Women and mens fashion, accessories and style brands
We have a confession: we used to think jumpsuits were fussy. Then we discovered Ripley Rader, and our entire perspective shifted. Founded in Los Angeles by a woman who could not find a single piece that felt both chic and comfortable enough to wear from morning coffee to evening events, the brand has become our … Read more
We wore the same Zara dress as three other women to a wedding last spring. That was the moment we decided we needed to stop shopping at the same five fast-fashion stores as everyone else. StyleWe came up in a fashion forum, and we’ve ordered four pieces from them over the past six months—each one … Read more
We walked into a Sandro Paris store on Rue Saint-Honoré in 2022 looking for a blazer we could wear to client meetings and weekend dinners alike. We left with a structured wool-blazer in deep bottle green that cost €295 — more than we’d ever spent on a single jacket. Three years later, that blazer is … Read more
We bought our first Igloo cooler at a Walmart in 2016 for $39 — a basic 25-quart Legend that we used for weekend camping trips across Texas. Eight years and roughly 60+ outings later, that cooler still holds ice for a full day in 90-degree heat. We’ve since added an Igloo BMX 52 to our … Read more
We needed a GORE-TEX jacket for a backcountry trip in the Canadian Rockies and every local shop either didn’t have our size or wanted full retail. Altitude Sports had the Arc’teryx Alpha SV in stock, C$50 off, and it arrived at our door in Toronto three days later. That was two years ago, and we’ve … Read more
We spent two years buying sneakers through reseller groups on social media. It was exhausting. Every transaction involved haggling, worrying about fakes, and hoping the seller actually shipped the shoes. StockX solved all three problems at once. The platform operates like a stock market for sneakers where buyers place bids and sellers place asks, and … Read more
We’ve been buying shoes online for over a decade, and we’ll admit — Amazon Prime had us spoiled. Two-day shipping, easy returns, and prices that usually undercut everyone. But last year, when we needed a specific pair of SAS walking sneakers in a width that Amazon didn’t stock, we went back to Zappos. It reminded … Read more
We bought our first pair of Diesel jeans in 2019 for $220, and they’re still in our regular rotation six years later. That’s the sentence we keep coming back to when someone asks if Italian denim is worth the price. Diesel has been making jeans since Renzo Rosso founded the brand in 1978, and while … Read more
We burned through three pairs of $25 leggings in one year—seams splitting, fabric pilling, waistbands rolling down mid-workout. Then we bit the bullet on Athleta’s Salutation Stash Pocket leggings at $49, and two years later they still look and feel like the day we bought them. Sometimes paying more upfront is the cheaper choice. Performance … Read more
Carhartt’s rugged workwear has dressed American workers for over 130 years. Their Duck Canvas jackets and bib overalls are built to last generations. We have a soft spot for clothes that earn their keep. Carhartt was founded in Detroit in 1889 by Hamilton Carhartt, who started with a single sewing machine and a simple promise: … Read more