How He Wore It: Holiday Hov

Meet Larry. Or as I call him, Larry Hova.

I somehow talked him into shooting a spread on personal style with me, and in the mix slipped in the Woolen Holiday tie from the Co-Op.

I dig how he not only does pattern on pattern, but texture on texture.

And then even more texture with corduroy pants (!!!!)

A million times, yes.

Scenes from NY

Introducing: Digital Camo

True story: We've never had so many people asking about a product before even posting about it like we have with this whole Digital Camo situation. Ever.

It's finally here.

Today, we're introducing the Digital Camo to The Co-Op's autumn mix, with a bit of design and creative know how from our buds over at DNSTY. 

The finer details:

Cotton/Canvas midweight blend,

2.5" at widest

 Horween leather keeper on back

 Sourced and produced in Chicago

$50

The finer print: It's a limited run that hit the DNSTY site yesterday, starts to ship on Monday 10/24 in the order we receive requests. Snap Back Bow Ties ($45), and pocket squares ($20) available beginning that day as well.

This Week: Visuals

 

This Week: Visuals [all vintage everything]

This Week: Visuals

More after the jump

How He Wore It: Making Heat Waves

A handful of weeks back, Cameron Forbes joined us to shoot two How He Wore It spreads. Word on the street is sometimes I subject people to wearing ridiculous things like leather jackets in the summer heat. Survey says: it's true.

How (S)he Wore It: Defining Tabitha

A little over 6 months ago, I met Tabitha at a meet-up for the lady style blogger variety at a cute little nail salon here in Chicago. It was a fantastic mix of fashion and geekery; these women understood me.  Ever since, we've stayed in contact with our mutual love for technology, menswear, and the windiest city that we call home.

How He Wore It: Kenji of the Passport Project

Meet Kenji: the mind behind Passport Project, a lifestyle not-for-profit that aims to build "'The Coalition”, a network of Millennial global travelers and citizens across various industries and “Passport Life Grants”, a fund that helps young non-passport owners in subsidizing passport application fees and facilitating travel abroad experiences." If you've ever seen #PassportLife on twitter, this is the guy behind it. With the help of a collection of pretty heavy hitting media and lifestyle types, there are big things on the horizon for the project.

How He Wore It: Cameron Forbes

You've met Cameron Forbes here on the blog before.

He's one of the most intensely talented songwriter/artists I've come to know, and is one of those forces that is quietly but quickly making waves when it comes to his craft.  We made a pact about 5 years ago late night on a Brooklyn-bound F train to chase the dream with full force one day. It's that day every day, and it has been for some time now.

How He Wore It: Isaiah of Dynastee Inc

True story: I've never personally met a non-industry guy with a consistently well-curated wardrobe than Isaiah of Dynastee, Inc. Ever.

Spring Editorial: Fresher Than Chris

True story: I met Chris of Fresher than Chris after following his work from afar for quite a while. We met up in New York after some prep work, and that same day, he acted as creative director of one of The Co-Op's shoots. Total class act.

Following up with a clear and spot on point of view in menswear, Chris released his spring style editorial. Contemporary, urban, sleek, and fresh for the looming warm weather that is right around the corner.

Click through to see more.

Something For Your Girl

Welcoming Fuller Home

all images courtesy of the talented Donna of The Donedo

A while back, I introduced on the blog the Fuller Scarf in Navy, which a handful of you really took a liking to. So much so, that it became the starting point for the Alex Grant for The Style Cooperative bow ties.

This button down scarf in Chocolate has been quietly available in Japan for a little while now, complete with coin buttons.    I'm glad to share with you all that it is now available here for the rest of the world. 

I like to use it as a layering piece for the in between type months when winter is finally beginning to melt away.

Alex Grant for The Style Cooperative: The Look Book

We here at The Style Cooperative are excited to announce a project that has been brewing with the voice behind one of our favorite menswear blogs, Alex Grant.

The self-proclaimed prepster and New England sailor helped design two ties that are inspired by just that; nautical stripes and all in Navy and Chocolate. Both will be available in early March. Until then, more images from the look book after the jump.

Homegrown Inspiration

Royal Oak, MI 1939

Family kitchen. Birmingham, MI 1942

Sugar Beet worker. Saginaw, MI 1941

National Guard @ Chevrolet Plant. Flint, MI 1937

Strikers resting. Flint, MI 1937

I'm a small town girl, into the big city life. And this is where I came from. Generations later, and not much has changed but the clothes.