Issue #295 | How to Start a Sustainable Wardrobe to Get You Through 2024 (and Beyond)

How to Start a Sustainable Wardrobe to Get You Through 2024 (and Beyond)

“There’s no one single dominant aesthetic, and for men who are just starting to pay attention to clothes, the market has never been more bewildering,” writes Derek Guy for Mr Porter, raising at least a couple of valid questions about how to build a wardrobe that’ll serve you right now and tomorrow. In a moment when you can wear almost anything anywhere—formalities are few and far between these days—how do you pick out clothing that’ll be relevant in 30, 40, or even 50 years, and is built well enough to even last that long?

Mr Porter

Hit the Ground Running With a Wardrobe Refresh

[Partner] There’s nothing quite like the rosy optimism that sets in when a new year rolls around. Right now, 2024 is a blank canvas with infinite possibilities. Who will you be? How will you set yourself up for success? What will you achieve? Most importantly, what will you be wearing when you do it? Down the line, Huckberry’s smart-casual style guide is stacked with all the office-ready winter essentials you’ll need to kick off the new year and new you, like hardy footwear, cable-knit cardigans, wool blazers, and denim button downs.

Here’s to things looking up.

Levi's CEO Settles the Debate on How Often You Should Wash Your Jeans

Sorry to say, putting your denim in the freezer isn’t going to make them any cleaner. It might quiet down odors for a moment, but after a wear or two, they’ll be as stinky as when you put them on ice. Washing is the only way to get that beloved pair feeling fresh again, but there are right and wrong ways to do it, and plenty of debate over how often it should be done. Some say by-hand keeps the bleeding at bay, while others trust the gentle setting on their washing machine to preserve those hard-earned fades. Straight from the man at the top, here’s what Levi’s CEO Charles Bergh does with his.

Upworthy

Do We Really Need More Clothes in the World?

Any self-respecting clothes horse only has to scroll Instagram for a second or two until they’re served up a new-to-them label that feels enticingly familiar. An ad might be selling a great looking fleece with a moody visual treatment that apes Aimé Leon Dore’s, or sun-faded hats with nonsense text across the crown, like “vibes.” In short, there are a lot of imposters out there hunting profit margins by riffing on the styles of our times with little regard as to whether they’re adding anything meaningful to the space. So who, exactly, has the right to start producing clothes in this post-consumer world we’re living in?

Blackbird Spyplane

The 66 Watch Terms You Should Know Before Buying Your Next Timepiece

Does your watch have a guilloche? What about indices? Is its escapement functioning correctly? Most of the time you can get away with leaving the nerdy watch stuff to the experts who repair or sell them for a living. But wouldn’t it be nice if your local horologist was showing you a knockout timepiece and said something like, “and we’ll include a new deployant clasp at no charge,” and it wasn’t a total record scratch? Brush up on this lexicon and give yourself a leg up when it’s time to go watch shopping.

Cool Material

• Rhythm Longsleeve Polo – $70

• Ace Rivington Flannel – $149

• L.L. Bean Bean Boots – $119

• Lee Carpenter Pant – $80

• TBD Eyewear Welt Sunglasses – $190

Good style shouldn’t be a secret.

You’re clued in and looking tack sharp, thanks to Blazer. But that friend (or two) could stand to take some tips on style. Drop a hint and loop ’em in.