Issue #391 | This Tech Company Thinks We’ll Be Wearing Screens One Day

This Tech Company Thinks We’ll Be Wearing Screens One Day

With some inventions, it isn’t totally clear what it is, only that there’s potential. Tech company LG Display figured that Seoul Fashion Week was as good a moment as any to reveal its newly developed wearable screens, however frivolous its application: Models wearing masks illuminated with faces and bags with scrolling ones and zeros à la The Matrix. The company does have a few ideas for working the fabric into modern life, which means that we might soon be living in a world not so different from Neo’s.

CNN

We Didn’t Know Boots Could Be This Comfortable

[Partner] Between its moc-toes, mules, loafers, and sneakers, Luca, a shoemaker out of Portugal, puts comfort at the core. But the brand’s easy-wearing shoes are exceptionally stylish, too, combining premium full-grain leathers and suede with Lactea Hevea soles, which top shoemakers agree are the best you can get. Luca’s new slip-on Chelsea, a take on the desert boot, might be the brand’s finest work for the way it provides sneaker-like comfort in a handsome silhouette that’s ready for the office, date night, or the road ahead.

Slip into something more comfortable.

The Complete Guide to the Rolex Oyster Bracelet, From 1948 to Present

Not surprising, but lately, first-time watch buyers are springing for a Rolex. But how much do they really know about the Oyster bracelets they come with? How much do you know? According to Allen Farmelo, the band is more critical than you might think. “The ‘correct’ or ‘incorrect’ Oyster bracelet can make or break a specific Rolex acquisition. Condition is one thing… [But] for collectors it’s even more important that the bracelet matches the watch—that it is, as the Rollie-heads say, ‘correct for that reference.’” Here’s everything you need to know about the Oyster bracelet.

Robb Report

Patagonia’s Nonprofit Arm Just Gave $1 Million to Help Revolutionize California’s Farms

Greenwashing is rampant today. Some brands are black boxes, setting sustainability goals without much clarity around how they’re achieving them. Others are, at the least, convincing in their convictions to support the health of people and planet. Patagonia, on the other hand, has long walked the walk as a pioneer in climate activism. Now, its nonprofit arm has made a commitment to revolutionize California’s farms by pledging to do away with pesticides. Here’s how the outdoors company plans to refresh the state’s produce.

Fast Company

This Rug Dealer Turns Textiles Into Wearable Art. Now He’s Making Customizable Duffle Bags

Forgive the cliché, but a good rug does tie a room together. The kilims and other weaves Mikael Kennedy of King Kennedy Rugs sources from third- and fourth-generation dealers, however, aren’t just pretty patterns that anchor some chairs, lamps, and credenzas. “I often say that rugs are maps of humanity,” the Los Angeles–based seller tells us. Pieces often come from the Middle East, some made in the 1800s, and many of them rich with their weavers’ lived experiences.

When Kennedy comes across rugs that are too damaged for a floor, he preserves the fabrics—and, it follows, the stories they tell—to turn them into the likes of mules, tactical boots, bomber jackets, and now, a line of weekend bags that are begging to be thrown over a shoulder for a quick, fashionable escape. You can scoop up one of the three pieces created for the launch, or customize one to tell a story all your own.

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