A blast from the past from Fila, with the return of its Sportsman jacket.
This is an exact replica of the 80s cult classic, arriving just in time for those autumn showers. The hooded jacket has half-zip fastening, a zipped ‘kangaroo’ pocket and a large Fila logo on the sleeve.
In red, white and blue, you can pick one up for £69.
Find out more at the End Clothing website
Tommie Smith is primarily known for two things – breaking the 200m record in the Mexico Olympics and doing the famous ‘black power’ salute on the Olympics podium. And as a tribute to the man, Puma has launched the Tommie Smith Clyde trainers for the 40th anniversary.
The classic Clyde has a few new additions – an embossed gold medal heel, references to Olympic achievements on the tongue and a gold lining. The main shoe is in blue suede, but you can also pick up the shoe in a gold finish for a little more bling.
No matter which pair you go for, they retail for £79.
Find out more at the Oki-Ni website
Last week we were down on writers, as two of us shot off for a week away in France. But ever the professionals, we bought a load of French design magazines, finding out about the forthcoming Salon du Vintage exhibition along the way.
Now in its second year, Salon du Vintage covers the pick of 1960s and 70s fashion, design and lifestyle items, all carefully scrutinised for period authenticity. This year the them is ‘orange’, so expect lots of plastic creations from the 60s or so exhibitors, along with a number of items available to buy at the auction – all of which will be listed in the soon-to-be-available catalogue.
The dates for your diary are the 27th and 28th September 2008, with the venue being the Espace Pierre Cardin. 1, avenue Gabriel, 75008 Paris. It runs from 10am to 7pm each day, with admission 8 Euros (or 5 Euros for students). You can find out more and see more images at the website – but note, it is in French.
Although you wouldn’t know it from the cloudy sky today, it is technically still summer, and as such there is some small justification for showing American Apparel’s Vintage Sunglasses range.
The sunglasses, as the retailer is at pains to point out, are not produced by American Apparel, but have been sourced from various places included “remote factories in the Valley and out-of-business optometrists in Montreal”. Most of the range is unisex with prices between £24 and £44.
Visit the American Apparel website to view the whole collection.
Something of a holy grail for vintage clothing spotters, the Fred Perry knitted polo shirt is now back on sale.
Looking almost identical to the originals, the textured shirts are made of a cotton/acrylic mix, with ribbed hem and cuffs and a choice of detailing – black/yellow or black/red.
I’m guessing these also wear better than the vintage ones too – which had a habit of losing shape after just a couple of washes. The new versions retail for £99.
Find out more at the Oki-Ni website
Another fascinating addition to the Levi’s Vintage range – this 1923 Mackinaw Coat.
Like most of the items in the range, this is a replica of a surviving original – a 1923 version of a design actually introduced by Levi’s back in 1912. For our money you get a fully-lined, thigh-length jacket with 3-button double-breasted fastening, additional belt fastening, chest pocket, flapped lower pockets and an unusual turn-up cuff.
All of that (in a dark green) will set you back £459.99.
Find out more at the Oi Polloi website
