Issue #367 | How JFK Jr.’s Laidback Look Predicted What Guys Today Want to Wear

How JFK Jr.’s Laidback Look Predicted What Guys Today Want to Wear

“It’s ironic that he would become a fashion icon,” Steven M. Gillon, author of America’s Reluctant Prince: The Life of John F. Kennedy Jr., tells Town & Country Magazine. “The ‘casual’ John would often wear clothes that did not fit or match. It was as if he was blindfolded when he got dressed.” Multiple sources concur, he was clueless with fashion. And yet somehow, the relaxed and sporty style he achieved by mixing sneakers with chinos, say, has become a one-man moodboard for everyone from Challengers director Luca Guadagnino to anyone considering getting into “old rich people clothes.”

Town & Country Magazine

The World Is Your Oyster With These Shoes, Rain Shells, and Pants

[Partner] It started with a lineup of go-anywhere sneakers. The founders of Barcelona-based brand Tropicfeel—a group of intrepid travelers with an insatiable appetite for exploring new places they vow to protect—introduced themselves with an all-terrain water-ready shoe that makes you feel like you’ve got the world on a string. Those sneakers, plus every shirt, chino, vest, jacket, and shoe from the certified B corporation are responsibly made—whether with organic cotton or a blend of recycled materials—and balances comfort with top-tier tech to help you get the absolute most out of wherever you’re headed next.

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Nike Accuses the Shoe Surgeon of Counterfeit and Trademark Infringement in a $60 Million Suit

He counted Nike as a collaborator, creating custom gold shoes for the likes of LeBron James. Now Dominic Ciambrone, aka the Shoe Surgeon, is facing serious litigation from the sneaker giant, which said in a statement that it “wants to make sure consumers are not misled and have access to authentic Nike, Inc. products that are authorized and created according to our high standards with the performance benefits they expect.” One look at Ciambrone’s Insta feed and it’s clear that the doc might soon be getting some of his own medicine.

Robb Report

The Online Ceramics Founders Are Parting Ways

Which might be good news. The merch company, which makes tees for Dead & Co tours and more recently, slasher flick MaXXXine, isn’t giving up on the spooky-spiritual art direction that’s made it a cult-favorite among a specific set of millennials and zoomers. Elijah Funk, the “crust punk” half of Online Ceramics, will keep things running, with the goal of turning it into more of a brand, he says. The other half, Alix Ross, who’s responsible for the woo woo—the company has made clothes emblazoned with Ram Dass quotes—is off to “pursue new ventures.” And we can’t wait to see what it brings.

GQ

A ‘Smartwatch’ That Puts a Rock on Your Wrist. Yes, Really a Rock.

Well, a stone disc, at least. Nowatch, a smartwatch from a Netherlands company of the same name, wants to help you reign in your screen time compulsions with a health-tracking wrist piece that doesn’t have a screen at all—just interchangeable stone and metal inserts for its face, or a clock, if you want to be able to tell the time without getting sucked into apps. Unfortunately, you would still need to look at one on your phone to unpack your fitness metrics. Writer Ian Carlos Campbell takes the anti-screen device for a spin, and tells all.

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