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There's always a subset of guys who want the superlative: the fastest car, the most expensive watch, the thickest jeans. That's why we were intrigued when we
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Whether you lift a couple times a week or you're a bodybuilder, chances are you've had issues with finding shirts that fit off-the-rack. Popular brands cater
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I’ve bought at least half a dozen shirts from Teddy Stratford over the last 5 years, and I finally convinced them to give me a discount code — STRIDEWISE for
The 5 Best Short Sleeve Button Down Shirts For Summer
A lot of guys and gals out there consider short sleeve shirts a no-no, and I get it: no one wants to look like Dwight Schrute. But I’m here to argue that they
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The Canadian Tuxedo, Denim Leisure Suit, Ol’ Blue Blazer, the Trucker, Bluniform, Double Denim, or my personal favourite, the Dunville Dinner Jacket. No matter
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The 5 Best “Heritage” Style Shorts for Rugged Guys
This is a really niche topic, but since this site is about the kind of apparel that I look for, we're doing it: the best heritage
The 5 Best Hybrid Swim Shorts for Men You Can Wear From the Pool to the Bar
When you're heading out to the beach or to a pool party and you don't want to bring a change of clothes (or you don't know what the changing room situation will
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If you’re wearing shorts, make it count: make them high quality, and if you wait until the last possible second to stop wearing jeans and start wearing shorts
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It’s time to get a new hoodie and this time you want a good one — a really good one. You’ve graduated from the thirty-dollar polyester ones from Uniqlo and
The Ship John Wills Jacket – A 3-Year Review
“The mighty Wills Jacket is second to none”. It’s a bold claim, doubled down on by Ship John’s motto: ‘Stuff That Holds Up’. In recent years, the Portland,
Why Filson’s Mackinaw Cruiser Is the Best Wool Coat of All Time
Sometimes, the way they used to make cold weather coats is still the best way. Enter what I think is the best and most famous wool coat ever: the American made
Review: Schott’s Café Racer Is the Best Leather Jacket
If you've made it this far, you're probably suspecting it and I'm here to confirm: Schott makes the American leather jacket Irving Schott and his brother
Pure Blue Japan Review: My Neppiest Jeans Ever
Pure Blue Japan, or PBJ, or is a beloved Japanese denim company that was founded in 1997 and is based in the Japanese denim capital of Okayama, right
Iron Heart Review: The World’s Toughest Jeans?
Heavy ass denim. That's the specialty of the cult Japanese denim brand Iron Heart. After 20 years of working in Japan's garment industry, Shinichi Haraki
Review: Are Naked & Famous’s Left Hand Twill Jeans the Best Budget Selvedge?
Naked and Famous are hugely popular in the world of selvedge denim, they fill the gap between brands like Levi’s and the really expensive Japanese
Studio d’Artisan G-003 Denim Review & Discount: The Hairiest Jeans on Earth?
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