yep. the next one of some buddies who celebrate their birthday in january – like me!
he jagger aka MARKUS JÄGER, all the best to your 45th birthday! ROD TAYLOR shares this day with you. he is getting 82 years today. you know him f.ex. from the films “the time machine”, “dark of the sun” and – unbelievable – as winston churchill in “inglorious bastards“ … have fun today and next week at B&B, berlin. hm, ROD wears nice boots in the action photo from “dark of the sun”.
ok, i remember seeing this brand in different blogs last year, but just now i recognized the beauty of work wear and history inspired HANSEN brand. the upcoming SS 2012 collection is called “A ROAD LESS TRAVELLED”. very nice shots. funny, these “hard working men” on the pics are the designer’s AASE HANSEN’s uncle ANDERS and cousin RICHARD. norwegian photographer BENT RENÈ SYNNEVAG made this “RURAL SWEDEN” image campaign perfect. built on a foundation of 3 elements: nordic expression, nordic values and nordic traditions – the message of HANSEN is “SIMPLE, HONEST AND DEMOCRATIC EVERYDAY WEAR WITH LONGEVITY“ and i think they do what they pronounce. more about the collection and the products you’ll find at HANSEN’s site: www.hansengarments.com and great after-the denim-blog … and sometimes the pics remind me the men playing in the TV production EMIL I LÖNNEBERGA from the 70s, and this is a compliment. i loved the stories from ASTRID LINDGREN – really old school! pics | © HANSEN
hi KLAUS, all the best to your 45th birthday! 12 days are left and i will reach the same age level! every year it’s the same. again i wish you: have a lot of fun today at PITTI UOMO in Firenze. AND maybe we could join the fair together next year – hope again so. stay tuned and take care – above all on the racebike. have a good trip back to germany. stay tuned!
damn, that’s me on the left side. long time ago.KLAUS is the second from the right. this pic was made nearly 2 years ago.
today: no racebike any more – i still have that shit piece of metal in my shoulder. KLAUS next fall we’ll do some trips with
the MTB – promised!
more really fresh news from the RED WING HERITAGE central europe reached me last night. WHAT A NICE BOOT!!! the RED WING STYLES 8126 & 8127. damn, they look so pretty. great combination: an IRON RANGER with a brogue or working goes chic. i am sure, these boots will be very successful. this is what RWS tells about these styles: “The 6-inch full brogue was first designed as a country walking shoe specifically created for use when crossing wetlands and bogs. For the people in Red Wing and the surrounding areas heading outside often meant trekking through the Minnesota wetlands and river basins. People needed a boot that could withstand constant exposure to water and a boot that when wet would not break down and hurt a person’s feet. The first people to wear brogues were farmers and gamekeepers. Small perforations were crafted into the leather of the toecaps, and quarters of the boot. This design allowed water to drain and the boot to dry at a quickened pace. The perforations, were only punched through the outer layer of the doubled-layered portions of the boots so that the weather resistance of the uppers was not compromised.” available in europe and the US fall 2012. pics | Red Wing Heritage, Europe
STYLE NO. 8126, 6-INCH BROGUE RANGER
Leather Black Chaparral, Sole Nitrile Cork, Construction Goodyear Welt
news directly from the RED WING HERITAGE central europe: in january and february will be a traveling exhibition named MEMOIRS – GOOD OLD BOOTS highlighting fifteen pairs of RED WING boots: “More than a general overview, this exhibition will not only shine the spotlight on those boots, but also on the very personal unique stories behind each pair of them as told by the owners themselves. Over the course of five weeks the exhibition will be shown in five cities around Europe. Each store will have an opening night launching the exhibition in their store. Drinks and music included! Details of these evenings are as follows.”
Red Wing Shoes Berlin |18th January | Munzstrasse 8
American Classics London | 26th January | 20 Endell Street | Covent Garden
Red Wing Shoes Amsterdam | 2nd February | Reestraat 15
Unionville Stockholm | 9th February | Katarina Bangata 69 | Södermalm
Red Wing Shoes Frankfurt | 16th February | Kornmarkt 6
i will join the frankfurt exhibition – KAMI please take some bottles of beer to the refrigerator – thx.
last fall i spoke to KAMI from B-74 if he could organize some limited pieces from FILSON and LEVI’S x FILSON for me. “no problem” – ok, in german we say: “ein mann, ein wort”. yep, 2 weeks ago the stuff arrived and last saturday i took it home. wow, i was really surprised about my new pure red icon FILSON SCARLET MACKINAW CRUISER JACKET and the sensational LEVI’S x FILSON vest, in dark snub denim – classic convenience and comfort merge. both pieces are made in the USA and have a lot of nice details – exciting. check the pics from filson. pics | FILSON, LTG
the mix of denim and leather looks like a perfect combination. a great collaboration between british denim and rugged specialist IRON HEART and canadian boot maker VIBERG. here some facts: water Buffalo Vamp, IRON HEART 21oz indigo selvedge denim quarters, smooth calf counters, camel VIBRAM herald sole – awesome. you can order the boot directly at www.ironheart.co.uk . there are some sizes in stock left. i am so happy that my size isn’t on stock … pics | IRON HEART
what a beautiful boot: this classic WHITE’S SMOKEJUMPER with a honey colored VIBRAM lugsole #100, 8″ high, tan rough out leather combined with brown toe caps. the color combination of the leathers and the sole are so pretty nice … handmade in the USA from the king of workboots: WHITE’S. available at japanese ZODIAC – 950 € + shipping and customs and the boot will be yours. pics | ZODIAC
damn, time is running. hearing yesterday some old sounds from the 80s – THE CULT, KILLING JOKE, THE MISSION, THE GUN CLUB … – i remembered me one of my absolute favorite bands: WALL OF VOODOO from hollywood, usa. i saw the band during the 80s several times before they splitt. maybe some folks still now first WOV singer STAN RIDGWAY who did a solo carrier after leaving WOV in 1985. he was followed by ANDY PRIEBOY. i just own one CD of WOV, their most popular one: CALL OF THE WEST. so i tried to get the rest but i had no success. hard to find anything and unbelievable: SEVEN DAYS IN SAMMYTOWN from 1989 costs 63 euros. so i ordered a “best of” at CD.UNIVERSE. WOV where really progressive for their time. so they covered RING OF FIRE from Cash in the 80 s when no one wanted to hear something from big JC. it is told that CASH loved this cover version very much. especially the first 2 releases inspired me with great sound combinations from western guitars over stumble synthesizers and drum machines combined with real drums to STAN’S pure american slang – crazy, and i still love it.
Wall of Voodoo – Mexican Radio von Kanun
Wall Of Voodoo – Far Side Of Crazy von EMI_Music
without STAN RIDGWAY …
STRAIGHT EUROPEAN LACING is also called LADDER LACING. it is a traditional method which seems to be more common in europe, lacing expert IAN FIEGGEN says. as the ARMY and HIKING LACING this method is easy to practice too. i like the straight ladder optic very much and the laces are really strong. you get a perfect hold in the boot for hours; no reduction. this is a disadvantage when you pull the boots on and out. pics | LTG | IAN FIEGGEN
LIFE TIME GEAR 