Autumn and Winter 2020 Essentials

SIGG Switzerland :

The history of SIGG Switzerland Bottles AG begins in 1908: Ferdinand Sigg, a metal working specialist, returned to Switzerland after years of learning and travelling. Together with his friend Xaver Küng, he established an aluminium goods factory in Biel.

Sigg and Küng are united in their love for metal and their belief that aluminium is the material of the future.

Ferdinand Sigg 15.12.1877 – 08.02.1930

Buchanan Scarf :

His next defence came on 26 June 1972, against Panama’s greatest, the then undefeated Roberto Durán at the Madison Square Garden (MSG) in New York, in a bout which had a highly controversial ending. Durán was ahead on all three cards at the end of the 13th round, when both fighters exchanged punches after the bell. Buchanan went down, writhing in pain from a low blow, that Buchanan’s trainer, Gil Clancy, said was caused by a knee to the groin. Referee Johnny LoBianco awarded the fight to Durán, insisting that the blow that took down Buchanan was “in the abdomen, not any lower” and that he felt that Buchanan would be unable to continue fighting.

Dérive Socks:

The concept of the dérive has its origins in the Letterist International, an avant-garde and Marxist collective based in Paris. The dérive was a critical tool for understanding and developing the theory of psychogeography, defined as the “specific effects of the geographical environment (whether consciously organized or not) on the emotions and behavior of individuals.

Debord defines the dérive as “a mode of experimental behavior linked to the conditions of urban society: a technique of rapid passage through varied ambiances.” It is an unplanned journey through a landscape, usually urban, in which participants drop their everyday relations and “let themselves be drawn by the attractions of the terrain and the encounters they find there”.

SIGG #2

The Hot Cold one is our second project with SIGG Switzerland who have been producing the highest quality items since 1908. This bottle is the ideal hiking flask as it keeps drinks cool for 20 hours and hot for 12 but due to its flexible and easy use design its ideal for travel anywhere.

Specifications: Hot & Cold one: Thermo Bottle made of high-quality 18/8 stainless steel &Vacuum-insulated.

Size : 26.5 cm x 7.2cm Weight : 330 Grams

Isolation time: 12 hrs for hot and 20 hrs for cold liquids

Removable tea filter

Wide opening allows the addition of ice cubes

Cap can be adjusted for right or left-handed users

Anti-slip pad made of silicone pad on the bottom ensures a secure stand

Leak-proof

BPA- and EA-free

Manual washing recommended

Capacity: 0,5 L

Buchanan Scarf

26 September 1970 Ken Buchanan travelled to Puerto Rico where he would meet Ismael Laguna the world lightweight champion from Panama .Many experts believed San Juan’s warm weather would affect Buchanan, but he upset those who thought that way and beat Laguna by a 15-round decision to become world’s lightweight champion.

Later on the 26/6/1972 he fought the Legendary Roberto Duran at Madison Square Garden in one of the most controversial fights of the Era. 

Dérive Socks

The concept of the dérive has its origins in the Letterist International; , an avant-garde and Marxist collective based in Paris .The dérive was a critical tool for understanding and developing the theory of psychogeography, defined as the “specific effects of the geographical environment (whether consciously organized or not) on the emotions and behavior of individuals.

Guy Debord defined the dérive as “a mode of experimental behavior linked to the conditions of urban society: a technique of rapid passage through varied ambiances.”  It is an unplanned journey through a landscape, usually urban in which participants drop their everyday relations and “let themselves be drawn by the attractions of the terrain and the encounters they find there”. 

Black Shetland knitwear

 

Crew neck Shetland Knitwear traditionally crafted in The Shetland Islands  using Super soft Shetland wool.  Seam-free meaning each garment is knitted in a single unit, eliminating all wool waste.  Crew neck, saddle shoulder,Ribbed Cuffs, Hem & Neck.

100% Lambswool Made in Scotland

6876 x Sanders

18 years since we last worked together Sanders and Six Eight Seven Six hve once again developed footwear together again.

Military Apron Derby from Archival last and design originally supplied to the Ministry of Defence .

Oiled Suede & waxed leather options. :: leather lined,itshide studded rubber sole / block heel & Goodyear Welt :: Made in the United Kingdom.

1995 jacket :

1995 Jacket :: In years preceding 6876 a collection of military,workwear and classic outerwear was put together from family sources, Clignancourt market in Paris, Naviglio Grande market in Milan & the long gone Laurence Corner in Euston London:: These garments would form the research manual for 6876 and the now named 1995 jacket was the first jacket designed from these sources.

So for 2020 we have reproduced utilising Olmetex fabric,RiRi zips and manufactured in Portugal.

Modern Studies : Referendum – Brian Sweeney

In 2014 Scotland held an Independence Referendum.

Brian Sweeney long time friend and collaborator of Six Eight Seven Six set out to create a project to document this process.

Featured here are some of the images captured during this period.

Photographs  will be available to order 10 x 8 Inch and printed on Hahnemule rag paper