Engineered Garments Brushed Poplin CPO Shirt

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—01. Available in khaki, olive and navy.

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The spring version of the CPO shirt from Engineered Garments is probably one of the best pieces we didn't buy for our own store. The classic fit, nice fabrics and classic color palette make it very easy to wear and not overly expensive. I think the khaki and olive might be my favorite versions, but the navy is not too shabby either. The shirts have landed in Japan and at Nepenthes, I think, so they should be hitting most western retailers by the end of the month.

—Available at Nepenthes

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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

Inventory Holiday Gift Guide

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—01. The Real McCoy's long sleeve thermals.

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With just enough time for some last minute shopping, Inventory presents its Holiday Gift Guide. Many of these items are great all year round, and all of them make great gifts - for men, women, friends and family. We've selected some of our favorite products and put them together to help make your holiday shopping a little easier.

—Feature: Holiday Gift Guide

Engineered Garments Worsted Wool Vest

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—01. Nice cut through the body.
—02. Thick, grey wool.

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The Engineered Garments collection is so large that it's hard to find or see every great item in one store. One of the nice accenting pieces this fall is this vest in a grey worsted wool. The fabric makes it for me. It's thick, has a great texture and is very much a winter item. It's probably the easiest model to wear of their waistcoat options and the tone would layer well with plaid, navy or tan.

—Available at End Clothing

Editor's Essentials

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—01. Red Wing Chukka.

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Every season, or year, there are a few pieces that I tend to wear all of the time. These three items are pretty standard for me to be wearing 5 days a week lately. The Red Wing chukkas were tough to figure out my sizing originally, but now that they are broken in, they've quickly become one of my favorite pairs of shoes. The color is great, the weight and silhouette is nice and they go with pretty much everything. Everything, meaning oxford BD shirts and 12 oz sweatshirts. I consider the Engineered Garments Workaday oxfords and Real McCoy's sweatshirts both best in class, so I have a hard time wearing anything else.

—Sweatshirt available at Inventory Stockroom
—Boots available at Oi Polloi
—Shirt available at The Bureau

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Acquired: Engineered Garments Tailored Down Vest

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—01. Made in Canada.

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On our recent trip to New York there were only a couple of items I had my mind set on. The first was some socks from Uniqlo and the second was the tailored down vest by Engineered Garments. I remembered liking it when we saw the collection last January, but it was quickly edited from our shop order. When they started popping back up in stores this fall I didn't want to miss out again. At first the brown color caught my eye, but the blue in person was too good. The cut of the vest is pretty nice and it feels great. It's a bit puffier than I had hoped so wearing it under a lightweight jacket isn't as good as I thought. Overall I'm quite happy with it though, and I don't have to worry about kicking myself in a few months.

—Available at The Bureau and Nepenthes

Double Corduroy

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—01. Jacket by Engineered Garments, Pants by Margaret Howell, Sweatshirt by Albam.

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While I am a fan of Fantastic Man and I think it's a beautifully designed publication and brand, I don't often find much personal inspiration from the fashion featured. However, today's Daily Recommendation is a great look featuring some of my favorite brands, and combining a couple of corduroy pieces. The double corduroy maneuver is a tricky one and it could easily go wrong, but I like how they kept it simple with a clean crew neck sweat. Now, for the choice of footwear...

—Fantastic Man

Engineered Garments Khaki Twill Painter Pants

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—01. Classic painter pants.
—02. Fine khaki twill cotton.

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The painter pant has seen a bit of a resurgence in the last couple seasons. A few brands have used different fabrics and patterns to bring something different to the table, but other than the classics, I think this twill cotton interpretation is one of the best I've seen. It may seem boring, but I think the cut of the Engineered Garments painter pant is perfect and the khaki cotton makes them a very wearable, slightly different option.

—Available at The Bureau