Mr. Green Hats
Bobby - Black felt velour w/striped grosgrain ribbon $220
Frank - Latte and black verigated paglina* w/limited-edition 1940's tie fabric band $265
All hats are hand-blocked in their Los Angeles studio using only the finest materials available.
*Paglina is braided rafia that is then sewn in a variety of spiral shapes to create straw-like hats.
Nom de Guerre was featured in Glenn O'Brian's Style (A Web Log) on Men.Style.Com this past Friday. The article mentions Blackbird as one the nine locations in the world to purchase Nom de Guerre clothing including their boutique.
Our first full shipment of the Nom de Guerre collection will start arriving in the store early next month and will consist of authentic Buzz Rickson M-1 jackets with the Nom de Guerre tree logo printed on the inside, the Nom de Guerre signature hoodies, leather goods, scarves, sweaters and more items all made in Japan.
Below is a photo from the article containing Nom de Guerre's selection of Common Projects brand sneakers. They are high quality and simply designed with tone-on-tone laces and just a hit of detail with the gold stamped code on the back heel. Blackbird will start carrying Common Projects in the Spring.
These jeans are perfect if you are going for the tight slouchy look because they are trim through the hips and have just the right amount and type of stretch.
Toshiro Ito straight leg jean in raw brown ($198)
Sebastian Lamont straight leg jean in indigo wash ($198)
We have received our quarterly shipment of A.P.C. New Cure raw jeans. These are the skinny straight leg ones that turn your legs blue and your strangers into admirers. Get them before we run out again.
$140
We ship anywhere.
"The Wellington boot, also known as a welly, a wellie, a gumboot or a rubber boot, is a type of boot based upon Hessian boots worn and popularized by Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington and fashionable among the British aristocracy in the early 19th century." -Wikipedia.com
Blackbird has received our shipment of Wellington boots from Swedish shoemaker Tretorn just in time for the Seattle rain. Think chunky knit sweaters with dark denim or cords and a pair of these boots on a foggy Ballard morning. We have two versions:
The Setter Nordic in black with a tan sole ($150)
The Thule Mid in dark brown with a tan sole ($140)
The Sartorialist seems to think rubber boots make for a good look this season. The other day he posted a picture of this chap and said, "Two Of My Favorite Looks From New York Fashion Week" (other photo not shown).
To me something isn't quite right. Maybe it's that the color of his boots are too light for his trench? Sart seems to think that the boots are Ralph Lauren which destroys the idea that maybe they are $13.99 rubber boots from a plumbing supply company in Yonkers. I'd like to see a khaki trench or darker boots to make sense of this outfit in an urban environment. Nevertheless, I commend the effort and love that people are catching on.
The Trovata website has been updated to include a clever and expensive looking comic book story version of this season's story. If you are not familiar with Trovata, you should know that each season the creators concoct a fictitious story that acts as inspiration for the garments they will design.
What I always find terribly funny is when a customer looks at the clothes and says, "this reminds me of those 60's alpine ski murder mystery movies. You know... like that one with the Pink Panther?! I just need a pipe and a bee-hived British model on my arm."
Check it out!
This Friday, KEXP will be celebrating Ballard with a day full of live shows, broadcasts and discounts around the neighborhood. As you know, Blackbird already gives a 10% discount to KEXP members. When asked what we were going to offer for the special Ballard day we decided to celebrate with a 20% discount* and free t-shirts**.
In addition, our pal Connon Price from Tune (Hi-Fi For Humans) will play records from 5:00 to 9:00 and show off some of the snazzy gadgets he sells at his Belltown shop.
Here's more information about the event according to the KEXP website:
"Friday, October 13th KEXP is broadcasting live from Ballard. Join KEXP as we thank Ballard for winning the first-ever KEXP hood-to-hood challenge during our last pledge drive.
Friday the 13th will be a very good day, as we start out with the Morning Show live from Verite Coffee. That's followed by Cheryl Waters and Kevin Cole live from Sonic Boom Records.
The broadcast goes from 6am to 6pm, and we'll have live music throughout the day. That night check out KEXP DJs spinning live in clubs around Ballard, plus a KEXP showcase at the Sunset with the Cops, Iceage Cobra, Thee Emergency and The Slats. KEXP in Ballard - all day and all night on Friday, October 13th.
Join KEXP in supporting the Ballard Food Bank by donating new and unopened food and hygiene items. On October 13, and throughout the month, KEXP is sponsoring a number of donation bins around Ballard. Learn more about drop off locations here.
Full schedule and map of events (PDF)"
* Discount only applies to the purchase of full price items.
** While supplies last
