The latest excellent film release from Edwin jeans is a celebration and homgae to the Edwin heritage and development of the manufacturing process over the last 35 years.

The Obey Clothing Fall/Winter 2011 sees a follow of from the summer navajo influence with the matching scarf and gloves set. Outerwear sees introduction of a slew of great new silhouettes and fabrications – the Shepard wax coated Obey jacket and Trenton jacket are great winter coats and the Loner denim workwear style jacket is ideal for the milder winter. The headgear collection goes from strength to strength with a slew of beanie hats including the trademark two tone, Ruger turn-up beanie and the Obey Snapback Monogram cap. Plus there are all the standard bar logo and Obey icon face jersey collection to get stock feed your Obey frenzy.

The Cheap Monday Fall/Winter 2011 collection takes inspiration from a variety of sources. Read the full interpretation here: According to Ray Kurzweil, the Singularity is near. This is the point when technological progress is so fast that we are unable to control or fathom what is going on anymore. We have looked at different scenarios when predicting the future, the future of consumer behaviours, fashion and living. Extreme predictions and mind-bending conceptions of how life will be not so long from now leads to theories and off shoots that might seem beyond belief, becoming even more intriguing.

The classic backpack from Sweden’s Fjallraven, the Fjallraven Kanken. The Kanken backpack was once a trusty schoolbag that has since become iconic and is topping most-wanted lists worldwide.
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The Penfield Stapleton is one if not Penfield’s most celebrated styles. The Penfield Stapleton jacket is constructed in a durable 60/40 cotton/nylon, with an 80/20 down fill lining, perfect for providing additional warmth for the current winter season. This seaosns Stapleton has been updated with a zip on the front that, combined with tough metal snaps, provides improved shelter from the Bristish elements and lower hand-warmer pockets with arrowheads reinforcing the corners. The leather shoulder yoke gives the jacket added strength and toughness, now a Penfield signature trademark demark feature on a rugged style. Buy the Penfield Stapleton jacket online now in navy blue, British green or green tweed.
The stats…
Material: 60/40 Cotton Nylon
Lining: 80/20 down
Closure: Zipper and poppers

The Vans Trainers fall/winter 2011 campaign sees the launch of several strong new styles and a slew of new colour ups to the keep the Vans contingent happy. The Vans Era 59 has again proven immensley popular – now in navy blue, black and castlerock grey. The same colour’s also follow through to the Vans Zapato Del Barco range.

The new Swear shoes fall/winter 2011 collection is now available online. The range continues to impress with new styles and interesting fabrications and new colour combinations of the Swear Iggy.

Fall/Winter 2011 sees the first standalone Carhartt Heritage collection. The new collection has seen a complete overhall and includes some great outerwear, knits, shirting, t-shirts and accessories. Some key pieces shown below are the Carhartt Heritage sweatshirt, State Coat in black, Klondike Japapnese Selvidge jeans, Carhartt Factor Shirt in hickory blue stripe and the Cahartt Heritage t-shirt in burgundy heather.

Most people know Edwin jeans their Japanese selvedge denim, but its full clothing line is packed with an slew of strong vintage inspired garments. The Edwin Fall/Winter 2011 collection see a great selection of denim, Edwin chinos, knits, outerwear and shirting. Edwin’s vintage heritage inspirations are prominent throughout the range especially in the t-shirt line. Some key peices fro the colleciton this seaosn are the Edwin ED-55 Chinos, ED-39 rainbow selvedge jeans, Edwin Conway Shirt, EC Pocket t-shirt in indigo blue.

Another new label new to UrbanExcess.com this fall is the up and coming Swedish men’s premium clothing brand Velour. The inspiration of Per Andersson, Velour was born in 1997 when Andersson began rummaging through the accumulation of garments clothing left over from his grandmother’s now closed ready-to-wear store (the shop closed in the mid-80s following 50 years in business) and started to design clothes inspired by the pieces found in the od shop.
The fantastic Velour clothing fall/winter 2011 lookbook was photographed in the same old store Per’s grandparents ran. Named ‘Inheritance’ the collection is inspired by the label’s very own history and features a slew of classic garments. Read More »