Personal Picks From The Unemployed
Yeah, I would open this one up on Substack. There are way too many picks, which isn't surprising considering how much free time I have now.
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An independent, unfiltered fashion publication exploring design-driven clothing, slow consumption, and modern menswear culture.
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Captain's Check-In
A bit of a curveball.
When Mathematicians and Historians Meet Fashion
One of my standouts from SS27 was a Dutch brand that, after learning more about them, feels like an anomaly in fashion.
Designing the Perfect Shirt
I sat down with Hyunjoon Choe during Paris Fashion Week to discuss his ethos of "one exceptional design per category."
palais de ssstein
My review on ssstein's SS27 collection. Also, I now know where Mbappé lives.
More Than Just Tulips: Dutch Design by De Dam Foundation
An interview with John Ro, the Founder and Creative Director of De Dam Foundation.
It's Bright and Paris Is Hot: PFW Recap, Days 1 & 2
That's a DMX reference, by the way.
Thugging Out the Heat for Auralee
Auralee remains one of the most anticipated shows on the Paris Fashion Week calendar and a defining force in contemporary Japanese menswear, but SS27 felt unusually stagnant.
The Commodification of Punk
We’re talking Satisfy, the yassification of activewear, brands currently ruining whatever financial stability I had, and a selection of big shorts following up my Highsnobiety piece.
The Most Annoying Place on the Internet
For a bunch of grown men, they're quite dramatic.