he’s kind of good
We met Tom Wegener a couple years back, we shook hands, he talked us through the boards, his shaping process, the craftsmanship. When we parted ways and said good bye, it kind of felt like we were going through some native american trade ritual, where we both came bearing gifts. Us with one of our [...]
Long-Lasting Socks & Relationships
Over the festive season you may have been bought the gift of warm and happy toes, courtesy of our Last-long socks. Back in 2009, we set out to make the most durable and cosy socks, so we thought it a good idea to speak to some people who knew a thing or two about the [...]
We’re idiots
Why’s the Pruga so warm? Compared to our SDS system, used in our Etobicoke and Sastruga – our Pruga utilises a technology never used before, a new and exclusive insulation innovation driving weight and warmth to the forefront. Why’s the Pruga so warm? The Pruga’s secret, lies in its construction, it incorporates our double decker [...]
what are you proud of?
What’s the winter jacket your most proud of Debbie? The Sastruga represents for me a journey from throw-away fashion to a simple and chic solution against the cold. I am proud to be seen walking along the coastal path on a blustery, frosty day snuggled up in my winter white Sastruga. When friends come down [...]
Sustainable manufacturing – The blunt side of the Cheap Needle.
I came to Finisterre after working as a fashion designer for 5 years in large high street brands. I left the world of fast fashion behind, because I was frustrated at what I saw was an abuse of power, screwing suppliers over for margin gain and throw-away trends. I felt sure things could be done [...]
travel done beautifully
Everything started for Millican back in the early 90′s, on the boarder of Ecuador and Peru. Two people took some time off to rediscover what they loved – the great outdoors, the environment, exploring, vintage travel items and just slowing life down a bit – finding some pace. So in the summer 2008, with help [...]
a competition…
Diana Barnato Walker was one of 168 female members, who served in the Air Transport Auxiliary (ATA), during World War 2. She was a socialite, she apparently partied hard and she delivered Spitfires, by flying them to specific locations throughout World War 2. Is is said, that she would reapply her lipstick, before exiting her [...]
BOO!!
It’s Halloween, we love it and this is Harold the workshop pumpkin and he’ll be keeping his candle burning bright this Halloween, because he’s rocking our waterproof and windroof Anabatic! Harold also said that he loves the adjustable wired peak on the hood, we told him he would! Harold also said that it would be [...]
Finishing what you start
I’ve always been a runner, if I don’t run – I get tetchy, but I’ve never been one for races. New year’s 2011 I decided I needed a challenge, so I signed up for the Eden Project Marathon and I got into my long Sunday runs along the coastal paths of Cornwall. I suffered sun-stroke [...]
A ship in harbor is safe…
A ship in harbor is safe – but that is not what ships are for. ~John A. Shedd I think we’re all ships (defo sounds cheesy), yes safe feels good, but I definitely feel that adversity, chance, putting ourselves in risky situations – keeps us alive, maintains our happiness. Mr. Shedd is right, ships weren’t [...]
