Category Archives: Brands

Farah Vintage is making its long-awaited return for Spring 2013. Here’s a preview of their latest lookbook below. As you can see it celebrates their British roots – featuring a backdrop that takes in the banks of the Thames and Battersea’s Power Station. The clothing come in fresh, light colours with clean lines and simple designs. Less is more. There … Continue reading →

Jack & Jones arrivals for Spring 2013 are already flooding in. The early releases give a flavour of what to expect from the rest of the line for the Spring/Summer 2013 season; bold graphics, colours and essential basics. The Tahoe sweatshirt is a particular eye catcher with its marl effect red, overlayed with stand out printed lettering. We also have … Continue reading →

Duck and Cover is marking the Spring/Summer 2013 season by busting out an exciting new campaign. At the latest Bread and Butter trade show the brand launched a major rebrand, allying its slogan ‘Ready for Anything’ with celebrity ambassadors. Olympian and judo champion Ashley McKenzie (pictured) will front the first season’s campaign and future faces will be found via a … Continue reading →

Bench Self Made – A Book About People Making It Happen People have been into Bench for a good few years but instead of the brand resting on its laurels, they’ve really stepped up their game for Autumn/Winter 2012. Not only are the clothes looking mightily good, the raft of promotional material to support the collection highlights the switch in … Continue reading →

Since our last update, Pardew and O’Neill still haven’t generated much movement in the transfer market – but with a few expected signings expected. So while they’ve been busy behind the scenes adding to their teams, so have we. We announced that for Autumn 2012 we’ll have new Danish brand Anerkjendt and the Vivienne Westwood x Lee collaboration swelling our … Continue reading →

We’ve been proud stockists of fellow north easterners, Barbour for a while now and each season it is a joy to pick and choose our favourite items from their many excellent collections. For AW 2012 we’ve dipped into their iconic Steve McQueen collection and well, as you’ll see for yourself when it becomes available online and in store, it’s pretty … Continue reading →

This season here at Northern Threads we’ve probably made more signings than your favourite football club, which we’re going to be announcing in the coming weeks as they enter our stores. Here in the north east the managers of our local teams appear to be sitting on their hands; with Martin O’Neill having only added one new addition so far … Continue reading →

Following the success of its recent London flagship store opening in Soho, Weekend Offender has launched Category A – the brand’s first ever premium collection. Available from autumn/winter 2012, the line includes subtle branding and high quality fabrications – putting the emphasis on minimalism and breeding an ethos that high-end materials will lead to more high-end customers. But this doesn’t … Continue reading →

Lyle and Scott now have a new head of design in Carolyn Massey. Carolyn has come on board and has a strong creative vision for the brand. Although her first collection won’t launch until AW13, she was keen to start communicating the new direction through the AW12 photography. The shoot below for the Vintage collection was photographed at Hackney Marshes … Continue reading →

Things are really gearing up for the Autumn/Winter 2012 season with arrivals landing on our doorstep already. I know, you may not want to think about the dreaded Autumn yet when we’re still technically in the midst of Summer – although you wouldn’t think it from the weather! So maybe it is time to start thinking about stocking up for … Continue reading →