Archival Announcement: Pop Up Flea Appearance

There’s a Pop Up Flea in Nolita this weekend, and we will be there!

Come by on Friday or Saturday and see what’s new at Archival Clothing. Meet Tom, the designer of our bags, and share your feedback. This is an exciting event because many of the best purveyors of heritage menswear are participating. Although it’s billed as a menswear gathering, there’s sure to be classic heritage styles that appeal to women.

For attendees of the Flea, we will be offering a special deal on our Navy Tote – plus we’ll have free domestic shipping on any item in the Archival Clothing store not in stock at the event.

Here’s the official announcement. We’re there on Friday and Saturday. Come see us!

Pop Up Flea

Fri – Sun, Nov 19-21

201 Mulberry Street, NYC

Follow @Pop_Up_Flea on Twitter

Nice Flea preview on Esquire including a nod to our A.C. rucksack.

Archival Review: Man Up San Francisco

Two weeks ago, the Boulder and Eugene arms of Archival Clothing converged on San Francisco for a winter meeting. As it were, our visit corresponded with the Man Up menswear pop up market. Since we spend so much time browsing old catalogs and flickr photostreams, it was terrific to make contact with people behind some of the brands and shops we love. Highlights for us were our visits with Howard and John at the A-B Fits booth and the fine folks behind the shirting company, Taylor Stitch.

Howard of A-B Fits testing the fit of my SNS Herning cardigan

Rising Sun & Co. denim

John in the A-B Fits booth

Vest obsession

Although the show was billed as a menswear market, we were encouraged to find a few top quality clothing options for women including the Rising Sun & Co. chambray vest. With a little tailoring, I'm pretty sure I could have made the size small fit perfectly. But I'm holding out for a promised version for women. Front pocketing reminds me of one my favorite outdoor garments, the Filson original tin cloth hunting vest.

Browsing the A-B Fits Booth

Custom shirts for Archival Clothing

Shoulder slope calculator

Michael in P.G. Field vest (secured in Scotland)

Taylor Stitch Booth

We're very excited about the custom shirts Taylor Stitch will be creating for Lynn, Tom and me. At the show, our measurements were taken and we were instructed to select fabric from an overwhelming range of swatches. The details will be transmitted to the third generation US company who manufactures the shirts for Taylor Stitch. Since it's nearly impossible to find a well tailored, American-made shirt for women, we have high hopes for the Taylor Stitch product. We'll post a follow-up review once our shirts arrive. We'd love to see this kind of custom clothing service expanded to include pants and coats (ala Al's Attire). It would give women who like heritage style clothing a chance to source many of the same garments already readily available to gents (khakis, please!) .

Vintage French Rebour saddle (outside the show)

Unionmade

Sui Generis

Beckel Canvas Products

My Dutch Bike

Jeremy and his vintage Aldens

I spoke with Jeremy (one of Man Up's impressarios) about possibly staging a similar show in the Northwest--in the fall. It would great to bring together many of the regional manufacturers and purveyors from the Portland, Seattle and Vancouver areas. We'd be there line with our full lines of bags and perhaps a few items for women.

Heritage overload

Full flickr set here.