Issue #369 | Three Fits With: Legendary Musician Smokey Robinson

Three Fits With: Legendary Musician Smokey Robinson

The Miracles front man still has it. Motown legend Smokey Robinson was no slouch back when he was changing the face of music, and today, keeping up appearances is as critical as ever. Here, photographer Chris Fenimore catches up with the crooner, songwriter, and hitmaker between tour dates to capture him in a few of his favorite rags, including a sparkle-blue suit and a links-ready red and white ensemble to match the golf bag. But as flashy as the hitmaker can be on and off stage, like with music, for Robinson, style is about the fundamentals—just like a good pair of jeans.

Esquire

Meet the Workout Shorts That Go as Hard as You Do

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How Did the Domino’s Logo End Up On That Rolex Air-King?

Caviar and Lay’s potato chips. Riesling and a Costco hot dog. A Rolex and… Domino’s? This isn’t the high-low combo anyone asked for, but the pizza chain’s founder, Tom Monaghan, delivered anyway. Before anyone with a grip of cash could score one secondhand on eBay—the going rate seems to be around $6,000—the only ones in possession of the logo-emblazoned timepieces were managers of top Domino’s franchises, who won them by reaching a sales goal set by Monaghan. Even the papers that came with them said “Domino’s Pizza.”

Hodinkee

One Writer Takes the Plunge and Puts On a Pair of “Budgie Smugglers”

Certain parts of the world just don’t dabble in Speedos, or budgie smugglers, as they’re often called in the U.K. and Australia. For the rest of us, its board shorts or swim trunks, with inseams that, even at a seemingly scant three inches, will forever be modest by comparison to the bathing suit equivalent of tighty-whities. But one writer said “when in Rome,” headed to the beach, and took the plunge to try on the revealing bathing suit so you don’t have to.

The Guardian

This Book Is Basically the New Bible on Casual Style

It launched, it sold out. That’s just how good The Casual Style Guide is (or how few copies initially were printed, we’re not sure). Either way, it’s been hard to come by. But the casual clothes–focused compendium by style aficionado Simon Crompton and photographer Jamie Ferguson is back on shelves, to your benefit. In its pages are some of menswear’s most prominent figures—designers, buyers, founders—explaining why those loafers work with that denim, and how you can make the winning combinations work for you. And, it’ll look great on your coffee table.  $45

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