Another mash-up featuring Seattle’s Blackbird retail shop and New England’s Alden shoe company. This time, the duo’s taken inspiration from the simple black dress shoes of standard military dress. “The name itself comes from Baa Baa Blacksheep, a TV series that aired on NBC from 1976 to 1978. As a child born on Pearl Harbor day, our owner, Nicole, loved to watch the show with her father, and marked every birthday with WWII film marathons. A lifelong devotee of Army Navy surplus store shopping, it was a natural choice for Nicole, when it came time to design our Alden collaboration models, to reference the military look and feel she had grown up appreciating.”

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Blackbird’s been getting a few exclusive pieces from their collaboration with Alden of New England and the Hauff’s Department Store Boot will surely catch the eyes of enthusiasts the World over. This high top blucher boot with perforated straight tip was inspired by early 20th century uptown gentleman’s attire. You might have found a boot like this at Hauff’s, Ballard’s first department store.

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Designed by Blackbird in collaboration with Alden of New England, the Christopherson’s Creamery Milkman Boot brings back memories of a neighborhood icon – the milkman. Inspired by the shiny simple uniform boots that so many delivery drivers wore back in the day when milk and groceries were delivered, the boot pulls additional inspiration from Christopherson’s Creamery, a local Ballard dairy shop, just around the corner from where Blackbird is located today.

Blackbird suggests you polish yours to a high gloss and wear them with sharply tailored trousers, or beat them up, lace them half-way, and wear them with whatever. This boot is cut sharp to accommodate a number of looks and built tough as nails for a life of hard, dedicated service.

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From Alden comes this wingtip shoe made exclusively for Seattle-based retailer Blackbird. Made of 100% calf leather, this blucher style wingtip was made with Goodyear welt construction in a dark burgundy finish. This shoe’s for anyone who’s still lacking a pair of wingtips in their closet and for those that do have one but are in massive need of an upgrade. Featuring details like a heavy leather sole, a stacked heel with visible nails on the bottom, a soft and durable calf leather upper, and this almost-black oxblood burgundy finish, this shoe looks great under a suit or with a pair of faded rolled jeans or khakis. For dress, pair them with nearly any color you can think of.

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Blackbird, Seattle’s finest retail shop, has just launched The Field House, a 3-month pop-up in the heart of the city’s Ballard neighborhood. “The Field House is reminiscent of general stores that were once at the heart of rural towns across America. Its shelves are stocked with a wide variety of merchandise, including classic work wear, vintage goods, basic groceries and candies, flowers, and perfumes and candles. It captures the history, geography, and folklore of times past, when goods were less disposable and had more meaning, a time when people canned their own food and took a moment to converse with strangers.” The store will sell Christmas trees for the holidays and will serve a “cup-a-joe” from an insulated Stanley thermos.

Labels for men and women on-hand include RRL, Filson, Pendleton, Woolrich Woolen Mills, Alden and April 77 to name a few. As said before, the shop is a 3-month experiment at which point Blackbird will decide whether to make it a permanent part of the neighborhood. The shop’s located at 5465 Leary Avenue NW in Seattle, and will be open from 10am to 7pm daily.

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Seattle-based Blackbird happens to be one of our favorite retailers. In the past few months since they launched their online store, we’ve been scouring their new items as well as their blog to really see what goodies could possibly come our way. These wallets by Property Of… are just what the doctor ordered. Four varieties are currently available, the Jackson Tri, Alf Sleeve, Alf Wallet and Toby Big Pouch. Apart from the Jackson Tri which is made of a heavy grain leather outer, the remaining three pieces are fitted with soft lambskin shells and hints of suede and even twill.

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Online retailer Blackbird’s gotten a variety of accessories from The Hill-Side, a fairly new label that’s popped up on the scene. They have a solid lineup of ties, pocket squares and bandanas, all made from the finest fabrics. For their inaugural collection, they sourced selvage denim from Okayama in Japan, an area that’s got one hell of a reputation when it comes to the material. The Hill-Side also brought in left-hand twill and tough waxed canvas to give us a good mix. All products are currently made in New York City, all the more reason to support the cause.

Buy It: $42 – $80 at Blackbird