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Handmade 19th Century interpretation


The EVJ04 tailored waistcoat suit in organic hand washed linen and cotton tweed woven
by Luigi Parisotto, with handmade olive wood buttons. Organic super 120's doubletwist
cotton striped handmade 22-button shirt with detachable collar, and pure Como hand dyed
silk cravatte tie.























additional notes Koos Faber at the Espace Saint Martin in Paris: EVJ04 suit & components at Hostem London, Minority Rev Ginza
and Fukuoka, Arts & Science Aoyama, Johnbull Private Labo Japan. hand made GS02N shirt at Kamille in Paris, Persuade in Bilbao,
Arts & Science Aoyama, '4' Kuwait. EVA02 handmade 19th century hand dyed Como silk necktie (at Persuade Bilbao, Hostem London,
MinorityRev Ginza & Fukuoka, Arts & Science Aoyama, Johnbull private labo Japan). c. copyright MMXII, Geoffrey B. Small, all
rights reserved.





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The hand cut recycle vintage silk patchwork necktie


created from recycle vintage Italian pure silk ties and over 17 hours of painstaking expert recycle design hand work. Worn with organic striped super 120's double twist L. Parisotto superfine cotton handmade multipleated removable-collar 19th century shirt, with organic hand dyed L. Parisotto silk and linen stripe weave hand made waistcoat vest and trouser.







































additional notes Koos Faber at the Espace Saint Martin in Paris: EVA01 recycle vintage patchwork one-of-a-kind silk ties at Persuade
Bilbao, Minority Rev Ginza & Fukuoka, Arts & Science Aoyama, Johnbull Private Labo men's and Journal Standard Ladies stores in
Japan. Handmade NLWS02 super 120's shirt at Kamille in Paris, Hostem in London, Arts & Science in Aoyama, '4' in Kuwait City.
EVJ09 organic silk and linen waistcoat at Persuade Bilbao, Kamille Paris, Minority Rev men's Ginza & Fukuoka, Journal Standard
Ladies Japan. LUZ06 vintage recycle leather handamade trainer by Giuseppe Rebesco for GBS at Minority Rev Ginza & Fukuoka.
EVJ06 double-breasted organic L. Parisotto silk & linen jacket at Persuade Bilbao, Journal Standard Ladies stores Shibuya, Shinjuku,
Horie, Kyoto, Fukuoka. c. copyright MMXII, Geoffrey B. Small, all rights reserved.


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Koos Faber wears Geoffrey B. Small continued...


Superslim single-breasted EVJ07 extended length jacket and EVP04 hand tailored trousers in organic hand dyed L.Parisotto silk and linen stripe weave non-matching seersuckers.



















notes: EVJ07 superslim silk & linen long jacket at Hostem London, Persuade in Bilbao, Minority Rev Ginza and Fukuoka,
Arts & Science Aoyama, '4' Kuwait. EVP04 silk & linen handmade trouser at Kamille in Paris, Persuade in Bilbao, Minority Rev
Ginza and Fukuoka. c. copyright MMXII, Geoffrey B. Small, all rights reserved.









Sartorial and Street Art Collaboration


Hand dyed superfine pure Italian Mako cotton t-shirt with super limited edition "Eterna Vigilanza" (our motto for the collection in commemoration of the June 2011 Italian Referendum victory against nuclear power in Italy) hand painted art by the anonymous artist Axes, whose work on external architecture and public transport is seen from Tokyo to New York, to Paris and Berlin. Organic L. Parisotto linen, cotton and indigo striped 18th century jacket, and cotton and linen 'catanella' weave bermuda trouser.



















additional notes Koos Faber at the Espace Saint Martin in Paris: one-of-a-kind mako t-shirt handpainted by Axes only at Persuade
in Bilbao. EVJ13 19th century organic L. Parisotto linen, cotton and indigo jacket at Minority Rev Ginza and Fukuoka, Arts & Science
Aoyama, Johnbull Private Labo Harajuku Shinsaibashi and Okayama. hand made EVP05 catanella weave L.Parisotto organic linen
and cotton bermuda at Hostem London, '4" Kuwait city and some Journal Standard Ladies stores in Japan. All work (except Axes art)
c. copyright MMXII, Geoffrey B. Small, all rights reserved.


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Towards a nuclear-free world


The Logomania antinuclear collection first launched in Paris last year in June, is steadily being expanded at lower price points to support environmental organizations around the globe in their efforts to end nuclear energy and arms proliferation in the world. For example, one the most advanced and ecologically-safe printed cotton t-shirts in the world was developed for us with leading specialists in Padova, Italy to help support the work of France's Reseau de Sortir du Nucleaire (www.sortirdunucleaire.org). The special t-shirt is worn below by the Ukrainian model Olga Zakrevskaya in the hospital ward she was born in as she visited Pripyat in Chernobyl, site of one of the world's worst nuclear accidents, for the first time in 25 years. Her visit to the city and her birthplace, only lasted a few hours due to the extremely high levels of radiation in the area still present from the accident (the city of Pripyat which was once one of the most culturally advanced cities in the entire Soviet Union, and home to over 45 thousand residents, now remains a permanent dead-zone). The shot was taken by the Ukrainian photographer Roman Tcherpak, for "This is not a flower", the special Art exhibition presented in Venice during the opening week of the 54th Biennale d'Arte di Venezia as part of the national referendum campaign that successfully stopped nuclear power in Italy (see Tcherpak's beautiful photo essay from the Venice presentation here. Further below, Koos Faber in Paris wears a Logomania t-shirt with the handmade GJ01N Fratelli Piacenza ultralight super 180's micron wool suit, special handmade Italian calfskin anti-nuclear ciclista bicycle shoe by Giuseppe Rebesco for GBS, and Logomania special print sweatshirt and Italian military bag. With the situation at Fukushima ever more ominous (inspite of the great coverup), and a massive push by the industry to promote nuclear power more now than ever before, the movement to end nuclear power and arms proliferation in the world continues, as does our commitment to it...

























Notes: special organic cotton water-based print antinuclear fundraiser t-shirt at www.sortirdunucleaire.org. GJ01N flli. Piacenza
super 180's micron wool suit at Minority Rev Ginza and Fukuoka. LMZ04 Italian antinuclear ciclista bicycle shoe at Al Select,
Kichijoji and MIMA Tate Plus (UK). Logomania special print version t-shirt, hooded sweatshirt and Italian Military bag at MIMA
Middlesbrough Institute of Modern Art England, Nuzyn Amsterdam, OVV Gallery Venice. c. copyright MMXII, Geoffrey B. Small,
all rights reserved.





Koos Faber is a close friend of ours and a supermodel who has worked for Yohji Yamamoto,
Junya Watanabe, Comme des Garcons, Number Nine, and many others. He is also an artist and founder of the Nuzyn project in Amsterdam, where he lives and works.





Thank you for viewing, and thank you Koos
for being such a great sport.


Best wishes to all,

Geoffrey


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Our server that hosts all our images is back up, and so are the images in the last story (above). Apologies to all who visited in the past day or so and found no pictures. Please take a look now. Hope you like it. And thanks for the nice PM's from those who saw the images before they went down. Best wishes, Geoffrey


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One more reason why I personally hate H&M, Zara and Wal-Mart...


THE people who are behind these 3 companies occupy no less than 6 out the top 18 places on the 2012 Forbes richest billionaires in the world list (http://www.forbes.com/billionaires/list/). When Henry Ford invented the industrial production system over a century ago, he revolutionized business and society by paying his workers more not less. In 1914, he introduced the then whopping 5 dollar a day for eight hours minimum wage. The big bankers on Wall Street called it "reckless" and "immoral." But he did it anyway. Unlike them, he was a person who knew how to make things, starting with the very first prototype of the legendary Model T, which he built by himself from scratch in his garage. Workers from all over America went to Michigan to work their very best for Ford whose goal was to create an automobile for the public, whose primary customers would actually be the people making and producing it. And together, they went on to revolutionize an economy and a country, and eventually the rest of the world.

Want to know what's wrong with the economy and the world today?

Look at the people who are running it. Instead of what Ford did, just take 2 minutes and watch at how these 6 "richest" people in the world of today got their money in 2012…

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[franz]

Hi

First of all, let me say I really admire and respect your way of doing things, the ethics, and of course, the beautiful pieces of clothing.
Unfortunately, I live in Paris, which means no retail (I'll have to pay attention next time I'm in Japan, though I guess my size won't be available).

Any chance I could come by the showroom beginning of July to have a look? I know it's usually for professional buyers only, but you never know...

Good luck anyway, and all my respect!

[BSR]

Hi

First of all, let me say I really admire and respect your way of doing things, the ethics, and of course, the beautiful pieces of clothing.
Unfortunately, I live in Paris, which means no retail (I'll have to pay attention next time I'm in Japan, though I guess my size won't be available).

Any chance I could come by the showroom beginning of July to have a look? I know it's usually for professional buyers only, but you never know...

Good luck anyway, and all my respect!

i think Kamille is a GBS stockist actually

[blacktulip]

It is! They have solid taste in their buy too.

[franz]

But do they sell menswear too?
Went once, the sales assistant told me they only did Geoffrey B. Small for women. The girl was rather rude and unhelpful (I was the only one in the store, and I must say it must have been 10years at least since the last time I felt so disregarded in a store), so I never bothered going back, since L'E is already offering enough temptations with a much more friendly staff in my experience... Maybe I'll try again for the winter arrivals.

[blacktulip]

The one on Rue Saintonge does, and the staff are courteous and very helpful.

[franz]

The one on Rue Saintonge does, and the staff are courteous and very helpful.

That's where I went! Probably a bad day, will give them a second chance.

[Geoffrey B. Small]

Dear Franz,

Thank you for your posts. I have forwarded them to Kamille in Paris. I don't know what happened with your visit and the "girl" you mentioned, but I invite you to please contact Kamille herself, or Patrick her husband, personally at the store for any assistance concerning my collection. Their direct email contact is: kamille0259@gmail.com. and as blacktulip has indicated, they are are our exclusive authorized dealer for all of France and one of only 10 dealers in the entire world that I personally allow to handle my work. Please note, we produce less than 500 hand-built pieces each season for the entire world, so many times, our pieces are sold-out in our dealer's stores, especially in Europe. In addition, Kamille does have a very strong women's business with our pieces, and her buys reflect this. If you are serious about owning some of our pieces or developing a wardrobe with us, I recommend making an appointment with her (rue Saintonge store only) to discuss and get introduced to our work, collections and special order services. Please also note, they are not a men's fashion supermarket chain, but a very, very personal family-style business driven by an exceptional passion and talent for great clothing and dressing that started with many years working on the CDG world showroom staff in Paris at Place Vendome, and they have a newborn addition to the family just born in January, in addition to a very substantial and loyal clientele, so they may be a little less available than previously, but they are the very best people in all of Paris to handle my kind of work and that is why I chose them to be one of our very few key working partners in the world. What we particularly liked was that among all the retailers in Paris dealing with designer products, their percentage of local customers (ie true Parisians) versus international tourists and fashion trade professionals is second to none. If you still need assistance, you can PM me personally here or email me at geoffreysmall@hotmail.com, and I will see what I can do. I hope this is helpful. Thanks again for your posts.

Best wishes,

Geoffrey B. Small

ps. coming up next a more detailed look at our pieces currently in the new SZ magazine photoessay tribute to Joseph Beuys

[clay]

Hi Geoffrey!

Man your clip on Bangladesh really hit home. I used to go there all the time , as well as India and Dubai ( and others ). I was basically lied to by my bosses about wages and the lives of these workers. I was young and dumb. I finally figured it out though, even though things never really set well with me when I was in these factories.

The problem seems to be getting worse. I know the greed of the manufacturers just gets worse.

Just some thoughts.

Peace!
Clay