Brands

Buglar.Co.,Ltd F/W 2009 Inspired by freedom, Navy and American workwear. “The second chapter of a legacy. Thinking about the future, reflecting the past age, celebrating original craft” Original clothing manufacturer, Burglar.Co.,Ltd and based in Sweden is a handcrafted, lifestyle brand name that uses unique vintage production techniques such as wooden weaving looms and slow vintage knit patterns during production. The primary in Burglar products are, first and foremost, the attention to detail and handcrafted originality.

Damir Doma’s collections seem lit by a soft, melancholic quest for fluidity. Inspired by identity’s multiple expressions and the link with the fragile, ephemeral quality of the body, he creates pieces that explore interpretations of contemporary masculinity. The Croatian-born designer grew up in Germany and studied fashion in Munich and Berlin, where he graduated in 2004 with magna cum laude for the best collection. The young designer then went to Antwerp, where he worked for Raf Simons and Dirk Schoenberger. It was his time spent at Raf Simons in particular that broadened and shaped Doma’s perception of fashion and the arts. Under Simon’s mentorship, the creation of his personal aesthetics was kindled; leading him to infuse soulfulness and sensitivity into his work.

Elvine was born in the year of 1912 in Hioma, Estonia. She was raised under poor conditions, under the soviet regime. Elvine and her family managed to survive the terrors of world war 1 after which she started to work at a clothing factory as a seamstress. In the mid thirties Elvine started to raise a family of her own. During the second world war she was forced to flee to Sweden with her four children. Elvine is a strong and confident woman, who also happens to be my grandmother. I’ve named the brand Elvine after my grandma, partly as a tribute to her, but mostly because of the beautyful heaviness in the name.

Tuscan jewellery designer Riccardo Goti mixes leather with metal fusions of silver and brass. He hand-crafts his chains and hardware. Goti's work has a tough, masculine edge but with beautifully disheveled and intricate details.

Julian Red was founded by Mattias Lind (the head designer) in Gothenburg, Sweden, in late 2002. The brand takes its name from a character in B.E. Ellis’ novel “Less Than Zero.” In the book, Julian is a disillusioned punk with an intensive relationship to art and music. Julian’s attitude reflects the brand’s close connection to art and music and marks the guidelines to a rebellious approach to fashion. Julian Red is a fashion brand with both womens and mens lines. The collections have a sharp, edgy and artsy feeling and revolve around defined concepts and ideas. There is always a sense of futurism. The brand is popular among art students and the small arty crowd in Sweden and the same type of crowd is embracing Julian Red on all the new markets the brand it is entering.

Mackintosh is a brand of modern heritage built on true craftsmanship and a two hundred year history. In the early 1800s, Charles Macintosh developed the process of spreading rubber onto cotton to create the world's first formal waterproof fabric, signaling the arrival of the original Mackintosh coat. Today, Mackintosh is a firmly established global brand that combines updated technology with traditional techniques to create the modern-day 'Mac'. Based in Cumbernauld, Scotland, Mackintosh takes its trade very seriously - all coat makers undertake a three-year apprenticeship to ensure that they can make outerwear to Mackintosh's strict standards. The ultimate recognition for Mackintosh as the leader in this area is the regular commissions from international designer brands, firmly positioning the brand as manufacturers of excellence.

Since its birth in 1994, maharishi has evolved into one of the UK’s most influential designer labels, offering men’s, women’s and children’s collections available from exclusive fashion retailers worldwide. Founded by (creative director) Hardy Blechman, maharishi carries a strong ethos of respect for nature while utilising the latest technology. Blechman, whose former experience lay in the international military and industrial clothing surplus trade, started maharishi by producing hemp and other natural fibre clothing as well as recycling workwear and military surplus. In fact, his work in the field of natural fibres helped them to gain wider acceptance among larger commercial fashion retailers.

The story begins in 1992 with a series of handmade shirts under the label Mauro Grifoni. An obsessive quest for perfection together with a love for traditional craftsmanship, seen anew with a modern eye and a contemporary sensibility. The concept is to create an assured, refined collection safe from mass-marketed trends and common formulas; an eclectic, sophisticated, metropolitan wardrobe made using the best fabrics around and relying on top-notch tailoring finesse. Unexpected classicism, playful understatement and new tradition meet up in a subdued but precious recipe conceived for demanding palates. Each piece is iconic but non-obvious, rigorous design-wise but with a relaxed spirit, always ready to be appropriated and interpreted by the wearer according to one’s own instinct and will. The DNA is proudly, unmistakably Italian, but never obviously so.

n.d.c. was created in 2001 by two friends passionate about shoes. With over 10 years of experience in the shoe business, Arnaud Zannier and Enrique Corbi launched their brand to bring something different to the footwear industry. The duo has since produced collection after collection with their own indelible stamp. n.d.c. has opened a new dimension in men’s and ladies footwear, offering luxurious materials, comfortable lasts and rejuvenated classics. The collections are appealing to a wide range of customers: trendsetters, classic dressers, luxury lovers and quality freaks who are in pursuit of understated individualism. Beloved by consumers, fashion editors and celebrities worldwide, n.d.c. has surpassed its reputation as everyone’s best-kept shoe secret. It has become an indispensable classic found in the wardrobe of every footwear lover.

Our Legacy designers and co-founders are Cristopher Nying (1981-) and Jockum Hallin (1980-). “We redefines the classic men´s wardrobe in a light and comfortable manner, a well dressed contemporary look made to appear thrown together in a perfectly natural and confident way”. Italian, brittish and portugese fabrics adds a heritage feeling, like a classic garment from your grandfathers wardrobe, slightly remodeled to fit our life and our time.

Originally trained as a men's tailor Rickard Lindqvist graduated with a BA in Fashion Design from the Swedish School of Textile in June 2005. During and after his studies, he has worked for various companies such Vivienne Westwood, Nudie Jeans, Whipping Floyd and Filippa K. He has also dressed artists such as Håkan Hellström, The (International) Noise Conspiracy, Whyte Seeds and Broder Daniel. In 2004 he was rewarded the Sisley award at the Mittelmoda fashion award in Gorizia, Italy. His work has been show and exhibited in Paris, Tokyo, Berlin, London, Belgrad, Copenhagen and Stockholm.

THE LOCAL FIRM is a Swedish fashion brand with a distinctive design code that combines high fashion with innovative jeans design.

THE LOCAL FIRM´s concept is inspired by art, architecture and design from the former east-block and the Bauhaus movement. The design concept A contrast of status combines garments and materials that distinguish themselves by contrasting one another. The line is full-ranged and carries both mens and womens garments.

While studying at the University of Fine Arts in Tokyo, Tomoaki Okaniwa didn’t feel a connection with the typical Japanese fashion scene but rather found his interest in foreign media, art and culture. His interest in making garments was born from a necessity – to make something he could wear every day. This lead him to form a successful streetwear company, and later, after sifting his focus towards a more mature style, to the birth of The Viridi-Anne. Over 8 years later, the brand has become highly popular in Japan and spread overseas to Europe and North America, where it’s stocked in many notable avant-garde boutiques. With a strong attention to unique materials, well thought out details and classic cuts with a twist, The Viridi-Anne has been showing it’s collections during men’s fashion week in Paris for the past 3 years.

The label functions as a network of various characters (designers, illustrators, visionaries, musicians) promoting cooperation and co-creating undertakings across genre’s boundaries. In the mix of diverse ideas and talent, Uniforms for the Dedicated make men’s fashion. For inspiration and continuous progress Uniforms continously are searching for new forms of partnerships and inputs. Similar the collective seeks to make way for up-and-coming artists and creative talent. “We welcome the people around us to enter our unification and partake in the creative process. We share a vision to evolve into a co-creating force made out of multiple types of talent and character in the fields of design, music, and more". - Members of Uniforms

In the spring of 2004, the Vancouver born “wings + horns” launched its’ menswear collective. Drawing from the diverse culture and world renowned nature of Canada, “w+h” cleverly couples tailored designs with custom made fabrics with the belief that each garment must maintain its integrity and test of time.   From home made, chunky sweaters hand knitted locally in Vancouver to military influenced jackets in custom cotton fleece made in their own atelier, “w+h” is defining the “Canadian look” in international menswear.