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Style4 min read
Patagonia Synchilla and the Long Road to Gorpcore
A climber who forged his own pitons, a Massachusetts mill and a polyester pullover with four snaps. Then fashion noticed.
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Sneakers4 min read
Vans Old Skool and the Doodle That Became the Sidestripe
In 1977 Vans put a stray line on the side of a skate shoe called Style 36. It turned a small Anaheim shoemaker into a brand you can spot from across a park.
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Watches4 min read
Grand Seiko Spring Drive and the Art of Zaratsu Polish
One engineer spent decades trying to make a mainspring obey a quartz crystal. He died a year before the first one went on sale.
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Grooming4 min read
Grease, Shine and the Long Life of Pomade
From a Chicago barbershop in 1925 to a Rotterdam tin named after lard, the story of the product that built the pompadour.
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Culture4 min read
Inside the Sneaker Resale Economy, From Flight Club to StockX
A pair of shoes can change hands several times before anyone wears it. The machinery runs from the consignment wall to the authentication bench.
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Tech4 min read
Bang & Olufsen: A Century of Sound as Furniture
A Danish radio maker from a small town in Jutland turned stereo gear into objects that museums collect. The story runs through two designers.
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Design5 min read
Pierre Jeanneret's Chandigarh Chairs and the Fakes Problem
Government office chairs from a planned Indian city became a luxury status object. Then came the scrap auctions, the reconstructions, the replicas and the police.
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Travel4 min read
Kyoto Craft Guide: Tea Caddies, Knives and Canvas Bags
A knife shop that started as a swordsmith in 1560, a tea caddy taking more than 130 steps. Kyoto still makes things the slow way.
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Style4 min read
The Varsity Jacket Began With One Letter H
In 1865 Harvard's baseball team stitched an H on its shirts. The letter turned into a reward, then a sweater, then the most borrowed jacket in America.
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Sneakers4 min read
Salomon XT-6 and How an Ultra Shoe Ended Up in Paris
The XT-6 was built for runners racing a hundred miles through mountains. Then someone at Salomon found a box of them in the archive and changed the colors.
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