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Sep 10, 2026
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  1. Article · Sep 10, 2026 · Written by Tom Barker

    This Is the Aesthetic Ideal of a Birkenstock Clog (opens the original)

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    There is a dizzying variety of slip-ons in Birkenstock’s range despite its staple of simple materials. From a mix of suede, rubber, smooth leather, and cork, the German shoemaker concocts sandals, slides, and mules with single straps, triple straps, crossed-over straps, back buckles, thick hook-'n-loop straps… the lot. And just when you think you’ve seen them all, Kith cosigns a little-known top-tier clog. The Birkenstock Amsterdam is very similar to a Birkenstock Boston, the suede clog that was

  2. Article · Aug 4, 2026 · Written by Tom Barker

    Workwear Is the New Luxury. And It Looks the Part (opens the original)

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    Pleated khaki green straight-leg pants, little gold high-heeled sandals, and a Chanel-esque tweed jacket casually rested atop the model’s shoulders. Seeing all this photographed in front of a neutral white backdrop, there is no way of guessing it is the work of Dickies, a century-old American workwear powerhouse. And I’d challenge anyone to be able to decipher who is behind the flowing black skirt paired with chunky leather heels, a loosely unbuttoned cardigan worn above a striped shirt and tie.

  3. Article · Aug 3, 2026 · Written by Tom Barker

    You Know Ralph Lauren Is Back When This Jacket Comes Out (opens the original)

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    Everything old is new again and Ralph Lauren is again on top of the world. The brand just presented its high-end Purple Label line alongside its entry-level Polo range at Milan Fashion Week to much fanfare, its quarter-zip jumper unexpectedly became the world’s hottest item at the end of last year, Google search data from the last five years shows a 40% increase in RL interest, and its revenues are higher than ever. You could say Ralph Lauren is back, except a monolith of modern fashion like Ral

  4. Article · Aug 2, 2026 · Written by Tom Barker

    Wait, A$AP Rocky’s Fashion Brand Is Real? (opens the original)

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    Despite it having hosted three fashion shows — two in Paris and one, last season, in New York — AWGE is not a fashion brand. Officially, this ambiguous project fronted by A$AP Rocky is a “creative agency” whose enigmatic ever-changing roster includes artists from Playboi Carti to Rocky’s stylist Matthew Henson to the filmmaker hidjiworld. And according to its website, the first rule of AWGE is “never reveal what AWGE means.” Maybe that explains why, up until now, AWGE never behaved like a fashio

  5. Article · Jul 31, 2026 · Written by Tom Barker

    What Does Marni’s Former Creative Director See in GU? “I Am So Curious to Learn” (opens the original)

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    Francesco Risso has such an impressive fashion CV that his newest employer feels like a total outlier. After completing a master's degree at Central Saint Martins under Louise Wilson, tutor to everyone from Alexander McQueen to Phoebe Philo, Risso bounced around Milanese fashion houses until landing a role at Prada in 2006, where he would work for ten years before leading a fuzzy-sweatered and uber-colorful revamp of Marni during a decade-long reign as creative director. This is about as good as

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