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May 21, 2024

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...

February 7, 2024

NYC's Best Boot Stores: Stridewise Visits S&S NYC

Our friend Nick English at Stridewise visited S&S NYC and sat down with our manager Kyle Foxworth to discuss boots, Japanese fashion and more.

December 13, 2023

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....

December 8, 2023

How The Bergmann Boot Became the Marine Corps"Raider" Boot

How The Bergmann Boot Became the Marine Corps "Raider" Boot Eastman Leather Clothing recreated the Iconic WWII USMC "raider" boot. But How did this civilian boot go from loggers in the Pacific Northwest to Marine Raiders on Guadalcanal? Earlier this...

November 16, 2023

A History of Engineer Boots

Engineer boots are the convergence of other fundamental human technologies over time. Tanning, thread, sewing machines, sized and paired footwear, and rubber molding. This article will help us understand some of that history and look at the origins of the...

October 11, 2023

W'menswear's Lauren Yates In Her Own Words

Lauren Yates of Ponytail Journal and W’menswear on how she started designing, her love of the outdoors and vintage, and her new collaboration with Randolph Engineering – out now. I’ve been into vintage since high school, going through donation bins,...

August 30, 2023

Standard & Strange Personal Style Deep Dive with Kyle Foxworth

Men’s style can often feel prescriptive. That is doubly the case when it comes to heritage fashions that can sometimes feel weighed down by its own historical significance. But, as I am sure you already know if you are here,...

July 14, 2023

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,...

June 15, 2023

Interview with Mister Freedom's Christophe Loiron

Men’s clothing can often be boiled down to a handful of archetypes: The sailor, the soldier, the cowboy, and the workman. Mister Freedom plays deftly with these archetypes to make inventive designs that can slot into any man's closet. Few...

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