Should you fancy a wristwatch with Snoopy on it, you’re hardly short of options. Timex has an entire collection dedicated to the Peanuts gang, Seiko recently issued a breezy duo of Snoopy-adorned tickers, and Bamford London, a UK luxury watch brand, has a £1,700 ($2,240) GMT made as a collab …
Read More »The Omega x Swatch Snoopy MoonSwatch Has Landed
After much teasing, yet landing earlier than suggested in Swatch’s print ads featuring the cartoon pooch’s paw print on the lunar surface, the much-awaited Snoopy MoonSwatch has dropped. Swatch is calling this latest collaboration with Omega the Mission to Moonphase. The new model is all white, to celebrate the full …
Read More »Your Next Pair of Walmart Pants Could Be 3D Woven
We’ve been able to design and 3D-print plastic phone cases and toys at home for a decade now. For almost every other consumer product made in a factory, the robots have taken over the heavy lifting. But fashion is still stuck in the 20th century. Take a typical pair of …
Read More »I’m Wearing Wool Underwear, and I’ve Never Been Comfier
About a decade ago, I started noticing that certain clothes made my skin itch. Like, a lot. Then my infant son was diagnosed with eczema, painful rashes that covered his arms and legs. I started buying the gentlest detergents I could find and checking fabric content labels on all our …
Read More »Shopping for Goose Down? Here’s What to Know About ‘Down Fill Power’
Goose down has never been hotter. This natural insulation material is popping up inside a growing number of jackets and parkas these days, even in pants and bed comforters. It's the material of choice for most high-end sleeping bags. If you've ever shopped for these items, you've likely come across …
Read More »Ten Thousand Makes Damn Near Perfect Pants
I am looking for the perfect pants. Well, not the perfect pants for you; the perfect pants for me. Let's be real, there are no pants that are perfect for everyone. But maybe we overlap, you and I. This is not a fashion magazine. When Perry Ferrell nasally sneered, “He …
Read More »The Best 'Buy It for Life' Products, from Essential Cookware to Tough-as-Nails Clothing
We're all tired of spending money on stuff that breaks. Whether it's a tool that wears out instantly or a pair of pants that gets a hole too soon, it seems like more things in this world should be something you buy for life. They're not as common, but numerous …
Read More »Our Favorite Merino Wool Clothes to Keep You Comfy in Any Weather
Merino wool is a super fiber. Merino T-shirts somehow manage to be comfortable in 95-degree-Fahrenheit heat, and merino hoodies keep you warm well below freezing. Unlike synthetic fibers derived from petroleum, merino wool is natural and renewable. One sheep can produce 4 to 5 pounds of wool per year. That's …
Read More »How to Re-Waterproof Your Old Rain Jacket
Nothing is forever. Count the water resistance of your hardshell rain jacket among the things that wear out and disappear over time. That's right, outdoor rain jackets can become water-logged long before the stitches give out or the zippers begin to jam. You don't need to replace it, though. You …
Read More »The Best Rain Jackets to Help You Brave the Elements
Every time I slip on a rain jacket, I give thanks that we no longer have to wrap ourselves in thick, smelly sealskin to stay dry. Advances in weatherproof textiles and apparel design mean that rain jackets today are more comfortable and watertight than ever. But depending on the climate …
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