Magnum & Belstaff

[BlackXList]

Apparently "Belstaff commissioned the help of Magnum’s photographers to find out the types of equipment and clothing they would need to tackle the world’s toughest terrains. "

So there's a collection suitable for a midlife crisis, that I'd dearly love to see some of the members dressed in (especially the jeans).

http://www.belstaff.co.uk/men/collections/belstaff-x-magnum/

If you really need a £60 white pocket t-shirt, or a £400 backpack (strangely none of their bags seem to have camera inserts), then they've got you covered.

 

[aizan]

the audience is more of the twenty-something street photographer, aspiring photojournalist crowd. the kind that would buy the m-d because it's so hardcore.

 

[giganova]

They advertise their jackets and pants as motorcycle clothing, but it isn't because there is zero armor.

 

[giganova]

On the other hand, their cloths attract girls like that ... so maybe I should get it:

P.S.: what is Ewan McGregor doing on a motorcycle in a museum??

 

[BlackXList]

She looks like she's dozed off on his shoulder.

I'm not sure how many of the 20 something aspiring photojournalist crowd are dropping £700 on messenger bags (without camera inserts) because this 30 something aspiring photojournalist certainly isn't haha.

Obviously I hold Magnum in high regard, but they've made a few of these moves lately, and I think it's a really bad look.

 

[Vince Lupo]

They used to be more of a motorcycling clothing company than they currently are. It used to be a British company (since 1924), and their waxed-cotton Trialmaster is/was one of the classic motorcycling jackets (right up there with the Schott Perfecto). I have two of them, and have worn the heck out of one of them. The more beat-up looking, the better for a Trialmaster (and those ones are coveted). Their prices weren't too bad then. Then about 10 years ago or so an Italian company bought them, jacked the prices up and shifted a lot of the manufacturing from England to Italy. A $350 Trialmaster all of a sudden became $750. Then the Italian company sold Belstaff to Tommy Hilfiger, Labelux and Harry Slatkin. So it's now a British company again, but they seem to have retained the Italian prices 🙂

The waxed cotton is tough as nails and with proper treatment can be virtually waterproof. But for additional protection I usually wear an armored 'shirt' underneath my Trialmaster.


Belstaff 2016 by Vince Lupo, on Flickr

 

[Darthfeeble]

Somehow the look reminds me of the british punk scene or "A Clockwork Orange".

 

[aad]

That girl is only there for the Velocette.

I still have my old Trialmaster, with pants, heck even gaiters. Still fit, too.

 

[VictorM.]

I still have a very worn Trialmaster bought at Ontario Honda almost 30 years ago. It was never waterproof. Then there's my Lewis Leathers "Panther MK II Suit"-a rubberized nylon (Dunloproofed) Belstaff copy from 1969-the pants are still waterproof!

 

[Taipei-metro]

P.S.: what is Ewan McGregor doing on a motorcycle in a museum??[/QUOTE]....giganova

McGregor made a motorcycle trip/ bmw 1150gs, from London to...New York, over 22,000 miles...
Made a doc about it too; 'Long Way Round'...8hrs long

https://youtu.be/-espIGiqzwM?t=15m30s

 

[Taipei-metro]

Somehow the look reminds me of the british punk scene or "A Clockwork Orange".

ACO is 45 years! in the past...
Let's see, reminded me of Neeson, after he said; 'I will find You and I will Kill You!' look,...of course, the Beretta 92 helps 😀



'Taken', directed by Pierre Morel/ produced by Luc Besson! You know Luc Besson right?

https://youtu.be/-TlVyFrCroA?t=1h16m2s