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J.Crew, as part of their J.Crew on Film series, recently took a trip to one of the storied Italian mills that produces fabric for our Ludlow suit. The team traveled to Italy’s Vitale Barberis Canonico mill to learn how the intersection of family, tradition and passion creates a suiting fabric tailor-made for the J.Crew’s iconic Ludlow suit. The film highlights the American brand’s appreciation for design, quality, heritage, artistry and the people who bring their designs to life.

Check out the video below in which Francesco Barberis Canonico, the charismatic scion of this family business, provides narration. The full story can be found on J.Crew.

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J.Crew presented their men’s and women’s collections for Fall/Winter 2013 at Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week, showcasing two very complete and wearable collections. The brand’s done an exceptional job raising awareness for the presentation through their various social and digital outlets, most notably Instagram and Tumblr. The hype was built and J.Crew delivered.

Frank Muytjens, head of men’s design, pulled inspiration from many places including wide-angled David Bailey portraits from the 1960s, particularly ones of Michael Caine, a visit to the Welsh countryside and a day-trip to Oxford, England. The designer reexamined classics – English tweeds, oilcloth, herringbones and black watch fabrics, but cut in clean silhouettes gave them a kind of strong, masculine heft. These rich fabrics are delivered effortlessly in J.Crew’s Ludlow suit fit while other complimentary pieces fill up the rest of the collection. All-in-all, we saw the suiting for F/W 2013 to be the strongest we’ve ever seen from the American label.

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Back in November, Billy Reid won the 2010 CFDA/Vogue Fashion Fund award. With J.Crew being a proud sponsor, each of the recipients have created an exclusively designed capsule collection for the retailer.
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MW over at A Continuous Lean gives us a comprehensive look at another solid collection from J.Crew. Michael turned us to the exceptional footwear but we were most impressed with the suiting. Heavy wools are being utilized with all the proper detailing to really drive the pieces home.

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For the spring season, J.Crew has taken stock of a couple pocket squares that will look solid with your suiting throughout the summer and even a few you can pull off year ’round as well. The denim pocket square with floral print as well as the other with cross print really stand out from the pack.

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J.Crew’s workwear-inspired utility shirts have been reinvisioned for the upcoming season in 10o percent cotton twill with an extremely soft, brushed finish. The shirts feature a front flap pocket and comes in J.Crew’s Regular Fit — a tailored cut with a made-to-measure feel. Pick them up now as they’re on sale. We recommend going with the indigo shell.

Buy It: $49.50 at J.Crew

J.Crew presented its Spring 2011 collection yesterday in New York City and it’s shaping up to be another epic lineup from Frank Muytjens and company. “Amongst the highlights for J.Crew’s upcoming campaign was a steady dose of slim cut blazers, plenty of knits, outerwear, and footwear collaborations. Colors were keep muted for the most part, focusing on a nice array of blues paired with grey and khaki tones.” (via Hypebeast)

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I think we’re too often caught digging for gear that’ll stand out, that we look borderline obnoxious. It’s good to turn it down a few notches for an understated look and we think this cardigan from J.Crew is just right. They took a classic design and gave it muted charcoal accents and threw it atop a black canvas, making it more versatile than usual. The lambswool shell is perfect for layering for months to come.

Side note: J.Crew really knows how to style their models. That black on black with a denim shirt to break it apart looks really great.

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Well it’s not open yet, but J.Crew has announced that it’s finally expanding its Men’s Shop locations outside of New York City and opening doors to a new space in Copley Square in Boston, MA. We’re not sure what’s more epic here, the fact J.Crew is opening a shop outside the island or that Boston is about to get a retail shop for men worth mentioning.

Whatever the case may be, look for the doors at 100 Huntington Avenue, Copley Place to open next Tuesday, September 28th. (via Selectism)