by Jade Lam |
February 05, 2016
Super Bowl 50 will be played at Levi's Stadium in SF Bay Area. Who are you cheering for? Denver Broncos or Carolina Panthers? This weekend is also gonna be Chinese New Year & Super Bowl 50 all at once, massive celebration in the Bay Area.
This Chinese New Year is the Year of the Monkey and signifies the year of Competition and Challenge.I am now stuffing my red envelopes with money to give away, as that will bring greater wealth in this greatchallenging and competitive year.
Happy Chinese New Year everyone & have fun for the Super Bowl !!
by Jeffrey Lee |
January 29, 2016
In (avid) observance of the SF Beer Week, we put together a list of places in Oakland that we love and hang most religiously at the moment. Check them out here:
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Arbor Cafe: OK, this is not exactly a bar but they serve pints. The good ones from Oakland's own Linden Street. Caffeine and beer married well together. Big plus for open late (9pm), this is our go to spot to get some emails done.
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Bay Grape: Eclectic, relatively rare beer selection (from JP to Belgium). A great spot if you are meeting someone (or yourself) on paleo diet. (They can opt for wine =). They close early thou (10pm)
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Beer Revolution: A divey version of Trappist, a tad more affordable w/ diverse bottle collection. Great friendly staffs.
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Commonwealth: This is the spot for your English Ale quench & Brewdog is always on the tap. It can get uber crowded on a major soccer game day. The dilemma is, whether to get the baked bean toast or that fish & chips sandwich. Delish.
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Drake's Dealership: Situated at the much anticipated (or gentrified) Hive complex. Great outdoor pebble patio w/ fire pits. Live music/DJ can get really loud and almost impossible to converse on the weekend. Can't go wrong w/ a pint of Blonde & poutine.
Apparently it would be way too ambitious in attempt to cover all our beloved Oakland drinking spots in a single post. Part II is coming next.
Stay tuned, drink up & till next week. Cheers everyone!
Tags:
#bars,
#beer,
#drink,
#oakland
by Robin Chan |
January 22, 2016
In recent years, a new class of highly engineered tights becomes more and more popular as it claims to have performance aspirations. It is worn by some athletes during exercise to prevent chafing and rashes, and post-exercise to ease muscle stiffness and quicken recovery time.
As referred and convinced by a friend, I bought myself a pair of compression tights to give it a try. How does it fit? It actually has a good tight fit. I will say it is around 25% tighter than our Super Narrow jeans especially around the calves . It does not give you an overly restricted compressed feel but more snugged in place and aligned. I wore it on a number of runs and they definitely have helped with my runner's knee, allowing me to run longer and with less pain. They also keep the joints warm and reduce my recovery time.
Though the literature suggests that it could be pretty 50/50 in terms of effectiveness, it does exactly what it is supposed to do for me. I wish we can have a Compression Super Narrow style that we can wear it at work. Till next week, stay tuned!
Tags:
Lassitude
by Jade Lam |
January 15, 2016
One of the “Must-have” item in a woman’s wardrobe- a structured, classic bag for everyday. My personal pick would be Mansur Gavriel bags, these bags are ridiculously ELUSIVE (besides a Hermès Birkin). MG bags currently offer in tote, backpack and the bucket bag (the most popular).
Usually they will make an announcement before it’s available online. However, all the hang bags sold out in less than five minutes. Do I think that they are worth it? For the price point and simple all leather design I say yes.
One thing I like about the MG bags, besides their design and quality, they also use the original vegetable tanned leather which is stiff and untreated.
Yes, it scratches somewhat easily, but they will fade over time as the leather patinas and cures. You can use conditioner or baby wipes to quicken this process. While this notion of "easily scuffed" terrifies some people, this effect is actually part of the appeal and beauty of the bag. It has a very rich, natural look. Our denim leather patches are also made out of top grain Italian veg-tan leather, which is great complement to our jeans & these goodies.
by Jeffrey Lee |
January 08, 2016
Time flies, 2015 was a blink lapse on adrenaline. It was a rather productive 2nd year for Doublewood:
2015 was fruitful and we simply can't thank you enough for the folks who share kindred passions in denim and help us jump thru the hurdles along!
Looking forward, we have a few intriguing propositions planned for '16. Beyond our stable denim collection, we are on the verge of carving into the peripheral categories. Something that would go well along w/ our denim. (As usual, we will be tight-lipped before their official releases; but think for the kitchen/workshop wears & that quintessential chambray =)
Its going to be an enticing year for us to step outside of that comfort indigo zone, and persist in honing our craft to expand the collection.
Stay tuned & till next week. Cheers everyone!
Tags:
collaboration,
denim,
Lassitude
