Tasteful Jack

I wonder if national pride can ever be fashionable outside the world of sports?   It’s just that it’s so damn hard to wear a flag without looking like a zealot, a punk, or a clueless tourist in a t-shirt. Even presidents and prime ministers confine their nationalism to speeches, tie colors, or maybe, when it’s really important,  they will go crazy and sport a flag button.

But I have to say, I’m loving Reckless Ericka  (note the k – not talking t-shirts here, remember). It’s a singapore based label spearheaded by four twenty-something designers. 

Sadly, you won’t find them stateside, but there are some pieces at Not Just a Label, the Shoreditch-based designer showroom  (Note: that’s by appointment only).

It’s not just the tastefully employed union jack, but I love the cut – british tailoring with a very european feel that is contemporary and not just “trendy.” Plus, you can walk down the street without feeling like you work for a national tourism board (cause who’d want to do that!).