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OTC has had the chance to test out a couple of bags from the London-based brand knomo . Known for blending organic, contemporary designs with high quality materials and finishes, knomo bags are a great option for everyday use. We’ve spent the past few weeks putting the Kobe messenger and Jackson briefcase through their paces…
We review and test a variety of products here at OTC; bags to leather goods, clothing to accessories. More than anything, we are constantly on the lookout for something new and interesting. Brands that breathe new life or at least a new perspective into the classics. Salmon Cove does just that. The company was started…
This article was originally written in 2010 after Will Lisak, founder of ETWAS Bags first got in touch with OTC. It was in the form of a challenge. Will commented on a post about Jack Bauer’s bag, from the television show “24,” stating that his bag was tougher than Jack’s. After getting to know more…
Raleigh Denim’s workrooms are not the only operation run by Victor and Sarah in Raleigh’s warehouse district. They also founded the Curatory, a highly edited shop which showcases both their own wares and a selection of other unique brands. The space was carved out of the front of Raleigh Denim’s workshop. The small shop also…
It’s always a cool experience when you meet someone so into what they do that their energy literally permeates the space around them. Bespoke clothier Jon Green is one of those people, so is shirt maker Ignatious Joseph. Jon is so passionate about creating exceptional tailored clothing for his equally exceptional clients, he nearly vibrates….
San Francisco-based Timbuk2 lays claim to inventing the messenger bag. I have heard the same story from Manhattan Portage, New York born and bred, so it’s a good thing that each company has developed it’s own distinctive brand and style. Timbuk2’s three paneled bags have become an iconic talisman to many work-a-day commuters yearning to…
I recently wrote about the irrepressible Ignatious Joseph, shirt maker extraordinaire, and am now, finally, doing a promised follow-up. Ignatious was kind enough to send me a lovely shirt to test out and I’m darn glad he did. It’s of course very well made of a luxuriously dense and fluid but lightweight cotton. It’s also…
So, a couple of weeks ago, OTC received a simple brown envelope. Inside was an advance copy of the most anticipated book in the world of Prepdom. True Prep is the highly anticipated, or dreaded, based on your world view, follow-up to the eternally classic The Official Preppy Handbook. I was genuinely ambivalent about this…
I was recently in New York City, meeting with Alan Flusser, with whom I will be working on an exciting and significant project, and was given an advance copy of Style & The Man. The book, which is an updated and trimmed down re-release of the seminal sartorial guide, hit the shelves this week and…
I was recently in New York City, meeting with Alan Flusser with whom I will be working on a rather significant project, and was given an advance copy of Style & The Man. The book, which is an updated and trimmed down re-release of the seminal sartorial guide, hit the shelves this week and I…