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my stuff-Randolph Engineering

By jon | Published: August 30, 2010
I’ve been a fan of Randolph Engineering sunglasses ever since I saw them on all plaidout. When a company holds military contracts you know construction and durability won’t be a question. With prices ranging from $99-170 these sunglasses are tough to beat.  Needless to say, I was more than elated when the kind folks from Massachusetts [...]
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Style & The Man

By jon | Published: June 29, 2010
I’m lucky enough to get a few free things in the mail every once in awhile. When Alan Flusser’s seminal tome Style & The Man arrived in my mailbox I was more than thrilled to check it out. While it sounds like a ’70s buddy cop series, in reality it’s a reissue of a great [...]
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hunting out of season

By jon | Published: June 28, 2010
Taking a cue from Angelo, I decided to check out some sales. Like him, I think summer is really the best time to buy outerwear. C.H.C.M. has a great selection and their sale is pretty boss. Who doesn’t like a Saint James sweater? Not bad for $125. Get it now and if you start growing [...]
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If Ted Williams tells you to shoot a deer, you shoot son.

By jon | Published: June 24, 2010
Last time I was at my favorite place in Detroit I grabbed a few magazines and vintage sales catalogs and brochures. As I was flipping through, I noticed the ads in a hunting magazine from the ’70s. Look familiar? Vibram soles are the jam. White ones on Yuketen Guide boots please. Think they still go [...]
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my stuff

By jon | Published: June 21, 2010
Since I got my Billykirk cardcase last July, it’s been a faithful companion keeping my meager funds safe and my Hill-Side bandanna company. I’ve taken a few photos of it as I’ve stumbled across this world and thought it’d be a way to show how the leather ages and just how durable this little wallet [...]
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Lotuff & Clegg

By jon | Published: June 3, 2010
Lotuff & Clegg are leather craftsman based out of Fall River, Massachusetts. Frank Clegg learned the art from his father and with Lotuff & Clegg is passing the tradition down to his sons. Joe Lotuff’s father taught him the ins and outs of apparel manufacturing. Both traditions emphasized the importance of attention to detail and [...]
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nice sweatshirts

By jon | Published: April 14, 2010
Now that everyone and their mother knows about selvedge, it’s time to find the next new-old technology. While loop-wheeled cotton has been around forever (and hugely popular) I never understood why more brands/labels don’t use it in their products. Loop-wheeling machines weave the cotton in a perfect tube shape. Which eliminates the need for side [...]
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apolis activism

By jon | Published: April 6, 2010
Apolis Activism are getting a lot of press lately, and rightly so. Their revamped website is great and their spring/summer offerings are top notch. I actually got to meet Raan Parton a few summers ago in New York.  He couldn’t have  been a nicer guy. We joked and told stories over really nice scotch that [...]
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nice spring/summer gear

By jon | Published: March 19, 2010
Jeremy pointed out the awesome Japanese store Uncle Sam to me last night and I have to say, that guy has a pretty sharp eye. What caught my attention the most was the Monitaly gear they have. Monitaly is Yuki Matsuda’s clothing company. Both Yuketen and Monitaly fall under Matsuda’s Meg Company umbrella. While Yuketen is [...]
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nigel cabourn x mono workwear journal

By jon | Published: March 16, 2010
When I took a few photos of the Mono Workwear Journal I asked if anyone wanted me to scan anything from it. Jeremy and Nick kindly requested a scan of the Nigel Cabourn story. Ask and ye shall receive. While the story features the A/W ’09 collection, I figured any Cabourn is good. The man, [...]
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