Mister Freedom®: New Old Stock Denim & NOS Blanket

 MISTER FREEDOM® is a retail space/design studio created by Christophe Loiron, French expatriate to California in 1990.

The concept operates at the current Hollywood, CA location since 2003.

The brick building at 7161 Beverly Boulevard is filled with a huge inventory of vintage clothing, footwear and accessories for men and women from the 1850’s to the present.

The store also offers rare textiles, vintage books as well as antique props for deco. This extensive eclectic collection of vintage items is collected around the world and updated daily with new finds.

Our customers are domestic and international individuals with discerning taste, collectors, non-mall shoppers, locals, designers, artists, wardrobe stylists… and some famous Hollywood cool cats.

 Mister Freedom® MFSC ‘BUCKAROOS’ Waist Overalls, made in USA.

‘Men of the Frontier’ Collection, Fall 2012

 Mister Freedom® MFSC ‘DROVER Blouse’

‘Men of the Frontier’ Collection, Fall 2012

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A Royal Affair: Böle Leather Tannery

While fashion giant H&M might be the best known of the Swedish fashion brands, there’s much more to the Scandinavian style scene than first meets the eye. Böle tannery and bespoke saddlemaker is a rare gem, offering a wide variety of handmade leather goods that definitely measure up to royal standards.

The simple motto ‘quality before quantity’ really seems to sum up the philosophy of the craftsmen at this small tannery in Piteå, in the far north of Sweden - and four generations’ worth of tradition doesn’t go unnoticed. By using age-old tanning techniques, which include curing reindeer hides in vats filled with spruce bark and water, the Böle artisans create such gentlemanly necessities as briefcases, rifle cases and rucksacks – all of a quality rarely seen in our age of factory-made mass production.



Meanwhile, there’s only a handful of tanneries left in the world that still use this traditional, laborious method for the preparation of leather. But those expecting express delivery are in for a disappointment - the extensive curing process takes a full 12 months to complete. However, if you happen to be the impatient type, don’t worry: you’ll receive photos and status updates from the tannery, so that you can virtually follow the making of your dream bag; from the selection of the hide to the final finishing stitch. And, by the look of things, we believe you’ll find the end product well worth the wait.



Obviously, it’s not for nothing that this quality-driven family business has won the right to call itself purveyor to the Royal Court of Sweden. So, which of the cherry-tanned items have found their way into the personal collection of His Majesty the King, we hear you ask. Well, let’s put it this way: it’s more than a coincidence that the robust, hand-sewn rucksack is named ‘The Royal Backpack’

Böle Bespoke Line is only available at Harrods, London and the Böle shop in Sweden.

For further information, seeBöle website: www.boleby.com Text: Laura Leivo

Photos: Böle

BRITISH BULLDOG FROM SKYFALL

Those of us who have seen Skyfall have fond memories of this little fellow from M’s desk, he has a small but surprisingly meaningful role in James Bond’s latest caper.

I won’t say anymore so as not to spoil anything for those who haven’t yet seen the movie, I’ll just tell you that you can buy the same Bulldog here via Seaway China for $70 USD. It’s quite possibly the coolest paperweight money can buy.

Fjodor Ritikoff's Honda FT 500