Archival Permanent - PDX

In Randonneuring, a perm is a permanent route you can schedule to ride at any time. On Saturday, I rode Michal Young's scenic Alsea 200k loop with several friends from the Oregon Randonneurs. On Sunday, I dragged my friend Bruce up to Portland for what I would consider my favorite Archival shopping perm.  The loop starts somewhere around Eye Styles, migrates over to Little Tee for lunch followed by gabbing and gawking at Blake, coffee at Barista, more aspirational shopping at Lizard Lounge and than a post meal retreat to Cinema 21. Though I rarely make purchases on my perm, I  consistently catch and release the same evidential photos: Japanese eyewear, FWK Engineered Garments, heritage footwear,  denim and print ephemera from the movies.  Contact me if you wish to recreate my route.  I will provide you with a start time, a list of controls and a few informational questions to confirm that you followed the correct route.   Here is some evidence of participation from my weekend:

 

Theo taking a white line nap next to his lovely MAP custom 

Vanilla and Map randos outside John Boy's Alsea Mercantile (via Theo Elliot)

  

Our rando mob (photo by Asta C.)

 

Bruce modeling Barton Perreira...

  ...matching suede green Quoddy mocs

  

Croque Madame at Little Tee

  

Sport footwear check: Oak Street and Arche

  

  

 

Aspirational FWK at Blake

  

  A rare patch from the Jantzen swimwear company

 

Sam's Yuketen boots 

Spot watch check: a Filson rep's Marathon chronograph

Neil sampling frites and cidre at Irving Kitchen

Mildred Pierce at Cinema 21

Archival Field Trip - Los Angeles

A few snap views from last weekend's jaunt to Los Angeles.  For the prequel, check out my LA Field Trip from 2012.

 

Friend Mimsy sporting an Archival Plain Musette

  

 

Blair, proprietor of General Quarters 

 

Signature, discharge printed kerchiefs

  

Archival Rucksack on display

Billingsley's Steak House

 

 

  

Exemplary ensemble - Self Edge LA

  

 Self Edge x Flat Head denim after 5 years of wear


Out of the past - Mimsy mural print

   

 Retrospecs at Shelter Half

 

 

  

Tradesmen co-founders, Ruben and Doug

  

Wrist bling

 

  

  

 Tradesmen by M. Nii pop up shop

  

Archival baggage on display

 

California teen style via Lord Love a Duck (Axelrod 1966)

 

  
Wishful shopping - Alden Tassel Loafers (size 6.5!)

 

De Rigueur McIntosh sound system - Unionmade

 

 

More McIntosh - Mohawk General Store

Breakfast sandiwch - Salt's Cure

Coveralls - Deus Ex Machina

Shirley Bassey - Oscars telecast

Feal Mor - Sadly closed on Sundays

Last minute media - Scotty McTavish McDougal McCardo

Eugene re-entry - Sundance Natural Foods