Freedom of choice, it’s what men want. And what men will be getting for AW15. Especially if the clothing seen at the Freedom Hall installation at Liberty Fairs on Pier 94 earlier this week is any indication. Throughout the rest of the show, as well. The menswear we saw was innovative, from patterned lambswool gloves from Honns that work on touch screen devices to rain gear from Norway Rain modernized with cape silhouettes that included arm holes and detachable shearling collars. The clothing was quality driven, like the handmade bags at Peg and Awl, the handmade boots at Austrian-based Ludwig Reiter and the hand hewn knives at Poglia. All fit for the contemporary style freedom of today’s fashion fearless guy.

Peg and Awl from Philadelphia use locally sourced waxed cotton, leather from WWII gun slings and sometimes bits of antique fabric from aprons or feedbacks.