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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…
February 10, 2018
Inspiration LA 2018
I love visiting Inspiration, an annual menswear show in Los Angeles headed by the Japanese vintage fiend Rin Tinaka. The…
October 4, 2017
What You Can Really Afford: Actual Workwear, Part II
What You Can Really Afford: Actual Workwear, Part II True workwear–as in clothes designed and worn to perform labor, from…
October 2, 2017
Stan Ray: The Heritage Brand Americana Missed
It’s been almost fifteen years since menswear became obsessed with all things Americana. And since then, it feels like no…
September 28, 2017
What You Can Really Afford: Actual Workwear
Following up on Derek’s post yesterday about getting creative with a casual wardrobe based on workwear archetypes, I wanted to write a little about what remain some of my favorite brands, the ones that continue to make durable, inexpensive clothing for workers.
September 27, 2017
Buy Workwear: Building On Menswear’s Easiest Look
Every once in a while, we’ll get an email from a reader asking if we have suggestions on how to…
April 3, 2017
The French Chore Coat
Finding good spring outerwear can be tough. On a hot day, you don’t want all the heavy materials and complicated…
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…
July 4, 2016
Inspiration From Inspiration
Workwear and Americana expo Inspiration has some great portraits on their site of previous attendees and exhibitors. Readers who frequent workwear…
June 27, 2016
Denim Shorts With Eric Kvatek
Denim Shorts is a YouTube series by Denim Dudes author Amy Leverton. Much like her book, the series documents people…
February 25, 2016
Inspiration LA: Back To Reality
This week, we’re featuring some photos our shooter Zac X Wolf took at Inspiration LA, a huge trade show cum…
February 24, 2016
Inspiration 2016: Work It
About a week ago, I grabbed our artist Ryan Cecil Smith and photographer Zac X. Wolf and headed to Inspiration…
February 18, 2016
Style & Fashion Drawings: Inspiration LA, 2016
This weekend I attended “Inspiration LA,” a vintage and vintage-inspired-menswear tradeshow for (mostly) American and Japanese manufacturers, retailers, and uhhh…