Standard & Strange Stories.

Standard & Strange Stories

October 11, 2023

W'menswear's Lauren Yates In Her Own Words

Lauren Yates of Ponytail Journal and W’menswear on how she started designing, her love of the outdoors and vintage, and her new collaboration with Randolph Engineering – out now. I’ve been into vintage since high school, going through donation bins,...

August 30, 2023

Standard & Strange Personal Style Deep Dive with Kyle Foxworth

Men’s style can often feel prescriptive. That is doubly the case when it comes to heritage fashions that can sometimes feel weighed down by its own historical significance. But, as I am sure you already know if you are here,...

July 14, 2023

The Definitive Guide to WWII US Navy Chambray Shirts

From “Tin Can” sailors aboard destroyers in the Pacific, to members of the US Coast Guard who drove wave after wave of landing craft to deliver soldiers on Omaha and Utah beaches at Normandy, the chambray shirt was there. But,...

June 15, 2023

Interview with Mister Freedom's Christophe Loiron

Men’s clothing can often be boiled down to a handful of archetypes: The sailor, the soldier, the cowboy, and the workman. Mister Freedom plays deftly with these archetypes to make inventive designs that can slot into any man's closet. Few...

May 2, 2023

The Long Intertwined History of Indigo and Olive Drab

The Long Intertwined History of Indigo and Olive Drab The connection between Military surplus and denim has been there since the beginning. With canvas sneakers, T-shirts, and sweatshirts, jeans and military surplus are the blank canvases of American style. Guest...

April 19, 2023

Interview with Author of "Westerwear" Dr. Sonya Abrego

Interview with Author of "Westernwear" Dr. Sonya Abrego Dr. Sonya Abrego’s new book “Westernwear: Postwar American Fashion and Culture,” published by Bloomsbury late last year, attempts to unpick the history of westernwear in the twenty years after WWII. Westernwear is...

March 12, 2023

Unsung House Boot Relasting Review

Getting a pair of poor-fitting engineer boots relasted by Unsung House

February 24, 2023

The Influence of Military Surplus Clothing on the Casual American Collegiate Style 1945-1972

The Influence of Military Surplus Clothing on the Casual American Collegiate Style 1945-1972 The history of casual, daily apparel is deeply tied to functional garments, but nothing has a greater influence then militaria, especially after World War II. Guest writer...

May 18, 2021

Deep Dive - Y'2 Kakishibu Persimmon Tanned Horsehide Type-1 Jacket

The Kakishibu Persimmon Tanned Horsehide Type-I Jacket Japan's Y'2 Leather was founded in 1998, by artisans with over 45 years of experience in the manufacturing of leather jackets. Since then, they've been producing some of the very best and most...

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