Fashion | The First Few

Mesrine | Killer Style

Written by Andrew Payne on September 3, 2010
Fashion, Film, Menswear, Vintage, Womenswear

Vincent Cassel as Mesrine and Cécile De France as Jeanne Schneider Okay, here is my prediction of the obvious… The visual impact of the Mesrine films (Mesrine, Killer Instinct & Public Enemy #1) will be on the tips of the tongues of the fashionistas in the very near future. The fashion “industry” is in a [...]

Original Penguin Fall 2010 Photoshoot | Behind The Scenes

Written by Andrew Payne on August 30, 2010
Computers, Fashion, Menswear, Photography, Womenswear

Getting the details right at the Fall 2010 Original Penguin photoshoot A brand that I hold in high regard and close to my heart is Original Penguin. Around since the 1950′s, Original Penguin has remained a constant- always cool and true to it’s brand heritage. From what I’ve seen so far of the coming Fall [...]

Undefeated Denim

Written by Andrew Payne on August 28, 2010
Fashion, Menswear, USA, Womenswear

Undefeated, one of my all-time favorite shoe shops is releasing some beautiful denim today. Crisp raw selvage denim with a nice slim leg- and at $98.00. How can you beat that? That $98.00 price tag implies that they might actually want to SELL some of these! Thanks Undefeated for always putting out quality, stylish, attainable [...]

Eric Scheib

Written by Andrew Payne on August 25, 2010
Art, Design, Fashion, Photography, USA

Smoke Stack One thing you can honestly say about Eric Scheib is that the man loves to create. While he has certainly explored some areas of art more deeply than others, there is nothing that seems to sway him from delving into new interests. You would remember Eric from an earlier post on The First [...]

Makr Carry Goods

Written by Andrew Payne on August 18, 2010
Blogging, Design, Fashion, Packaging, USA

Lately, I’ve been a bit obsessed with finding new bags. Maybe its the coming of the new Fall season? Packing for trips and lugging things around during the Summer? Either way, there are a lot of great-looking bags out there and choosing the right one is an important process. A great place that my obsession [...]

Vintage Levi’s Labels

Written by Andrew Payne on August 16, 2010
Design, Fashion, Menswear, USA, Vintage

A very small collection of some vintage labels I photographed while out at the Levi Strauss archives in San Francisco. Please accept my apologies for the quality of some of the photos- the security guard was getting suspicious (actually, just my shoddy photography work).

Maviology

Written by Andrew Payne on July 23, 2010
Art, Blogging, Design, Fashion

Maviology is a magazine created and distributed by the Mavi Jeans clothing company. Based in Istanbul at the Mavi headquarters, the publication is a constantly evolving barometer of what’s going on in the fashion and art communities. Along with many other bloggers and artists, The First Few is very happy to have been included in [...]

Martha’s Vineyard Fiber Farm | Juniper Moon

Written by Andrew Payne on July 12, 2010
Design, Farming, Fashion, USA

For an island of only 87.48 square miles in size and already holding a population of 15,000 year-round residents (75,000 during the summer), it actually had room for a successful working livestock farm. Well, from 2001 to 2009, the island played host to The Martha’s Vineyard Fiber Farm (now called Juniper Moon Farm since expanding [...]

Ebay Time Machine | Rolling Stone Oct. 5, 1978

Written by Andrew Payne on July 7, 2010
Collecting, Fashion, Menswear, Music, Vintage

Ebay is the ultimate time machine. Where else could a person just type in what they’re looking for from a specific place and time and actually have their wish granted? Ok, it’s not exactly a sure thing- but, if you’re patient, sooner or later you’ll find it- as with this Rolling Stone magazine from 1978. [...]