HeyJaredThe Bengal Stripe
A personal approach to menswear and the things that influence it.
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The Original Loafer (opens the original)
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I can’t place exactly when it happened, but at some point in our lifetimes, loafers started feeling like a second skin for me, and for a lot of other guys like me.Maybe it was all those old midcentury Ivy League moodboard photos, where loafers show up with such regularity that you start to think they must have been issued alongside the acceptance letters. Maybe it was looking at photos of JFK in Hyannis Port, somehow making a pair of loafers look more natural on vacation than most people can man
A Little Less (opens the original)
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Ruby and I are moving in a couple of weeks, on my birthday of all days, so I’ve been taking the opportunity to look at everything in my life with fresh eyes.I’m getting rid of a good chunk of it.I’ve always liked the idea of owning things that get better with time, but that doesn’t mean everything deserves to stay. So I’m trying to be more honest about what I actually use and what I actually like.It turns out that is a pretty good way to refine your sense of taste, too.<p
Three Weeks in Japan (opens the original)
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Back in late June, Ruby and I were jaunting through Tokyo for the first leg of our honeymoon in Japan, which sounds a lot more graceful and romantic than it was in reality. After thirteen hours in the air, a brief moment of confusion navigating Narita Airport, and the startling sensation of going from the dry Los Angeles heat into the kind of humidity that feels like swimming through soup, we eventually found ourselves standing outside the TRUNK Hotel on Cat Street, bags in hand, trying to convi
My First Collaboration: The Papa Nui Denim Hell Cat Cap (opens the original)
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Since 2010, The Bengal Stripe has mostly existed as words and moodboard images. Thousands of them, in fact.Essays about tailoring, denim, history, military clothing, shoes, sweaters, and all the strange little corners of menswear that seem insignificant until you realize they shape how we get dressed every morning.The Bengal Stripe is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a fr
The Groom Wore Bespoke (opens the original)
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My wedding was never going to be a particularly traditional affair. Not because Ruby or I have anything against tradition, but because neither of us has ever been very interested in perfection. We like things that feel lived in. We wanted everyone to have fun, to dance, to feel like they belonged there. With both of us working in fashion, the aesthetic stuff, thankfully, could take care of itself.We gave each other complete freedom over what we wore. And naturally, I’d already made up my mind. T
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