Big Night Out

Courtesy of Bunty from styleforum.net. This picture is from 1968, just as the hard mod look was starting to flesh out into what became more recognizable as skinhead style. The lad pictured with braces is the most obvious indication of this. Nice piece of history.

Proper Suit Sleeve Length, Take Notes

The lads over at Primer Magazine have done any sartorial novice a great service by having a great example of exactly where ones suit sleeve should end and shirt cuff begin. Too often the suit sleeve ends exactly where the shirt’s cuff does as well, making it look as if you don’t know how to dress yourself. This should save you any embarrassment. Between a 1/4” and a 1/2” should be showing for the record. While we’re on the topic, only a long sleeve shirt should be worn with a suit precisely so you can achieve this look.

Ode To Fred

There is obviously no shortage when it comes to makers of polo shirts. We’re quite sure there’s actually very few companies who don’t put out their own range of polos. But no one makes a better one then Fred Perry as far as we’re concerned. It would appear many others agree with us when you consider the number of clothing makers within the scene, such as Britac and Mikkel Rude, who make button down shirts but none of which offer polos. Much like another one of our favorite clothing makers, Ben Sherman, the original designer of the classic Fred Perry polo, Tibby Wegner, received much inspiration from an already established design. For Fred Perry it was the polos originally produced by Rene Lacoste, a name a few of you might know. The classic laurel wreath was chosen because of it’s use as Wimbledon official symbol. Little known fact: mods were almost solely responsible for the introduction of more than just one color (plain white) after Fred Perry polos became a hugely popular item on the scene. It’s been a staple of mods, skinheads, suedeheads and pop stars ever since.

February Fighter of The Month: Adrien Broner.

We’ve decided to start a new feature for the site here. In case the title didn’t crack the case for you, we are now doing a Fighter of The Month (FOTM) at the end of the month. The title goes to the boxer we believed to have been the most impressive in the previous months action. It will very likely transfer between established star attractions, upcoming prospects and underdog journeymen fighters earning upsets. This months winner is definitely in the upcoming prospects category, but he is certainly well on his way to establishing himself as a must see fighter and big time attraction in the sport. February’s Fighter of The Month? Adrien Broner.

February contained no shortage of interesting fights and impressive wins. Julio Cesar Chavez Jr took another little step towards coming out of his father’s shadow and legitimizing his place as a serious prospect after beating Marco Antonio Rubio in a tough fight to start off HBO’s “Boxing After Dark” season. Preceding the main event Nonito Donaire had his first fight at a higher weight class, defeating a game Wilfredo Vasquez Jr in what was a rugged win for Donaire. That surprised many, including ourselves, as we had predicted Donaire would KO Vasquez to take his first step to dominating a new division. Instead Donaire stuttered and looked to have some adjustments to make in his next fight to get more comfortable in his new divsion. It would certainly appear all those dream fights in Donaire’s new division may be a way off.

On Saturday the 18th, Paul Williams made a much anticipated comeback against Nobuhiro Ishida. It was a chance for Williams to reestablish himself and for Ishida to prove his KO victory over James Kirkland was not simply a fluke. Williams was the one who received exactly what he wanted, exhibiting combination punching and a fluidity in movement which had taken him near the top of his weight class prior to being derailed courtesy of a Sergio Martinez bomb. The much more impressive fight on this night, Tavoris Cloud versus Gabriel Campillo, generated much more controversy and was certainly a much more enthralling bout. Campillo came off the mat twice in the first round to exhibit a fighting spirit too often missing in a lot of fighters nowadays and, by most fans cards, win the bout over Cloud. Unfortunately the judges once again prevented a deserving fighter from claiming a W when they awarded the fight to Cloud. Campillo’s performance on the night made him our runner up for the Fighter of the Month award. Many before the fight were unaware of just how skilled a fighter Campillo was. Now fight fans want to see more and more of him. We can only hope he obliges us.

Earlier on the 18th Vitali Klitschko met Dereck Chisora in Munich, Germany. Unfortunately a better than anticipated performance from Chisora was overshadowed by a post-fight press conference brawl between Chisora and fellow Englishman and loudmouth, David Haye. Chisora’s showdown with Vitali was one of the more interesting fights that either Klitschko has had recently and it was refreshing to see a fighter not afraid to take it too Vitali. At the end of the day the gulf in class was evident though as Vitali easily took a decision win although many have claimed Vitali’s performance was a sign of a champion on the decline.

Finally, the last weekend of the month contained two interesting fights and one which was responsible for Adrien “The Problem” Broner being named our FOTM. Devon Alexander met Marcos Maidana in the main event of the evening and made Maidana look pedestrian in a one sided win for Alexander. Maidana is a For The Suits favorite but he looked a shell of his former self this past Saturday. We had figured the fight would be reminiscent of Maidana and Amir Khan’s showdown in November of 2011 but it was not even close. Maidana had no answer for Alexander’s onslaught and we hope Maidana is able to come back from such a one sided victory. Alexander on the other hand has certainly made many people remember the Devon Alexander that at one time possessed a lot of hype amongst boxing enthusiasts. We wouldn’t mind seeing a showdown between Alexander and the winner of Khan/Peterson II.

Now, the point of this entire column. On Saturday night Adrien Broner completely outclassed his toughest opponent to date. Before the fight many in the boxing press were predicting a tough fight for Broner and a possibly upset for Eloy Perez. We thought the same, predicting a late win for Broner. Not even close to being the case folks. Broner completely demolished Perez. He took a cat many felt was in his league and made him look like a bum. Utilizing defensive angles that resulted in Perez hardly getting a punch in all night Broner then switched to his offensive game to KO Perez in the fourth round. It was an easy choice for the FOTM after that. Gabriel Campillo proved himself to be better than most gave him credit for but Adrien Broner proved himself to be even better than anyone though. And that’s why he’s the For The Suits FOTM for February.

"People Get Ready" by The Minstrels

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An absolutely beautiful cut of rocksteady. Lucky enough to own a copy, though not on 45 (one sold for $2600 a few months ago), but instead on a great Studio One compilation LP titled Studio One Classics (it’s an appropriate title, let me assure you). Curtis Mayfield’s undeniable influence on Jamaican music and rocksteady in particular is showcased with this gem.

The Pioneers

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Two things The Pioneers were certainly never short of was 1] Talent and 2] Aliases. Pioneers, Reggae Boys, the Soul Directions, the Soul Mates and there is likely a few more. These cats actually broke up prior to hitting it big after their initial foray into the music business went bust. Luckily Sydney Crooks isn’t the sort of guy to give up that easily. After his brother, Derrick, left the music business and other founding member Winston Hewitt moved to Canada Sydney began to work for Joe Gibbs. Being around music rejuvenated Sydney and Gibbs convinced him to give recording another try and so Sydney decided to record the rocksteady classic “Give Me Little Loving”. There was one slight problem: Sydney wasn’t comfortable doing lead vocals, preferring to focus his talent on the harmonies. In a lovely little bit of sheer chance the man who is known to all as the lead singer of the Pioneers, Jackie Robinson, happened to be sitting outside the studio. Sydney recruited him to sing lead vocals after an impromptu bit of singing on the street and the rest is history. The group went on to leave Gibbs and start recording with Leslie Kong, bringing in George “Dekker” Agard (he of “Foey Man” fame). We all know the outcome. Classic tune after classic tune was the result with tracks like “Long Shot (Kick De Bucket)” being staples in the skinhead packed dancehalls of the day. This tune right here is actually produced by Byron Lee, as it happens, but it’s one of their finest.

Tighten Up! Club 2 Year Anniversary

Poster for our next Tighten Up! Club night in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. It’s a big one, it’s the 2 Year Anniversary party and we’re ready to throw down some killer tracks. Long story short, if you’re in the area you’d be stupid to miss it. Plus we’ve got a few suprises for everyone.

Sweet, sweet Florsheims

Vintage Florsheim ad. They make some of the absolute highest quality brogues available and if you search enough you’re bound to get a good deal.

Bobby Meets The FA Cup

Bobby with the FA Cup.

We Miss Ya Bobby

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Nineteen years ago today, West Ham United and the country of England lost someone the word icon might have well been created for. The pin we have marking the date of Bobby’s first game for West Ham was proudly displayed today, as it is every other day, but it was a bit more special. Bobby, we love ya. Rest in Peace.

The Claredonians

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Although certainly better known for their output during the rocksteady and ska era’s, The Clarendonians did put out a few early reggae tracks. And this one was certainly on par with their best tunes during the two previous era’s. By the time this tune came out, in 1969, they had a bit of practice at the old performing thing seeing as they’d been a group since 1963, formed in (you guessed it) Clarendon, Jamaica. Originally a duo featuring Peter Austin and Fitzroy “Ernest” Wilson by 1969 the duo had been fleshed out into a trio at the suggestion of Coxsone Dodd. Freddie McGregor, a name you’ve likely heard if you follow reggae at all, was the third man having first performed with the group at the age of seven. Yes, seven. He had to stand on a milk crate to record.

For The Suits, Suit

One of our own tonic suits. You can’t tell because of the lighting but the jacket is a silver tonic. 3 covered button suit with a beautiful Brooks Brothers striped button down underneath and a claret and blue pocket hankie. One of our proudest possessions.

Shirts, Stacked

A few of our favorite shirts. They range from two new designs from Brutus to a seldom seen, vintage Ben Sherman striped shirt and a Mikkel Rude pattern in claret and blue. Proof there is no shortage of quality button downs available at the moment.

Weekend Preview: 2/24/12

First things first, let’s get something out of the way: we know we made a huge mistake in not providing a weekend preview for last weekends eventful day full of boxing. We dropped the ball in not covering and previewing the Dereck Chisora/Vitali Klitschko, Cloud/Campillo and Williams/Ishida fights. Chisora put in an effort very few would have thought him capable of before the fight, with Vitali beginning to show his age. They can’t all be Bernard Hopkins now can they? Tavoris Cloud certainly stole one from Campillo, another case of ludicrous judging in the State of Texas. While we had it a close fight, the sheer volume of punches and crisp combinations landed by Campillo had him leading on our own scorecard as well as many others. The knockdowns in round one weren’t enough to convince us of a Cloud win, and certainly not by the 116-110 scorecard presented by one judge. Finally, Paul “The Punisher” Williams made a successful comeback with fleeting glimpses of the sort of style which at one time had many fight fans claiming he was one of the most ducked fighters in the sport. Points to Ishida for withstanding a pounding.

Slap on Some Brutus

Who hasn’t slapped on some of the classic Brut before a night out? Classic fragrance. Our barber uses it as his aftershave of choice following a hot shave.

Pile O' Boots

Classic picture of a load of skinheads and their boots massed outside a football ground prior to a match.

Nigel Benn versus Chris Eubank

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There has seldom been such an electric crowd as the one present at Birmingham’s NEC for the middleweight showdown between Nigel Benn and Chris Eubank on November 18th, 1990. Benn was the toast of the British sporting world, coming off an explosive upset of Iran Barkley. Eubank was a much maligned boxer, possessingincredible skill and the arrogance to accompany it. It’s an oft heard expression in boxing circles that styles make fights and this showdown was another example. Benn’s explosive KO power was matched against Eubank’s sublime counter and combination punching. After the fight both men give emotional interviews and showcase the kind of respect two enemies gain for each other after they’ve gone into battle with one another. This is just the remedy to the embarassment which David Haye and Dereck Chisora have brought upon British boxing.

For The Suits Update

Welcome to the number of new followers we’ve received in the last couple of weeks. Any and all support of the blog is greatly appreciated, as is spreading the word. If you like us, let your friends know they’ll probably like us too if they know what’s good for them. Anyway, quick update for everyone about a few new things we have/will have going on.

Lloyd Daley on his Matador Label

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Nice piece here with Lloyd Daley discussing some of the history of his Matador record label, conveniently also the label the Creations “Bad Name” tune we posted yesterday was released on. Jackie Bernard, the immensely talented lead vocalist for skinhead reggae favorites The Kingstonians also makes an appearance. Slice of history right here, straight from the man responsible.

Caltone Coolness

Currently going through a load of Caltone rocksteady tunes. Phil Pratt was a rather underrated producer during the rocksteady era, although we’re starting believe it may not have been possible for any producer to release any number of bad tunes given the vocal and instrumental talent present on the island at the time. How great is that sleeve?

Prince of Wales Knowledge

Prince of Wales check, or Glen Urquhart plaid as only a real clothing nerd might know it by, is probably one of our favorites for a suit after the obvious choice of tonic and they also make a great pair of sta-prest if you’re interested in something other then plain color. Turns out it’s named after a valley in Scotland but became mostly known as Prince of Wales check because of the always well dressed Duke of Windsor during his days as the, believe it or not, Prince of Wales. Now you know.

Brutus meets The Good Doctor

New Brutus by Doctor Martens collaboration with our personal pair of the good Doctors boots.

"Bad Name" by The Creations

One of our favorite tunes to spin, “Bad Name” by the Creations. Never fails to get people moving and it was a bargain find.

Maidana Is A Bad Dude

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Marcos Maidana fights next weekend in a highly anticipated bout with Devon Alexander. We’ll be doing a preview next week for that night of fights, but in the meantime you should do yourself a favour and watch the Argentinian warrior lay a beating on some cats. Shouldn’t be hard to figure out why he’s one of our favorite fighters right now.

Sir Trevor Brooking

Sir Trevor Brooking, West Ham legend through and through. Was responsible for goals in both the FA Cup win over Arsenal in 1980 and the crucial Cup Winners Cup semi-final win over Eintracht Frankfurt. The lad had a knack for showing up when he was most needed, didn’t he?

Well It's Valentines Day

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Certainly appropriate for Valentines Day, no? Greatest love song of all time. The raw emotion and yearning present in Levi Stubbs lead vocal causes goosebumps with each spin. Has anyone ever sounded like they meant their lyrics so goddamn much?

We're Coming Back

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Biggest game of the year, outside of Millwall, tommorow night. Come On You Irons!

Pacquaio, Mayweather and Khan All Announce Fights

The biggest question, unfortunately, in boxing was answered a little over two weeks ago when Floyd Mayweather Jr. announced a May 5thbout with Miguel Cotto at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. This was followed by an announcement from the Top Rank camp that Manny Pacquaio would be meeting the man many figured was brought into the Top Rank fold to one day be an opponent for Pacquaio, Tim Bradley. Fight fans then got another big announcement when a May 19th rematch in Vegas was announced for Amir Khan and Lamont Peterson.

Goodbye Goody

In the recent unfortunate number of deaths, in both the boxing and reggae world, that seemed to fall in such quick succession we made a terrible error in neglecting to cover the passing of another one of boxing’s characters: Guerino “Goody” Petronelli. The picture we’ve included above is from April 15th, 1985. It was one of the greatest nights in boxing history, the kind of night and atmosphere only a big fight can provide. Under the lights of Caesars in Vegas Petronelli’s charge, Marvin Hagler, triumphed over another all time great in Thomas Hearns. The fight went to be known as “The War”, and you can find a link here on the blog. Goody is on the far right with his brother Pat on the far left and Marvin in the middle. Goody was by all accounts a man of few words, always quick to get to the point and cut out the bullshit. Growing up with many men like that, we feel a bit of a kinship. From the photo though you can feel an understated joy at his boy making it to the top of the game, juxtaposed by his brother Pat’s raw excitement. It’s a beautiful moment caught in time. Although this moment was most certainly the height of Goody’s career he never stopped with the sport he loved until a landlord dispute a year prior to his death forced him out of the gym. It’s safe to say he probably would have kept going ‘til death kept him from coming anymore. Rest in peace, Goody.

The Royal

Lovely ad for Florsheim Royal Imperial brogues. Our personal favorite brogue maker, Florsheim makes a range of great footwear but their speciality “Royals” have held a place in many a skinheads heart for decades. Well worth every penny.

"Taking Over Orange Street" by Glen Adams

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Nice little tune for Sunday evening. Glen Adams doing a bit of a DJ vocal on this Bunny Lee produced track.

For The Suits Profile: Jason Hue, Thick as Thieves

Jason Hue is the sort of cat who knows exactly what he likes. The man behind Thick As Thieves has been around the skinhead scene since the mid-eighties but it took until 2007 for him to start up his tailoring service, specializing in all types of retro styled suits. That’s not to say there’s no interest in more modern cuts and fabrics, but Jason’s heart is certainly in the subculture influenced suits of mods, skinheads and suedeheads.

It's a Rocksteady Party

It’s been over a month since we’ve last had a working turntable set-up. The experience has been, to say the least, absolutely tortuous. Thankfully the issue has been resolved and we just happened to come across this fabulous LP in a local record store this afternoon. That’s the meaning of the word “destiny”, correct?

Bunny Lee and Count Machuki

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Bunny Lee production, Count Machuki DJing and it doesn’t get much better. Boss tune.

New Rudeness

It’s an exciting day whenever one of our favorite shirt makers put out more designs, and that’s exactly what has happened today. Mikkel Rude has a number of new designs and there’s some top shirts among them. A click on the picture brings you too the site. Enjoy.

Motor City Cobra

Tommy Hearns. The Hitman. The Motor City Cobra. Quite simply, the motherfucking man. We’re not exactly sure what leads to some much sheer awesome coming out of Motown, but we certainly appreciate it. First boxer to ever win four titles in four different weight classes. Then he decided that wasn’t good enough for him so he went for five in five. This cat was a phenom from the first time he stepped in the ring, going 28-0 before defeating Pipino Cuevas to end his four year reign as World titleholder. Of course Tommy did it with a second round KO. That’s just Tommy’s style. Unfortunately when it came to the fights that would have made him one of the pound for pound greatest of all time Hearns couldn’t pull the trigger. Losses to both “Sugar” Ray Leonard and “Marvelous” Marvin Hagler had him in two of the greatest fights of all time and elevated him to superstar status, but they also left him behind the two in terms of public opinion. Hearns did his best to reverse that when he met up with Leonard for a second fight in 1989, with many fight fans believing Hearns actually won. It was scored a draw. Life isn’t fair and a cat like Tommy Hearns knows that all too well. The guy, on top of being a World Class pugilist, was also supporting many members of his extended family up until 2010 when he had to sell most of his possessions due to a $250, 000 debt owed to the IRS. Consolation finds itself in the fact that 2012 is when Hearns make his way into the International Boxing Hall of Fame. One of the least suprising inductions in history.

Monday Mailbag.

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Joe Gibbs

It’s somewhat odd that in a music industry noted for it’s long standing rivalries and feuds between artists, producers and label owners that the community, however short lived, developed between the same parties has created one of the most vibrant and celebrated music industries. Joe Gibbs, and his entire fanbase, can thank those links for some of the greatest rocksteady and early reggae tunes ever created. Gibbs received his start in the music industry with a loan from friend, and For The Suits favorite, Bunny Lee. Mr. Lee helped out with some of the cash to get Amalgamated up and running and then the recording expertise of a young Lee “Scratch” Perry led to a musical education for Gibbs. It also led to Gibbs’ first hit “Hold Them” by Roy Shirley. Some even credit the Shirley track as one of the first rocksteady tunes ever. This is where the feud part starts: after a falling out between Perry and Gibbs, Gibbs had to find a new recording engineer. Lucky for all Gibbs found Winston “Niney” Holness. Coupled with only the best backing bands, either the Hippy Boys or Lyn Taitt and the Jets, and talented vocalists and trios like Ken Parker and the Pioneers, the Amalgamated label went on to put out some of their top tunes. Not bad for a cat who stumbled into the music business and built his own recording studio thanks to an Electronics Engineer degree.

Billy Bonds.

Well Billy, he's a legend ain't he?

Khan vs. Peterson

I'd be inclined to agree with Khan's opinion regarding the split decision victory for Peterson. Let's clear up one thing first: Lamont Peterson put in a hell of a performance. At the beggining of the fight I thought Marcos Maidana would remain Khan's toughest challenge so far in his career, but he quickly proved me wrong. He came in excellent condition, was able to take everything Khan threw at him and landed some absolute bombs which should put any doubt about Khan's chin to rest finally.

Glen Adams and Bunny Lee.

Continuing on with the theme of things I'm into. Bunny Lee and Glen Adams are definetly two of them. Adams is more well known for his organ grinding sessions that get skinheads around the world moving, but he also put out some quality rocksteady sides. This tune in particular was produced by the incredibly talented Bunny Lee. The man could seemingly do no wrong during the rocksteady era and produced a lot of top notch skinhead reggae on the Unity label. If you don't have the cash to track down some of the singles I would highly recommend picking up the 2LP "Bunny Lee Rocksteady Years" album put out by Moss Selekta. Crucial cuts throughout.

Suedeheads.

The best article around on the subculture.

Greatest of All Time.

Figured this was as good of a place to start as any. The greatest boxer of all time.

Lyn Tait on Amalgamated

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One of Joe Gibbs finer productions, and the incredible Lyn Tait and the Jets provide the instrumental on it. We’ve got a Joe Gibbs profile coming up as soon as some technical difficulties are resolved.

Angelo Dundee RIP

Sometimes we might use the phrase “they don’t make ‘em like this anymore”. Well we’re going to go ahead and risk over doing it because yesterday the world lost a legendary figure: Angelo Dundee. You’ve no doubt heard of him, as although he was a boxing trainer his sheer skill as a cornerman and vast knowledge of the sweet science propelled him to a place in pop culture alongside the many fighters whom he helped reached the top. This is a cat who trained over 15 World Champions over the course of a career spanning 4 decades. His list of fighters reads like a goddamned hall of fame! Carmen Basilio, Luis Rodriguez, “Sugar” Ray Leonard, George Foreman (during his comeback) and last but certainly not least Muhammad Ali. Of course Angelo’s alma matter, Stillman’s Gym in Miami, Florida, did a lot to shape the man. Learning from guys like Charlie Goldman could only serve to help you become one of the best. The things that really stand out though is Dundee’s humility throughout it all. He was always willing to help out new boxing writers looking for a story, often times sharing his phone number and a guarantee that if they needed anything he would be glad to help. How many “celebrities” nowadays are going to do that? Dundee was one of a kind. He somehow managed to reach the stars while keeping both feet firmly planted in the ground. Rest in peace, Angelo.

THEE Shirt

Brooks Brothers went to to the trouble of breaking down exactly what makes their shirts classics. Have we mentioned how much we like them? An absolute essential for any wardrobe.

And So It Arrives

The much anticipated collaboration between Brutus and Doc Martens is now available for pre order from the Brutus site. Ours is already placed.