Hardy-ha-ha…not!
November 6th, 2007 by admin
Whilst Americans are known to have a more laid-back style compared to Europe, this should not be automatically translated as boring. In fact, we should interpret this as a taste for the simpler things, the pared-down and the comfortable. I’m certainly reading it that way when I come across shops like Stand Up Comedy. There’s nothing particulary ‘HA-HA’ funny about this Portland-based store (another city in the States that I think would tickle my fancy me thinks….) but it does stock an eclectic mix of labels that all seem to say ‘We make things people will wear over and over again but that those people buying us are few and far between…’.
They seem to have gathered a selection of labels that combine the niche and the established from both US and Europe and if you were to wear any of it, the effect would be seemingly basic but would reveal its quirks upon closer inspection. So you have the essential denim from Acne and April 77 which would be augmented by the following things that Stand Up Comedy place great importance on…
A nomadic cape that will serve to protect…
Pelican Avenue digitally printed piumi cape that has a beautiful finish // Henrik Vibskov poncho/cape // Staerk rain capelet
A casualfied variation on the tuxedo…
Slow and Steady Wins the Race (there’s a substantial amount of this brand due to one of the owners being the ex-manager of SSWR’s showroom in NYC) black satin tuxedo jacket with shawl collar // Patrik Rzepski oversized tuxedo trousers with paper bag waist // Slow and Steady Wins the Race tuxedo sweatpants. The last two really adds an odd slouchiness to the traditional straight-laced tuxedo.
A piece of bagginess that longs to be overworn and overused…
Patrik Rzepski slit t-shirt dress which has renewed my ex-love of lux t-shirts // Henrik Vibskov wing coat that has adjustable volume and hem length // Wood Wood blue shirtdress
With a name like Stand Up Comedy, the store doesn’t do what it says on the tin but I think the smiles come a little later when you wear these pieces with minimum effort and maximum ease.
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