Engineered Garments FW 2010

[ctrlaltelite]

eg derrick jacket. exclusive to nepenthes ny, nepenthes tokyo, and lane crawford in hong kong. it's named after derrick leung, senior mens buyer at lane crawford. it's a patch pocket navy moleskin jacket, also available in brown moleskin. it's lined in a black paisley pattern, there's a half self-belt in the back and it's double vented with a cool throat latch, the lapels can be popped up in eg fashion and at $345 it's very decently priced. here's some ok iphone pics. mister mort stopped me coming out of the antonio azzuolo presentation in this but i'm not sure if i made the cut, otherwise i'll have to wait til i get my point and shoot back for fit pics.

 

[garmis]

^^I tried that piece on..wonderful, definitely takes on more of a sportcoat vibe. Consistent slim EG fit as well.

 

[ctrlaltelite]

the soft shoulders sold it for me.

 

[LA Guy]

Originally Posted by ctrlaltelite

the soft shoulders sold it for me.

I proposed that they do moleskin a few years ago, but apparently, it was too English, and not American enough. Arghhhhh!!!

 

[edubs01]

For peeps that have been, thoughts on the nepenthes ny store?
Good inventory?

 

[ctrlaltelite]

it's pretty dope, the needles stuff is a good whimsical complement to eg's utilitarian/americana aesthetic. they also sell great stuff from south2west8 and other nepenthes brands not previously available in the states.

 

[dusty]

That jacket's cool but it would be much better without all the perfectly symmetric pockets. It looks like a thorax.

 

[timpoblete]

Would've liked to have that middle set of pockets be half inside the bottom pockets, like in the Irving Jacket. It's nice regardless though.

 

[canstyleace]

Was it available in brown at the nyc store? How thick/warm is it?

I've wanted a dark brown sc since last season when I missed out on the cord norfolk but this looks good too imo, the brown one looks great in the lookbook pics.

 

[JOA]

^There's currently a F/W '09 Brown Cord Norfolk for sale on eBay.

 

[canstyleace]

^Thanks JOA, I almost shaat myself but sadly I'm an xs and that size rarely comes up on the bay, I couldnt even find an xs in all Barnyes in the states once I started looking for it last FW season.

Definitely trying to get a jump this season before the xs stock is gone, in fact even if the nyc store has the brown moleskin I know its only going to be available in S, if I'm lucky, and I'm thinking if its worth getting the small tailored.

 

[ctrlaltelite]

Originally Posted by canstyleace

Was it available in brown at the nyc store? How thick/warm is it?

yes, and it's a pretty good fall jacket. it's durable moleskin so it was pretty windproof and held up in the mid 50's with just a shirt underneath.

 

[canstyleace]

^sweet thanks, is it a 3 button?

 

[ctrlaltelite]

it converts into a cadet-style jacket silhouette with a throat latch, but the collar can be rolled back like in the pics above. so iirc there's about 4 buttons on the placket and a few more under the collar. they probably have a full size run.

 

[Drinkwaters]

We always stock XS

Originally Posted by canstyleace

^Thanks JOA, I almost shaat myself but sadly I'm an xs and that size rarely comes up on the bay, I couldnt even find an xs in all Barnyes in the states once I started looking for it last FW season.

Definitely trying to get a jump this season before the xs stock is gone, in fact even if the nyc store has the brown moleskin I know its only going to be available in S, if I'm lucky, and I'm thinking if its worth getting the small tailored.