Weekly Specials:
"can i get a bite?"
- First and foremost before we get any further, if you didn't have the chance to early vote PLEASE PLEASE go vote on the 20th. It's important to stay involved and plugged in on what's going on politically. If you are unsure about who to vote for or if you are curious which party your views align with most, check out CBC's Vote Compass. It's a tool developed by political scientists for exploring how your views align with those of the parties.
- We are only talking up Asian skaters this week and forever on this sletter. Olympic gold medalist, Yuto Horigome dropped a "The Yuto Show" Rough Cut. Yes, he still suffers on pavement like every other skater, but don't kid yourself this man is no mere mortal.
- Was one Asian skater not enough? Hold tight I got another. Shintaro Hongo delivers and puts four down on every surface in his path. There's something in the water in Japan cause they keep churning out the most talented skaters on the planet right now.
- There's been a lot of discussion regarding the "optimization mindset" and the good folks at Blackbird Spyplane are here to stake their claim that that is all BULLSHIT in regards to clothing. We don't want the "perfect hoodie" or the "perfect jacket"! As quoted by Jonah "to apply “optimization mindset” to fire jawns is to risk EMPTYING your relationship to clothing of all whimsy, idiosyncrasy, artfulness, fecund-mistake-making and, ultimately, FUN". I would never understand the comforts of a straight leg, wide leg pant without first making the mistake of wearing skinny jeans so tight that I'm confident it hindered my ability to grow leg hair. Deep dive into THE MACH 3 NEWSLETTER and specifically the article here.
“Miss me with that CASPER-MATTRESS-A** LOGIC when it comes to these FIRE JAWNS, CHIEF, I’m trying to browse RACKS full of OPULENT CREATIONS with a HEADY disregard for practicality, baby!!” - Rachel Tashjian
- If you've read this newsletter before, you'll know it's BIG KENJI HIVE on this side. The man drops nothing but dimes and his never ending quest to break down dishes in a scientific method is high level entertainment + knowledge. So this week he dropped a romaine dish that my dad has made plenty of times. It's super simple, but the flavour profile from the oyster sauce and garlic dancing on crisp, grilled romaine is *chefs kiss*.
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High Level Garms of the Week:
A selection of the ~*hottest*~ garms that have graced the timeline
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To further cement myself as the most boring uniform dresser in ICYT, I present this lovely Drake's Blackwatch Raglan Coat. The balmacaan style strides between the casual and the sartorial - not out of place over a more casual ensemble, yet retaining the panache of its traditional progenitor.
I love classics and apparently so does Drake's because this is part of their Perennials collection that is available year round. Functional, pragmatic styling. Here today, here tomorrow. This is not creative by any means, but it looks damn good! Plus, look at that price tag and tell me it doesn't fall under Rachel Tashjian's "heady disregard for practicality" category. Opulence indeed.
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And with an unforeseen curve ball, this Acid Hairy Cardigan from Jason Dill's label FUCKING AWESOME is actually my true garm of the week. Mohair cardigans aren't new by any means, Needles does a collection of 3 every season that are just home runs. However, the increase of brand's making trippy, fluffy knits at all price points is a tremendous value to the jawnz industry. Get on the hype train! | |
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