Jack Straw

March 15, 2013

"White-collar conservatives flashing down the street
Pointing their plastic finger at me.
They're hoping soon my kind will drop and die,
But I'm gonna wave my freak flag high . . . HIGH!"

JIMI HENDRIX

ENGINEERED GARMENTS
ANDOVER JACKET available in white/navy/red seersucker stripe(pictured) and cavalry twill dark navy
TRUMAN VEST available in printed oxford navy/natural stripe
PRINTED POCKET T-SHIRT available in stripe white/navy(pictured
CINCH PANT available in white/navy/red seersucker stripe (pictured)

PRINTED POCKET T-SHIRT available in stripe white/navy, stars white/navy and dot white/navy
PRINTED POCKET T-SHIRT available in stripe grey/black and diamond grey/black

BEDFORD JACKET available in poly/cotton navy/red plaid and nylon taslan navy

DRIVER JACKET available in iridescent
khaki chambray

AERO JACKET available in reversed sateen dark navy

PENN SHIRT JACKET available in reversed sateen olive

BEDFORD JACKET available in nylon taslan navy

WORK SHIRT available in madras blue plaid

COTTON BELT available in multi plaid

and seersucker stripe

BEST OF THE CITY

Global Chic Menswear.

The look is American—by way of the world. Drawing on nearly 20 years’ experience as a hunter-gatherer of fine yet laid-back menswear—and an obsession with timeless styles, JACK STRAW co-owner John Richards slips down alleyways in Paris, Milan, and Antwerp to find washed (read: fashionably rumpled) cotton and hemp blazers in sandy lavender, fine gingham shirts to throw on beneath them, and slim-fitting, ankle-length pants. Good news for Seattle’s all-American-yet-global girls: Richards will make space for a small women’s collection next spring.
Seattle Metropolitan's Best of the City, July 2009.

LYRICAL STYLE

Like the Muddy Waters music that fills the air, Jack Straw Clothing is raw, authentic and masterful. Bare brick and whitewashed wood beams frame a skillfully edited collection of men's clothing: urbane jackets from Dries Van Noten, Oxford cloth button-downs from Italy's Danolis and Ann Demeulemeester's radically chic vests, shirts and pants. In creating Jack Straw (named after a Grateful Dead tune), which opened in September, co-owners John Richards and Paola Medina pooled their years of retail experience to pull together clothing and accessories that transcend trend while remaining indisputably modern. Despite its serious style, the haberdashery is not without a sense of humor. Be sure to check out the Beatles-dedicated dressing rooms (each named after a nember of the beloved band) and the men's bathroom tribute to their famous White Album.
Lei Ann Shiramizu, Seattle Magazine, Fall 2008.

March 15, 2013

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