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• May 23, 2008
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Our Legacy gives gentlemanly basics a bespoke twist. By Naomi Nevitt

"The feel of our garments should be the same feeling you get when you put on that favorite shirt you inherited from your grandfather," says Jockum Hallin, one half of the Stockholm-based menswear label Our Legacy. Unlike many of their trend-conscious peers who are in what Hallin calls the "spandex-jeans-race," Our Legacy is taking an understated approach to fashion, crafting well-made basics with staying power and a dash of wit.

Founded in 2005, Hallin first launched Our Legacy along with partner and childhood friend Cristopher Nying as a line of illustrated T-shirts, merging the duo's graphic design roots with their long-held fashion obsession. Now, in their sixth collection, the label will launch their first full ready-to-wear line this season. Yet, the duo haven't abandoned their art background, producing signature collaborative design objects, such as limited-edition specially designed track bikes and splatter painted umbrellas--accessories for the modern day gentleman-along with their range of bespoke basics.