Really impressed with the products and folks behind Howler Brothers. Pearl snap fishing shirt? Yes, yes please.

Really beautiful goods from Whiskeyjack Paddles and Meriwether Field Gear.

Met these fine folks from Juniper Ridge this week at the Capsule show in Vegas. Wonderful people, amazing products.

Bonus points to whoever can let me know what year that Cadillac is in picture #5.

A while back I posted about Outlier and our plans to check them out. We got our hands on some a while back and have been putting them through the paces. In the photos above, Jedd took his 4Season OG’s to Belize and snapped a few action shots. As suspected they are perfect travel pants, easy to wear day/night, dry super quick, resist dirt – transitioning from boat, to beach, to hike, to chilling on a dock w/ a beer is a lot of work for a pair of pants!
For me, I gravitated to the Keirin’s, I have a hard time getting a way from the 5 pocket pant so these were an easy transition for me. They were the only pants I took to SXSW this year so they endured 4 days of show after show, beer spilled – in some cases poured – on them, the OFWGKTA pit, the nightly 4 mile walk back to the airstream we were staying in, all in all pretty much the most brutal test possible. And this was after a straight 15 days of wear in Denver biking all over town.

Long story short, for my upcoming trip to Sayulita Mexico, the only pants I’m taking? The Outlier Keirin.

Oh – and those wondering about how they compare to Nonetheless from my first post, more on that soon – short answer is they aren’t similar things at all – and that’s not a bad thing.

Recently I picked up a great vintage Levi’s shirt from Hoof & Antler. When I opened the envelope, there was a fabulous little hand written note and the shirt was wrapped in tissue with a black silk ribbon. Job. Well. Done. I was so impressed I pinged them to find out a little more:

Basically we’ve had a vast love for all things vintage and for years have spent a ridiculous amount of our free time digging around in thrift stores, flea markets, etc. After coming to terns with the fact that our small apartment was filled to the brim we realized that we could turn our obsession into a side job. (We’re not hoarders I promise.) H&A officially opened on 4/10/11 and we’ve been having a blast! We’ve found it very rewarding seeing others enjoy those unique vintage items that we unearthed over the years. Have a vast love of coffee, cheese, puppies, cookies, old maps & globes, men’s western shirts, antique books, dinosaurs, gaudy artwork, and vintage dresses.

Thanks again, and happy thrifting.