5 products I'm loving right now
A mix of worth-your-money items that speak to me right now.
5 things I’m loving right now
These cotton knit rollback sweaters from Horatio
Everything Horatio touches turns to gold. Young London brand, and what Nick and Billy are building is seriously impressive, especially for being fully bootstrapped.
I spent some time with them at their Soho store last month and they’re standup guys doing it the right way, no shortcuts.
The knitwear is where it clicks for me: they’re remixing the classics, but with a restraint most brands miss. The rollback sweater has quietly worked its way into my rotation. It’s the kind of piece that looks considered without trying too hard.
Where to cop
The J.Crew x Timex collab
Well-aligned collabs have gotten harder to find. The barrier to entry is so low now that brands think they can slap a logo on something, call it a partnership, and move on.
And that, my friends, is exactly why this J.Crew x Timex one feels refreshing. It works because there’s real alignment between the two, brand and customer both; the same guy reaching for one is already reaching for the other in a way that doesn’t feel forced.
That said, the dumbest move was releasing the watch before summer and not shipping it until fall. This is the perfect summer watch. Let me wear it in the season it was built for.
P.P.S - J.Crew honoring the heritage of braided belts is a big vibe.
Distance Athletics’ new store in Tokyo
Parisian label Distance just opened a new global location, this time in Tokyo. What I love about Distance is how they inject play and a youthful energy into running, a category that usually takes itself way too seriously.
Their stores are curated like a good friend’s apartment: a smart mix of brands sharing space with fun little knickknacks and objects you didn’t know you needed. And beyond that, the model itself is sustainable.
They’ve figured out how to be a niche, deeply specific offering and still speak to a global audience. Look at where they’ve planted flags: Copenhagen, Tokyo, Lyon, Paris, and Iten in Kenya.
Long live Distance.
These fatigues from Khakis
People ask me all the time who my favorite brand is right now, and I can’t help but say Khakis. The Korean brand has me singing their praises to anyone who’ll listen.
The shape is perfect, wide enough to feel relaxed but never baggy, and they drape beautifully. They come looking broken in, right down to these faint stains on the front that make it look like I put in a hard day of manual labor.
Which, for the record, I did not.
Where to cop
These canvas laundry bins
A proper bin to toss your laundry into is one of the most underrated items you can own. I bought mine a couple of years ago almost as an afterthought, and it’s quietly become the best storage investment in the house.
Made by Steele, an American company producing these in the USA. Can’t recommend it enough.
Worth the money; do it.
Khakis are so good, but have really increased prices - maybe post tarrifs ?
Love the Khaki’s great shout!