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Wednesday, December 28, 2011
Friday, September 23, 2011
Wednesday, September 7, 2011
Tuesday, August 16, 2011
The Gap: A truth
As it turns out, this is supremely true. And probably applies to most things in life. Even to you, my dear friends and readers.
Word to Ira Glass.
Monday, July 18, 2011
The Style Cooperative & ABC News
Today on ABC Chicago's midday broadcast, Kiran from the Mayor's Fashion Council here in the windiest of cities talked a little bit about the shops that will be popping up alongside me tomorrow and Wednesday in the middle of the city.
Check out the short clip to hear more about some great designers that call Chicago home. The Co-Op holds it down for menswear nicely!
Friday, July 15, 2011
Tuesday, July 12, 2011
Video: #WORKROOM
A great clip of what I'll go ahead and say was the best night that hit Chicago in a very long time, hosted by yours truly at The Style Cooperative workroom along side the most excellent Marcus Troy. The hand selected guest list made for a great time.
Monday, July 11, 2011
Sunday, July 3, 2011
Building a #WORKROOM
Recently, the internet was buzzing about a somewhat secret, but completely private event with some of Chicago's best-of in contemporary lifestyle. Hosted in our workroom alongside a special guest, we made the setting for a great time.
This is the pre-(photo)story.
Monday, May 16, 2011
Revamped: The Co-Op, EarthShare & friends
Hey Chicago, The Co-Op is back on the runway!
Join me this Friday as I show some of the Co-Op's never before seen pieces on the EarthShare runway along with some of my favorite folks in sustainable style.
Wednesday, May 4, 2011
Modern Man Chicago
Join me as I share the first look of the Spring and Summer (not yet released online!) along with some of my favorite Chicago brands and boutiques. I hear there are some guest models you can look forward to as well.
I want to meet some of you great readers, so if you spot me at the event- please do say hello!
Show starts at 11pm. See you underground.
Monday, April 11, 2011
Friday, February 25, 2011
Pre Orders Now Available: Alex Grant for The Co-Op
Contrasting panel fabrics
Stripe side: Cotton blend knit
Available in Navy or Chocolate
White side: 100% silk twill
Hand slip stitched closure
Nickel hardware
Hand cut and sewn in Chicago
$50
To reserve your tie before they become available to the rest of the public, send a note to preorders@thestylecooperative.com indicating how many you'd like and in which color.
Spring is near; it's time for Prep at its Best.
Tuesday, February 15, 2011
The Style Cooperative - A New Look
Monday, January 31, 2011
Logo, Upgraded
We've been thinking and pining over a piece of iconography that could become part of The Style Cooperative logo for a while now. There's been thoughts of new typeface, shapes that could accompany the current, and all sorts of ideas in between.
Nothing ever really stuck out.
Until we took it back to the basics and it all became a lot more clear. If you don't know the origin of the Yellow Suitcase, check out the first post where it ever showed up.
As it turns out, things really can be Easy, like grilled cheese.
Thursday, January 6, 2011
Sir & Madame Spring Lookbook
Let's pause momentarily for some of my editorial:
-The riding theme is so inspired, particularly the contrast color riding pants.
-That weekender bag is awesome, I hope you guys don't just look over it where it's featured.
-I'm so glad Chicago has something like this to call its own
-A BOW TIE FROM THE STYLE COOPERATIVE IS STYLED ON A WOMAN, so I'm doing a little happy dance at my desk as I write this
Take a look at the whole book, lust over everything, and click your way over to the Sir & Madame shop. It'll be good for your health and happiness. Trust me, I'm a doctor.
Tuesday, January 4, 2011
Secret Goals 2010: Revealed
2010 has been a really big year, and it all started with this itch I had for something different and bigger. As a goal setter instead of a resolution maker, each year around the time of my birthday at the end of January, I take a look at what I've done and where I want to be one year later. The date feels a lot less arbitrary when it's your own age mark.
Just short of one year ago, I wrote a vision for what would become The Style Cooperative. After that, I wrote a list of goals that would be my indications of success and failure, and put it away, keeping this list very personal. Keep in mind, I was still working in corporate America at the time in an unrelated job.
One year ago, success to me for the year included:
-Producing products and garments, and sell them to people
-Acquire sizable traffic to the site that is beyond 2 degrees of my personal network... and not really have a clear understanding of how they found me. (This to me sounded like what it would be like to make it... unconnected strangers finding my work.)
-Another blogger likes my work enough to write about it
-Have a portfolio of custom design work that I've done for clients
-Quitting my job to do freelance design or running the company starts to look like a real possibility
Low and behold, it all happened. And not just happened... it continues to amaze me how far some of this has really gone in 1 year. I've quit my corporate job, started a company, moved, designed, been featured in magazines (whoa, plural), and sending product to places all over the world. I didn't expect that my most lofty goals would be quickly surpassed milestones, but it sure makes me glad to know that anything is possible.
Anything.
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So with that, I want to say thanks to all of you readers who have kept reading. And the tweeps that keep tweeting. And the buyers who are buying. And to all of you who are believing, or will become believers, or who will sit back and wait to see what becomes of this year.
This year, the goals and the getting are even bigger.
Wednesday, December 29, 2010
The Style Cooperative: Wintertime Wrap Up
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| Our soundtrack for the evening |
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| Bow tying lessons |
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| Brian of Sir & Madame |
It seems about the right the time to do some type of deep and meditative reflection of everything that's happened in the past year. It's been a whirlwind... but I won't put you through that. I'm sure you've been paying attention.
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However, I would most certainly like to say a very necessary thanks to you. Yea, you. Readers, buyers, supporters, buds, the whole lot of you. Thanks for taking interest and in your own big or small way helping me to build and be.
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I've pulled out the 2010 goals and gameplan (because I don't do resolutions), and will share it with you guys this week so you can see what I was thinking back then, and whether it played out or not.
In the mean time, enjoy the images from last week's trunk show at Groom Mens' Lounge. I had a great time chatting it up with creative and stylish folks and did a few rounds of group bow tying lessons. How cool is that? Fun to be had, and great sartorial life skills were learned.
Friday, December 17, 2010
Featured in Jealous Magazine
Guess what! There's a new magazine in town and they just launched today. They thought what I'm doing is pretty awesome, so I think they're swell.
Check out my interview at Jealous Magazine, where I talk about bow ties, puppets, and Velcro shoes.
Very special thanks to Reese Johnson for the photog work and G. Urbina for the increasingly notorious grilled cheese.
Thursday, December 16, 2010
You're Invited: Chicago Holiday Trunk Show
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I really hope to meet some readers there, so make sure to say hello and let me know you've seen the blog. It'll make my day.
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