Some more new delights...

This time coming in the shape of some exceptional looking jackets and sweaters from that ever-present staple label of You Must Create. I always take a healthy interest in YMC what with one half of the design team being from my hometown of Newport. Frazer Moss and Jimmy Collins certainly turn out some excellent wears season to season. With a new shop opening up in Spitalfields (to join the ever growing ranks of 'labels gone east' - Folk, Albam etc) Their new season creations have started dropping at certain online thread pushers... Some of which is lip licking fine.

Running with a camping and outdoor theme, they've come up with some ace designs in the way that YMC do best- simple, stylish and completely wearable.

Here's a few picks that have taken my fancy... Hold on to your seats, more 'jacket porn' is nigh.


The mountain parka is something that's being turned out by every label from high end to high street at the moment, everyone is jumping on the outdoor look and trying to nail a parka of some sort. However, while the majority of these candid efforts fail to make me scroll up for a second look or brush aside the next garment on the rack for a closer inspection, this YMC made me do just that. Coming in navy or a gorgeous brown each with contrast inner, plenty of gorgeous buttons for those of us like to overdose on detail and a drawstring waist where the pull cord is visible (a must in my book) in my humble opinion this is a smart effort both price and style wise and will more than likely sell out most places over the coming months.

Moving aside from jackets and coats for 5 minutes (my addiction grows with each new day... Help me, please!) YMC have also turned out a couple of nice crew necks and knits for the coming months. Okay, I accept nautical chic is pretty much everywhere and Breton stripes are becoming a season to season staple but I can't help scratching an itch that I always have - it's another phase of my addiction. I wont bother saying it again as you all know by now the empathy I hold for... trying...to....resist.... Ah bollocks - stripes. I'm pretty sure I was a zebra in a previous life?!

The perforated detailing on their Breton crew neck is a little different and a nice addition to catch the breezer nicely while on evening walks around a Croatian fishing village at the height of summer time (Sorry, had to throw that one in - Garden Festival 2011...)

Aside from stripe fever, the camel crew neck which comes in the same cut as last seasons instant iconic classic 'hunter sweat' is a nice little number as well. Crew neck sweats are going to be big this year, well in my wardrobe anyway and apart from the likes of Our Legacy who's 'Great' sweat have it nailed down, this is an alternative option for those looking for something a little more simple while still holding a hint of refined class.


All in all a cool little selection of things that have tickled my fancy, It's just a shame that there's so much more to come over the next few weeks and months... I just know my wallet's going to be getting battered, poor thing.

Saul Wilks.