This Smokey
Bear Watch. “Filson just launched
a capsule collection celebrating one Smokey Bear and the real pièce de résistance is this
watch. It’s got Smokey’s handsome mug etched right under the 12 o’clock marker where you’d usually
find a brand’s logo and the words ‘Only You Can Prevent Wildfires’ down where there’d usually be
something about the movement and/or depth rating. As far as novelty watches go, this one has to be the
best-looking I’ve seen. And most fire-preventative.”
—Najib Benouar
John
Elliott Leather High Top. “Before the bots buy them all, take a stab at picking up a pair of
John Elliott’s first foray into the sneaker game. What you have here is basically an early ’80s
Pony/Nike Air Force 1 meets Buttero. Nicely done.”
—Geoff Rynex
Klein Tools 24-Inch Deluxe Tool Bag. “I’ve been looking for a really solid daytime
bag for a while—something casual and durable and big enough to hold all of the crap that magically
accumulates throughout my day. I didn’t think that this pursuit would lead me to the hardware store... but
here we are. Aside from being unexpected in a cool-fashion-kid kind of way, the Klein tool bag is really
well-made. We’re talking thick canvas, vinyl trim and just enough leather to make it feel a bit luxe.
I’m a fan of the 24-inch deluxe model; it’s big enough to use as a weekender, and it comes with a
shoulder strap. Gotta have a shoulder strap.”
—Taylor Tobin
Ruckus Reaper
Polo. “I remember when my dad came home wearing a polo shirt with the rider being thrown off
of his horse. It was the ’80s and it was funny. Last week I saw the brand Ruckus is similarly subverting
its polos with the subtle logo of a Grim Reaper on horseback. It being the apocalypse and all, it’s also
funny.”
—Hadley Tomicki
The Vineyard Haven Hammock. “One of the things that I don’t currently own
is a hammock. I find this worrisome. So imagine my delight when I recently stumbled upon this hand-woven,
all-weather specimen on Huckberry. It’s blue and white and beachy and I’m going to get it. I won’t let
living in the city deter me, either. I can always hang it in my living room, on the fire escape or between
two very sturdy and giving humans. One of those scenarios feels substantially more awkward than the
others.”
—Kelly Larson