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January 20, 2022
The Best Menswear Shop In Oakland Expands
About ten years ago, I was having dinner with a friend in Temescal, a neighborhood in North Oakland bordering Berkeley….
April 27, 2021
There’s An Alarming Number Of Bandana Guys
Last year, shortly after it was established that wearing a facial covering can help slow the spread of COVID-19, some…
July 1, 2020
“Support Black-Owned Businesses” Is Impacting Menswear
Like everything nowadays, it started with a tweet. On a Wednesday night earlier this month, Twitter user Villianandeve tweeted: “fuck…
April 7, 2020
How Small Businesses Are Stepping Up For Covid-19 Relief Efforts
Chicago-based restauranteur Wade McElroy started to see the writing on the wall a few weeks ago. As fears of the…
April 5, 2018
Ten Great Sneakers For Spring
The weather is starting to heat up again in California, reminding me it’s almost time for camp collar shirts and…
July 3, 2017
A Darker Blue Shirt Is Your Answer To Everything
We’ve written before about how your shirt wardrobe should revolve around basic whites and light blues. And how you can…
January 19, 2017
It’s On Sale: Heavy Price Drops Here And There
End-of-season sales this time of year are always a bit dicey. The deals are great, but the sizes are spotty….
April 11, 2016
It’s On Sale: Filson Bags Here And There
When cultural anthropologists are curating the material history of 21st century menswear, the first display in the museum exhibit will…
January 11, 2016
The Mountain Parka For Lightweight Layering
Back in the 1970s, some American college students were transitioning away from the more polished navy-blazer-oxford-button-down look of the previous…
December 10, 2015
Q & Answer: The Whats And Whys Of Unsanforized
Jimmy writes to ask: I’ve taken the plunge into raw, selvedge denim (which I really like) and I’m thinking about trying…
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