Winter 2005
A Look at the Latest Trends

In January, Burrows’ buyers traveled to New York City to look at the Fall 2006 collections. Our fashion-buying experts examined new labels and visited the showrooms of some of the best European design houses to expand the presence of key labels at Burrows this Fall.

Our first stop was the New York Collective, the premier menswear show in the United States, where we viewed menswear collections from around the globe – countries like Italy, Germany, Denmark, the USA and Spain. We attend these shows to keep up-to-date with current fashion trends and find exciting new designers who fit the Burrows style, as well as prepare our buys for the next season.

We chose a new design label to showcase at Burrows for Fall 2006 - the Robert Comstock collection. Fashion writers described Comstock’s previous designs in leather, wool and denim as “masculine and luxurious. Highlights were buttery soft Austrian deer jackets with horn buttons and suave shirt jackets in olive or tan New Zealand baby lamb and black calf nubuck.”

Burrows customers might associate the Robert Comstock label with active sportswear and casual outerwear collections, but the line has evolved and is recognized for elegant work in leather and upscale sportswear featuring the finest suede and leather, premium cashmeres, merino wools, and exotics such as baby alpaca and angora blends. Each garment is made in Italy by expert craftspeople and all styles are Robert Comstock originals - each garment is even hand-signed and numbered, just like a work of art!

While in New York, we had the pleasure to work the line with Robert Comstock himself. With a reputation as the world's foremost designer of leather clothing and outerwear, he uses the softest suede and chooses leather that is both durable and comfortable to wear in any conditions – that’s why we’re so excited to house the men’s signature leather collection for next Fall!

The Burrows buying team also visited Burberry’s New York showroom. One look at this line told us we needed to bring more Burberry items to Burrows’ customers. This Fall, look for our most extensive collection of Burberry, including outerwear, vests, dress shirts, sports shirts, cufflinks and umbrellas. And, of course, the collection wouldn’t be complete without luxurious cashmere Burberry scarves!

At the Seal Kay showroom in NYC, we saw a lot of new denim and cotton washes from the artisan collection, incorporating updated styles and body fits. Look for our largest selection of Italian-made Seal Kay this Fall, too – exciting news for jeans lovers who appreciate great fit and unique style!

Our final destination was the Ted Baker showroom on Park Avenue. The London-based fashion house provided us with a wonderful selection of pieces to choose from. We selected a very unique and colourful sport shirt collection, complemented with great sweater styles, colours and fabrications. Ted Baker sweaters come in 1⁄4 zip, V-neck, full zip and hooded styles – they make it easy to enjoy cold weather looking great in comfortable, stylish clothes.

Wandering through designer collections and sitting in on New York fashion shows gave the Burrows team an inside look at some exciting new trends. So, come on in and visit – we’ll show you our fabulous Spring collection and give you the inside track on what to expect later this year.