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This Los Angeles-Based Microbrand Makes the Best Tool Watch Under $1,000
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This Los Angeles-Based Microbrand Makes the Best Tool Watch Under $1,000
By Amos Kwon
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The Summer Edit: 10 Pieces That Make Getting Dressed Ridiculously Easy

The smartest summer wardrobes aren't the biggest ones. They're the ones where every piece works with every other piece.

By Cool Material
Where Broken Guitar Strings Get a Second Act Where Broken Guitar Strings Get a Second Act
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Where Broken Guitar Strings Get a Second Act

Inside FRET12, the Chicago shop turning rock ’n’ roll culture into clothes, art, live sessions, beer, and more.

By Beau Hayhoe
What It’s Like to Wear an $85,000 Watch What It’s Like to Wear an $85,000 Watch
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What It’s Like to Wear an $85,000 Watch

I spent some wrist time with the Ulysse Nardin Freak ONE Gold, a wonderfully strange feat of watchmaking with no dial, hands or crown.

By Beau Hayhoe
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The Ranch Boot from Taylor Stitch Is the Stylish Footwear Upgrade You’ve Been Waiting For

Every man needs at least one pair of dressy suede boots in their footwear rotation. If you need a pair, or you want something other than the brown chukkas everyone else has, Taylor Stitch has you covered with the Ranch Boot. The Chelsea-style boots skip laces in favorite of ankle…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Convoy Leather Watch Pouch

Traveling with a fine watch can be precarious. Sometimes a four-finger watch roll is too much, and you don't want to just wrap a single spare watch into a t-shirt or handkerchief lest it falls out and hits the floor. Plus, that's just plain plebeian. Convoy's Watch Pouch classes up…

By Amos Kwon
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Nike Air Force 1 GORE-TEX Sneakers

Nothing completes an outfit quite like a great pair of shoes. This is especially true when it comes to sneakers. But if you're anything like us, anything with a swoosh that touches the ground gets shelved during the winter months when there's snow and sleet about because we don't want…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Taylor Stitch Custom Art Jacket Auction to Benefit Australian Wildfire Relief

What better way to help out Australia's horrible wildfire crisis than to bid for and hopefully win a beautiful handmade corduroy art jacket as a wearable memento of your efforts? Taylor Stitch has commissioned three of their old-school chainstitch embroidery partners to create a singular interpretation of their ‘Responsibly Built…

By Amos Kwon
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Nike x Comme des Garcons Air Max 95 Sneakers

The brand Comme des Garcons might be most well-known for their ability to put their heart with eyes logos on just about everything, but the brand has also done quite a few collabs of note over the years. Case in point, the recently available Nike x Comme des Garcons Air…

By Cooper Fleishman
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