The Original Store

A few memories of a shopping trip to Manhattan, mid nineties, some cards collected from the then,relatively new Supreme, Stussy, Union and X Large. I guess at the time these stores were the holy grail of sreetwear and things seemed more exciting back then.

New website devoted to the original work pant, the Dickies 874.

Take a peek here:

http://874.dickies.com/videos

Quick heads up. Today we received a sample of our Black Cowboy collaboration t-shirt with our friends at Faithfanzine. They're now off being printed and will be available very soon to buy.

The t-shirts are going to be strictly limited and will be sold on a first come first serve basis, available in sky blue (pictured), white and grey marl, medium to extra large, priced at £25.

Mail us now here and we'll make sure you're notified as soon as they become available.

You never know there may even be a very special free gift!

One of our favourite blogs at the moment www.thereferencecouncil.com spreading Champion love!

If you've not checked them out yet then go take a look.

So, after 15 months it's finally time for my Edwin Nashvilles to have their first wash. They have lived through beer spillage's, living with my 2 young daughters (and the dog) but this week- end a curry spillage means the inevitable. I know I'm going to regret it but washing them is the only option, this time fabreze and a good airing is not an option, and my trusty old denims will never be the same again.

I've had a new pair in waiting since before Christmas but as yet have not been able to bring myself to go through the initial 'bedding in' period an unavoidable and uncomfortable chore with any raw denim.

I know, having had plenty of pairs over the years, that the replacement pair will soon become my favourite denim but its always sad to lose something that has become my own custom fit.

Goodbye old friend........

The Nashville is dead, long live the Nashville!

Not been on for a while, thought some of you may find the following blog entry a good read, some interesting Champion facts!

Take some time to check out other entries, one of the better blogs out there.

http://garywarnett.wordpress.com/

The Original Store alife/Dickies collaboration jacket Christmas Competition.

The Original Store has been lucky to get hold of 4 alife/Dickies collaboration work jackets, these are super limited and extremely hard to get hold of here in the UK. We are giving 2 people the chance to win 1 of these jackets in our Christmas competition.

All you have to do is e mail info@theoriginalstore.co.uk by Christmas Eve with the answer to the following question:

What is the numerical code for the classic Dickies poly cotton work pant chino sold at www.theoriginalstore.co.uk ?

Please title your mail: COMPETITION and state your preferred size (m - xxl) and colour (khaki or navy) and we will do our best to make sure that you get what you ask for but cannot guarantee this.

The winning entrants will be notified on December 28, prizes are non transferable

Spotted again on stage in Ireland wearing one of our t-shirts.

We like to keep good company!

New brand alkr® Urban Protection lap top sleeves coming soon to the Original Store.

We'll keep you posted when they hit the store.

Morning all!,

This week end only a Guy Fawkes special. Enter the code FIRECRACKER at checkout to receive a 10% discount

Happy shopping and stay safe.

The Original Store.

Just found out that Liam Maher of Flowered Up has sadly died. Enjoy.......

This is why we stock Red Wing Boots at the Original Store. Proper 'Original' US Made Work Wear..lovingly put together. This is video is definitely worth a watch if you like seeing quality being built.

The guys at Dickies have been busy again this time with another collab with Stussy.

More to follow no doubt.

Ian Brown, legend, icon and a true original spotted in an "Original" t shirt at the launch night for his amazing new album "My Way". The Intimate, invite only gig took place at The Garage, London last week.

A packed house was treated to new tracks and past classics with a great cover of "All you need is love" in the mix as well, a good time was had by all, catch him on tour in Nov/Dec and get the album here.

JohnP

http://www.amazon.co.uk/My-Way-Ian-Brown/dp/B002J9GCXY
 
http://www.play.com/Music/CD/4-/11124376/My-Way/Product.html

Coming soon at the Original Store.

Go and pre order one now!

Hooked up with Jim from http://www.faithfanzine.com on Thursday, if you like all things house music go check the forum.... don't be scared!

We had a few pints and a chat and looks like we have a plan! Keep your eyes peeled for further news, it's gonna be exciting!!

New Vans Vault and Classics added to The Original Store.

Happy Shopping!

Our friends at Dickies creating a bit of a buzz with their recent collab with alife. These guys are definitely moving in the right circles; next up Rebel 8 and whispers of more to follow.

Thoughts on utility /workwear.
 
Just a bit of an observation on utility /work wear that has rightly found its way out of the fields and factories and into our wardrobes. Our hosts here at The Original Store have a couple of American classics in Dickies (love those work pants) and Redwing, elsewhere you'll find the evergreen Carhartt.

What these and numerous other brands have in common is that they are functional,
hard wearing, good looking clothes designed for grafting in but which have been adapted and adopted by people round the world to fit in with their own lifestyles and fashion senses. http://www.dickies.net/ricky-powell/
 
Elsewhere, in the world of high fashion, we have a different kind of "work wear", jackets, pants and shirts with price tags way beyond the people whose clothing it seeks to emulate, check out this little lot, no change from a grand here. http://www.adamkimmel.com/lookbook/fall-winter-2008

It's not that my problem is all about the price, it's not, some of these clothes are exceptionally well made and will command big money but as somebody who gets grease under his finger nails don't tell me it's work wear.

Nearly finished but just had a thought about Belstaff, I got my first jacket in 1982 to keep me dry on my Lambretta, had the pants as well. Now here's something that started off as "real" utility wear for everyone who needed it and has ended up reborn in the "fashion utility"section with the relevant price tag and buyers, it is now owned I believe by the Prada group and no longer available in your local motorcycle shop.

In a bit,

John P

Nothing better than a fresh espresso first thing in the morning for that little kick start.

Thanks to our friends at Spine Magazine for providing us with their 10th anniversary coffee, nice idea.

Looking forward to a double espresso, loads of work to do, this will get me going!

Time to introduce our first Original Store blogger, John the Panel Beater, friend of the stars and all round aficionado on all things Original. You'll hearing a lot more of John in the months to follow, so now check out his Buzz Rickson user report........

I'd been after one of the Japanese vintage style sweatshirts for sometime and looked at many brands. I ended up choosing Buzz Rickson purely on the basis that the company was named after a character played by Steve McQueen and that alone would make it good ! First off, these are not the loose fitting, lightweight, fashion sweatshirts we've all become accustomed to. The body and sleeves are slim fitting by design and of course they have the all important deep waistband and cuffs (which I'm wearing turned up) of sweatshirts from the first half of the last century.

The construction is also from back in the day, the fabric is woven on "loopwheeler" looms which means a one piece tubular body with no seems at the sides. The machines themselves date from the 1920's and a different one is needed for each body size, they also run far slower than modern machines which obviously limits the amount of material and therefore sweatshirts that can be produced. I'm quite into the fact that these have been made on machinery and in a manner that was probably the norm seventy to eighty years ago, it gives the shirt a sense of history even though it is essentially a "replica".

I've been wearing this for just over six months now and it has become a favourite , it gets two or three outings a week and has been washed numerous times with no shrinkage and no loss of shape at all. I'm sure it could pass for a dead stock 1950's.

Anyway, I'm about to go out for a quiet beer on this cold , wet, Mancunian spring evening, better grab my sweatshirt. Do yourself a favour!

John P

Canadian fleece giants CYC Design come in strong with their Summer drop of product from their in house brand Reigning Champ, including fresh Summer colours in hoods, tee shirts and polos. Available to buy online now!

Fresh for the Summer, the classic Short Sleeve work shirt by Dickies, now available online. Plenty of colours to choose from, go on treat yourself.

Thanks to the Ollie at the BNTL blog (Better Never than Late) for giving us a mention yesterday. These guys run a tight ship when it comes to street wear, music and photography...get over there and check it out... The Original Store x BNTL

New Champion drop hit the warehouse today fresh from the US, be prepared for new colours in reverse weave crews and hoods. Good night!

We've done it! The Original Store is now live. Firstly if you're reading this thanks for your time and welcome, we hope you like the site. Our aim is to offer you the best  authentic, Original brands with a bit of an edge. We like to think we're offering the prime cuts from each of our brands, making sure you don't have to wade through pages of irrelevant nonsense! If there is anything you don't like about the site or brands that maybe you think we should be looking at feel free to contact us and let us know, customer feedback is important to us.

Over the next few weeks we'll also be introducing friends of The Original Store as contributors to the blog. They're not industry bods, just everyday people who share a passion about proper brands and proper clothing and who have also been round the block a bit! We hope you enjoy what they have to say.

Enough talk now, once again thanks for your time, now go buy some clothes!

The Original Store - supplying the authentic