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Zen Threads caught our eye because their tees look strikingly similar to the styles you can easily spend $40 on, but they are available in a variety of color options for less than half the [...]

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We've seen and shared shirts for book lovers before, but never a brand that puts being a book worm side by side with a competitive sport. Novel-T creates t-shirts for folks whose heroes happen to [...]

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This is our third To A Tee Superbowl edition, so you can imagine that we're pretty happy we didn't start the feature back in 2008. If we had, this would be the same damn post. [...]

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Women aren't the only ones who complain about getting dressed up. While we might not spend the better portion of the day getting ready, tossing on a suit or a button down with some dress [...]

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Here at Cool Material, we're writers and artsy fartsy, Etsy-loving types. Our knowledge of science is limited to what we learned from the nerds on The Big Bang Theory (You can't escape it.It's the new [...]

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A quick Google search for arquebus tells us that it was a forerunner of the rifle and other longarm firearms used in the 15th to 17th centuries. Learn something new every day 'round here. Arquebus [...]

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Special Delivery (in case you need vowels to understand words, dmbss) is a new-ish Melbourne, Australia based brand run by two brothers. Their mantra, "Create and Conquer," fuels the processes that go into producing a [...]

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All we have to say is "it's about damned time." There is finally a company producing ties we can (and will) wear without feeling like a corporate pencil pusher. Like everything else CXXVI makes, these [...]

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You remember the NBA, right? While it may seem like nobody gives a rat's ass about the league, the thirty teams resumed play on Christmas Day after an extended lockout. Even if you haven't paid [...]

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I don't know about you, but when I hear the term "husband and wife team" I think of The Captain and Tenille. And man, is that one lame husband and wife team. Tessa and Torrey [...]

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Collaborations are usually pretty awesome...at least when it comes to fashion. Let us not forget about the time Bone Thugs N' Harmony and Phil Collins collaborated on a track. Known for their basketball-inspired themes, UNDRCRWN [...]

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As we put another college football season to rest, it's time to pick your favorite t-shirt, uh..I mean team. Homage, a brand we've visited before, puts together a fine collection of college tees. Here are [...]

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Some brands are worth revisiting. You already know we have more than a few favorites here. New York-based CXXVI is definitely one of them. And not just because of their cool wordless name. Their latest [...]

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Cone Mills makes some of the best denim in the world. They've been doing it for over a century and the operation is still based in the US. There's a laundry list as long as [...]

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Think that nothing new can be done with a skull and cross bones? Mike Mitchell invites you to think again. The man behind Sir Mitchell is an artist and cat enthusiast. More importantly, in this [...]

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