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June 19, 2019
Japan’s Shoeshine Champions Explain Proper Shoe Care
Last year, nearly fifty people, amateurs and professionals included, gathered into a room to compete for the title of being…
July 6, 2017
Special Guest Post: Taking PTO On The Road
As an aspiring PTOMan, I try to find ways to test out the site’s tips IRL. I recently had the…
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…
October 1, 2016
London: The Real McCoy’s
On the middle of an anonymous, tourist-ridden London street sits Real McCoy’s, the English outlet of the venerated Japanese repro…
July 7, 2016
Blue & White Is The New White
I’d fallen into a rut lately. I was only wearing white linen pocket squares. Granted, I was wearing ours, which…
April 18, 2016
The Miyuki-Zoku, 1964
David Marx posted this great photo on Twitter today. Shown above are some members of the Miyuki-zoku, a 1960s Japanese…
April 6, 2016
Style & Fashion Drawings: Cherry Blossoms And Picnic Style
The cherry blossoms are out in full bloom this week and everyone is taking part in hanami (cherry blossom picnics)….
February 2, 2016
Japanese Magazine Free & Easy is Closing
Of all the recent media closures, this one hits the hardest. After nearly eighteen years of publishing, Free & Easy announced…
January 18, 2016
Interview With W. David Marx, Author Of Ametora: How Japan Saved American Style
Whether you’re into prep, denim, or streetwear, W. David Marx’s new book Ametora will have something to say about why…
November 5, 2015
When, Where, What To Wear, According To The Founder Of VAN Jacket
For Lapham’s Quarterly, W. David Marx chronicles the seep of Ivy Style into Japanese culture, an influence strongly pushed by…
October 14, 2015
The Amazing World Of Japanese Textile Arts
After Jesse posted about our Japanese textile scarves on Monday, I found myself Googling around for more info about boro…