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Why Iconic American Bootmaker Nicks Built Its New Line in Mexico

Why Iconic American Bootmaker Nicks Built Its New Line in Mexico

Simply Good Boots launched this week at $300. It’s all leather, it’s made in León, and the brand will be the first to tell you it isn’t a Nicks. That’s kind of the point.

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Black Book: 12 Products Our Editors Loved in September 2026
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Is Williamsburg the Most Underrated Golf Destination in America?
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Cool Destination: The Ultimate Puerto Vallarta Guide Cool Destination: The Ultimate Puerto Vallarta Guide
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Cool Destination: The Ultimate Puerto Vallarta Guide

Our favorite places to stay, eat, drink, explore, and linger in one of Mexico's most captivating beach towns.

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We Did a Little Sole Searching for Pickup Season
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The Secret to Perfectly Messy Hair
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What I'm buying, wearing, and using, this week.

Cool Destination: The Ultimate Puerto Vallarta Guide
Cool Destination: The Ultimate Puerto Vallarta Guide
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Cool Destination: The Ultimate Puerto Vallarta Guide

Our favorite places to stay, eat, drink, explore, and linger in one of Mexico's most captivating beach towns.

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We Did a Little Sole Searching for Pickup Season

Your basketball shoes might be ready for the court. But are your feet?

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The Secret to Perfectly Messy Hair

The perfect balance of polished and undone, without the crunch, grease, or obvious effort.

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Puerto Vallarta Beyond the Beach: A Journey Through Art & Culture

The Cool Material 2026 Fall Style Guide
The Cool Material 2026 Fall Style Guide
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What We're Buying

The Cool Material 2026 Fall Style Guide

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How to Serve Great Cocktails Without Missing Your Own Party

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Is Williamsburg the Most Underrated Golf Destination in America?

My Blind Date With Victoria at the Presidents Cup
My Blind Date With Victoria at the Presidents Cup
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My Blind Date With Victoria at the Presidents Cup

Cool Destination: The Ultimate Puerto Vallarta Guide
Cool Destination: The Ultimate Puerto Vallarta Guide
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Cool Destination: The Ultimate Puerto Vallarta Guide

This Los Angeles-Based Microbrand Makes the Best Tool Watch Under $1,000
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

Cool Party: Our End of Summer Hosting Guide
Cool Party: Our End of Summer Hosting Guide
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Cool Party: Our End of Summer Hosting Guide

Finding Nature and Nurture in Puerto Vallarta
Finding Nature and Nurture in Puerto Vallarta
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Finding Nature and Nurture in Puerto Vallarta

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The Summer Edit: 10 Pieces That Make Getting Dressed Ridiculously Easy

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Brooklyn Brew Shop Coasters

The last thing you want to do while you're watching a game or are knee-deep in a season of Dexter, is get up to crack open another beer. Each of these coasters from Brooklyn Brew Shop are equipped with a sly bottle opener underneath them to make tracking down the…

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Fashion
TID No.1 Watch

There's no shortage of affordable, minimalist watches these days. Even the larger brands that used to only deal in the mechanically absurd and technically impossible have taken notice of this new niche and tried to craft their own offerings. Few of them deliver like the monochromatic offerings that are the…

By Cooper Fleishman
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MSC01 Filo Tape Dispenser

We never thought we'd see the day when a tape dispenser would grace the front page of Cool Material. It has. The MSC01 Filo Tape Dispenser by designer Marie Schenker for Alessi is not your average tape dispenser. There are no moving parts and no pieces of plastic, just a…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Let Them Drink Beer [Sponsored]

Imagine a world where your boss gave you free beer… where you filled your mug with ale that flowed from the public fountain… and where a good brew was made accessible to all (provided they are responsible drinkers of legal age, of course). That’s the world that Henry Weinhard --…

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How To Tie A Bow Tie

The gents at The Hill-side have been making ties, pocket squares and scarfs that we drool over continually for quite some time. They've outdone their own products with this clever video that explains how to tie a bow tie... from the perspective of the bow tie itself. It's kind of…

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