I was pretty mad when my friend Peter told me he was moving to LA, after him pleading with me to come out there, I finally paid a visit and glad I did. All the years of us chatting about Balenciaga, Alden and Turnbull are finally paying off…
When they broke down the walls, they found this really old graffiti on the bricks. Im glad they left it exposed like they did. Its not in your face- you sorta have to almost look for it..
The shop has an incredible selection of vintage shoes, boots and outerwear to compliment the new pieces by Left Field, Alden, Sugar Cane and soon to come shirts by MISTER MORT.
Love a short sleeve sweatshirt, this vintage joint is no exception !
PLease click on this here military shirt jacket and see enlarged
Run by Peter, his Lady Rosa and vintage expert Bill;is this truly magnificent shop. Really a comfortable shopping atmosphere, in fact, you only get spoken to if you so desire, otherwise help yourself! No salesman following you from item to item lecturing you about the designer and all that bullshit. Just quality garments and shoes and good conversation. To borrow from a recent write-up on hyrcollective.com – http://www.hyrcollective.com/daily-blog/2009/05/craft-la/
The space is really nice and open, clean with a emphasis on reused wood and steel for the fixtures and quality on the clothing. Michael Williams wrote a great piece on Craft for GQ’s blog as well
http://men.style.com/gq/blogs/gqeditors/2009/05/go-here-craft-los-angeles-ca.html
I bring you what you I see, i report straight from the street. Be it outside the Jane or on Madison Avenue. This fella has on some interesting jeans. I love a single pleat pant, but theyre tricky.. Im not sure how I feel about his shirt or dainty cuff but I do like his sandals {on him}.. He has some footwear company I wish I had gotten the name of, but i was in such a rush to get the hell out of there, most of these evening spots people are not getting too dressed up. We all know the current state of menswear, but I still want to cry about the boys wearing their girlfriends jeans, guys wearing watches dangling off their wrists like its some kind of bracelet.. and my least favorite- T- shirts that dont hit the waistline.. who said it was ok for guys to show their lower back and navel? Some kids came over from France for some shopping at century 21 and daffys, rode the N R train around town, one of these tourists was holding on to the pole, or even worse- that bar over the seats on a crowded train- and some american kid thought it cool that this smelly euro trash tourist was casually showing off his navel and waist line.. similar to the fad of girls with navel piercings thinking they had to walk around with that section of their stomach exposed.
found this image while on www.identicaleye.blogspot.com
I generally don’t photograph men in boys jackets, but I made an exception with Eben. I wear a 36 R suit and can easily fit into a boys XL or 18-20 and used to do the same, only Im not a musician, Eben is. And at this stage in a young mans life when he is wearing his first suit still trying to master that style- it takes time. And during this time if you can, why not. Ralph Lauren and Brooks Brothers kids suits are cut this large so you may say why not spend less money! The only problem arises when its time to button up, and if you dont, its not that bad.. I remember a shoot we were working on at Men’s Vogue and I pulled all these boys tuxedos from Hickey, RL, Brooks and the size 18 were too large for me.
This salmon colored anorak from WWII surprisingly wasn't snatched up by anyone ! 
This is one of the best Brooks Brothers shirts I have ever seen. I already own a few variations of this shirt by them, but thats not why I didnt buy it. I was beaten to it by the boys who were shopping for Ralph Lauren inspiration. I felt better when i saw that it was priced at $145. To make it worse, it was 14.5 (my size) and if all goes as it should, will be seen in a Rugby store near you. We can only hope and pray it wont be embroidered with skulls and flags all over it. These dealers make it way too easy, I cant blame these designers for not bothering to really dig, wether it be on ebay or our nations thrift shops. And by thrift shops, I dont mean WCGA or Stock.. 
I really liked the pockets on this guys pants and sweatshirt. Interesting how its not a full zip. Cant tell whats going on with the bottom of his pants, were they cut short? gathered? dont know, but they look good! His bag was super cool as well, but this is all you're getting.
I like this shot of jewelry designer Phillip Crangi "shopping" in his green cuffed pants and green rod lavers
Dude from 45 RPM shoping.. I love sweatpants, I dont own a pair but have always wanted a pair. I really like how he paired them with rust New Balance, a flannel shirt and down vest !
Here with a trophy purchase ! I was watching forever to see who would become the lucky owner of this stripe painted oar. 
Not sure if you can tell from this photo, but this man here is in all classics- barracuda drizzler, smedley knit, oxford shirt, dungarees and moccasins.
I love a chamois shirt. Have never seen an orange one. Great way to layer in the winter and I find they especially come in handy in the Spring time. Check out his monocle. And as if the orange isnt enough, Check out this turquoise one.
I saw this fella carrying this here horse and asked if I could photograph it, He paid $400 and was "told" it was Pendleton. I didnt see a label anywhere, there was a tag on its tush, didnt say Pendleton or any company, just fabric contents and made in taiwan i believe. I hope it was at least made using Pendleton fabric but Ill never be sure.. Cool piece none the less.
some more color out there in the fields. Below are some personal scores
