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Standard & Strange Personal Style Deep Dive with Kyle Foxworth

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,...

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The Definitive Guide to WWII US Navy Chambray Shirts

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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Interview with Mister Freedom's Christophe Loiron

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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The Long Intertwined History of Indigo and Olive Drab

The Long Intertwined History of Indigo and Olive Drab

The Long Intertwined History of Indigo and Olive Drab The connection between Military surplus and denim has been there since the beginning. With canvas sneakers, T-shirts, and sweatshirts, jeans and military surplus are the blank canvases of American style. Guest...

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Interview with Author of "Westerwear" Dr. Sonya Abrego

Interview with Author of "Westerwear" Dr. Sonya Abrego

Interview with Author of "Westernwear" Dr. Sonya Abrego Dr. Sonya Abrego’s new book “Westernwear: Postwar American Fashion and Culture,” published by Bloomsbury late last year, attempts to unpick the history of westernwear in the twenty years after WWII. Westernwear is...

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Unsung House Boot Relasting Review

Unsung House Boot Relasting Review

Getting a pair of poor-fitting engineer boots relasted by Unsung House

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The Influence of Military Surplus Clothing on the Casual American Collegiate Style 1945-1972

The Influence of Military Surplus Clothing on the Casual American Collegiate Style 1945-1972

The Influence of Military Surplus Clothing on the Casual American Collegiate Style 1945-1972 The history of casual, daily apparel is deeply tied to functional garments, but nothing has a greater influence then militaria, especially after World War II. Guest writer...

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Deep Dive - Y'2 Kakishibu Persimmon Tanned Horsehide Type-1 Jacket

Deep Dive - Y'2 Kakishibu Persimmon Tanned Horsehide Type-1 Jacket

The Kakishibu Persimmon Tanned Horsehide Type-I Jacket Japan's Y'2 Leather was founded in 1998, by artisans with over 45 years of experience in the manufacturing of leather jackets. Since then, they've been producing some of the very best and most...

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Deep Dive - Clinch Yeager Boots in Natural Roughout Deep Dive

Deep Dive - Clinch Yeager Boots in Natural Roughout Deep Dive

Clinch Yeager Boots in Natural Roughout Our restock of the Clinch Yeager Boots in Natural Roughout has arrived. Due to Clinch's small production output, these boots won't be restocked until late 2022 at the earliest. The Yeager Boots are a...

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