Journal

My Workshop in the Woods

My Workshop in the Woods

Tour our flagship store

In 2018 we opened our flagship store on the corner of Bleecker St. and West 10th street in New York City's West Village. Our shop has gone through ...

The Workshop

My workshop is the heart of everything Slightly Alabama. It's where everyone of our products are made using traditional leather working techniques....

The Race of Gentlemen 2019: Wildwood, NJ

Every year, Wildwood, NJ hosts a weekend of car and motorcycle shows and old-school beachside drag racing. The event is called The Race of Gentlema...

Slightly Alabama on Film

One of the beautiful things about craftsmanship is getting a chance to watch the process unfold. Up close, you see the care and precision that goe...

New York Men's Day / New York Fashion Week Men's

Each season, New York Men's Day (NYMD) kicks off New York Fashion Week Men's with a full day of fashion presentations from emerging mens wear desig...

Clutch Books Feature—NOV 2016

Clutch Magazine is a Japanese publication that features heritage men's fashion. Every other month they produce their magazine and on the other mont...

Interview with Greg Chapman—Men's Heritage Fashion Industry Creative

It was in late March of 2016 that I first met Greg Chapman. Knickerbocker MFG Co, where my studio is located, was co-hosting an intimate dinner w...

Manready Mercantile—A Discussion with Founder, Travis Weaver

As a designer and small business owner, you have so many different milestones that are important to the development of your brand. One of the mo...

Playlist: Country Ballads that Tell a Story

I grew up in the deep South where football and food and especially music reign supreme. Few things had a greater impression on me as a child than...

Kidd Epps—Nashville-Based Designer, Builder and Entrepreneur

If I've said it once, I've said it a thousand times—the best thing about starting Slightly Alabama is all of the great designers I've become frie...

Travelogue: Iceland

In September of 2016, my wife and I spent 6 days in the southern portion of Iceland—just a 5 hour flight from our home in New York. We stayed an...

A lesson in denim with Freenote Cloth's Andrew Brodrick

Let's start with a quick education on denim. Can you explain the terms "raw" and "selvedge" and why it's important to understand what they mean?...