PURPLE: THE SKY KING THING FOR SPRING

Yesterday was one of the most beautiful sunny days Seattle has seen this winter, and we were inspired to get out and show a little color off before the rains returned. Looking around the store, we saw a lot of one of our favorite (non-black) colors showing up for this spring, and we decided to get a little goofy with a photo project. Newly inspired, we decked out Sky, our Candy Shoppe guy and photo intern, in head to toe purple, and headed out to snap some photos. Check it:

Sky K., Purple People Person, 22nd and Ballard Ave., just down the street from Blackbird.

Sky headed back to the Bird after successfully freaking out the Ballard locals.

Sky's gear in this photo shoot includes:

Coal hat in store only
Faliero Sarti scarves in store and at BlackbirdBallard.com
Fjallraven backpack in store only
Obey long sleeve shirt in store and at BlackbirdBallard.com
Odyn Vovk tank in store and at BlackbirdBallard.com
Robert Geller washed leather trousers in store only
Marcoliani dress socks in store and at BlackbirdBallard.com
Bensimon sneakers in store and at BlackbirdBallard.com
Eat.Shop Seattle Guide in store and at BlackbirdBallard.com

Call 866.500.2524 or email info@blackbirdballard.com with questions or comments about what you've seen in this post.

Sky's fan mail can be sent to the following address:

Sky King Official Fanclub
c/o Blackbird, Inc.
2208 NW Market St. #320
Seattle, WA 98107

THE REVIVAL - SEATTLE PREMIER NOVEMBER 15th

Tomorrow night brings us the long anticipated premier of our very own Tyler Johnson in...

THE REVIVAL

a fixed gear film

In between selling menswear, modeling and attending fashion design school, Tyler gets his kicks tooling around on his bike in his beat up designer clothes. In this film you will see Tyler wearing Odyn Vovk, Nom de Guerre, Coal, Robert Geller, Cadence and Blackbird.

THE REVIVAL PREMIER

Seattle

Central Cinema

November, 15th

9:30

Premiers to follow:

11/20 Manchester
11/21 Leeds
11/22 London
11/23 Paris
11/27 Rotterdam
11/29 Cologne

HATS!

We have received our fall/winter 2008 shipment of hats from Seattle-based brand Coal, as well as their newer brand creation Coal Considered. Pictured above are knit caps, hats, and gloves from both brands as well as some lovely mittens from Cheap Monday. Specific item details will soon follow but until then stop by the shop to check out the arrivals.

COAL HATS

"The Frena" in heather grey or black ($22)
100% acrylic


"The Dalps" ($40)
100% acrylic


"The Treu" in grass ($40)
Double layered, 100% acrylic


"The Otto" in black ($65)
Double layered, 70% wool/20% angora/10% acrylic


"The Ryan" in kelly green ($40)
70% acrylic/30% wool

COAL "THEO" FINGERLESS GLOVES RESTOCK

We just received restocks of the very popular fingerless gloves from Coal. We are still working to get them ready for sale, but please e-mail if you would like to reserve a pair and we can let you know when they are ready to go.

We also received some great full fingered gloves from Coal to stay tuned for updates on those.

"The Theo" fingerless gloves in heather grey and deep sea ($30)

COAL CONSIDERED

This month has seen our first winter arrivals from the much loved local brand Coal. This season they have also introduced a new line, Coal Considered, which further pushes their idea of putting "consideration" towards the uniqueness of the design while still keeping it classic.

"The XL" in heather black, silver, and army green ($54) -- Acrylic/polyester/camel wool/lambswool blend

"The Taylor" in grey, black, and deep sea ($48) -- Acrylic
The stitching in the back is designed so that the cap sits perfectly in a slouched fashion.

"The Theo" in dry khaki, heather grey, and deep sea ($34) -- Acrylic
As with the Taylor, the stitching on the back of the Theo is designed for the cap to perfectly slouch on your head.

"The Sid" in grey, black, and natural ($42) -- Angora/wool

"The Randle" in grey ($42) -- Wool/viscose

"The Theo" fingerless gloves in heather grey and deep sea ($30)

Gift Idea #5 - Coal Taylor Hat ($52)

With strangely placed stitching in the back of these hats, they are designed to perfectly slouch back on your head. It's great for someone who has any kind of trouble deciding on which way to wear a hat (me); this one tells you exactly how to wear it and that way is an amazing one.