The kind folks of Engineered Garments invited me to tour their store that opens later today at 307 W. 38th St. in a space that used to repair sewing machines will now sell their collection as well as Nepenthes and Needles. In fact, the old signage is still there. Not covered or painted over, yet anyhow…
Bossman/Founder of Nepenthes & Needles designer Keizo Shimizu. I need those socks!! 
Hanging the work of Carrie Housman & Darbury Stenderu The show is based on designs they have done for Nepenthes in the past. I know its a sneak preview but Im gonna delve in a lil here. No two of the fourteen fixtures around the store are alike. There is one made of rare pieces of wood, cant remember the name of the wood but the Japanese use it for chessboards. 
favourite shirt. 
Suits insane. Love it. Costumey, yes, but I'm stuck in the 70's in my head. 
Rabbit I think. 
Made from actual Woolrich blanket fabric! 
I know some fellas who'll love this long shirt. Myself included. 
& just a few standard shirts for a more regular kinda guy. In the photo before this, that club collared black striped shirt on the left is so insanely beautiful. 
Mark McNairy for Engineered Garments. Exclusive Shit. 
Leather & Suede! 
Trickers Monks!!!!! 
Old bandannas made into patchwork pocket squares. They have scarves as well! 
South2 West8 
Dressing Room 
Vestibule Jewelry 
Yup, Engineered Garments poncho! 
All the buttons are different, and vintage! 
Lets just say pajamas, or my favorite things in the store. You may call them leggings, I call them longjohns! 
Feel that mohair! 
The crown jewel. So dope. 
More artwork waiting to be hung. Thank you much Angelo. That Nepenthes shirt is fire.
Josh Peskowitz outside his awffice one hawt summer day. Incredible jacket! 
Some sick pocket set ups on a khaki suit! He had a tiger or lion i hear at a boof. 
TJ had one of the best lewks there. If youre doing workwear, do it! He works at Undefeated and I forgot his name. kind sir, please do tell. 
This dude was cool, He had a leather ankle bracelet that kinda threw it all off for me but i still like him. Great shoes. 
Favorite shirt! that print is insane! 
Best mix of prints i saw. Cool dude. 
Nick Wooster. Is that how its spelled? whats his deal anyhow? very nice guy. 
Matt Singer whom i previously covered here was showing his wares. Love this dude as much as I love bacgammon. 
A Life camo shorts sans cargo pockets!!! Theres a matching jacket as well. Good looks Fellas. 
Billy Reid was on their A game! these suits are beyond incredible. Beyond. Good to see tailored items present! 
A JACK SPADE tie 
Reynspooner shorts 
Love Reynspooner, but you already know that 
Ran into Max of All Plaid Out at the Gitman boof. It was cool hearing that he first learned of Gitman from reading it on my site. 
favourite lewk there! 
Jared Flint looking proper. 
Ran into this dude as I was walking out of my office the other day. We wear tweed all June, July and August here in SF! We struck up a conversation after after asking if we could take each others picture. I went home and checked his site, He has been shooting similar characters for the last 20+ years.
I especially love these twins
I have seen many women try and wear ties, while most do it better than Avril Levine even if they wear a proper collared shirt, they’ll still mess it up somehow by leaving it untucked or dangling like an orb. I think theres only one way, like a fella. With a vest, suit or just a shirt like Bettina did here. I think they have one thing to their advantage, I think a woman can wear a slightly wider tie (than the young men wear today) sans jacket. I feel like a kid when wearing a tie without a jacket; be it denim or a blazer…
