Issue 03: Behind The Scenes

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—01. Shooting A Lasting Impression.

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One of the trials of shooting editorials outside and out of season is that the weather and your surroundings can easily affect the integrity of the outcome. You don't always have the luxury of a perfect location, but that doesn't mean you can't be aware of what's around you and use light and background intelligently. James took this photograph while we were shooting A Lasting Impression for Issue 03. It gives you an idea of what we were up against, and hopefully how well our eventual story disguised the fact.

—Inventory Issue 03

Sale Report: Present

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—01. Rocky Mountain Featherbed Gore-Tex Parka.
—02. Post Overalls Lined Chinos.

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The sales are definitely on and in full force in most shops around the world. On one hand, I don't like to see it, and definitely not too early as it hurts the industry, the brands and the retailers. On the other hand, I am a consumer and it is great to get a good deal. Lots of shops have heavily discounted merchandise, but Present has some of the best items in decent size runs that I've seen. These are a couple of items I've been eying up this fall, but there are many more to be found.

—Present

Engineered Garments Spring-Summer '11

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—01. Fatigue Shorts and Work Shirt.
—02. Various looks from the collection.

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Engineered Garments' Spring-Summer '11 lookbook has just been added to their website. Built on a foundation of familiar classics, the collection is defined by its carefully chosen group of fabrics - pattern and texture playing a central role in the overall aesthetic. While it's only ever possible to highlight a fraction of the options available, EG do a great job with their lookbooks and this season is no exception. Follow the link below for a more detailed sense of things to come.

—Engineered Garments

The Real McCoy's N-3 Utility Shirt

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—01. Olive N-3 Utility Shirt.
—02. 80 count yarn.
—03. USN stamp.

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Talking about The Real McCoy's brand in the shop today, I realized part of the reason that I like the garments so much, which I hadn't really thought about before. While the artificial aging and breaking-in can look interesting, I think that the way The Real McCoy's produce their garments new, and as they were originally issued, it allows a much nicer natural feeling to the goods. While this shirt might not showcase the finest patina specifically, it is a nice looking shirt, and it just arrived at Superdenim.

—Available at Superdenim

Inventory Stockroom Boxing Day Sale

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—01. One day sale, in-store and by phone order only.

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Inventory Stockroom has never put products on sale before, and we don't plan on making a habit of it. However, it's a tradition in Canada to have a Boxing Day sale so we've decided to join in for one day. On December 26th, almost everything will be 20% off, with some items up to 40% off (excluding magazines, books and Inverallan knit caps). The sale will be in-store and by phone order only, and will not apply to online purchases. There are limited styles and sizes left at this stage of the season, so it might be your last chance to snag that item you've been eyeing up before it disappears.

11am - 6pm PST
+1 (604) 568 5889
All Sales Final

—Inventory Stockroom

Items of Interest

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—01. Phase.

—02. Parallel.
—03. Miller Path.

In Stock: Apartamento #06

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—01. Issue # 06.

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Apartamento is one of the best magazines out there today. It's one of my favorites and I was pretty excited to get a chance to contribute to the latest issue, although it's a small piece. It has just been released and we received our shipment of copies yesterday. It's their biggest yet, and on the first couple of flips through, it's yet another beautiful offering from the interiors publication. With features on Carl Johan De Geer, Paz de la Huerta, Leon Ransmeier and 6a Architects, there is a lot of reading to do and great photography to look at. As usual, it won't be in stock for too long.

—Available at Inventory Stockroom

Issue 03: Unseen

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—01. These Things Take Time.
—02. Saving The Nation.

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Editing the fashion stories for a new issue of the magazine is never an easy process and there's always some great shots that don't get used. These images were produced for the Issue 03 editorials These Things Take Time by Angelo Baque and Rafael Rios, and Saving The Nation by Stephen Mann and Neil Bedford. Neither appeared in the final stories, but I didn't want them to go unseen.

—Inventory Issue 03