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Workwear Is Dead...Again
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Workwear Is Dead...Again

But where do we go from here?

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Mar 24, 2022
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Selvedge denim, Red Wing boots, and peacoats defined my early days in menswear, or as we in the biz like to call it, #menswear. The idea that wearing these items allowed me to essentially walk away with the title of “Best Dressed” in high school (class of 2009) speaks to how novel this time was. It seems both a distant memory and just yesterday that the average guy was rocking Abercrombie T-shirts and bootcut jeans with their dusty GR basketball kicks, and that anyone who dared tailor their clothing or wear a scarf was branded as gay.

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