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April 19, 2019
Everyday American Style: 1970s Inspiration Via Documerica
Denim jackets, Chucks, and pool cues go together like teenagers and delinquency. Robert Johnson in coal-mining town of Clothier, West…
December 12, 2018
City Hermit: The Style Of Allen Ginsberg
Beat: a word used to describe a group of people, mostly poets, who had in common a general rebellion against…
December 6, 2018
Ivy Workwear Style Via Princeton University’s Beer Jackets
Members of the Princeton class of 1948. Note the white work jackets. A classic Seinfeld bit on helmets goes like…
November 29, 2018
Inspiration: Alexander Skarsgård’s Shirts In The Little Drummer Girl
Spies get the coolest clothes. Well, handsome spies anyway. AMC/BBC’s new adaptation of John Le Carre’s 1983 novel The Little…
August 23, 2018
The Restrained 1970s: Paul Newman In The Drowning Pool
As eras recede into the past, it’s tempting to narrow our view of them. Thinking about how people dressed in…
July 5, 2018
Where All The Fits Went: Inspiration On Instagram
With the amount of imagery mainlined into the eyeballs of the average smartphone user these days, it’s almost hard to…
April 4, 2018
Feeling Pretty Psyched: The Style Of Michael Stipe
Rock stars weren’t meant to stick around. They ignite, burn, and burn out. Rock music as a genre is reaching…
December 7, 2017
Glitter And Doom: Inspiration Via Tom Waits
Tom Waits’ style is akin to his music–it’s a continuation of traditions of sorts but roughed up to the point…
February 14, 2017
Inspiration LA 2017: Shoot Your Shot (Part Three)
Here’s our third and final round of awesome shots from Inspiration LA, the annual vintage-industry-Americana-Japanese-American-hybrid show in Los Angeles. To…
February 13, 2017
Inspiration LA 2017 Day 2: Shoot Your Shot
Here’s our second day of candid shots from Inspiration LA 2017, the huge men’s Americana show in Los Angeles. There…
February 12, 2017
Inspiration LA 2017: Shoot Your Shot
I wasn’t expecting to make it to Inspiration LA, the huge vintage-and-vintage-inspired Americana show, this year because I was supposed…
March 24, 2016
Interview With Illustrator Fei Wang, Aka Mr. Slowboy
For a long time it seemed like the only menswear illustration you saw was vintage Apparel Arts men and Free & Easy’s…
October 9, 2014
Fall Inspiration: Marin County Mountain Biking In The 1970s
Maybe denim and flannel is not the freshest take on what to wear in the fall, but I can’t help…
June 4, 2014
Norm Macdonald’s Inspiring Commencement Speech
Norm Macdonald’s Inspiring Commencement Speech from Funny Or Die Norm Macdonald’s Inspiring Commencement Speech from Funny Or Die There’s a…