MA.STRUM 2023 Collection: Everything You Need to Know
MA.STRUM is a British brand that is known for its high-quality, functional clothing. The brand draws inspiration from the military and sportswear, and its pieces are designed to be both stylish and durable. The MA.STRUM collection for Fall/Winter 2023 is full of essential pieces that every man needs in his wardrobe. From core hoodies and t-shirts to outerwear and accessories, there is something for everyone.
Video Transcript:
Hi guys, Sam here from Michael Stewart Menswear and today we're doing a brand profile on MA.STRUM. To be honest, the pronunciation has never been clarified to us, but what is clear is the quality and the design of this exceptional, independent British brand. So today, we're going to take a look at the history of this brand. We're going to have a look at some of its core lines that I think you need to be buying into this season as well as a few feature pieces from this season's current collection, and we'll tell you about the fit, the features and everything you need to know about MA.STRUM. So, let's get straight into it.
Who are MA.STRUM?
So MA.STRUM is a relatively new brand, it was founded in 2008 and was in collaboration with the Massimo Osti Archive. If that name sounds familiar, there'll be a very good reason for that, so Massimo Osti was an Italian designer and he was super-famous for basically creating what we view as that kind of military sportswear that we see in a lot of brands these days.
He's the man behind CP Company and Stone Island, he was fascinated with workwear, sportswear, and military wear and he combined all of that into some stunning pieces from some of those top brands that you know, they're exceptional, we all look up to, we all admire for their quality, their craftsmanship, their features, their use of textiles and functions.
So what MA.STRUM did have a collaboration with his archive, all his pieces from the past that he'd created and they drew inspiration from that to recreate clothing to make their own using that massive wealth of knowledge as a font to create the pieces that you see before you today.
From there they became independent and proudly are still independent, they are a British brand and with the knowledge that they gained from that collaboration, they went on to produce more and more pieces that are themselves becoming iconic. It's all about quality, function and a great use of different types of fabrics and features and you can see that military and sportswear influence throughout all these lines. So, let me tell you about a few of the pieces that I think you need to be buying into.
What Kind You Find in Our MA.STRUM Collection?
So, MA.STRUM can have you covered from head to toe with their collection but for us, we enjoy everything on the top half, it's where we buy into the most and where we think all that quality and exceptional pieces do lie. So for us, you'd be looking at jerseys, you'd be looking at t-shirts, polo's, sweats and you'd also be looking at outerwear as well.
So, I've got a few examples here, let's start at the far side...we have the core hoodie, and they also do that in a sweat as well.
MA.STRUM Hoodies
It's made from 100% cotton, it's got a nice regular boxy fit, it's loopback jersey as well, really heavy weight, really you can just feel the quality, it's got an amazingly soft feel on the outside, dead warm, dead easy to wear and style. But in true MA.STRUM fashion has a few twists of its own. So nice little stitch detailing on the pockets and of course it has that iconic branding to the shoulder. It is completely detachable as well so you can wear it with the MA.STRUM compass on the shoulder or you can just pop it off. Great for washing as well, you don't have to include that in the wash cycle or if go a little bit more incognito, pop it off and just wear it as a plain hoodie as well. One of our favourite pieces for sure.
T-Shirts
Next, you've got the T-shirts, again 100% cotton. Crew neck, long and short sleeved, they even do some seasonal ones with a cargo pocket on the chest for a bit more of that technical, military look. But for us the plain compass tee, you can't go wrong with it. Nice embroidered logo to the chest, 100% cotton, again a nice regular fit, really easy to style and wear. Or if you want to go a little bit more elevated you can go with something I'm wearing which is their logo tee, so MA.STRUM across the front, they do some various prints, and different designs, season on season, but it's a timeless classic and looks great under an overshirt and with a pair of cargo shorts in the summer, it covers all bases.
Polos
And then next on this rail, we have the polo shirts. So again, these come in a few variations, they have the plain polo just with the embroidered compass. They've also got a twin-tipped version as well as the new block tip which is one of our absolute favourites this season. Bear in mind as well they do a long and short-sleeved version of these polos, but regardless of what you go for these polos, you're going to get 100% pique cotton, again that nice regular fit so super-easy to wear, button it up, wear it with some jeans, under your jacket, it's just going to look great no matter what. And again the logo's not too 'shouty' so I think it can be dressed up or down no matter what kind of occasion you're going for.
MA.STRUM Outerwear
And then lastly we have the outerwear, so this does range from light overshirts to heavy, technical pieces. The one I've got on this mannequin is the 3-in-1 Parka and let me tell you this thing is stunning. We can't knock it at all. You can wear it as a thin, nylon membrane. You can wear it as the puffa jacket which sits just below it, or combine the thing for something that is truly warm, and very hefty. This'll get you through winter and then some. It's almost overkill for the weather that we have over here in the UK, but I can tell you what, this thing does not miss.
Nice embroidered massive logo there in reflective fabric, on the puffa jacket on the inside it has the logo on the chest, again detachable so you can dress it up and wear it how you want to wear it. Honourable mentioned it's their other down jacket, so a little bit lighter weight, bomber jacket styles and then yeah of course their overshirts, it's you know an overshirt is a absolute casual staple these days, looks great over a polo or a t-shirt and theirs aren't to be missed as well. So this is where we think the quality lies, this is the stuff that we buy into and the stuff that we love to wear ourselves. And it's the stuff that I'd recommend to you guys.
How Does MA.STRUM's Collection Fit?
How does MA.STRUM fit, I did sort of briefly mention when we were going just on the overview of these pieces but generally MA.STRUM is a regular fit, it's a very casual brand and the fit does reflect that. Most of their pieces are a regular standard fit, true to size and I would recommend just taking your size, it's easy to buy, just literally pick it up off the shelf, put it on and it's going to fit pretty spot on. So that's our recommendation. Take your usual size when shopping MA.STRUM.
Things to Take Away
So there we have it, that is our overview of MA.STRUM. Of course, we've been quite broad just to give you a sense of the brand but going forward if you are interested in anything specific we can do some videos to tell you all about the features and functions of some actual pieces from the collection in a little bit more detail. So do let us know down below.
We're going to be doing a video on this guy soon, I can't stress enough how fantastic this jacket is. So keep an eye out for that. If you've got any more questions or queries, we're always here to help. You can shop this collection and much, much more by visiting our website.
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