Happy Sunday,
Spring is the time to clean out and restock. Before you add anything new, it helps to clear out the old. That's why we built the Take Back Bag, a $10 recycling kit we offer in partnership with Trashie, the circular fashion platform that grew out of For Days.
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The process could not be simpler: buy the bag, fill it with worn-out socks, tees, underwear, anything textile up to 8 lbs. Scan the QR code, print the prepaid UPS label, and drop it off. That’s it. Trashie routes everything through their North American sorting facility, where each item gets graded and directed toward its best possible next life, reuse, recycling, or downcycling. About 70% of what comes in is still reusable, and they process over 100,000 pounds of clothing and textiles every week. Across all their bags to date, Trashie has diverted over 11 million items, nearly 6 million pounds from landfills.
The numbers on the individual bag level are worth knowing, too. A single returned bag can represent 151 lbs in CO2 savings and 1,596 gallons of water. That’s meaningful, and the process is designed to be as easy as possible so people actually do it.
When you register your bag, we send you $15 in Arvin Goods store credit. The bag pays for itself, and then some.
Which brings us to what’s waiting on the other side of that drawer clean-out. Spring is live. We just dropped new seasonal colors across our sock lineup, all made in Portugal, the same way we’ve always done it. Blues, pinks, greens, brighter and cleaner than anything you’ve been living in since October. Crew and ankle styles are both in the mix, and more styles are now available in S/M, the size you’ve been asking for. Happy to have more in the rotation.
The full collection is at arvingoods.com. Start with the bag, then shop what comes next.
Grab the Take Back Bag → Shop Spring Collection →
As always, thank you for reading! Enjoy the news below, and we wish you a great week!
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Designing the Pet Shop Boys: Mark Farrow on 40 years of creative collaboration - Wallpaper
‘The thrill of emergence, the quasi-royal ubiquitousness of established fame, the imperial phase of world domination, the disciplined strategies of survival.’
So wrote Neil Tennant in the foreword of the catalogue that accompanied a 1999 exhibition, Icons of Pop, at London’s National Portrait Gallery. Well, he should know.
An entire lifetime later, Tennant and musical partner Chris Lowe continue to ply their trade as Pet Shop Boys, now national treasure-adjacent if only the descriptor didn’t actually underplay their achievements. Not least in the field of graphic design and art direction, an area the duo commands as effortlessly as they do songwriting and, perhaps unexpectedly, live performance. Has any pop act in history curated its visual communication with as much consistent creativity and panache as Pet Shop Boys? We can’t think of one.🪨🪩
That’s AI (2026) - Short Film maximise - YouTube
Everywhere you turn it’s AI, AI, AI… This short film is a brilliant representation of the world we are currently occupying. Enjoy, and smile.🤖✌️
Fabletics launches denim as the athleisure trade loses steam - CNBC
This is apparently the new trend in “Athleisure”. Could there be anything more listless, and uninspiring? Investors need growth so this is what happens. No shame, but if you spend your money on “denim” from Vuori, or Fabletics, your taste is questionable.
From CNBC: Athletic apparel maker Fabletics is launching its first denim collection, the company announced Tuesday, signaling the once white hot athleisure category is starting to slow down.
The collection, launching online and in select stores on Thursday, will include 11 styles and seven washes across both women’s and men’s. Items will be priced between $79.95 and $174.95, depending on whether shoppers are members of Fabletics’ subscription program.👖🧘🏼♂️
Deep House & Garage Mix ☀️ Jazzy, Soulful Vibes to Start Your Day - YouTube
Morning Grooves | Jazzy Deep House & Garage Mix blends deep house, jazzy house and smooth garage vibes that spark energy and confidence from the first beat. ☀️
Think sunshine through the window, fresh coffee and that amazing feeling when everything just clicks.
Expect rolling deep house grooves, soulful jazzy layers and UK garage rhythms the kind of flow that wakes you up, sharpens your focus, and sets the tone for a great day ahead.
If you love Jazzy House, Soulful Deep House and Smooth Garage House, this mix was made to
power your morning mood energised, focused and full of good energy. 🎶
👉 New Deep House, Jazzy House & Garage Mixes every week.🔊🎧
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