Nothing rare or esoteric today, just a bunch of new Ralph Lauren fall/ winter releases that I think look pretty great. Some notables:
- Polo Label Outerwear: Ralph Lauren’s Polo label has some basic, but well designed, outerwear this coming season. There are some field jackets in cotton canvas and nylon, the first of which is priced surprisingly low. In addition, they’ve brought back their Cadwell jacket, which is an iteration of the lightweight, quilted bombers they do every year, and introduced some bolder designs through these tartan hunting coats and belted blackwatch oilcloths. I also really like this B-10 bomber, which is a reproduction of the cloth-shelled jackets that the US government supplied to servicemen in the 1940s, for the brief period that leather A-2s were discontinued (which Ralph Lauren has a repro for as well).
- RRL Outerwear: Not to be missed is RRL’s outerwear, which includes a roughed-out sueded ranch jacket that looks like it was pulled out of some 1920s archive, as well as a reproduction of early motorcycle jackets, which had shawl collars and button fronts. A fold-down collar moto is also available if you want something less old-timey. For more affordable outerwear, there’s a quilted jacket with a Western-styled yoke and a navy deck jacket to wear with jeans. I also really like this indigo discharge print jacket and Southwestern piece, although I’m not entirely sure I have the flair required to wear the second.
- Knitwear: For knitwear, Polo has some basic Shetland sweaters with sueded elbow patches (which I imagine can be removed with a seam ripper if they’re not to your liking), a mock neck cable knit that I think would frame the face well, and a blanket striped shawl collar cardigan for those who are brave enough to wear something bright red. For RRL, there are some basic gray sweatshirts, which will be less stout, but much softer, than Buzz Rickson’s.
- Casual Shirts: Some of the best casual shirts this season are in the workwear category. Notables include plaid indigo flannels and chambrays in both dark and light washes. I also really like this indigo calico print shirt, which End has better pictures of. Ralph Lauren’s Polo label has a similar piece for a bit less money.
- Shoes: Nothing really new in footwear, but Ralph Lauren’s best pieces (i.e. their shell cordovan penny loafers, tassel loafers, and wingtips, as well as RRL engineer boots) have been restocked.
