We hate to start hyping products that won't be here for 6 months, especially when there is still Fall Limited Edition products that should be hitting the website in the next month, but anyone subscribing to these Alerts probably loves the brand and we want to keep you in the loop. 

Our Spring appointment in New York was filmed, and will be posted to the website in the next 10 days or so. That video will allow any of our customers to see what is coming, why Bill did it (our "sales person" for the appointment was Bill Thomas himself), and then pre-order items in the model, size, and color of their choosing.  

So here are some highlights of what's coming for Spring 2009...

• The growing-in-popularity-every-day Vintage Twills will have 4 Limited Edition colors for Spring: Stone, Pink, Summer Olive, an Marine
  
• The currently-best-selling-because-it's-hot-out Cotton Lightweight Poplins will be done in: Yellow, Blue, Green, and Coral
  
• The elegant and technologically advanced Driving Twill is being made up in a lighter weight fabric called the Driving Twill S in Khaki and Sand
  
• Pinpoint Seersucker is back, but on mostly cream grounds: Khaki/Cream, Navy/Cream, Red/Cream, and Navy/White
• Sun Drenched Twill is back in both trousers and the 5-Pocket Model. In regular pants, it will be done in Sandstone, Coral, Dune, Summer Red, Sky, Moss and Pewter
• Shell Cloth is a new, ultra-light sailing pant available in Khaki, Ivory, Camel, and Sage
  
• A sharp Cotton Linen trouser is coming in a Khaki Windowpane and a Navy Windowpane
  
• Kalamkari is a block-printed cotton textile made in India that is, by far, the boldest pant of the bunch. It's coming in a Khaki/Blue print and a Cream/Navy print
• The "Beach Comber" is also a new model -- kind of like a parachute pant -- and is coming in a Surfside Linen in Khaki
  
• Madras is the big story in shorts, with a Blue & Cream plaid, a Black & Blue plaid, and a Patchwork Madras in Pastel and Vintage
• Seersucker shorts will be done in classic stripes in 4 colors, but also some "Fancy Seersuckers" in a Khaki Check, Blue Check, Copper Plaid, and Lime Plaid
• Beach Cloth - a razor thin, ultra-soft corduroy-like fabric - will remind you of those old OP shorts from the late 70's and early 80's in colors like Dune, Driftwood, Lagoon, Key Lime, and Ocean
  
• Sport Shirts are coming in Gingham Seersucker (like this Spring), Poplin, Vintage Denim (our best-seller from Fall 2007), Broadcloth, Madras in 4 colors, a Cotton & Linen Workshirt, and University Stripes & University Checks which are also coming this Fall
• Some very soft T-shirts are coming for the Bills aficionado in a "Model 1 Tee" in 6 colors, and a "Retro Tee" in 4 colors
  

Believe it or not, this list represents about half of the overall selection of products for Spring 2009, and while we are buying many of them, pre-ordering them will be the one way you can ensure to get the model, style, size & color you want. More details about how to do that in a week or two...