Skip to Content
Gear & Tech
Travel
Watches
Fashion
Lifestyle
Guides
steals

Get the Cool Material Newsletter

Insider recommendations, the best deals, and the most unique products & experiences, delivered right to your inbox.

Subcribe

Fashion

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
Fashion
This Los Angeles-Based Microbrand Makes the Best Tool Watch Under $1,000
By Amos Kwon
1
Fashion
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
Fashion
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
Fashion
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
Fashion
J.Crew and Vans Team Up for New Sk8-Hi and Old Skool Sneakers

Vans has teamed up with J.Crew again to release a new collection of Sk8-Hi and Old Skool sneakers in two dashing colorways. The Turtledove colorway is a tonal off-white, and we have a sneaking suspicion the name is related to the color code for the first YEEZY Boost 350 release.…

By Cooper Fleishman
new-jcrew-vans-Sk8-Hi-and-Old-Skool-Sneakers
Fashion
adidas Stan Smith Trace Cargo Sneakers

We've seen plenty of great updates to the adidas Stan Smith silhouette in the past few months, but the new Trace Cargo edition might just be our favorites. The entire upper is covered in a light gray suede with gray eyelets, laces and sockliner. Even the heel tab that's normally…

By Cooper Fleishman
adidas-Stan-Smith-Trace-Cargo-Sneakers
Fashion
NikeLab Air Tallac Flyknit Boots

NikeLab's latest All Condition Gear (ACG) release, the NikeLab ACG Air Zoom Tallac Flyknit Boot, blends all the best parts of everything else Nike has to offer. Phylon foam misdsole with a NMike Zoom Air forefoot unit for responsive cushioning. Rugged rubber outsole for traction across multiple surfaces. Ultra lightweight…

By Cooper Fleishman
NikeLab-Air-Tallac-Flyknit-Boots
Fashion
Grand Athletic Club Makes High-Street Inspired Activewear

There are days when you can hit the gym and call it a night. Other times, however, a quick workout is followed by a mad dash to meet up with friends. Be ready for whatever the day has in store with gear from Grand Athletic Club. By blurring the line…

By Mike Newman
grand-ac-sp-coolmaterial-1
Fashion
What Your Girlfriend Wants You to Wear

A large part of the reason we try to look good is to impress the fairer sex. So it couldn’t hurt every once in a while to get a woman’s perspective on the clothing and accessories she’d prefer. We turned to our friends at Style Girlfriend to do just that. Here…

By Style Girlfriend
What-Your-Girlfriend-Wants-You-to-Wear-1