Jacob Gallagher

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At the Oscars, Diamonds May Be a Man’s Best Friend

By: Jacob Gallagher

The new black-tie trend of lapel brooches could hit an Oscar-winning high. How Ke Huy Quan, Paul Mescal and others have led the shiny pack.

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The Most Polarizing Men’s Dress Shoe Is Back. Buckle Up.

By: Jacob Gallagher

Double monk-strap shoes, the dandyish hit of the 2010s, return as menswear dresses up again.

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See Paul Newman’s Rolex Watches That Fetched Over $23 Million at Auction

By: Jacob Gallagher

Two of late actor and race-car driver Paul Newman’s watches are likely to fetch more than a million dollars each when they come up for auction at Sotheby’s this June, watch experts predict.

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Inside the White Sneaker’s 20-Year Rise to Fashion Ubiquity

By: Jacob Gallagher

Season to season, the simple white leather sneaker is one of fashion’s most reliable units—for brands from Gucci to Veja. But it wasn’t always so.

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The Man Who Brings Vintage T-Shirts Back From the Dead

By: Jacob Gallagher

Threadbare, stretched-out and torn? Doesn’t faze tee-repair specialist Jose Hernandez, whose elite resurrection skills have collectors lining up.

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Plus-Size Menswear Is Hard to Find. One Man Wants to Change That.

By: Jacob Gallagher

With a brand that could be a luxury-menswear first—focusing only on plus-size shapes—Ed Mendoza’s Technicolor designs are pure joy.

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Skinny Jeans for Men Are Long Dead. Or Are They?

By: Jacob Gallagher

Decried by Gen Z, skinny and slim-stretch denim still make up overwhelming sales in men’s denim, industry experts say.

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Is Supreme’s $2 Billion Empire Cooling Off?

By: Jacob Gallagher

Supreme practically created the market for hype streetwear. Now, collectors and resellers say the buzz may be cooling.

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In ‘Succession’ Star Lukas Matsson, Villain Style Takes a Hike

By: Jacob Gallagher

Swedish anoraks, hiking trousers and the odd gold-velvet jacket: the hidden meanings in “Succession” tech-bro style.

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The Nike Cowboy Boot Is Here. Yeehaw.

By: Jacob Gallagher

Give them a home, where the subway cars roam? The creative cobbler putting cowboy-boot tops on Nike Air Force Ones.