Okay, so perhaps I am a bit biased when it comes to Armstrong & Wilson. After all, they hail from Philadelphia and I from that great city’s suburbs. But, bias aside, these jawns are some bad ass pocket squares. Micheal Macko thought well enough of them to incorporate them into the Vanguards collection, which was a collection of 12 up and coming menswear designers featured at MRket. They forego the oft heralded hand rolled and stitched edges in favor of machine stitched and colored edges that tie into the color schemes of the buttons and fabric used. Just recently the gentlemen at AW have expanded their collection into neckwear; I am hoping suspenders and socks are next… Stay tuned.
[…] Macko’s Vanguard collection was ripe with interesting and fun burgeoning menswear designers (Armstrong & Wilson, Rotenier, Shwood), Hook & Albert being one of them. Hook & Albert is best known for […]
[…] some new one’s. Most notably in the Vanguards section which includes brands like Rotenier, Armstrong & Wilson, Blue Claw and Shwood. And to be honest, it is in this section where there are the most […]