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Unlike many things in life, which are, in fact, chores, it is /not/ a chore to go to a shop and look at a sizeable collection of blue cotton jackets. You may see where this is leading: for two days only on sunday may 24 and monday may 25, @midsectionvintage will present a selection of 48 french and italian chore jackets for sale at @filter.store on #ebenezerplace. The jackets have some obvious commonalties: they were originally made as workwear garments, most of them are made from blue cotton fabric of one kind or another (drill, moleskin, etc), and they are all varying degrees of old (broadly speaking, 1960s through 1990s). But there are also differences (in size, origin, cut, details, construction) and presenting a large volume of these things side by side can help draw these differences (often borne out of their different purposes or different manufacturing approaches at different times or in different regions) and also just be a fun and visually satisfying experience. Plus, on a practical level, it means that if you’re in the market for a chore jacket, you can compare 48 or so options, try a bunch on, and have a fairly good shot at finding one that you like! The popup will run inshop from 11-5pm on both days (once again, those days are sunday may 24 and Monday may 25). Luke from @midsectionvintage will be inshop to chat chore throughout! (chris from @filter.store will be there too). Hope to see you there in a couple of weeks!

The ba-tsu bombers I posted about a few days ago are finally online! Well, some of them are. I think eleven are left from the nineteen I put out in the shop and I’m glad to get at least some of them up for sale on the website :) There are both a few more available than are pictured in the grid image (because not all of them would fit in a 3x4 tile), and also a few less than might first appear (because many of the jackets are reversible). But in an effort to be helpful I’ve squiggled over the ones that have sold and included a screenshot of that, followed by at least one picture of every jacket I still have. I’ll post story links to the collection as well for anyone who wants to inspect one or more more closely 🧐🧐

19 new ba-tsu bombers. Inshop now + online as soon as I can get them all online (I am hoping this will be really really soon).

One less tie on the tie rack, open 11-5 as normal.

Currently in the window, and also online: a red wool rib bodycon dress by #dorotheebis and dark navy, padded nylon MA-1 bomber jacket by #mensbatsu. Dorothee bis is a french ready to wear label founded in the 1970s by elie and jacqueline jacobson that I think is kind of under-appreciated (at least online). This dress from the 1980s is a good example of their knitwear, which I’m particular fond of: it’s bright and playful but also practical also flattering. Men’s ba-tsu is from Japan, sadly now defunct but in the 1980s and 90s they produced a wide range of quality garments often with interesting or unusual details. Regular visitors to the in person version of the shop may know that I’m particularly fond of their outwear (last winter I had a selection of 10-15 jackets, mostly bombers but also a couple of leathers and some lighter jackets). This is an MA-1 style, in a dark navy nylon but with substantial weight. It’s made to a very high standard, to an extent that I think you can really see and feel. Obviously this is one of those things I can say but is a bit hard to communicate through a screen, and I guess you can either 1) come into the shop and touch and eyeball for yourself or 2) if you’re reading this from outside adelaide I guess you can either believe me or not believe me. The ba-tsu is also a bit of an advance scout, if you will - just like last autumnwinter I’ll have another 12-15 so ba-tsu bits appearing inshopandonline “Soon”!

10:59am today

Today is my birthday! I turn 38. For TODAY ONLY, please enjoy $38 off all @filter.store stock priced at $100 or more, inshop on #ebenezerplace and online by entering the code “april12” at checkout.

New inshop (and online!) A black cotton baby tee by japanese designer #yoichinagasawa. It’s pretty simple, apart from the delightful addition of five embroidered goldfish across the front. I’ve had maybe a dozen or so of Nagasawa’s garments in the shop, including a jumper with wooly appliqué goldfish that I suspect is from the same show as the t-shirt (and that i remember @henriettab especially liked). As usual for me it’s often the fabrics I’m drawn to: really interesting dyes, treatments, and combinations. But the clothes are also playful in ways that I really enjoy. So after the pictures of the t-shirt I’ve just listed I’ve included examples of these other yoichi nagasawa garments, most of which have sold but also a couple that are still available (the purple and yellow mesh t-shirt, and the orange and yellow knit dress). Right at the end is a graphic t-shirt from “No Concept but Good Sense”, another line of Nagasawa’s, which is one of my favourite ever names for a brand. Why? Because although I love ideas in life I’m not a huge fan of conceptual clothing (and certainly not of some designers’ recent habit of providing long, ‘conceptual’ show notes to justify their collections. Instead, the idea of a brand that has “no concept” but instead just a “good sense” is perfect to me. The clothes justify themselves. I’ve also included a couple of pictures that @michael.pdf blessed me with just in the last day or so of his partner @morganmoroney , who bought the t-shirt, wearing the t-shirt at some kind of fair or show that I presume is on at the moment in NSWs. Perhaps NSWers can tell me? Anyway I don’t say this enough but I obviously love seeing how people wear the things they get from me. It always gives me a big ol’ smile!! So! Please do send pictures, tag the shop, or even just post the pics with the thought that I might see them and be happy, should the moment ever present itself to do so

Didn’t expect to find shoulder pads added to this delightful cotton jacket clearly meant to be unstructured. Customising your clothes is a beautiful thing but I have obviously depadded these shoulders. Few new things in shop today presuming I steam and price them all in time. 6:39am today!

@filter.store and @_shop_pond for the easter long weekend. Pretty much our normal hours except that we’re closed friday.

Pictures taken 6:27-9:52am today. We’re open 9:58am-5:05pm today with @_shop_pond (fact).

We will be open 11-5pm tomorrow (monday). This message posted 8:10pm today (sunday).