FILSON WOOL JACKET FOR THE ALASKA STATE PARKS

I found this Filson Jacket on the Dutch version of Ebay called Marktplaats.

It's a forest green Mackinaw wool jacket made for the Park Rangers of the Alaska State Park System. The 2 big chest pockets can be closed by snap buttons embossed with the Filson logo. Furthermore it has some great tin cloth details like pocket trims, elbow patches and a contrast collar. The wool is handled with a paraffin wax to keep you warm & dry when it rains or snows. The best of this buy is, it's my size!

CASENTINO CLOTH - FROM MONKS TO DANDY'S

This year the Fortezza da Basso was the catwalk to show your favorite Casentino color. 

Casentino is a uniquely Tuscan and traditional method of processing wool. Actually, this thick wool cloth was firstly produced in the Casentino valley of Tuscany near the Sanctuary of La Verna already back in the 14th century. In the first place rough but warm Casentino wool came in brown and dark grey and was used for monks’ habits, to cover animals, and was worn by peasants.

In the mid 19th century, with the industrial revolution, production in the area picked up along the Staggia river, which powered hydraulic machines. As they experimented in synthetic colouring, an error led to the creation of a bright orange wool that then became characteristic of the Casentino fabric. With time, Casentino became very fashionable and by the 1950s the fabric was high fashion, worn by aristocrats and actors as a symbol of Italian fashion. (text via DresslikeA)

ALEXANDER OLCH - LOOKBOOK FW '13

Man I love wool ties, and this Alexander Olch collection is mouth watering!

Alexander Olch may be one of the premier names in luxury neckwear, but the designer’s story is far from conventional. Olch didn’t study fashion or apprentice in his craft. He actually got his start in the men’s accessories game after completing a thesis film at Harvard. Rather than a T-shirt or a baseball hat, Olch decided to make a necktie as a gift for his crew. It took him about a year and half to get the sample back — long enough to lose track of the crew — but he decided to show it to some old friends at dinner one evening in the early 2000s. They wanted to buy it, and a business was born. Over the course of the following years, Olch expanded his offerings to a full line of neckties, bow ties, and accessories: all made in New York, and all cut from the finest materials. A decade after its founding, Olch’s signature combination of Old World craftsmanship and distinctly modern style is still going strong. (pics via flickr)