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Grooming4 min read
Men's Skincare Basics, Minus the Ten-Step Nonsense
Cleanser, moisturizer, sunscreen and a sharper razor. The routine dermatologists actually recommend fits on one small shelf.
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Culture4 min read
Pharrell at Louis Vuitton, Three Years of Showtime
A gold bridge, a Wild West garden, a snakes and ladders board and a wave rising out of sand dunes. Pharrell runs Vuitton menswear like a headline tour.
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Tech4 min read
Polaroid SX-70: Edwin Land's Folding Miracle
In 1972 Polaroid sold a single-lens reflex camera that folded flat and spat out pictures that developed in daylight. Nothing else has matched it since.
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Design4 min read
Donald Judd Built Furniture Because Stores Failed Him
A pair of sinks, a bed for his kids and a small town in far West Texas. How the minimalist sculptor ended up designing furniture by the dozen.
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Travel4 min read
Fairfax Avenue, Los Angeles: The Streetwear Block After the Boom
A Jewish deli street turned streetwear capital turned cautionary tale. Fairfax is quieter now, and more interesting for it.
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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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