Issue #373 | The Latest Status Symbol for Fashion Guys? A Beat-to-Shreds Baseball Cap

The Latest Status Symbol for Fashion Guys? A Beat-to-Shreds Baseball Cap

For $7,000, a suede jacket from Tom Ford will tell the world you’re rich. Now, it’s something even the wealthiest can’t purchase from a store—that dad hat you’ve loved to pieces. Lately, baseball caps with torn bills and ratty stitching have been cropping up on the heads of designers and creative directors for major brands, emphasizing the immense value of a look that’s earned, not bought. Looks like the luxury class is catching up to what everyone else already knew.

Wall Street Journal

This Cannabis Startup Pioneered “Rapid Onset” Gummies

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An Octopus Could Hold the Secret to Protecting Your Skin From the Sun

Non-mineral sunscreens are so bad for coral reefs that parts of Hawaii have banned them outright. Zinc-based products aren’t all that appealing an alternative, since they leave you looking like the Zuck. Now, if you don’t count aggressive layering as a viable means of sun protection, there’s a third option that could soon keep you from charring in the tropics. One startup is borrowing the intelligence of octopuses and squid, synthesizing the molecule they use to change color. Here’s how it could work in a skincare product.

Fast Company

Gardencore Is the Hottest Style Flex of the Summer—But Don't Call It a Trend

In spring of this year, it was abundantly clear that horticulture couture had spread across Brooklyn. Everyone from hip chefs to GQ staffers were wearing Plasticana Gardana’s hemp-derived shoe, punctuating a shift toward an earthier, bohemian style of dress that’s been percolating for some time. Now, it’s catching on at scale. “We are on the cusp of another shift in menswear, where the outdoors and a connection to nature is becoming more and more desired,” clothing designer Todd Snyder tells Robb Report.

Robb Report

Take a break from all the Pommel Horse Guy coverage with the best watches of the Olympics so far. In other watch news, this could be your moment to grab a used Rolex. Just a few weeks ago, Allen Farmelo at Robb Report tried, and failed, to secure a new Rolex Daytona, and in fact had a hard time getting his hands on (in?) any new product from the Swiss brand. He wondered, has the company been shorting the market of new pieces to push its pre-owned program? The jury is still out, but a new report from Morgan Stanley makes one thing clear: prices for used Rolexes have fallen for the ninth quarter in a row, which means now might be the perfect time to scoop one up.

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