GORE-TEX®

A couple of weeks ago we passed through a little GORE-TEX® event, to learn a bit about the technical qualities of GORE-TEX® as well as to see how some of the top Japanese and Italian labels in the business are utilising GORE-TEX® within contemporary menswear.  It was pretty interesting to see how brands such as Beams, White Mountaineering, BAPE and Visvim had managed to make suedes, corduroys and Harris-Tweed all waterproof.  Also on show were products by the likes of Barbour, Stone Island and Arc'teryx Veilance.  As you can imagine these pieces are pricey but would all prove a worthy investment and will last a lifetime such is the nature of GORE-TEX®.  Tested in some pretty serious conditions and in heavy duty laboratories, Gore are known predominantly in the rambling and golfing worlds for keeping the warmth in and the rain out. But those familiar with 90s Indie bands will have seen many a band in a Gore labeled Berghaus jacket.

   

 

KTC Factory Interview: Fraser Cooke

If you're into this "culture" of ours, you owe a great deal to Fraser Cooke. An original London legend, KTC Factory catch up with Fraser to discuss his past and what he's currently working on.  KTC are the organisation behind brands like UVU, Arc'teryx and Rapha, they know what they're doing when it comes to producing garments of the highest merit.  As well as this, they've got a nice little magazine style site and have been producing interviews with the original "influencers" and movers and shakers who have helped define what we're into as street and casual wear enthusiasts.

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"Having recently relocated to Los Angeles from his home in Tokyo, Fraser Cooke is about to embark on a new chapter. With this crossroads in mind, it seemed an opportune time to catch up with him and reflect on his past, present and future. Glenn Kitson and Antony Crook headed to California and spent a couple of hours in discussion at the Sunset Towers Hotel. They started where all the most interesting stories start, right at the beginning."

 Read the full interview by Glenn Kitson and check out the rest of the portraits shot by Antony Crook HERE