B. Luxo Instagram Fashion Editorial

Styled iPhone shoots from a leading Brazilian vintage supplier

Here’s one of the more ingenious ways we’ve seen people use Instagram: instant fashion editorial. Paula Reboredo and Gil França, the couple behind Sao Paulo vintage store B. Luxo, have come up with a way to market their goods and get a response immediately, by doing fully styled mini editorial shoots for Instagram. The couple began by posting images of selected clothing and accessories to …

Gentleman Arthur Ties

A smart line of woodblock-printed neckties channeling classic American authors and innovators

Weaving a story into very stitch, Gentleman Arthur creates handcrafted, art deco-inspired neckties with an authorial vibe. Using an intensive labor-of-love woodblock printing process, Gentleman Arthur produces a limited run of ties imbued with aesthetically faded patterns reminiscent of what co-founder and designer, Samuel Wagner, likens to “the worn adverts you see painted on the side of old brick buildings; their story inexorably linked to …

Vandorst

Dutch designer tries his hand at travel-inspired leather goods

After 18 years in the fashion industry, John van Dorst has made a foray into leather goods, debuting Vandorst in a test phase earlier this month. Van Dorst happened upon the leather accessories and diaries from his grandparents’ travels during the 1920s, which served as inspiration for the eponymous brand. Van Dorst quickly discovered the challenges of working with a prestige material like leather, spending …