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Graziano & Gutierrez: a Journey from Fabrics Hand-Loomed in Mexico to Garments Hand-Made in Oregon

February 16, 2022

  Graziano & Gutierrez is a Mexican-American work-wear & apparel brand working in collaboration with artisan textile makers in Oaxaca & Chiapas, Mexico. Our goal is focused on repur...

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Project Raglan: A Transatlantic Tweed Coat

December 18, 2021

Photography by Alex Natt The coat you’re looking at is, in some ways, the culmination of more than two years of careful thought. While this piece is a ready-to-wear number, it’s a very close re...

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In Praise of Linen and Terrycloth

July 28, 2021

by André Larnyoh.   The goal for any summer outfit is to keep you cool in terms of both temperature and looks, with equal importance.  Whether you’re struck in the city or you've managed to escape ...

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Costume Design Diary: Andre Benjamin in Dispatches From Elsewhere

July 26, 2021

by Keri Langerman.    As a costume designer my job is to help create authentic characters alongside the director & actor. I put together outfits that speak, both directly and subconsciously, t...

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Bright Green, Bright Yellow

July 20, 2021

by Réginald-Jérôme de Mans.   A romantic restaurant six years ago. Thin and nervous, recovering from the worst illness of my life. On one side of us, a fireplace roars and crackles, making up for t...

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On Deconstruction

July 13, 2021

by Alexander Freeling.   When it comes to menswear, the term deconstruction can suggest a few different things.

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Jean Dujardin, Icon of Impermanence

July 06, 2021

by Réginald-Jérôme de Mans.  There’s a fantastic new podcast Kill James Bond! providing a critical eye on the tired old cliché and media it inspired, from the Ennio Morricone-scored, Neil Connery-s...

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Weak Ties and Strong Ties

June 29, 2021

by Alexander Freeling.  It was a theory of social networking before social networks. In 1973, Mark Granovetter published an essay on “The Strength of Weak Ties.” Rejected four years earlier by one ...

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