Archival Field Trip - Wistful Shopping at Al's Attire

Al's Attire, found in the Italian neighborhood of San Francisco, is a full-custom experience. They can make-to-measure or make a new garment from scratch, so you're guaranteed a perfect fit on your wingtip boots, railroad jacket, or shawl-collared peacoat. It was pretty stupendous stuff - absolutely unquestionable quality, gorgeous details, and lovely materials.






I fell pretty hard for this monkey-fitting railroad jacket, made with deadstock herringbone denim. After careful consideration, I figured that I'd better pay the rent rather than buy the jacket, so we went off to bury my sorrows in tiny, almond-flavored cookies and a massive mille feuille at a nearby Italian bakery.


Full flickr set on Al's Attire here.

Archival Field Trip: San Francisco (1/2010)

by Lesli Larson


Archival Clothing made a quick trip to San Francisco over the weekend to see friends, visit shops, show bags and attend Andrea Marcovicci's Johnny Mercer tribute. As it were, our visit corresponded with the opening of MAN UP, a menswear pop-up store on Market St. In the next few posts, we'll document our finds. For now, here's a quick visual review.

PDX Field Report (12/12/09)

by Lesli Larson

We planned for a day's worth of errands in Portland. But an ice storm kept us in town through Sunday. Rather than pursue our standard routines, we followed our friend Sarah G., a Portlander, to her favorite places. I'm supplementing the usual AC footage of wool and waxed cotton with new images of salt, patent leather and silver.

Portland Farmer's Market

Portland Filson

Nationale

Pine State Biscuit

Stand Up Comedy

Immortal Piano

Sara Barner @ Una

Schwinn Sprint @ City Bikes

Filson Double Mac @ Stumptown