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

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An Ode To Kapital, One of the Coolest Brands in Japanese Menswear

On a recent visit to Tokyo, I fell in love with the cult-favorite label.

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The $95 Sneakers Your Fashion Friends Will Ask You About

The retro-inspired runners that got us out of a style rut.

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Black Book: 10 Products Our Editors Loved in April 2026

The products our editors have been obsessed with in April 2026.

Beat Poet Concrete Rings

Wearing concrete used to mean going for a nice, eternal swim with the fishes. Under those conditions, there probably aren't any women in bikinis around either and since those are the only circumstances we swim under, we're not interested. Beat Poet is reclaiming concrete from strictly utilitarian purposes (offing narcs,…

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Camera Lens Bracelets

Lance Armstrong isn't very high on many people's Christmas card lists, but when you beat ball cancer and win the Tour de France as regularly as he does, you get cut a little slack. Which is probably why people don't hate those little yellow Livestrong bracelets as much as a…

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The Black Book

What is a black book? Generally, it's a collection of dirty little secrets - or phone numbers - that are for your eyes only. Unlike James Bond, we do things a little different here at Cool Material. We compiled a list of the greatest web stores on the Internet. The…

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686 Toolbelts

If you've heard of the skate/snowboarding/technical apparel company 686, you're probably wondering what they're doing making toolbelts. Slow your roll Bob Vila; we're not talking about that kind of toolbelt. The latest invention from the guys at 686 could very well be the most important piece of equipment in your…

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To A Tee: Ugmonk

Ugmonk was founded on Jeff Sheldon's inspiration to bring simple, fresh designs to the t-shirt market. Based on the label's current offerings, we'd say he has achieved that goal. An outstanding use of color, typography and a few simple numbers is all they need to make a big statement. Based…

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