Issue #387 | How a Revolutionary Running Shoe Started in a Toaster Oven

How a Revolutionary Running Shoe Started in a Toaster Oven

“Don’t tell mom”—those are usually dad’s famous last words. But Golden Harper’s father was just using the tools at hand to help his son develop a better running shoe. They went to the basement, popped a pair of running shoes in the toaster oven, let the glue melt, and pulled the rubber and foam apart to see if they could put it back together better than before. What they discovered became the basis for Harper’s running shoe brand, Altra, which is now disrupting a $20 billion industry.

Gear Patrol

These Long Sleeves Are Your Shortcut to Fall Style

[Partner] Poorly made shirts quickly lose their shape, which doesn’t complement anyone’s figure. Some are just too rigid or heavy, and nobody wants to look stiff. With others, the neckline falls apart after a few washes. Fresh Clean Threads makes tees that fix all that. These shirts feature a cotton blend that’s super soft while still providing structure, are roomy in all the right places, and come in regular and tall sizes to complement every build. With fall knocking at the door, now’s the time to grab Fresh Clean Threads’s long-sleeve shirts, which layer with button-downs and jackets or hold down a look all on their own.

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Wait, Drake Has 143 Rolexes?

Name a bigger duo than hip-hop and bling. We’ll wait. Drake’s Rolex load might be the most impressive example of that pairing, with some 143 pieces in his collection, or so he claims in a song. Who are we to deny it? In appearances courtside at NBA games or caught on camera hitting the club, the rapper is almost always wearing a different timepiece from the Swiss watchmaker. Here’s a rundown of at least a few of the pieces he’s sported in the public eye.

Highsnobiety

Nike Has a Secret Design Archive. This New Museum Show Takes You Inside of It

However tired, the edict “form follows function” will always underpin good design. On brand with its innovative spirit, Nike just freshened up the phrase with its first ever exhibit, Form Follows Motion, which provides an intimate look inside the company’s research lab and more than 20,000 artifacts it has produced since its inception. If the Vitra Design Museum in Germany is out of reach, this quick preview provides a glimpse of how Nike transformed athletics as we know it.

Fast Company

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