COMSTOCK & CO COLLECTION LAUNCH

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Picture a man with windswept white hair flashing a beaming smile bounding into a private cocktail party wearing oiled suede boots, wax finished dark denim jeans, and starched white shirt topped with a down filled vest and gray wool jacket. He appears refined yet defiantly rugged. With that entrance, you’d instinctively cut your conversation short with fellow attendees, as I did, to turn your attention to the man behind what you’d come to celebrate, Robert Comstock. Last week I attended the launch party for Robert’s new menswear line Comstock & Co at Bloomingdale’s.

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The appeal of Comstock & Co is that, like Robert, the clothing represents what men want to be—spirited adventurers. It’s not about fashion—no pretensions here; it’s about what you’re doing, where you’ve been, and an exploration of taste and quality. Each piece is functional and stylish; throw on the light weight chevron quilted down filled jacket pictured below while walking to your local watering hole or hiking in Mongolia. Rest assured it will keep you warm wherever your travels take you. I was most impressed by the jackets—buttery soft leather down filled puffer jackets, self-lined nubuck jackets, not to mention some came with subtle, unexpected details like leather insets and uncommon compositions—take the Targhee colored steel woven jacket backed with aluminum and trimmed with leather below.

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What’s more, wearing these pieces is buying into a brand passionately committed to preservation of wildlife and nature. Speaking with Robert made it all the more clear that this line aims to be a voice for conservation. Robert is a longtime devotee to the world of nature and native cultures. He has financed cottage industries for Native American crafts and served for over twenty years on the board of directors of The Peregrine Fund, an internationally acclaimed conservation organization committed to protecting endangered bird of prey species around the world. Comstock plans to dedicate a percentage of sales from all apparel collections to The Peregrine Fund beginning with the Fall 2014 collection. Wouldn’t you want to preserve rare birds like Jenny below? And there’s more to look forward to in 2014.

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Comstock & Co has struck a partnership with award winning experiential tour and travel company, Nomadic Expeditions, binding the worlds of fashion and ecotourism together. In Fall 2014, they will launch Nomadic Expeditions + Robert Comstock: The Quintessential Nomadic Journey, an adventure co-led by Robert and Jalsa Urubshurow, Nomadic Expedition’s founder and CEO. The expedition will coincide with a line of Nomadic Expeditions sportswear and expedition gear designed and produced by Robert. The apparel will debut in the Nomadic Expeditions’ catalogues, on their website and will be available for sale at their lodges.

The men who have requested my personal styling and shopping services will jump at the opportunity to try these understated, elegant pieces. You can shop them too in stores at Bloomingdale’s. The collection includes shirts, sweaters, pants, jackets and coats and prices range from $98 for shirts to $3,950 for a shearling coat.

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Special thanks to Robert Comstock, and Stephanie Morris and Laura Henson of HVM Communications.