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LIFE TIME GEAR @ VOLLS

yesterday morning i visited my buddy KLAUS, owner of VOLLS shop, darmstadt, germany, and volls.de. it is always nice to have a change in an exhausting working week, even it is only about an hour. speaking about local news, upcoming collections and checking some stuff arrived the last days. one of my actual new favorites KLAUS got these days: MERZ B. SCHWANEN. really great stuff – you feel the passion and heritage the makers put in the pieces when you touch it, see it and feel it by wearing. and beside me my wife loves it, too. another highlight yesterday where some extraordinary pieces from EDWIN OVERWORKING. pretty nice and extremely exclusive but damn expensive. KLAUS is heavy working on his online shop update for S/S 2012 while is waiting for more new stuff to come from ENGINEERED GARMENTS, POST OVERALLS, ALDEN, and and and. what a pitty, half an hour later when i left KLAUS the new LEVIS VINTAGE CLOTHING stuff arrived. yep, another reason to come back soon next week. i will keep you updated for the online shop update. pics | LTG


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LIFE TIME GEAR | FAVORITES #51 | HELLBRAND LEATHERWORKS PANERAI NATO STRAP

got a small letter from ORLANDO, florida, usa. hm, yeah, it was from ED c/o HELLBRAND LEATHERWORKS. ED thank you so much for this small undercover letter … no customs today! and thx again for your present. 2 HELLBRAND LEATHERWORKS awesome NATO STRAPS for my beloved PANERAI LUMINOR MARINA arrived. both straps are so beautiful and easy in wearing. they fit my PANERAI perfect. – exciting. will contact you soon. pics | LTG


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IRON AND RESIN | @ PETER FIELDS BERLIN

yep, bloggin means rockin’:  thx DON SCHWEDE for discovering PETER FIELDS in your blog posts. it’s some time ago i found IRON AND RESIN at FRANK SIDER’S great MOTART blog. cool stuff. again just available in the states, customs, shippings costs, … and what’s about the fit? but now discovering PETER FIELDS in berlin it is easy-to-handle to get IRON AND RESIN stuff. they don’t have an online shop yet but contacting ANIE FIELDS via facebook or mail it is no problem to buy something for europeen customers. they contact you fast and shipping is speedy, too. thx ANIE! i bought 2 trucker caps. great stuff made in the USA. for more information about the label check the IRON AND RESIN site and their well done blog.  pics | Peter Fields, LTG, IRON AND RESIGN



Iron & Resin : Fall 2011 from Scott Toepfer on Vimeo.

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LIFE TIME GEAR @ AMTRAQ DISTRIBUTION & LAMBCHOP

saturday evening was great: at first PETER and me visited UWE c/o AMTRAQ DISTRIBUTION at his office in frankfurt/main, germany, and after that we all joined together the LAMBCHOP concert. first of all the concert was really nice, sometimes very low, but exciting by the same way. KURT WAGNER’s voice is catchy – you just have listen to! AWESOME. but the songs from their actual longplayer “MR. M”, dedicated to the band’s died friend VIC CHESSNUT, are so sad and you feel deep devotional. but before PETER and me discovered UWE’s mens playground: the AMTRAQ office. we could have stayed there for hours. the office interior is so tastefully. UWE was explaining his stuff, me i checked and tried one piece after another, pizza, beer, good music …just perfect! over all TELLASON denim and the DEHEN1920 stuff fascinated me most. great stuff! but don’t forget MAKR, TANNER GOODS, TOPO DESIGN and SPORTSWEAR REG. UWE, you did a good selection, a lot of new and exciting stuff for german men shops and outfitters. pics | lLambchop faz.net | LTG

 UWE MAIER,AMTRAQ DISTRIBUTION

me, trying a DEHEN jacket while taking photos


 peter z., master of text

 KURT WAGNER in frankfurt/main, unionhalle

3 guys, 3 different boots: VIBERG, ALDEN & WHITE’S


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VERNISSAGE “HELL ON WHEELS” | EXHIBITION by ALEXANDRA LIER

since i got her book SPEEDSEEKERS i am a fan of ALEX’s photography. upcoming friday, the 16th of march, her new exhibition “HELL ON WHEELS“ will be kicked off. fine art photos from 12 years BONNEVILLE SPEEDWEEK printed on metal. beside, ALEX will show some films and. the vernissage will begin at 7:00 PM at  OLDTIMERTANKSTELLE, billhorner roehrendamm in 20539 hamburg, germany – plus live music and performances. seems to be a cool event … damn: 450 km away from middle germany and LTG office. pics & video | Alexandra Lier


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JAMIE N COMMONS | ABOUT PREACHERS, THE DEATH & THE DEVIL

just found a short text passage about JAMIE who performed at dutch EUROSONIC festival in the german ROLLING STONE. sounded really interesting … and indeed it is. damn, sorry, look at this babyface and listen to the whisky soaked and smoky voice at the “THE PREACHER” video. british JAMIE N COMMONS is at least 22 with a voice remembering a mix of NICK CAVE and MARK LANEGAN singing about preachers, debts, the death and the devil. i will stay tuned! pics & video | JAMIE N COMMONS, tape.tv, wdr rockpalast


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LIFE TIME GEAR | FAVORITES #50 | LAMBCHOP CAP

a lot of people asked me what cap i wore on the pics FRED posted @ RW1905. it is a merchandise TRUCKER HAT from great LAMBCHOP.  i will see them tomorrow evening in FRANKFURT, MAIN, with some good friends who love KURT WAGNER’s voice like me. it will be a smooth evening – i’m sure. before i will visit UWE and the showroom of AMTRAQ. i am really curios about. WEEKEEEEEEEEEEEND! sorry, many questions about the orange sweater, too: it is from GRP’s s/s collection soon available online @ volls.de. i think KLAUS will kick of his relaunched summer website next week – so stay tuned. pics | FRED B. RW1905, LTG


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BOOT OF THE DAY | #120 | ALDEN “INDY BOOT” SUEDE NAVY

damn, what a boot, what a beauty. for LTG one of the nicest boots ever seen: a blue suede indy. who else than NYC based LEFFOT could offer this tasteful ALDEN boot. a perfect collaboration! the pics speak for theirselves. a smart suede shoe touched by a gently breeze of classic heritage work boot style. just small sizes are left. check LEFFOT’s site. attention: the boot will not be shipped internationally. call your friends in the US … do it … if you live on small feet … pics | great LEFFOT

ps: i’m still waiting for a collab between LEFFOT x RED WING SHOES – this would be gorgeous, for sure! come on guys.


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NIGEL CABOURN | SCOTT’S LAST EXPEDITION BOOK

now i know why so many people spoke about NC’s book SCOTT’S LAST EXPEDITION. as a graphic designer i got nervous 2 days ago when FRED from RW1905 blog gave me the small paperboard box with the embossed headline SCOTT’S LAST EXPEDITION as a gift. AWESOME … just awesome. there is nothing more to say. a great collection of historic pics combined with NC’s upcoming “SLE” stuff photographed by great ALEX TELFER. i know that the book is strictly limited and rare. thx again FRED – you gave me something special! bad pics | LTG