Clutch Cafe Lookbook
We are extremely pleased to launch our first official lookbook for Spring & Summer '21. We at Clutch Cafe are very lucky to have access and connections (through Clutch Magazine) to some of the best 'heritage' and artisan brands which Japan has to offer, which we are honoured to present to you in our own unique manner and style.
Through this collection of images, we hope to excite, inspire and inform you as to our ethos, style and who we are as a brand.
Our Models...
We asked a few of our customers to help us out and bring their own personality and style into the mix.
We also asked them each to make us a playlist each , which can be listened to clicking the link below.
Michael Jablonka
...Known as 'Jabo' by most, is a guitarist/singer songwriter from London; he is a guitarist with Michael Kiwanuka when touring, and has two EP's under his own name, which are definitely worth checking out.
His personal style, as with most, is linked to musical tastes and influences and in his own words "I’m a big fan of styles that feel naturally worn. I especially like Kurt Cobain and Bob Marley that had styles that were so iconic without trying, they wore things effortlessly".
You can listen to Micheal here.
Louie Rivers
Is an artist and tattooer from Exeter, he has been tattooing for 10 years, and has owned his own studio 'Louie’s Electric Tattoo’ for four years.
Louie's style and musical taste has been shaped from an early age by time spent on his Grandparents farm. His Grandfather, Mike, passed his love of country music and blue grass down the generations to Louis and his Grandmother, Heather taught him how to sketch and paint in watercolour; painting flowers picked from the farm, teaching him tricks he still uses while designing tattoos.
"The time spent visiting my grandparents conjures up memories of denim, bluegrass, cowboy boots, painting and being sunburnt from playing in the fields with my cousin. Everyday I'm utilising those memories I hold dearest to me and keeping them alive.
I like things to be timeless, whether thats music clothing or tattooing; it has to stand the test of time
you can see some of Louie's work here
Graeme Webb
... better known as Arcimboldi Studios and for his meticulously detailed staged photography and multimedia work and work as a prop & architectural model maker. He is a trained book binder who has recently turned his hand to making leather leather journals as well as having an interest in analogue technology and old photographic processes.
For want of a word with less stigma, he is a true renaissance man.
Shirt: Sun Surf, Jacket & Shorts: Cohérence, Shoes: Yuketen / Paraboot
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Jacket: Tailor Toyo, Shirt: Sun Surf, Jeans: Full Count
Jacket: Tailor Toyo, Shirt: Sun Surf, Jeans: Full Count, Trousers Kuon, T-shirt: Kuon, Shoes: Paraboot
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Shirt: Warehouse & Co., Trousers: Belafonte Sunglasses: BOLD London, Hat: Chamula
Coat: Cohérecne Shirt: Sun Surf , Trousers: Trousers: Soundman, Umbrella: Fox London, Hat & Shoes: Models Own
Shirt: Soundman, Shorts: Orgueil, T-Shirt: Kuon, Shoes: Yuketen
Summer Lookbook '21
Part I
The Second instalment of our summer lookbook releasing soon.
The Sounds...
We asked our models to create a playlist of some their favourite songs to accompany the lookbook.
Michael 'Jabo' Jablonka
1#Big Thief - Watering 2#Black Star- Little brother 3#Menahan Street Band - Cabin Fever 4#Captain Beefheart - Sun Zoom Spark 5#The Avalanches - Tonight may have to last me all my life 6#Sault - Bitter Streets 7#Madvillain - Boulder holder 8#Bunny Wailer- Bide up
Louie Rivers
9#Neil young - Don’t cry no tears 10#The Bellfuries - Your love (all that I’m missing) 11#Joe strummer & the mescaleros - Coma girl 12#The Smiths - some girls are bigger than others 13#Diamond rugs - Blue mountains 14#The Felice brothers - Black velvet band 15#Wayne Hancock - 16#Thunderstorms and neon signs Social distortion - Dear lover 17#The Ramones - Shes the one 18#Sam Cooke - Another Saturday night
Graeme Webb
19#Miles Davis - So What 20#Charles Mingus - Goodbye Porkpie Hat 21#Etta James - At Last 22#Cliff Richard and the Drifters - Move It 23#The Electric Prunes - I had too much to dream last night 24#Rolling Stones - 19th Nervous Breakdown 25#Dr Feelgood - Roxette 26#Scott Walker - Sleepwalkers Woman 27#Fat Freddys Drop - Blackbird 28#Clocolan - Everything you see is you.