Leather Racer Jacket

This is the first leather version of the Queen City Racer jacket. It's a beautiful dark brown, super soft, naked cow hide and 100% cotton plaid lining that will breath nicely. The finished weight is really nice, not too heavy. This is one of 2 leather jackets that were purchased through the kicktarter project we ran last fall.  I'm looking forward to seeing it all broken in and lived in!  Click on the post heading to see more shots.
-Matt

Iron and Air Magazine

It's a pleasure to discover Iron and Air Magazine.  Interesting reads and great photography.

A bi-monthly independent magazine located in Concord, NH this magazine is for lovers of vintage and custom motorcycles.

You can subscribe to the magazine here, they offer digital and print versions of their issues with varying subscription lengths and prices.

However, they do offer one free "special edition" issue from Fall 2012 that you can check out here. It's worth the quick sign up, some cool articles and great photography.

They also have a blog where they post motorcycle videos, write about trips to vintage festivals and shows, and a lot more. Definitely worth looking at.

Make sure to check out their great merchandise,  it's mainly graphic tees for both women and men but also a few other cool items.

Phish Dry Goods Dopp Kit

Phish Dry Goods contacted Queen City about making a dopp kit (toiletry kit)... and here it is! Available through the Phish website.

Made of waxed canvas with a coated nylon lining, this dopp kit features a Phish dry goods woven label sewn to the outside.

Hotel Vermont and Hen of the Wood custom aprons and lots more...

Queen City has been commissioned to make a number of items for our friends at the new Hen of the Wood restaurant, which will be housed in the soon to open Hotel Vermont in downtown Burlington.  We are also making a number of items for Hotel Vermont.  It is our great pleasure to be included in the long list of local Vermont designers and makers contributing to this venture.  Check out their website if you haven't seen it. The hotel is nearly finished at the bottom of Cherry Street.

Cycles d'Autremont Website Launched!

My good friend, client and collaborator Mr. Hubert d'Autremont launched his much awaited website today.   Head over to his site to see the beautiful bikes he builds.

http://cyclesdautremont.com/

Rain Tree Metalsmiths, leather pouches

Our friends Mike and Shannon just launched their new jewelry line Raintree Metalsmiths. They make beautiful stuff. Check them out. We made these delicious little pouches to package the jewelry in. It was a pleasure to work with this luxurious leather, and it took their logo debossing quite nicely.

                                               

Denim Macbook sleeve, 15"

Building on the ipad sleeve we developed last year, this is a denim and leather case tailored for 15" Macbooks. We'll have both 13" and 15" sleeves on the shelf soon!

Jackets Shipped!

Queen City Dry Goods just shipped out the last of the products that were pre-ordered through our 2012 Kickstarter project.  Here are a few photos of us making the jackets, bags and wallets. Follow the link to the kickstarter update to see more shots.  http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/2049726758/queen-city-dry-goods-waxed-canvas-racer-jacket-lau/posts/387344

Wee Waxed Canvas Vest, Reversible

Little Jake, my nephew and godson, just turned one and will be the recipient of this tiny waxed canvas vest, lined with red striped denim.  It's reversible. Happy Birthday Jake.

Cabot Hosiery

I stopped by the annual Cabot Hosiery seconds sale in Northfield, Vermont yesterday.  The place was mobbed.  So cool to see some good solid Vermont manufacturing thriving!  I can't wait to visit them when the machines are running.

Holdster

If you haven't seen the Holdster yet, you should check it out! It's a Burlington, VT start up that Queen City consulted on and helped to bring from concept to reality. It's perfect for when you have a hot beverage in your favorite mason jar.

Guild & Company

Queen City Dry Goods just finished a big order for the Guild & Company. These menus are made with laser cut bamboo and leather. A farm to table steakhouse with an in-house butcher, these menus are sure to fit in with the beautiful decor and custom work by Conant Metal and Light.

Bity Bean Baby Carrier

Queen City Dry Goods has made a small batch of samples for Vermont start up Bity Bean for their trade show debut. This will be the lightest, most compact baby carrier on the market. Best of luck at the show Doug!

S'amuse Aviator Hats

Queen City Dry Goods made a set of aviator caps for S'amuse. With the design inspired by Amelia Earhart, these caps are made out of red leather and ready for the runway.

Racer Jacket, Jess Anderson photo shoot

Jess Anderson did a great job photographing the racer jacket.  Click here to see more photos

Guitar strap

This is a custom guitar strap for my bro Chris. Its got thick wool felt lining the shoulder pad for traction and cushion, and the leather is a heavy waxy harness leather that should hold up well to years of thrashing guitar solos.

27th Letter tool kit

I've been working on all sorts of new items for Hubert D'autremont's line of bike accessories called 27th LETTER. We have finalized 2 handlebar bags, a mechanic's apron and the cycle cap and the latest is a leather tool kit for essentials (pictured below). Up next will be a jacket and front rack porteuar bag

Visit to Vermont factory

I met with Joel over at St J Stitching yesterday to work through some of the details pertaining to manufacturing our racer jacket and took some video with my little point and shoot to share with everybody. You can see us cutting some knit jersey material that will made into t shirts next week for the recently announced Queen City Dry Goods Vermont made t shirt line. Check out my little amateur video, and please help continue to spread the word about the Queen City Dry Goods kickstarter project by posting about it on facebook, twitter and other social media outlets.

Denim jacket, herringbone

Here is the 2nd draft of the men's denim jacket I've been working on.  The herringbone denim is beautiful stuff!  I ran the jacket through the wash last night to test the shrink rate and the fit is just right. the washing also gives the jacket a great look by allowing the material and stitching to relax and create the cool puckering  that is so distinct in denim.

If you haven't checked out the our kickstarter project, you can view it here

T shirts

Queen City is in the process of developing a Vermont made T shirt!  I just finished the first prototype.  To start, I will be offering 3 or 4 colors in a unisex size run, and it's a great fit.  The cotton is American made.  I hope to be in production very soon, so stay tuned!  As far as I know this is the only Vermont made Tshirt.  they will be available on the Queen City website either as blanks, or screen printed with the Queen City logo, and also available for wholesale orders as blanks, so let all those cool screen printers know.

-Matt