Levi's F/W '10 Preview
An hardy, outdoorsy collection with a sophisticated fit.

Intel:
Red Canoe Q&A

Darian Hocking of the always interesting Free/Man blog catches up with Dax Wilkinson, the founder and creative director of Red Canoe National Heritage Brands. The Canadian label has been popping up on our radar more and more lately, so it's nice to learn a bit more about the man behind the brand. Wilkinson, who just launched an eight-piece capsule collection called Black Canoe (above), talks about his inspirations, Canada's aviation history and his own personal style growing up.

I was up on all the preppy brands as a result but couldn't wear them at school for the teasing. I ended up going the other way and distressing my Levis and shooting shotguns into my U2 T-shirts...

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