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A Contemporary Expression of the Mediterranean, Inspired by the 1960s. Made in Italy With an Eye for Sartorial Detail.

Alessandro Coltro·
Ripa Ripa was born in 2015 on Ripa di Porta Ticinese in Milan. We couldn’t find a swim short which was, what we considered, beautiful and elegant at the time, nor a brand which produced Made in Italy swim shorts like we were looking for. Thus we set out to redesign the classic swim shorts, drew patterns inspired by the Mediterranean and created a production fully made in Italy.
Brand Talks

The Best Non-fiction Works are Letters

Brett Braley-Palko·
How does one know a place fully? Or, for that matter, a time period? I have found that movies can only do so much to tell the truth, often being made all the more palatable for audiences. The same goes for textbooks, which tend to dumb down reality to cram as much information into the smallest amount of real estate as possible. Then there are nonfiction works, which may read more towards the author’s bias than the veritable truth. So - what’s left?
Reading

How Music Influences a Man’s Attire

Christopher Crossley·
Over the weekend I was perusing my vinyl collection, I got immersed in my thoughts and I realized that in my teenage years I listened to everything from Michael Jackson, Guns N Roses, and Simply Red to Run DMC, KRS One, and A Tribe Called Quest. I know during that time no one could have told me about wearing a suit. My wardrobe staples were baggy jeans, hoodies, and Timberland boots. I was heavily influenced by the Hip Hop DJ and b-boy culture. As I thought on it some more, I began considering if the music I listened to influenced my attire or if they both matured together.
Menswear

A Summer-Weight Blazer Cures All Woes

David J. Reardon·
Four years ago, I was having a bad day. (While I won’t go into details, the fact that I can remember the circumstances many years later is an indication of just how bad.) I’m not sure how I decided this – maybe I had something to return? – but I found myself at Suitsupply.
Menswear

Mr. Evan Klein

Alessandro Coltro·
Meet Mr. Evan Klein (@evanlklein) living between Mexico City and Montreal. He’s the founder/editor of Klein’s Journal and creative director of Ameland, a menswear company launching in June 2022.
Community Talks

A Stronger Emotional Connection

Casper Lundmose·

“Fuck’em if they can’t take a joke”

This is probably one of the most famous caseback engravings out there, found on the back of a Cartier Tank gifted from film director John Landis to producer George Folsey Jr.! Or how about “Drive Carefully. Me” on the back of Paul Newman’s Rolex Daytona ref. 6239. Both watch models are not unique per se – however, the engravings on the back make specific watches one of a kind and irreplaceable.

Watches

Dunhill’s Broadboy, the Most Iconic Lighter

objet.de.curiosite·
I’m often asked, “Dunhill lighters?  Why do you collect them; what’s the big deal?”  It’s the same answer to countless questions asked of a young – and in my case, deeply impressionable – man. Bond. James Bond. The arbiter of good taste, and avid luxury consumer, it was a pretty safe bet that if Bond drank it, drove it or wore it, it would be the ultimate in cool.
James Bond

The Key People a Gentleman Needs in His Circle

Christopher Crossley·
When I was in my late 20s, I remember reading that a gent’s closest friends were his barber and his tailor. I could grasp the barber being mentioned as barbershops were usually a place of uninhibited conversations but due to rarely needing a tailor back then I couldn’t see how that could be. Fast forward to today I see how there are key persons that should be in a gentleman’s life, outside of his barber and his tailor of course.
Gentleman