Franco Bruccoleri’s 1988 Race Mille Miglia
The ‘88 race mille is a jacket that I have long been looking to add to my collection, and the recent addition of this one to my collection was made all the more special when I learned the history of this particular jacket and its previous owner. Click below to read more.
Closer look at the C.P. Company painted field jacket.
My wife picked up a 4F23 for herself, and I really like the painted fabric, just not on the mille. Finally able to track down a 4F73 for myself and am pretty pleased with the jacket. Click below for more pics.
The 88 Mille mystery solved.
You know if you have a piece that both OB and IDP haven’t seen before, than you’ve definitely got something rare. Just added this to my collection and finally have the answer to why it stumped the fnyc resident experts. Click below for more on this piece.
C.P. Company Donna SS’08 Mille Miglia 4H21.
Once again, the most interesting Spring/Summer ‘08 mille is a C.P. Donna one. The wife was quite pleased with this one, I didn’t get the usual “Don’t I already have a jacket like this?” Click below for more pics.
Closer look at the C.P. Company Mille Shield
What struck me first was how much this piece reminds me of a Korean FGF mille, From the body shape down to the design details. Click below to read full review.
C.P. Company SS’08 48189PC5
Been looking for a decent laptop bag for ages, so took the plunge and picked up the medium sized leather WV bag. And all I can say is that I absolutely love it!
C.P. Company + Baruffaldi Sunglasses SS’04
Not sure where it’d be appropriate to wear except on the top of a glacier, but thought the C.P. Company + Baruffaldi sunglasses were an interesting pick up. The sunglasses on the new Mille Shield are also another CP +Baruffaldi collaboration. Pics below.
C.P. Company HPC Mille Miglia
Quite surprised when I heard that the HPC milles were cancelled. While nothing really special about the design, the return of a fully waterproof mille was a welcome change from the cookie cutter milles that have been released lately. Missed the first one that was being offered up for sale, so jumped when another one of these HPC milles popped up. Check out more pics below.
FGF Spring/Summer 08 Licensed Milles
Bit surprised by the lates FGF Milles. With all the new mille designs from SPW the FGF ones are surprisingly plain. Nothing really special, but at least worth a look. Click below to see the photos.
C.P. Transformable Waistcoat-To-Rucksack
The C.P. Company transformables were the first pieces that really made me look at buying garments not just as things to wear, but as art. And really sparked my interest in to finding the older jackets I never was able to purchase when I was younger. After six months of trying to find the perfect swap, was finally able to wrangle one of these away from idp. And now that I have it, this is one that will never leave my collection. Click below to see more pics.
FGF Urban Protection Mille
Been searching for the FGF Urban Protection pieces for a while and finally able to add one to my collection. Getting used to seeing an UP badge on a mille definately takes some getting used to, but the unusual design makes this a definite pick up for any collection. Click below to take a closer look.
DIY: How To Add Your Own Watchviewer
Been on the fence about modifying my SPW garments. But I figure if it looks good, why not… So finally took the plunge and had a watchviewer put on. Click below to see the step by step instructions.
C.P. Company SS ‘07 Leather Watchviewer Mille
I’m always interested in checking out what FGF is doing with their milles. Especially since they really have a such a different design sensibility than the SPW ones. There has been some discussion before about this model, so here’s a closer look and some first hand impressions .
C.P. Company Korea S/S ‘08 Collection
FGF has updated the C.P. Company Korea site with the photos of the new Spring/Summer ‘08 collection. Click below to view the collection.
C.P. Company Summer Metropolis
Finally, my first summer UP piece. While the winter dynafil version is by far more iconic of the two, I quite like the look of the metro in the rubberized cotton. It definitely has a more modern feel and I can’t get enough of the black mask against the grey combo. Almost tempted to wear the mask out with this one. Click below to see full pics.