Our production manager Karen is coming to New York for a trip... any recommendations of where to visit would be great! Gigs? Food? Ace Bars? Shops?

...all welcome,

Team OS.

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With a couple lovely days of sunshine and tolerable temperature under our belt here in the city, Spring can't be too far off. Right? The only way to describe the recent weather here is, foul. That is all.

Now, doom and gloom behind us, I would like to address two very serious pieces of necessary property.  Our new Linen/Cotton Army Shirts in Bude Red and Bude Blue.  Yes, I said Linen. Yes it is still February. Yes, I am wearing them with religious excitement, now.  Both under a navy wool cardigan, come on...can you blame me.  The minute both of them arrived at the shop, they begged to return home with me, and I being the 'old-softy' that I am, I had to take them both.  Who ever said you can't wear linen all year round.  Earliest record of linen is in Egypt, 4,000 years ago!  I mean, these guys used linen as currency! Crazy.   Linen for all!  All year round.  Never let anyone tell you what to wear.  Come to think of it, that's really the philosophy in the shop: We want to dress you not sell to you.  Obviously if everyone would just wear linen we'd be fine...well, anyway.  That got me all fired up, so, it must be time for a cocktail.  Since it's not really time for Pimm's yet, lets do a Crown Royal.  It's Canadian whiskey.  I could lie and say it's in honor of the Olympics, but the truth is my Dad drinks it and the apple doesn't fall far from the tree.

Take a highball glass, add a couple of cubes (and for God's sake, rinse off the cubes in the glass first. Every cocktail starts with clean cubes.) Add 2 fingers of Crown Royal, and a splash of spring water.  Sip and forget your woes.

Come see us at the shop, if we were any more relaxed we'd fall out of our chair.

This is R Grady Dennis Jr. in NYC signing off.

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New York City! My 9th year here in Brooklyn...I still feel new.

This, the Holiday season in the city is simply the best, and we'll need to remember that feeling come January till Spring, just ask anyone that lives here. For now though, it's parties, friends, dinners, family, tourists, shopping, etc.!! This is it People!

So in this spirit as I walked down the street yesterday, I passed a vendor selling beautiful Fraser Fir trees. Wandering down the handmade aisles lined with the fresh-smelling trees (you'd have to have no pulse not to be intoxicated by the scent) I saw a young man -- about 12 and his Father picking out a tree. In my own mind I'm taken immediately back to Holidays past with my own Father. This man, my Dad can and still does put together the most stunning Christmas tree year after year. He never wants any help decorating it, and then complains that no one helped and that there won't be a tree next year. Okay Dad!

Anyway, as I got closer to the Father and Son, I couldn't help but notice the Man's sweater. Worn, rugged, one of the elbows patched up, the charcoal knit well beaten with practice, and thumb loops on the cuffs. Wait! Thumb loops on the cuffs. Could it be? Nice. Oliver Spencer in full effect, they way it's meant to be. How proud I was to see this well used garment in action. The "Commando Sweater" in all it's military glory. Great sighting! I was thrilled!

Happy Holidays from NYC

--Grady Dennis

Oliver Spencer

East Village

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It's not even December yet but it seems people out there have been blogging about the Oliver Spencer SS10 collection, in particular the new shoes...which is exciting!

Here are a few links if you fancy reading more...

http://hypebeast.com/2009/11/oliver-spencer-2010-springsummer-footwear-collection/

http://secretforts.blogspot.com/2009/11/lookbook-oliver-spencer-ss10.html

http://www.inventorymagazine.com/updates/?p=10833

http://the189.com/fashion/oliver-spencer-springsummer-2010-lookbook

http://mapsofthecity.blogspot.com/2009/11/oliver-spencer-springsummer-2010.html

http://www.porhomme.com/2009/11/springsummer-2010-oliver-spencer-lookbook/

We have preview copies of our SS10 lookbook in store if you fancy checking out the whole collection

Thats all for now,

Oliver Spencer Team

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