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Jeremy Breaks Down his Favorite Jeans for GQ

Jeremy Breaks Down His Favorite Fades with GQ S&S Boss Jeremy Smith was asked by the good folks over at GQ to show off his favorite denim of all time. After more than a decade in the game, our owner...

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April Showers

Stay Dry in Spite of April Showerswith Our Favorite Rain Garments As the saying goes, "April showers bring May flowers" — and we certainly hope so, because precipitation hasn't been a stranger so far this year. To celebrate the spring...

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Spring Staff Picks

Spring Staff Picks From S&S NYC As Jonathan Richman once sang, "I love springtime in New York," and its finally here, in all its rainy flower blooming glory. To ring in the new season, we have an all new Staff...

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Interview with Author of "Shopping All The Way to The Woods" Rachel Gross

The History of American Outdoor Wear with Historian and Author Rachel Gross   From Black Sign’s Anorak Parka and Hoka sneakers to John Gluckow’s Down Jacket and The Real McCoy’s Camp Socks, the history and inspiration of outdoor wear can...

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Michael Masterson on his Latest Release No. 50

Michael Masterson has been making cult-favorite garments for over a decade. Two years after his last release, he’s back with Release No. 50, a lightweight chore jacket made from a 6.5-ounce rope indigo-dyed jacquard fabric you won’t see anywhere else....

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The Definitive Guide to WWII US Navy Chambray Shirts

From “Tin Can” sailors aboard destroyers in the Pacific, to members of the US Coast Guard who drove wave after wave of landing craft to deliver soldiers on Omaha and Utah beaches at Normandy, the chambray shirt was there. But,...

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