As we know all to well, the Great British weather is unpredictable at best, even more so when we are due some warmer weather and that well earned tan. With this in mind, it's a good idea to be prepared for the worst should the temperature drop or the heavens open. For us, there's certain Spring/Summer essentials that offer the best protection against the elements be it a Norse Projects ELKA Raincoat, a lightweight Sunspel tee, a pair of Italian canvas classics from Superga. One in particular that has served its purpose well already during the Spring months is the athletic sweatshirt.

An obvious option for comfort and relaxing, this wardrobe essential is sometimes undervalued for the situations it unknowingly saves  the day, from the evening chill setting in at that all day BBQ, the unexpected food spillage that needs to be covered up as soon as possible or that unfortunate moment you leave the house and realise you don't have your keys to get back in. The sweatshirt can be as casual as you want it to be or a relaxed smart option for when knitwear is a tad too much for the weather. For a day in the office over a shirt and tie or at weekend with your best pair of battered jeans and trainers, the sweatshirt can be a saviour to many.

Sunspel Classic Sweat Top in Grey Melange
A Weavers Door regular, the classic sweat top by English jersey specialists Sunspel is the ideal sweatshirt for wearing over shirting with a close neck opening and clean, classic detailing. A set in sleeve gives a smarter appearance to the commonly known raglan sleeve. Available in navy and grey melange, we always look to have availability in this sweat, but it's a popular jersey.

Norse Projects Vorm Sweat in Brick Red
The Great Danes at Norse Projects are always on point with their jersey, one of our favourite sweats from them this season is the Vorm sweat. A soft cotton raglan sleeve sweat with a ribbed crew neck, cuff and hem. The Brick Red colour is the perfect companion to any pair of unwashed denims. Also available in Dark Navy and Leaf Green.

Our Legacy 50's Great Sweat in Grey Bucle
A newcomer to the Spring/Summer 2013 season, Swedish contemporary label Our Legacy always keep their collections focused on quality to create clean, unfussy, structured clothing with a Scandinavian style. With a loyal following its their jersey in particular that greats a lot of attention. A clean take on the classic sweatshirt, the 50's Great Sweat is available in Grey Bucle in Navy Bucle.

Carhartt Holbrook Sweat in Mustard
Carhartt for us has always been a premium clothier when it comes to clean unfussy cotton jersey that can be worn anywhere and for anything. The Holbrook sweat is a prime example of this, drawing its classic American workwear heritage, it's a supremely soft cotton blend jersey and features a raglan sleeve and woven Carhartt logo patch. The Mustard colour is a great new colour addition to any wardrobe of staples.

Our Legacy Hobo Sweat Indigo
A brilliant textured sweatshirt by Swedish label Our Legacy gives something different to the jersey table. The Hobo Sweat is crafted from a rugged stitched cotton fabric with indigo thread and non ribbed cuffs and hem to give a real textured handle and relaxed appearance. Looks great worn as is or with shirting underneath.

After bringing together our group of highly talented contributors and several weeks of long hard work, we are pleased to bring to you the third issue of the Weavers Door Journal. Our latest and, dare we say it, greatest issue see's us welcome some new contributors including photographers Jonathan Cox, Michael Gannon and Ged Sullivan, alongside the return of some creative talents such as Mina Bihi and Oliver Smith.

The third issue see's us collaborate with menswear online bloggers 'The Decorum', interview Liverpool photographer Mark McNulty, Thom Barnett of Mamnick and watchmakers Oli Fowles and Patrick Bek of Uniform Wares. We are always keen to offer insight into some of the great independent places the Weavers Door team often visit, be it for food/drink, art/culture or nightlife. This issue see's us visit Salt Dog Slims, a 'steins and brines' bar just on Seel St, and in conjunction with them celebrating their 1st birthday we have produced our very own hotdog, 'The Weavers Dog', available for a limited time in collaboration with the Journal's release, it's a messy must try. Also, journal contributor Jordan Taylor Jones visits the Clovehitch on Hope St for a beer tasting session with the nice folk behind the Liverpool Craft Beer brewery.

On the photography front, we're privileged to present features such as 'Twisted Vines' by Mina Bihi, 'Another Place' by Michael Gannon and 'The Docks' by Jonathan Cox. Alongside styling by the Weavers Door team our photographers take on journeys to some amazing locations in and around Liverpool to showcase our Spring/Summer collection including Norse Projects, Folk, Our Legacy, Barbour, Grenson and many more. We retained our unbeaten streak in our football match against The Beautiful North, though it didn't go without consequences, safe to say there was some sore, achy bodies the day after.

Editorial's 'Mirror Mirror on the Wall' Neil Young by Tim Keating and the history of the T-Shirt by myself see's a flick through full of editorial features accompanied by various photography styles. It's this balanced mix of contribution we are always proud to present in every issue of the Journal, composed through the labour of love, with like minded creative individuals who support what we do and for that we thank everyone for their help, skills and passion.

We hope you enjoy reading the third issue of the Weavers Door Journal.

Here at Weavers Door we pride ourselves on having the city's best selection of premium denim. Our expansive collection of legwear means we have a colour, cut and weight for every customer.

Choosing a new pair of jeans can be a daunting experience. The technicalities of choosing the perfect pair of jeans can be difficult so this is where we come in to give you a little bit of assistance. One of our favourite brands in store is Edwin - a Japan based jean manufacturer who have been making the finest denim for over 50 years.

Here are a few  of our favourites:

The ED55

A favourite here at Weavers Door; the ED55 is regarded as one of the most popular fitting jeans from Edwin. The relaxed fit on the thigh and gradual taper from the knee down allows this pair of jeans to give the wearer enough space to move but allows the denim to sit nicely on top of the chosen piece of footwear.

The ED39

Our loosest fitting pair of Edwins. The ED39 is a relaxed pair of jeans with a completely straight leg meaning that the ED39 is our most classically fitting pair of Edwin jeans.

The ED71

The ED71s are very similar to the ED55 in their sillouete. So you will find that you get enough space on the thigh with a nice gradual taper from the knee down. However the ED71 is a little bit slimmer than the ED55 so is more suitable for customers looking for a more slim fitting jeans.

A good watch has always been a mainstay of the modern gentleman's wardrobe. With that in mind it is seemingly very difficult to pick out a good watch. Finding a watch that is practical, aesthetically pleasing and, arguably most important of all, a piece you can wear every day is no easy task. This is where Uniform Wares comes in.

Established in 2009 - Uniform Wares is one of Britain's most exciting new brands. Focusing on designing classic watches with contemporary twists; their designs are second to none. With the brand using predominantly Swiss and Japanese mechanics their watches are made to last a lifetime rather than just a season. Every little feature of the watches design is meticulously planned - from the type of leather used on the strap to the curvature of the glass on the watch face. Each little detail is planned and cared for attentively.

Uniform Wares watches are available for purchase here.

We were also lucky enough to visit the Uniform Wares Design Studio earlier this month. The full feature from our visit to the studio will be available in the third issue of the Weavers Door Journal.

When it comes to our wardrobe's, a coat or jacket in our eye's the garment you tend to have the greatest relationship with. During the colder months (Which in the UK is almost all year round) its our trusted companion for many journeys be it to work, to the match, the pub or just to pop to the local shop. A jacket can say a lot about a person even when the person remains silent, its the first thing people see us wearing so it only makes sense for some time to be taken when considering which jacket suits you the best. More importantly, the jacket has to withstand the elements and last, that's the main reason for wearing it, to keep us protected, dry, warm and looking good on could be seen as a bonus. No matter the season at Weavers Door, we always have a soft spot for a well made, good fitting jacket, be it a tailored blazer from the likes of Oliver Spencer and Our Legacy or something of technical ilk from Norse Projects , Fjallraven or Penfield. A outerwear option in particular we have championed since we opened back in September 2010 is the waxed jacket by Barbour, crafted to last a lifetime and reflects the Great British heritage our country owns when it comes to clothing manufacture.

This short film by Tin Man Films UK gives a great insight into the craft behind the scenes at the Barbour South Shields factory and the intimate portrait between Barbour and its customers. It's great to see how individuals use and wear their Barbour's in their daily lives. The short film highlights how customers young and old, have memories they can relate to their Barbour Jacket which is something we applause, clothing is sometimes over looked as just being something you wear but clothing also provides it's wearer with emotion, and memories.

When we started the Weavers Door Journal our outlook was to not only feature the collections we offer from our selection of authentic heritage and contemporary classic brands but also what we experience on a daily basis. We wanted to encapsulate and present the daily goings on of the store alongside praising the people that support what we do and allow us to do what we are so passionate about, be it our loyal customers, neighbours of the store and all the creative people we meet from day to day. It's for this reason we are always looking curate with friends of the store and with issue No.003 of the Weavers Door Journal making progress behind the scenes we wanted to introduce Johnathan Cox who is collaborating with us for a photography feature in the upcoming issue.

Johnathan is a freelance photographer based in Newcastle who shares our eye for a well constructed jacket, tailored blazer and pair of selvage denim's. He will visiting Liverpool to shoot our city alongside a selection of the Weavers Door Spring/Summer collection but to get a taste of what's coming check out his website here.

Over recent years there has been a surge in 'designer dogs'. From handbag dogs such as Chihuahuas and Pugs to hybrids such as Jackabees and Labradoodles. The list of fashionable pooches has been neverending as of recent.

However there is a new designer dog on the loose - Menswear Dog. A fantastic blog from New York which features some of the best rig outs styled by the owner's Shiba Inu. So if you're in need of a little break from work or just a laugh; why not head over and check out this stylish dog's best outfits.

(Insert 'Who Let The Dogs Out' joke)

Part of the recent release of the Weavers Door Journal Issue No.002 which can be found here featured us visiting what was the main Post Office in Liverpool City Centre to shoot a selection of our Autumn/Winter Collection from the likes of Barbour To KI TO, Penfield, Norse Projects, Oliver Spencer and Common People. The Copperas Hill building which over several floors sprawls three and a half acres is adjacent to Lime Street train station and was formerly purpose built for the Royal Mail having served as a sorting office since 1977 until its closure in October 2010 where it remained derelict.

For us it’s a huge shame to see spaces such as Copperas Hill being left unused and wasted so we were glad to see it open its doors again as a venue for the 2012 Liverpool Biennial, a UK biennial of contemporary art festival which is in fact the largest international contemporary art festival in the UK. With the space being in good hands we thought the opportunity was there for us to use the amazing labour backgrounds as the scene for our Journal shoot. Headed by our head Journal editor Will we shoot the feature with our good friend of the store Mina Bihi, a talented Liverpool photographer who was more than happy to mix our clothing with the background of the Copperas Hill building. It was amazing for us to see how aesthetically pleasing the spaces were and the interior features such as the steelwork, colour piping and machinery which remains silent in the building. We got a great sense of hard graft shooting the feature as the building had a sense of manual labour and hard work around every corner.

To see more of the Post Office feature photography check out our flickr page found here. A special thank to Eugene Mensah of Style Transition for modelling for us alongside John and Will of the Weavers Door  store team.

As some of you may already know we have recently released the second issue of our store's Journal. For those of you who aren't familiar with the Journal it is a way for us to present the brands and places we champion as a store and a way for us to bring together the independent community within Liverpool.The contents of each issue is written, photographed and illustrated by the workers in store and the customers who have helped build Weavers Door into what it is today.

Inside this issue of the journal we have been fortunate enough to work with some brilliant photographers, illustrators and artists. A particular highlight of this issue is our exclusive interview with Weavers Door regular, Bosco a.k.a SertOne, a brilliant local musician who is making quite a splash on the local and international music scene. Having recently released his Sweekers EPs under the moniker CL Moons, as well as releasing his first ever Vinyl last month, 2013 has been a busy year for Bosco so far. His music has been featured on a number of prestigious music sites including the likes of XLR8R and Fact Magazine. Tipped as one of the artists to look our for by the Sunday Times, the only way is up for Bosco and his future is looking very promising!

We were also lucky enough to have a quick bite to eat in HOST on Hope Street, where we were treated to some spectacular food and drink. With their brilliant decor and vibrant food, we were spoilt for choice when presented with their rather fantastic menu.

Rather than spoiling the rest of the content of the journal why not have a look and see what gems we've uncovered!

Weavers Door Journal Issue 2

I would also like to extend my thanks to everyone who helped produce this issue of the journal as if it wasn't for those who were willing to give up their spare time in order to help us produce this publication we wouldn't have been able to bring it to life!

Must be something in the Swedish/Scandi water right? Continuous top quality, great fitting, simplistic yet exciting menswear with unique creative touches throughout. Our Legacy joins their native friends Fjallraven, Nudie and Sandqvist at Weavers Door with open arms. It was only 5 years ago that founders Christopher and Jockum launched their first full collection. Amazingly since then, Our Legacy has escalated and found its way in many style conscious wardrobes far far from home in Stockholm.

Personally, Our Legacy complete the full house for menswear. Hitting the spot and creating a perfect equilibrium between quality, wearability, style and price. Such as many brands we stock, Our Legacy is another where I don't think the pictures do each garment total justice. 

Guess you can tell by now I'm made up we've such an exciting brand on board here. So less of the chit-chat and take a look for yourself at their Spring/Summer 2013 lookbook snaps. Featuring a long haired lookalike of colleague John Towner. Nevertheless, pop into the store when you get a chance to take a closer look.