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The latest in men's fashion: trends, products, shopping, and style tips from Cool Material editors.

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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Tool Box Watch Case

If you tend to refer to your timepieces as "tool watches" to denote their purposefulness, then this ingenious Tool Box Watch Case by the folks at Worn and Wound has your name on it. Half Sears Craftsman-like and all cool, the thick red rectangular steel case has a glass-topped buckle-closure…

By Amos Kwon
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Accessories
Kengo Kuma x ASICS Metaride AMU

This shoe is the result of the beautifully colliding worlds of architecture and footwear. Designed in a collaborative effort between ASICS and famed Japanese architect and professor Kengo Kuma, the Metaride AMUs blend synthetic hoops that resemble bamboo with an actual wood-base midsole that enhance the action of running. There's…

By Amos Kwon
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Clothing
Mizzen+Main Flannels Are Your New Favorite Fall Shirts

It's officially fall and winter is coming, so it's time to put some flannel shirts back into the rotation. Want that classic flannel style married with the performance features your existing flannels lack? Check out these Mizzen+Main flannels. Each one of the Mizzen+Main flannels is made with performance fabric flannel…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Batch’s Specialist Utility Shirt Is Rugged and Stylish Enough to Wear Year Round

We demand a lot from our shirts, which is why we like the shirts that come from Batch. Batch makes shirts that are durable, stylish, and well-built (by hand!)--without the hefty price tag. Case in point: Batch's Specialist Utility Shirt. Equal parts rugged yet refined and stylish yet durable, this…

By Cooper Fleishman
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$31 Million Patek Philippe Is the Most Expensive Watch in the World

Want to wear the equivalent value of Wayne Manor on your wrist? Well, somebody just ponied up $31 million last week for a Patek Philippe wristwatch that easily makes it the world's most expensive watch ever sold at auction. It was supposed to go for no more than $3 million,…

By Amos Kwon
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