June 14 - knickerbocker crewneck fade

/ Reviews /

Drypond Eyewear Anton Sunglasses Offer Great Value and 100% UV Protection

In the past, it felt that the only way to get a half-decent pair of sunnies was to spend well over $200 on a designer pair from one of the big names. Thankfully a new wave of optics makers is bridging the gap. Brands like Shwood, Shinzo Tamura, and Raen are just a few names offering quality sunglasses for an honest price, crafting them with quality materials and with longevity in mind. Another such brand is Drypond Eyewear, a young eyewear brand that utilizes a family history of eyewear production to produce handmade glasses with quality materials and high-end finishing.

Drypond was founded in 2022 by Aidan Cheung, the son of an eyewear artisan. After years of producing eyewear for other factories, Cheung’s father opened his eyewear facility in the early 2000s, with the view of specializing in handmade frames. Just 20 years later, that same factory produces all of Drypond’s glasses, using materials like Italian acetate and fine titanium to create sturdy sunglasses with a timeless aesthetic.

Today, we’ll be reviewing Drypond’s Anton sunglasses in Clear Brown, focusing on aesthetic, build quality, performance, and value for money.

Available for $145 at Drypond 

Unboxing

Upon unboxing the Drypond Anton, I was pleased to find a laminated cardboard box with a magnetic closure…

/ Fade Friday /

Knickerbocker Mfg. Co. x Manready Mercantile Indigo Dyed Crewneck (Many Washes)

We’ve long said that fades and patinas are their own sort of blue collar science experiment, where whatever little tweak or behavior you make is going to have some reflection on the final product. Reader Daniel from the US has been kind enough to provide a control subject for his experiments on this indigo-dyed crewneck collab from Manready and Knickerbocker.

In his words, “I guess I just kept washing only one of the two that I got and this is how they turned out.” Which is which should be fairly self-explanatory, but thank you Daniel for sharing your findings, we’re happy to publish them here in our peer-reviewed journal.

/ New Releases /

ONI’s 15 oz. Ishikawa-dai Denim is the Most Artisanal Stretch Denim on the Market

The ONI Denim ONI-121S Relaxed Tapered 15oz. Ishikawa-dai Stretch Denim is for those who want stretch denim without forgoing the beauty and nuance of Japanese selvedge denim. Seriously, ONI knows that stretch shouldn’t mean compromise, so they pulled out all the stops to make sure its Ishikawa-dai Denim can stand next to the rest of their illustrious fabrics.

Woven on vintage “Ishikawa-dai” machines that run 1/3 of the speed of a modern weaving machine, this 15 oz. 98% cotton 2% polyurethane selvedge denim has a beautiful texture that ONI wanted to gently subtly hand-woven fabrics. Hinoya are saying that this doesn’t have the smooth hand feel of a generic stretch denim, instead having the rough and tactile texture ONI Denim fabrics are known for. Yeah, chances are good you won’t hear a peep from any of the denim elitists with these bad boys.

Available for $215 from Hinoya.

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Viberg & Division Road Made the Most Patina-Ready Chelsea Boot

There’s something about natural vegetable-tanned leather footwear that just pops like no other. Hender Scheme made an entire brand out of this concept, but today we’re looking at a more storied maker that stomps its feet in the heritage footwear market — Viberg.

Viberg is continuing its creative partnership with Virgina-based retailer and collaboration powerhouse, Division Road, issuing this limited edition pair of Chelsea Boots in Champagne Washed Vacchetta leather from Conceria over in Italy. This special leather uses a proprietary which involves pit-tanning selected bovine hides using oak/mimosa barks and vegetable tannins to maintain the natural splendor of each hide. Keeping the resulting leather completely undyed, the tannery then washes and oils it to accentuate the beautiful natural tone. This could be the finest and most patina-ready leather we’ve ever seen.

When DR and Viberg team up it’s always special, but this rendition of the 2030 Chelsea is beyond that. Especially when you think how that natural leather will look like after years of wear. In other words, they’ve set ’em up, it’s time for you to knock ’em down.

Available exclusively at Division Road for $945.

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Get into Gauze with This Rendition of 3sixteen’s Resort Shirt

If the only time you’ve experienced gauze is on a wound, you’re missing out. When the sun starts blazing, cotton gauze is one of the best fabrics to keep you cool, and a gauze button-down is arguably the easiest way to experience this warm-weather cheat code.

Hailing from a city that can feel like a concrete oven in the summertime, NYC-based label 3sixteen knows that it pays to have breezy shirting in your arsenal. Enter the Resort Shirt in Natural Gauze. The Resort Shirt is a new 3S style for SS24, riffing on iconic leisurewear from the 1950s and beyond with its boxy cut, shorter length, straight hem, and pleated rear yoke.

Each Resort Shirt is made in Portugal and cut from a loosely woven 100% cotton gauze fabric that will beat the heat whilst offering a dry hand feel, all in a natural-toned package that will pair with all manner of shorts and pants.

Available from Brooklyn Clothing for $200.

/ Giveaways /

If you’ve always lusted after a pair of top tier Viberg boots but couldn’t find the cash, this could be your lucky break. We’ve partnered with fellow shoegazing publications Stridewise and Stitchdown as well as Viberg retailer Redcast Heritage to giveaway a pair of Viberg 2030 Service Boots in your choice of either Black or Brown Chromexcel.

All you need to do is enter your email on this page before Wednesday, June 19th and wait to be notified by email if you are the lucky winner. By entering, you’ll also be signed up for our newsletter and Stridewise, Stitchdown, and Redcast’s, all of which you can unsubscribe from at any time. If you are the winner, you’ll have 24 hours we email you to confirm your size and shipping address or we’ll draw another winner.

So don’t wait, enter to win by clicking through below!

/ Weekly Rundown /

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• The denim industry (and all manufacturers) aren’t ready for newly mandated Digital Product Passports

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• What is ‘congestion pricing’ and why it’s important for the NYC subway