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Sheffield Revives a Classic: Crafting Quality, Technology, and Affordability Into Every Timepiece

The microbrand making watches the old-fashioned way. By overdelivering.

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The Winter Olympics, But Make It Wearable
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Good, Better, Bezel: How G-SHOCK’s G-STEEL Keeps Toughening Up Beauty
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Bowl Season Gear by Nike

If you’re gearing up for the most wonderful, chaotic stretch of the college football calendar, start here.

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There’s Nothing Cool About Being Cold

Signature Innovation Group hid a flannel in this corduroy jacket.

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When a Dress Shoe Trend Turns Out to Be a Classic
By Beau Hayhoe
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The Winter Olympics, But Make It Wearable
By Cool Material
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Bowl Season Gear by Nike

If you’re gearing up for the most wonderful, chaotic stretch of the college football calendar, start here.

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Features
There’s Nothing Cool About Being Cold

Signature Innovation Group hid a flannel in this corduroy jacket.

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When a Dress Shoe Trend Turns Out to Be a Classic

The monk strap’s journey from blog-era favorite to modern classic

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The Winter Olympics, But Make It Wearable

Nike’s cold-weather era is peaking, don’t miss out.

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Feeling the Burn

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The Handsome Fan’s Style Guide to the NBA Finals

The Best Wheated Bourbons That Aren’t Pappy Van Winkle
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The Best Wheated Bourbons That Aren’t Pappy Van Winkle

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Hypershell X Review: The Future of Hiking Has Legs

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The Story You’ll Tell When Someone Compliments Your Shirt

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G-SHOCK’s 10-Year Pursuit of Perfection: The Fine Metallic Series Delivers Unseen Innovation

50 Books Every Man Should Read Before He’s 50
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50 Books Every Man Should Read Before He’s 50

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The Best New Gear From Nike This Week

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150 Years of Bulova: The Watch Documentary You Didn’t Know You Needed

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I Went Down a Nixon Watch Rabbit Hole. Here Are the 4 Most Surprising Details I Found

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Outsiders 2019 Kusqvarna Vitpilen 701 Motorcycle

Netherlands-based Outsiders Motorcycles has been building one-off custom motorcycles for their clients for a few years now. Whether it started as a Honda, Triumph or Suzuki donor bike, the end result was a gorgeous, magazine ready machine that looked as good as it performed. For their first non-client build, the…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Ecurie Ecosse LM69 Race Car

Recreating the past in perfect form is no easy feat, especially when it comes to historic race cars. But that’s exactly what rather obscure automaker Ecurie Ecosse has done with their new/old LM69 race car that’s birthed from the 1966 XJ13 Program for Le Mans endurance racing. Their two Le…

By Amos Kwon
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The On Mountain Hut

There will come a day when the average residential home will have less of a negative effect on the environment. It will become de rigueur to build with recycled and sustainable materials and operate with off-the-grid energy. The zero-impact On Mountain Hut is a temporary residence that shows us what’s…

By Amos Kwon
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These Socks Make a Great Gift for the Women in Your Life

As men, there are a lot of things we don't understand about the fairer sex--like wearing uncomfortable shoes all the time. We appreciate high heels, but we can't imagine wearing them all night or walking home barefoot and carrying them. The day after a night out in Miami, Monika Trojanowska…

By Cooper Fleishman
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FJ Company 1981 Toyota FJ45 Land Cruiser “Troopy”

As much as we love a good Land Rover Defender 90 or 110 restomod, a well-done vintage Toyota Land Cruiser FJ can easily rival it in terms of old-school coolness. For some reason, these vintage Toyotas deliver the look, feel, and capability minus the pretense. The FJ Company's latest is…

By Amos Kwon
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