’t exist for motorcycles, so they created one on par with the Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance, the most prestigious car show in the world. For their efforts, all the major Concours d’Elegance shows now include motorcycles in their line-ups.
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Stunning!
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Really spot-on fit with this cotton suit. Very hard to achieve with cotton.
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Full-cut trousers and a slouchier silhouette from McQueen.
