This past weekend, we had the pleasure of showing our good friend Ryan Plett around Houston, Texas. The picture above is the first of a series of photos Ryan documented while here in our hometown. Checkout the first installment of photos at TravelWell.
Sorry for neglecting this site. I've really focused all my attention on the store as well as the website and Tumblr and will most likely be putting this blog to rest in a month or so. Have no fear though, you can now find me on a couple different platforms! If you have some time, please check 'em out. Thank you again for all your love and support and all your kind comments.
In the coming weeks, I'll be gradually moving my thoughts, ideas, and interests onto a new platform. I'd definitely love for y'all to check out The Class Room, which will be coming to Houston this October. So without much further adieu I give you The Class Room...for ANTS! As you can tell, we are very excited and like we've stated, we can't wait for y'all to be a part of The Class Room experience!
This is not the end, but the beginning of a dream that has come to
fruition. I'd like to thank all those who have stopped by and who
continue to stop by and drop comments.
This publication is the result of a unique visual collaboration between Sergei Sviatchenko and Gant Rugger Denmark.
Opened last year, the Copenhagen store was quick to reach out to the city's stylish and creatively influential men.
Top
of their list was Sergei Sviatchenko. Not only is he one of the
countries most respected living artists and undoubtedly one of Denmark's
best-dressed men, but his world-famous online gallery Close Up and
Private also celebrates the kind of menswear Gant Denmark is built on - a
wardrobe for the modern man inspired by American Ivy and European
classics.
Many
consider Sviatchenko's work as a revolutionary approach to fashion
photography. It's a totally fresh and dynamic style inspired by his work
as an abstract painter and collage artist and also his infectious love
of clothes.
It
didn't take long before Gant Rugger Denmark and Sergei Sviatchenko
pooled together on this, their first collaborative project: A–COLLABORATIONGANT RUGGER X Close Up and PrivateFALL/WINTER 11/12 COLLECTION
Originally
dating as far back as 1914, GANT is synonymous with ivy league and
classic preppy style. GANT Rugger is the brand’s younger label. Lead by
Stockholm-based designer Christopher Bastin since 2009, GANT Rugger is a
pure expression of the brands authentic American heritage.
With
cropped blazers, fair isle sweaters, rugged chinos, washed denim,
ribbed cardigans, winter weight madras shirts, signature popover
button-downs and an array of outer-wear, GANT Rugger’s winter collection
2011/12 provides close up and private’s Sergei Sviatchenko with a rich
palette of texture, colour and design with which to work.
